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From Vipul Gupta, India I do not think that many people would have been surprised by Symonds conduct

Cricinfo25-Feb-2013Vipul Gupta, India
I do not think that many people would have been surprised by Symonds conduct. As I am sure not many people would have been shocked when Harbhajan slapped his ‘younger brother’ Sreesanth in an IPL match last summer. The one trait that is comman to all these 3 gentlemen is that they are of a ‘slightly’ volatile temperament and believe me I am trying my best to put it very mildly.All three have been involved in on field controversies on numerous occasions in their careers. Things had already started to heat up in India itself and it came to a head with Roy alleging that Bhajji had passed a racist comment against him in the very eventful Sydney Test Match. Unfortunately the only person who displayed any grace and dignity in this entire unsavoury episode which threatened to derail the series was Kumble, the Indian skipper who personally requested Ponting to withdraw his appeal. But the Aussie skipper was adamant and he felt that he could not let his ‘mate’ Roy down by withdrawing the appeal and it was his stand which put both the CA and the BCCI on a collision course which threatened to fracture the entire cricketing fraternity.Come to think of it, the crazy juvenile antics of these players was about to bring this great game to its knees. Such mavericks are found everywhere and it is up to the people who are occupying the positions of power to control them and not allow the events to get out of hand. I am afraid that the subsequent events have only put a big question mark on Ponting’s wisdom and judgment and by that token of logic even the CA cannot be spared. I am sure that by the end of his career Ponting will be regarded as a great batsman and a good captain, but as a Statesman, not at all, which Anil Kumble proved that he was in that series.One also cannot help but wonder that things might have been different for the unity in the Aussie dressing room were it not for the IPL’s Twenty20 tournament held in India. I am sure that the salary offered to Roy must not have gone down well with some of the greats in the Aussie team because compared to them he was just a toddler starting out in the Test arena. It was amusing to see the sensitive Symonds lament the fact that how the CA had bowed in to the BCCI’s financial power when he himself did not think twice of accepting the Deccan Chargers offer, which itself is a brain child of the BCCI.It might be argued that it is in the nature of the beast that such players have serious temperamental flaws and although they might be adorning this great game as jewels it is very important for the authorities concerned to recognize this particular breed of players and to understand that they cannot be allowed to hold the game of cricket as hostage by their actions and any incident should be nipped in the bud itself before it snow balls into anything major. Surely, as a die hard cricket fan this is not asking for much , or is it?

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Pallekele

Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele14-Mar-2011Decision of the day
Overcast conditions, worried about a top order that has performed in just one game so far, against a side with a dangerous pace attack but a potentially wonky batting order; what do you do when you win the toss as captain of one of cricket’s weaker sides? You don’t bat Elton.Catch of the day
Never has a straightforward edge behind to the wicketkeeper brought as much relief to the XI on the field and millions back home as that held by Kamran Akmal in the very first over of the game. Brendan Taylor had timed one through the covers beautifully, but off Abdul Razzaq’s fifth ball of the innings he stepped out and nibbled at one. Kamran moved to his right easily to pouch it; it was probably one Taylor too late, but there you go. It set up a near-flawless performance behind the stumps.Dismissals of the day
One day a thesis will be written: “Ego and bluster – A history of Pakistan batting failure against left-arm spin.” Who knows what goes on in their heads the second a left-arm spinner comes on? Clearly not much, given what has gone on in the past. Kamran Akmal has already done it twice in this tournament and you just knew way back when the schedules were drawn up for this shebang that the moment Ray Price came on, some young, brash kid would charge down the pitch, hit only air and be stranded halfway down the pitch, close enough to hear Price giggling away. It took ten balls on this occasion for Ahmed Shehzad to meet that very fate. And Shahid Afridi? Well, the only surprise was he wasn’t charging down the pitch.Surprise of the day
Pakistan v Zimbabwe in Pallekele you say? Wouldn’t have thought that to be in many people’s plans for a rainy Monday evening 15km outside Kandy? You would think wrong. Nearly ten thousand people turned up for this rain-interrupted, and to be honest, fairly predictable game at this spanking new stadium. If that doesn’t seem a lot, it certainly sounded a lot through a day with heavy showers and more than two hours playing time lost. They didn’t get bored easily either, only attempting the Mexican Wave once.Cheer(s) of the day
The charismatic Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was greeted by rapturous cheers every time he did, well, anything: when he was introduced as a bowler, as batsman, or when shown randomly hanging around in the dressing room on the big screen.Stat of the day
This was Pakistan’s first successful chase in a World Cup match since the 1999 semi-final against New Zealand in Manchester. They have won six World Cup games in that time, but all while batting first.

With Irish cricket at a crossroads, Cricinfo talks the CEO Warren Deutrom about the next steps for the game

