Buttler and Shahrukh made 36 each, before Rashid and Tewatia exploded at the finish

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Apr-2025B Sai Sudharsan scored yet another half-century, this time 82 off 53 balls, and helped Gujarat Titans (GT) post a healthy 217 for 6 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Ahmedabad. Speaking to the broadcaster at the innings break, he said it was a good total, given there had not been much dew until then.Earlier, after RR sent GT in, Jofra Archer once again gave his side an early breakthrough. In RR’s previous game, he had bowled Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya first ball. Tonight, he pegged back Shubman Gill’s off stump with the first ball of his second over.But Sai Sudharsan carried on with his sublime form. He ramped, scooped, drove and cut, and steered his side to 50 in 5.1 overs. At the end of the powerplay, he was batting on 39 off 22. Only Wriddhiman Saha (54 vs Lucknow Super Giants in 2023) has scored more runs for GT in an innings in that phase.Jos Buttler, who was welcomed to the crease with a nasty bouncer from Archer, also joined in after a slow start. He was on 12 off 13 at one point but hit four fours in his next six balls to move to 31 off 19.Maheesh Theekshana ended the 80-run second-wicket stand, off 47 balls, by trapping Buttler lbw. But M Shahrukh Khan smashed 36 off 20 to keep GT going.Sudharsan was dropped on 81 by Shubham Dubey off Archer but he could add only one more to his score. But Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan ensured GT ransacked 30 from the last two overs.

Leroy Sane’s surprise move to Galatasaray has drawn heavy criticism from Bayern Munich legend Oliver Kahn, who claimed the winger “doesn’t want to be a top player” despite having all the qualities to dominate at the highest level. The German international left Bayern this summer after five years, turning down a contract extension in favour of a new challenge in Turkey.

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  Sane opted to leave the Bavarians at the end of his contract negotiations, ending a five-year spell in which he scored 61 goals and provided 55 assists in over 220 appearances. Despite interest from other European clubs, he rejected several offers to join Galatasaray, citing the atmosphere at Rams Park as decisive. His choice, however, has not gone down well with the former Bayern figure.

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  Speaking to , the former Bayern goalkeeper expressed disbelief at the winger's decision, insisting he has all the natural gifts to be an elite player.

  "When you see him, what qualities he has – in training, on the pitch, his speed, his style of football, his dribbling, even his finishing when he's focused: The boy has everything, absolutely everything, you need to become a truly top player," said Kahn

  The German stressed that the biggest question around Sane isn’t his ability, but his mentality and desire to consistently reach the very top.

  "If he doesn't want that, then it's his decision, then his career will just follow a little differently, and now he has to make sure he finds his place at Galatasaray. If I don't come today, I'll come tomorrow – that's just his character, often with his entire body language."

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  The 29-year-old's exit left Die Roten short of experience out wide, prompting the German giants to splash €75 million (£65m/$87m) on Liverpool’s Luis Diaz. While Galatasaray have enjoyed a flawless start to the Super Lig, winning all seven games, Sane himself has struggled to settle. With just one goal and three assists in eight starts across competitions, his output has fallen short of expectations.

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  Sane remained on the bench during Galatasaray’s Champions League victory over Liverpool. However, with a crucial clash against Besiktas up next, the German international will be eager to break into the starting XI and prove that his move to Turkey was not a step down from European football’s elite stage.

It was the end of an era last week when Tottenham Hotspur officially confirmed that Daniel Levy would be stepping down as chairman after more than 24 years at the helm.

The highlight of his tenure at the football club arguably came earlier this year when Ange Postecoglou led the club to the Europa League trophy, beating Manchester United 1-0 in the final.

Away from results, as much as supporters may not want to hear about it, Levy also made significant progress on the financial side of the club during his time as chairman.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire recently claimed that he ran the club “very efficiently” and noted that Spurs make ten times as much in revenue as they did when he arrived in March 2001.

As you can see in the post above, Tottenham were the most profitable ‘big six’ club in the Premier League over the past 24 to 25 years, and one of only three of those six teams to be profitable at all.

