Many Liverpool supporters have let their feelings known about news that the Reds had the chance to land Patson Daka before he joined Leicester City.

Jurgen Klopp only brought in RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate in the summer transfer window, despite seeing some significant depth in the shape of Gini Wijnaldum, Xherdan Shaqiri and Harry Wilson leave the club.

The loss of Shaqiri means the Reds only have Mohamad Salad, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Diogo Jota as options for Klopp to use in the front three and there isn’t really any plan B on the bench.

According to Fabrizio Romano [via Anfield Watch on Twitter], Liverpool could have signed Daka from RB Salzburg this summer before he moved to Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Speaking on his ‘Here we go’ podcast, Romano said: “If they had sold Shaqiri or Divock Origi in the first days of June, then they had the chance to sign Patson Daka.”

The Zambian international scored 68 goals in 125 appearances for Salzburg before moving to the Foxes for £27million.

Liverpool fans fume about Daka miss

These Liverpool fans took to Twitter to express their frustrations on missing the chance to sign Daka.

“We are our own worst enemy I swear”

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“This guy cost Leicester £25m? How do we have to sell first to afford that?!”

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“So you’re telling me the former World Champions, Champions League winners, Super Cup and Premier League winners from a few seasons ago had to sell to buy Daka but Top 4 bottling Leicester have no problems? Joke”

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“LIVERPOOL FC SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SELL TO BUY”

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“I don’t get the mentality why not buy if you know the plan is to sell. Just friggin stupid, all the revenue that the club makes and they won’t reinvest a penny of it into the squad unless we sell players. What a joke”

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“Could have, should have, would have #FSGout”

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In other news, Liverpool fans are not happy with who will take charge of clash with Leeds. Find out more here.

ظهر الثنائي لويس سواريز وسيسك فابريجاس في ملعب تدريب نادي برشلونة الإسباني، ويعمل كلاهما على التدريبات البدنية.

وغادر سواريز صفوف أتلتيكو مدريد، وفابريجاس رحل عن موناكو الفرنسي، وكلاهما بلا نادِ الآن لكنهما يبحثان عن وجهة جديدة.

وفتح نادي برشلونة مقر تدريباته لسواريز وفابريجاس لمواصلة تدريباتهما البدنية، وهم يهتمون بإعدادهما والبارسا يسمح لهما باستخدام مرافقهم، وفقًا لصحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية.

اقرأ أيضًا | اتصالات تشافي نقطة تحول في مصير كوندي بين تشيلسي وبرشلونة

لقد عادا صباح يوم السبت إلى ممارسة الرياضة وتمرنا في الجزء الأخير على تسديد ضربات الجزاء.

يحافظ سواريز وفابريجاس على علاقة جيدة وتجمعهما الصداقة مع ليونيل ميسي نجم برشلونة السابق وباريس سان جيرمان الحالي.

It seems as if Southampton are already making transfer plans for next summer, with West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone reportedly on their shortlist.

What’s the word?

According to The Athletic’s Southampton correspondent Dan Sheldon, the Saints are targeting a move for the Baggies shot-stopper next summer, as they look for a long-term solution in goal.

It has been suggested for some time now that Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side will add a new goalkeeper to their ranks next summer, with Fraser Forster looking likely to leave when his contract expires at the end of this season, and Johnstone could be a superb replacement.

As it stands, the England international is also set to become a free agent next summer, which suggests that he could be a very appealing option for the Saints in the transfer market.

Would Johnstone be a good signing for Southampton?

The 28-year-old produced some eye-catching saves last season despite West Brom’s relegation and deservedly earned himself a call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championships.

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It is no surprise that Southampton are looking for a new ‘keeper when you consider that they conceded 68 goals in the top-flight last season, whilst Alex McCarthy hasn’t covered himself in glory in his three appearances so far this season, conceding notably soft goals against Everton and Manchester United.

Former Baggies manager Sam Allardyce was full of praise for Johnstone last season, saying:

“He’s one of the best. I think that’s pleasing to see as he’s one of the two most important people in your team.

“The goalscorer is the first and your goalkeeper is the second.

“He’s right up there at the right level and he’d already saved more shots than anybody before yesterday.”

As a full England international, who is just 28-years-old and a player who has already proven himself in the Premier League, Johnstone could be a superb signing for Southampton, especially if he arrives on a free transfer, so Saints fans will surely be delighted with this update from Sheldon.

And, in other news… Hasenhuttl may already have his next JWP in 17 y/o who is “getting stronger every day”

Responding to reports of unrest from Spurs players over Nuno Espirito Santo’s management, Alasdair Gold has dropped his own claim in a football.london Q&A.

The Lowdown: Spurs players unsettled under Nuno?

As per The Independent, just a few months into his reign, some Spurs players appear unhappy with life under Nuno despite an originally brilliant start to the season.

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After picking up the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August, Tottenham have slumped to three defeats in their last three league games by sizeable margins to a plethora of their London rivals.

As such, journalist Miguel Delaney has now revealed that those close to the Spurs squad aren’t impressed – with one quote claiming him to be “some of the worst of Mourinho without the medals”.