Whilst there may be some criticism over some of the signings made by Levy, including the likes of Tanguy Ndombele and Davinson Sanchez, the ex-Spurs supremo also made some terrific signings.

Some of Daniel Levy's best Tottenham signings

Gareth Bale is the first name that comes to mind when thinking about his best signings for Tottenham, given what he went on to achieve after joining.

Spurs reportedly paid a fee of £10m to sign the Welsh wizard from Southampton in the summer of 2007, after he registered 11 assists in the Championship for the Saints, per Transfermarkt.

Bale went on to establish himself as a superstar in North London with 30 goals and 17 assists in his last two Premier League seasons, per Transfermarkt, before his world-record £85m move to Real Madrid in 2013.

Heung-min Son, who captained the club to the Europa League trophy earlier this year, is also another one of the most impressive signings Levy made for Spurs.

Tottenham signed the South Korea international from German side Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 for a fee of £22m, after he had scored 29 goals in 87 appearances for the German side, per Transfermarkt.

Heung-min Son’s goal returns for Spurs (all competitions)
Season	Appearances	Goals
24/25	46	11
23/24	36	17
22/23	47	14
21/22	44	24
20/21	49	21
19/20	41	18
18/19	48	20
17/18	53	18
16/17	47	21
15/16	36	7
Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the former Spurs captain provided a consistent threat at the top end of the pitch as a goalscorer throughout his ten years in North London.

Son was a brilliant signing, therefore, because he was an incredible servant for the club for a decade, and captained the team to a major trophy this year.

Bale and Son were phenomenal signings for Spurs by Levy for slightly different reasons, as the former earned the club a huge profit and the latter delivered huge success for the team on the pitch by winning a trophy.

Levy’s best signing during his time at the club may not be Bale or Son, though, because that award may go to the deal that brought Dele Alli to North London.

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The deal to sign Bale, who had just delivered 11 assists in the second tier for a fairly big club like Southampton, and the deal to sign Son, who had scored 29 goals in Germany already, were ones that fans could have pointed out and asked for.

Why Dele Alli was Daniel Levy's best signing for Tottenham

Dele was an even better signing than Bale and Son for Spurs because of the nature of the deal, given the price tag, where he came from, and what he went on to achieve.

Levy swooped to sign the attacking midfielder from League One side MK Dons for a fee of £5m at the start of 2015. This was a bold move by the Spurs chief because he had only played League One football up to that point.

He also became the first player MK Dons ever sold to a Premier League team for more than £1m, per Transfermarkt, which shows that he was not coming from a team, like Southampton, with a rich history of developing young talent.

The teenage talent had scored 24 goals and provided ten assists in 88 games for the League One team, fewer goals than Son managed for Leverkusen and fewer assists than Bale produced for the Saints, but made the step up to the Premier League in the 2015/16 campaign and hit the ground running.

Alli scored ten goals and provided eight assists in 33 games in the top-flight in the 2015/16 season, which was a remarkable achievement given that he came straight from the third tier.

He won the PFA Young Player of the Year award in both of his first two seasons with Spurs, becoming one of a select few to have won the award twice, and provided consistent quality on the pitch for several years.

Dele Alli’s positional flexibility for Spurs
Position	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Attacking midfield	158	42	40
Central midfield	48	9	5
Left midfield	36	14	8
Centre-forward	8	2	1
Defensive midfield	2	0	2
Stats via Transfermarkt

As you can see in the table above, Alli provided goals, assists, and positional flexibility for Spurs throughout his time at the club, with 67 goals and 59 assists in total.

Alli, who was described as a “pure wonderkid” by talent scout Jacek Kulig looking back on his form for MK Dons, may not have had a picture book ending to his career at Spurs, signing for Everton on a free transfer in 2022, but there is no doubt that he was an incredible signing for the club.

The England international was Levy’s best piece of business during his time at the club because of how obscure the signing was, given the league he was playing in and MK Dons’ lacklustre history when it comes to selling young talent.