The Latest: Gold drops claim…

Responding to these reports when asked by a Spurs fan if Nuno has already lost the dressing room, Gold pleaded to be ‘wary’ of players or agents moaning about coaches.

“I’m so wary of players or agents moaning about managers,” he explained in a football.london Q&A.

“It’s a worrying theme, particularly at Tottenham, and Pochettino, Mourinho, Mason and now Nuno have all had sniping behind the scenes, presumably from those who aren’t playing.

“At some point, we have to look at the players and why the ‘go to’ option is to moan about the manager. How many managers do the club have to go through before the players are happy? Perhaps it says more about them than those brought in to manage them.”

The Verdict: Reoccurring problem…

As explained by Gold, the issue of unrested Spurs players has become a reoccurring theme and one suffered by a plethora of managers since Pochettino left the club in 2019.

Certain sections of the Lilywhites squad must now take blame in what is looking more and more like a toxic environment at Hotspur Way.

The fickle nature of football could mean the mood surrounding Spurs and Nuno could change in a matter of weeks depending on results and if his playing style notably improves.

However, as it stands, it appears the 47-year-old is the latest in a long line of managerial scapegoats.

In other news: Talks ongoing: N17 source leaks Spurs development as news emerges on ‘priority’ for Levy, find out more here.

Andrew Flintoff’s immediate future should become clearer on Friday with the ECB expected to make an announcement over his rehabilitation from the hip injury that ruled him out of the fourth Test in Barbados

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A half-fit Andrew Flintoff cut a disconsolate figure in the third Test last week © Getty Images
Andrew Flintoff’s immediate future should become clearer on Friday with the ECB expected to make an announcement over his rehabilitation from the hip injury that ruled him out of the fourth Test in Barbados.He was at the Kensington Oval on the opening day of the game to receive further treatment on the problem he picked up in Antigua. The fact that more information is set to be released mid-way through this game suggests that it won’t be positive news.”Obviously he is continuing his rehabilitation and I think there will be some news on him later,” Andrew Strauss said, “in terms of what his best plan is, rehab wise.”There are various scenarios that could be explored, including sending him home for a short period to try and recover for the one-day series which starts on March 20. However, the decision may be taken to rule him out of the rest of the tour so he can recover in time for the home season.One other factor to take into consideration is the IPL, in which Flintoff is due to play for three weeks as part of the Chennai Super Kings. Earlier this week he said he was confident about his fitness for that stint.”I don’t think it will be touch and go,” he said. “The IPL’s still a while away so for all intents and purposes I’ll be fit for that. I’m intending to go but it’s not really at the forefront of my thinking. I want to play Test cricket and I want to play the one-day internationals.”I’m not in the Barbados Test and there’s a chance I’ll play in Trinidad but I’ll have to see how it settles down. We’ll see how the next week goes. If we’ve got to get it rescanned, we’ll see what happens. If I’m being honest I don’t know.”

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said the preparatory camp – where the team was in isolation – for the Test series against Sri Lanka in isolation served its purpose. The camp was held at a ground 30 km from Karachi on the advice of Younis Khan, the Pakistan captain.”The idea was to get the 22 players together, eat together, spend some quality time with each other and analyse the day’s activities,” Alam told reporters on Thursday. “Younis Khan is a very positive man and he gets involved himself with the players.”Some players were shy so we put pennies in their mouth so that they could speak their heart out. It was not a long camp but we achieved a lot in four days, an understanding was developed.”Alam said he was also encouraged by Shoaib Malik’s attitude following his removal from captaincy. “I am very happy with how Shoaib is behaving,” he said. “He is very cooperative with the captain, giving him full support and also mixing with his other teammates. I went to him and told him ‘Well done, this is the way, nobody can remain captain forever’.”Alam had submitted a report to the PCB recommending Malik be replaced as captain, following Pakistan’s2-1 ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka at home. He also made a mention of Kamran Akmal’s poor run, both with the bat and the gloves, though he was subsequently retained in the 15-man squad for the first Test. “It was just to put the message across to him,” Alam said. “At times we have to realize and tell the person that there are other players in the pipeline and you have to pull your socks up.”Pakistan play their first Test in over 14 months, and have experienced a serious dearth of cricket in the country owing to security reasons but Alam was confident his team would pull up fine. “Unfortunately we didn’t play a Test last year, but we have motivated our players and I feel it’s a great opportunity for our players to prove themselves.”

United Arab Emirates (UAE) captain Khurram Khan believes the time is right for cricket in the Emirates to make a long-awaited comeback from the heights it attained by reaching the 1996 World Cup in the subcontinent

Cricinfo staff20-Mar-2009United Arab Emirates (UAE) captain Khurram Khan believes the time is right for cricket in the Emirates to make a long-awaited comeback from the heights it attained when they made it to the 1996 World Cup in the subcontinent.Khurram, the 37-year-old allrounder, said preparations were “going well” for the World Cup Qualifier (WCQs) in South Africa from April 1-19. “We started a couple of months ago with our new coach (former Sussex and England batsman) Colin Wells and the guys are shaping up very well. We have some new players, some youngsters in the team so it looks good for the future as well but we are ready now,” he said.Asked about their aspirations going into the big event, considering the relative strength of some of the other competing teams, Khurram said, “Our goal is to qualify for the World Cup. We have played against some of the teams such as Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands and others – they are very good teams but we are going well.”We have played some practice matches and we are also involved in the Emirates Airline Pro Arch Trophy against six English county teams taking place in the UAE. I’m sure the other teams are working hard but our preparations are going well too.”Khurram also said the sport should continue to be promoted in the UAE. “I think cricket will grow in the UAE, especially if we qualify for the World Cup. The ICC moving here is also a boost for cricket in the UAE as is the completion of the cricket stadium in Dubai Sports City and the ICC Global Cricket Academy. So cricket is developing here day by day.”Cricket has a huge following in the UAE especially if you take the big expatriate populations from places like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. For locals it’s not the No. 1 sport but there are many local people who play the game and that number is increasing,” he said.UAE are in Group B which includes Bermuda, Kenya, Netherlands, Afghanistan, and Denmark and they open their campaign against Bermauda in Potchefstroom on April 1.They qualified for the 1996 edition after winning the ICC Trophy (as it was then known) in 1993-94, defeating Kenya in the final. There was plenty of drama in the last qualifiers, when they narrowly missed out on making it to the 2007 tournament in West Indies when the lost to Netherlands in the fifth-sixth playoff match, thereby missing out on the last qualification spot.

Loads of Wolves fans have been left wowed as some training footage has emerged of Ruben Neves.

As shared by the official Twitter page of the Midlands club, the central midfield player was put in goal for a training session and managed to pull off some decent saves, while also being able to handle crosses into the box.

Of course, he is not a conventional ‘keeper, and Jose Sa will continue in between the posts for Bruno Lage’s team, but nonetheless it was very impressive to see how well Neves did in goal, considering that he is a such a technically skilled player in the heart of midfield.

Neves will likely line up in the middle of the park again vs Brentford at Molineux on Saturday lunchtime, and in a freak scenario where WWFC have no goalkeepers available in the game, perhaps he may be the perfect candidate to pull a Kyle Walker and step up.

Wolves fans on Neves footage

These Wanderers supporters were wowed by the footage as it was shared on Twitter:

“The man can do everything”

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“Omg”

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“The man’s got the lot”

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“Is there seriously anything this man can’t do?”

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“I just do love this man”

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“No wonder Man United wanted him he’s clear of De Gea”

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In other news, find out what shocking transfer news has Wanderers talking here!

MatériaMais Notícias

A Polícia Federal notificou o Vasco nesta quarta-feira por conta de utilização de seguranças privados irregulares em jogos da equipe em São Januário. A informação foi publicada inicialmente pelo “Globoesporte” e confirmada pelo LANCE!. Funcionários da PF estiveram pela manhã no estádio e entregaram ao presidente Eurico Miranda um Auto de Encerramento de Atividade de Segurança Privada Não Autorizada. Um descumprimento pode configurar crime de exercício de atividade com infração de decisão administrativa (artigo 205 do Código Penal). A pena é de detenção, de três meses a dois anos, ou multa.

o Auto de Encerramento de Atividade de Segurança Privada Não Autorizada entregue ao Vasco significa que o clube não pode utilizar o atual grupo de seguranças privados nos jogos. Funcionários da Polícia Federal já estiveram em São Januário no jogo contra o Atlético-GO no mês passado e constatado esta irregularidade. Notificaram pela primeira vez o Vasco e, segundo a PF, o clube não cumpriu a decisão – o que ocasionou o caso desta quarta-feira. A lei diz que para poder fazer uso de segurança privada, há necessidade de o clube contratar uma empresa devidamente autorizada e apta a prestar o serviço pela Polícia Federal ou então constituir corpo próprio de segurança mediante autorização da PF.

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West Ham star Michail Antonio has been announced as the Premier League’s Player of the Month for August.

And, as to be expected, a number of Hammers fans were quick to flock to the update on social media.

Antonio beat teammate Said Benrahma, Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso, Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier, Everton winger Demarai Gray and Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood to win the award.

The £70,000-a-week forward has been in fine form in the opening three games of the campaign, scoring four times and registering three assists.

The 31-year-old managed to both score and provide an assist in all three games against Newcastle, Leicester and Crystal Palace respectively, and his impressive displays have earned him a second Premier League Player of the Month award in as many seasons.

Antonio also became West Ham’s all-time Premier League goalscorer last month and reached 50 top-flight goals for the Hammers with his goal against Palace.

Hammers fans react

West Ham shared the news regarding Antonio on their official Twitter page on Friday morning. This is what these Hammers fans had to say in reply, with many delighted.

“LETS GOOOOO”

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“We are massive”

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“FULLY deserved, so happy. my number 9”

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“Get in!”

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“MY GOAT”

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“Absolute standout choice. Fully deserved. His influence on the team goes way beyond the things measured by the core stats – 4 goals & 3 assists – it’s the work rate, the chasing balls, closing defenders, running channels. He makes us tick ”

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In other news: Many West Ham fans love what Rice did to Spurs and Chelsea fans.