It was a risky move by the chairman and one that paid off almost immediately on the pitch, as evidenced by his PFA awards, and that is why Levy can look back on that signing as his best piece of work.

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Spain and Como midfielder Jesus Rodriguez praised Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal as “the best player in the world” after joining the national team setup. Speaking about his development under Cesc Fabregas and adapting between Serie A and La Liga, the 19-year-old said Yamal’s talent in training surprised him and called him a “role model” for young players.

• From Como to Spain’s senior squad

  Rodriguez addressed the press at Ciudad del Futbol after being called up to Spain’s senior squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches. “The reception has been exceptional,” said the Como midfielder. “Alvaro [Morata] helped me a lot with the group. He told me he’ll keep working to get his next opportunity. He’s a role model.”

  Rodriguez admitted it took time to believe his call-up was real. “It was hard for me to believe I’d be here, but I took it calmly and quietly. What I did was keep working and hope for the second opportunity to come.”

  He also spoke about the leap from club football to the national setup, where his interaction with Barcelona’s Yamal left a deep impression.

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  Rodriguez claims Lamine Yamal is the best in the world

  Rodriguez described Yamal as the most impressive player he has trained with. The Spaniard further explains how training with him makes you want to improve yourself and your game.

  “He's the player who has surprised me the most. He's very capable in training. For me, he's the best player in the world; he'll surely achieve many things. I always try to learn as much as possible from him. He's a role model,” he said.

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  A product of Real Betis' youth academy, Rodriguez was signed by Como this summer after just one year featuring for Betis' first-team, in which he played 44 games, scoring five goals and registering four assists. The 19-year-old winger has started seven games for the Serie A side, scoring two goals and two assists across all competitions.

  “The truth is that La Liga changes a lot. It’s more tactical, more about touch. Italy is more defensive, more physical,” he explained when asked about the differences between the leagues. “I’ll adapt and keep improving. I hope to reach my best level there soon.”

  The player says it's the Como manager's trust in him and that he has been given the freedom to express himself on the pitch that he's got the national team call-up.

  "He's an incredible coach, very approachable. Cesc told me to make myself known, to be bold. That's why they called me, and if I do what I do here, I'll have a chance to keep coming back.”

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  Rodriguez is eager to seize the opportunity

  The Como midfielder is determined to make an impact in Spain’s senior squad and catch the eye of coach de la Fuente. “I always give it my all. I imagine he’ll like me because I’ve been doing things well. I always try to repay the trust he’s placed in me,” said the 19-year-old.

  With Yamal sidelined by injury, Rodriguez sees a chance to establish himself and is focused on performing at his best in training and matches, hoping to secure future call-ups and grow within the national setup.

In an interview with Sky Sports in August, Everton manager David Moyes said, “you have to keep trying to evolve”.

The Scotsman’s desire to shape his Toffees team into a dynamic force is an ambitious one, but he’s shown since replacing Sean Dyche in January that he has what it takes to lift Everton back into the limelight after years toiling away in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

The objective last term was one of survival, but Moyes’ Everton quickly found form and steered away from the relegation fodder. Some might have feared that it would be more of the same this year, purple patch done and dusted, but careful navigation through a tricky summer transfer window has placed the club in sixth place with four games behind them.

Early days, of course, but the signs are certainly promising, with Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall among those to have sparked career revivals after leaving ‘Big Six’ clubs during the off-season.

Goalscoring problems persist

Everton have a new degree of creativity about them, with the season’s early readings suggesting they have been among the most efficient playmakers in the Premier League so far. However, they’ve missed six big chances, with Beto in particular culpable for some shoddy finishing.

Man United

4

7.9

Chelsea

9

7.7

Man City

5

7.6

Brighton

4

6.6

Everton

5

6.3

The Bissau-Guinean striker blows hot and cold, and though he scored against Wolves last month, he lacks the danger he projected on Everton’s rivals during that fine run of form last season.

Grealish isn’t a goalscorer, not really, while Iliman Ndiaye cannot be expected to carry his side in the final third across the duration of the campaign.

What Everton need is a new forward capable of leading the line over the coming years, marrying technical quality and innate shooting skills with a predatory hunger when facing the goalkeeper.

Someone like Richarlison. It’s been three years since Farhad Moshiri sold the Brazilian maverick to Tottenham Hotspur in a £60m deal, good business given his injury problems and inability to recapture that Goodison Park form in the capital.

But Richarlison, 28, remains one of the most threatening players in the Premier League, and Moyes was actually interested in re-signing the star to Everton this summer, ultimately going in a different direction.

That direction led to Thierno Barry, who is certainly unrefined and yet to stamp his authority on the English game, but then unquestionably boasts the talent and profile to rise up as Moyes’ own version of Richarlison.

Why Everton signed Thierno Barry

We are over a month into the 2025/26 season, and Barry has been used in a rotation role so far at Everton. The 22-year-old joined from Villarreal in a £27m deal in the summer, replacing Dominic Calvert-Lewin at the end of his contract.

He’s featured in each of Everton’s four Premier League matches so far, though he’s only started during the win over Wolves and was hooked shortly after the hour mark.

The integration process was always going to be one of stops and starts, but in this French forward, Moyes has landed a 6 foot 5 powerhouse with pace and potential to become an elite striker of the ball.

Last season in La Liga, he scored 11 goals and assisted four more across 35 games, starting only 25 times and creating seven big chances besides. Having won 67% of his aerial battles, you can see why Moyes was so enamoured, but his ability to drive forward with strong strides points toward that aforementioned evolution over at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, steering away from the target-man days of DCL.

Thierry Henry likes what he sees, with Barry’s movement and ability to draw defenders away intelligently, akin to Richarlison when he was in his Everton prime.

Richarlison spent four years on Merseyside, and he scored 53 goals and assisted 15 more across 152 appearances in total. Be it on the left flank or as the Blues’ number nine, the Brazil international was a force to be reckoned with.

Likewise, Barry has spent time coming off the left wing, with the right footer’s protean attacking ability lending itself to such a role. In this way, Moyes might find he can weave Beto and Barry into the same recipe. The new recruit, after all, showcased his creative capacity in La Liga last year.

In fact, Barry has actually scored eight goals from only 14 appearances out on the left wing, so he clearly has the natural sense in the final third to break the netting from any angle.

Could he reach Richarlison’s Everton level? That is not for us to know at this stage. But the Spurs man was once tipped by Carlo Ancelotti to become “one of the top strikers in Europe”, and Barry’s similar build and profile suggest he could take it one step further on Merseyside, in a team which is shaping up to challenge for places at the top end of the Premier League table.

Hailed for his “menacing” profile by talent scout Antonio Mango, Barry hasn’t yet alerted the wider Premier League audience to his presence, but he’s got all the tools to succeed in this division, and if he continues to develop his mobility and refine his presence in the final third, he might just prove to be Everton’s next version of a modern hero in Richarlison.

A budding expertise in stretching lines and making a nuisance of himself, Barry is evidence that Everton are developing into a new state under Moyes’ tutelage, and that, while the 62-year-old remains rooted in his pragmatic principles, he is eager to shape this side into something new.

For now, Beto continues to serve as Everton’s first-choice striker, but as Barry sharpens his tools, that could soon change.

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Rob Yates makes 41 as Yorkshire fail to make most of England stars’ availability

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay04-May-2025Warwickshire completed a level-headed chase of 185 on day three to beat Yorkshire by five wickets at Headingley, securing their second Rothesay County Championship victory of the season.The Bears started the day on 15 without loss, and openers Rob Yates and Alex Davies contributed 41 and 31 respectively. However, they reached lunch with a 20-point haul by no means secure at 109 for four, needing 76 more.But they were able to move into the top three places in the Division One table midway through the afternoon tea thanks to first-class debutant Zen Malik, who finished 49 not out off 73 balls, including a pulled six off George Hill to win it.While Warwickshire won their second game in four at the start of this season, Yorkshire have now lost two from four and are in the top flight’s bottom three.The hosts will be mightily frustrated at the fact they were unable to capitalise on the one-game availability of England batting duo Harry Brook and Joe Root. The latter’s second-innings 90 was their best score in four innings.However, consistently, they just didn’t bowl well enough on a grassy pitch offering significant assistance for the bowlers. Overseas Australian debutant Jordan Buckingham, for example, went at more than seven runs an over across the two innings on his debut, striking only twice.And the Bears were deserved winners, backing up last month’s one-wicket success at Durham.While they didn’t dominate this fixture, they were on top for much of it and were able to capitalise on winning an important toss and bowling Yorkshire out for 205 on day one.Their new-ball seamer Ethan Bamber excelled with match figures of nine for 107. Australian Test all-rounder Beau Webster should also be credited for an excellent 85 in the first innings, which secured what proved to be a decisive 48-run lead for the visitors.Captain Davies started positively this morning. Of the seven boundaries he hit in his 31, three of them came off one Hill over. Two were clipped through the leg-side and the other handsomely driven through the covers.However, he was bowled through the gate by a beauty of an in-swinger from Ben Coad, losing his off and middle stumps in the process as the score fell to 45 for one in the 13th over – the day’s 10th.Buckingham then had Hamza Shaikh caught behind at 60 for two, immediately before a 10-minute rain delay, and Yates and Dan Mousley fell to New Zealand quick Ben Sears and Jordan Thompson respectively to boost Yorkshire before lunch.Left-handed Yates had been more reserved than his opening partner Davies, though by no means becalmed.He pulled Buckingham for four through midwicket and clipped Thompson through the same region for a couple of boundaries in as many overs as the score reached 85 for two, 100 more needed for the visitors.There would have been some nerves in the away dressing room when Yates was undone by extra bounce from Sears and edged a looping catch to Root at first slip before, at the start of the morning’s final over, Thompson uprooted Mousley’s off-stump – 109 for four in the 30th over.Though, those nerves wouldn’t have been around for long given how settled 27-year-old Malik looked in a fifth-wicket partnership of 59 with Ed Barnard.Right-hander Malik was strong on both sides of the wicket, and when he beautifully drove Thompson for four straight of mid-on to move into the thirties, Warwickshire were 136 for four needing 49 more.All-rounder Barnard, meanwhile, had an excellent game with three wickets in each innings, 41 with the bat first time around and then 37 to help get them over the line.With the Bears closing in, he even nonchalantly ramped Sears for six over third but edged the same bowler behind with 17 needed. It was a purely consolatory strike.

خاض فريق تشيلسي مباراته في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2025/26 مساء يوم السبت، وذلك ضد خصمه سندرلاند.

واستضاف ملعب “ستامفورد بريدج” مباراة تشيلسي وسندرلاند، في خضم لقاءات الجولة التاسعة من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث خسر البلوز في الوقت القاتل بهدفين لهدف.

تقدم تشيلسي سريعًا بهدف سجله اللاعب أليخاندرو جارناتشو، في الدقيقة الرابعة من عمر الشوط الأول.

واستمر تفوق تشيلسي على صعيد النتيجة حتى الدقيقة 22 من عمر الشوط نفسه، حيث سجل اللاعب ويلسون إيزيدور هدفًا لصالح سندرلاند.

وكادت المباراة أن تنتهي بتلك النتيجة، ولكن سندرلاند كان لديه رأي آخر حيث تمكن من تسجيل هدف قاتل في شباك تشيلسي، عن طريق اللاعب شمس الدين طالبي في الدقيقة الثالثة من الوقت المحتسب بدلَا من الضائع للشوط الثاني.

بتلك النتيجة، تجمد رصيد تشيلسي عند 14 نقطة في المركز الخامس، بينما ارتفع رصيد سندرلاند إلى 14 نقطة في المركز السابع بفارق الأهداف.

Zak Crawley hits fifty after being dropped on nought before unbroken stand condemns Middlesex

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Ben Compton and Tawanda Muyeye put on a matchwinning stand•Ian Scammell

Tawanda Muyeye and Ben Compton both hit centuries as Kent coasted to an eight-wicket run win over Middlesex in the Rothesay County Championship at Canterbury on Sunday.Muyeye made a fluent unbeaten 125 and Compton a stylish 124 not out in a record-breaking partnership worth 225, after England’s Zak Crawley showed a glimpse of form with 58, having being dropped on nought.Earlier Middlesex were all out for 311, setting Kent what looked like a stiff target of 316 to win. Ben Geddes made 75 and Zafar Gohar contributed 57 down the order, but Gohar was the only visiting bowler to enjoy any success, claiming two wickets in two balls to reduce Kent to 91 for 2. That, however, was as good as it got for the visitors and Compton hit the winning single with 5.4 overs of day three remaining.Middlesex began the day in a strong position on 222 for 6 and with a 226-run lead in the bank, but they lost Geddes early when he pulled Jack Leaning to the backward square leg boundary and was caught by a tumbling Joey Evison, having added just two to his overnight score.Blake Cullen made a useful 22 and saw off eight overs of the new ball before he edged Grant Stewart to Daniel Bell-Drummond at first slip.Stewart then got Toby Roland-Jones lbw for a fifth-ball duck but the last wicket duo of Gohar and Henry Brookes milked the bowlers for 39 runs.Gohar pulled Gilchrist for a huge six to take the lead past 300 and only perished when he cut the same bowler to Jas Singh on the backward point boundary.There was an eerie silence when Crawley, on nought in the first over, edged Roland-Jones to Geddes, who dropped him at third slip. He then drove Roland-Jones for successive fours, edged one through gully, clipped a six over midwicket and looked largely unmolested on his way to the fifty he reached by sweeping Gohar to third man for four.Gohar, however, undid him in his next over, with a ball that pitched near middle and spun back to hit his off stump. Bell-Drummond went to the very next ball, bowled by a delivery that pitched outside and hit off. Yet Muyeye blocked the hat-trick ball and at tea Kent looked favourites on 164 for 2.A pitch that looked so demonic on day one seemed to have been exorcised. Gohar switched ends and switched back again. Muyeye creamed Brookes for a six over square leg that ended up in the car park and drove Gafar through mid-off to reach his hundred.Bowling at Compton’s head proved futile and he cut Gohar through point for four to reach three figures, by which stage Middlesex seemed drained of hope.Muyeye seemed in a hurry to get it done in three days, dumping Gohar into the upper deck of the Cowdrey stand for a huge six.It was the highest ever third-wicket partnership for Kent v Middlesex, eclipsing the 196 made by both Bob Wilson and Colin Cowdrey in 1954 and David Fulton and Matt Walker in 2004.Compton staked his claim for a place in Kent’s Blast side by hitting the same bowler for a maximum over long-on, for only the sixth six of his career and he had the honour of hitting the winning run when he nudged Nathan Fernandes through mid-off.

West Ham chiefs are analysing the managerial market as they weigh up potential replacements for under-fire boss Graham Potter.

West Ham's managerial shortlist as Graham Potter faces sack

Since stepping into Julen Lopetegui’s shoes in January, Potter’s record has been abysmal.

The 50-year-old has reigned victorious in just six of his 25 total games at West Ham, recording a lowly win percentage of just 26.1 per cent in the Premier League.

9. Sam Allardyce

30.7%

10. Julen Lopetegui

30%

11. Gianfranco Zola

27.8%

12 Graham Potter

26.1%

13. Avram Grant

18.9%

via StatMuse

Of the 13 goals West Ham have conceded in the top flight so far, seven of them have come from corners, with the Hammers regressing defensively under Potter and in need of inspiration from somewhere.

Boos and jeers rang around the London Stadium during West Ham’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace last weekend, and supporters’ chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” were clear for all to hear after Potter’s decision to take off Mateus Fernandes in the 78th minute.

According to club insider ExWHUemployee, the tactician’s place in the dugout is under serious threat, and West Ham could take the decision to axe Potter after the Arsenal game to give any new manager the best chance of a good start at home to Brentford after the October international break.

Nuno Espírito Santo is currently in pole position to replace Potter at West Ham, should he get the sack (ExWHUemployee), with David Sullivan and Karren Brady talks held as the Portuguese considers their offer.

However, Nuno isn’t nailed on just yet.

Slaven Bilic is also a top contender for the potential West Ham job and is believed to be making backroom plans in the event he does get the nod (ExWHUemployee), with another ex-Irons star in Gary O’Neil also a favourite (Miguel Delaney).

All the aforementioned coaches are free agents and don’t require a compensation fee, but according to GiveMeSport, Sullivan could now break his usual mould and hire an in-work boss instead.

West Ham hold internal talks over Scott Parker

According to the outlet and journalist Andrew Dillon — a lifelong West Ham fan — it is believed that newly-promoted Burnley manager Scott Parker is yet another former player under consideration by the east Londoners.

Parker was a fan favourite at the Boleyn, captaining West Ham and making 129 appearances in four years before his move to Tottenham in 2011.

The 44-year-old, before joining Burnley last year, was sacked by Club Brugge after just 12 matches and spent just one full season at Bournemouth prior to his Belgian adventure.

Parker did do an excellent job at Fulham, though, where he earned serious praise from Man City boss Pep Guardiola as one of England’s new line of “innovative” young managers.

Now, GMS report that West Ham have held internal talks over appointing Parker as an alternative to the likes of Nuno and Bilic, and he could be a very interesting option.

That being said, there are some suggestions that Parker’s compensation fee to get him out of Burnley could be as high as £10 million, with former Tottenham scout Bryan King once talking him up as a Spurs option to replace Ange Postecoglou before they hired Thomas Frank.

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O Palmeiras oficializou a promoção do jovem Luis Guilherme ao elenco profissional nesta quarta-feira (26). O jogador de apenas 17 anos não descia para a base há um tempo, mas ainda era tratado como membro do grupo de transição. Neste segundo semestre, foi definitivamente integrado à equipe principal do Verdão.

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+ A uma semana de jogo contra o Atlético-MG, Abel tem dúvidas para escalar o Palmeiras

Aproveitando cada vez as oportunidades recebidas pelo técnico Abel Ferreira, Luis Guilherme deu assistência para Breno Lopes sacramentar a vitória alviverde por 3 a 1 diante do Fortaleza, no sábado (22), pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, no Allianz Parque. O jovem valorizou o resultado conquistado e agradeceu pela chance, comentando também sua evolução ao lado do treinador português e de seus companheiros.

– Foi uma vitória muito importante em um jogo difícil contra a boa equipe do Fortaleza. Foi bom para nós pensando na sequência do campeonato e também para nos dar confiança. Fico feliz ainda por ter entrado mais uma vez e dado uma assistência. O Abel sempre me pede para ter confiança, fazer no jogo o que eu sempre fazia na base e, graças a Deus, aos poucos, vem dando certo – disse Luis Guilherme.

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– É sempre bom conviver com grandes jogadores, que eu acompanhava da arquibancada. Agora estou com eles, trocando resenha… Hoje eles brincaram com o meu estilo de roupa (risos), mas é bom para descontrair e creio que vou entrosando cada vez mais com todos dentro e fora de campo.

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Ainda, Luis Guilherme projetou o próximo duelo do Verdão, que acontece neste sábado (30) diante do América-MG, na Arena Independência, em Belo Horizonte (MG), às 16h, pela 17ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A Cria da Academia chegou ao Palmeiras em 2017, conquistou títulos do Sub-11 ao Sub-20 e chegou, no sábado, ao seu 15º jogo pelo time profissional do clube.

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– Vai ser um jogo difícil contra o América-MG. Sabemos que jogar lá é sempre complicado, mas estamos fazendo uma semana boa, nos preparando bem para chegar lá e buscar a vitória – concluiu o camisa 31.

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