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Warren Deutrom: ‘There’s a golden chance for us capitalise’ © Martin Williamson
Irish cricket is at a crossroads. Their trouncing of Canada in the Intercontinental Cup final brings the curtain down on the most successful period of international cricket in the country’s history. In the last three months they have beaten two Test nations and tied with another at the World Cup and retained the Associate four-day crown. But the hard work starts now.The Irish Cricket Union certainly can’t be accused of a lack of ambition. It realises that if the game is to grow and become a serious contender in the country – and the national side to become a consistent performer on the world stage – it has to grab this opportunity. The initial post-World Cup excitement has already started to dissipate and the challenge is to keep cricket in the headlines.Since returning from the Caribbean there have been indications of the difficulties which lie ahead. Three of the leading players – Eoin Morgan, Boyd Rankin and Niall O’Brien – have county contracts and haven’t been available for Friends Provident Trophy matches, although Morgan was released for the Intercontinental final. Another, Ed Joyce, was lost to England last year. Currently there is no way for a player to earn a living by playing cricket in Ireland. However, plans are being developed to bring a professional structure to the game, soon enough for the country’s current generation of leading players to be enticed back to their homeland.”There’s a golden chance for us to capitalise and make sure the team continues to perform at the highest level,” Warren Deutrom, the ICU’s chief executive, told Cricinfo during the Intercontinental Cup final. “The best way to do that is by making sure we have some form of keeping them loyal to us. We need to look at whether the plan is to have a great team per se or are we aiming at the World Cup in 2011 which means we need to target the qualifiers in 2009.” If we believe central contracts are the best way forward, which I believe most people in Irish cricket do, then we need to work out how we’ll pay for it and the best model to use “If those are our objectives what are the best ways to achieve that. If we believe central contracts are the best way forward, which I believe most people in Irish cricket do, then we need to work out how we’ll pay for it and the best model to use. What may be right for Boyd Rankin, Niall O’Brien and Eoin Morgan who have country contracts may not be right for the other players who won’t have other careers to look forward to.”For a country like Ireland to move from amateur to professional cricket is a massive undertaking and Deutrom is aware decisions can’t be made lightly. “What we don’t want to do is rush into it, get it wrong and waste money that has been provided to us by commercial outlets, the ICC or Irish Sports Council,” he said. “But conversely we can’t take too long over it because it’s a World Cup year, and what better time to take advantage. Also, the likes of Boyd, Eoin and Niall won’t be making decisions about their contracts in March or April but in the middle of this year.”Sadly for the ICU money doesn’t grow on trees, so the major challenge will be find funding. This is one of the main reasons behind the decision to host the India-South Africa series in June, which has upset the ECB and means Ireland are likely to discontinue their participation in the Friends Provident Trophy. The three-match series, however, will provide vital revenue and allow the national team ODIs against both teams. In July they will also play West Indies during a quadrangular event including Netherlands and Scotland .

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“As a full member of ICC we have the right to raise our own revenues and this is way we can see it in the short term,” Deutrom said on the decision to stage the ODIs. “We have brought on board a professional TV sales person to help sell the rights on our behalf and are keen for some sort of broadcast into the UK and Ireland . But we are also keen to make as much money as possible, not just for the sake of it, but to invest in the players. There hasn’t been any formal notice from ECB as yet but from the ICU point of view we would need a lengthy discussion about whether we’d want to continue in the FP Trophy in any event.”This is a clear sign that the health of Ireland’s future lies in playing international and top-level Associate cricket. Already this year they have played 23 ODIs, but it is vital that they can continue playing a high volume of matches outside of World Cup years.”The key thing is, if we were to have a professional structure, would there be enough cricket for them [the players]?” said Deutrom. “We’d be looking to move into an arena where we could participate in overseas tours to other Full Member countries. Whether we play their A teams or the full side for a couple of full ODIs is yet to be seen. Then there’s the domestic programme. We want to have as many ODIs as possible and a situation where we continue to play as many of the top Associates as possible.”Deutrom concedes that he has a tough task ahead of him to enable Ireland to build on their recent success. “At the moment the Irish Sports Council, who are an enormously generous supporter of the game, are our biggest source of funding and commercial revenues very small. We need to reverse that trend and it is one of my key jobs to enable us to stand on our own two feet through sponsorship and broadcasting.”Given what has been achieved in the last few months you wouldn’t say it’s beyond Ireland, but the next challenge is greater than anything before.

There’s passion in everything Marizanne Kapp does on the cricket field. When she bats, you simply cannot breathe easy until the moment she is out. And when she bowls, she runs in with a fierce look on her face, eyebrows in a slight furrow, and gives it her all, ball after ball. She is always in the ears of the captain or has a hand around a youngster’s shoulder. She has put South Africa at the right end of a result many times, not least in the Women’s World Cup last year and the T20 World Cup last month.But it took a while for Kapp to get up to this level in the Women’s Premier League. It wasn’t until her fourth game for Delhi Capitals that she showed she had truly arrived, picking up the first five-for of her T20 career to demolish Gujarat Giants.Kapp has an economy rate of 5.29 in the powerplay in the WPL. It is the second best after Nat Sciver-Brunt among bowlers who have bowled at least 50 balls in the first six overs. She has picked up eight wickets in this phase, which are the most by any bowler. Her overall tally of nine is the third-best by a seamer in the WPL behind Capitals team-mate Shikha Pandey and Giants’ Kim Garth.On Monday, another two-wicket burst in the powerplay from Kapp, who was as disciplined and penetrative as ever, punctured Mumbai Indians and helped Capitals top the table with two games left in the league stage. It was Mumbai’s second successive loss in the WPL after five straight wins.In front of a DY Patil stadium crowd that was decked out in blue, Kapp began with three successive dots to Yastika Bhatia. On the third delivery, after the ball was pushed back to her, she passed the ball to mid-on and ran towards captain Meg Lanning at slip to have a quiet word.Marizanne Kapp picked up 2 for 13 to restrict Mumbai Indians to 109 for 8•BCCI

What the talk was about is anybody’s guess, because no immediate field changes followed. But when she began her second over, a deep backward square leg was in place for Bhatia, instead of the fine leg in the opening over. The short one was coming. Or at least that’s what she wanted the batter to think. And it worked.Bhatia was caught on the back foot to a ball that was pitched up and moving across her. It took her outside edge and landed safely in the mitts of the wicketkeeper.Kapp was delighted. Lanning was delighted. Bhatia knew she had been outsmarted.Kapp then used the nip-backer off a length to get the better of Nat Sciver-Brunt. She bowled it around off and got it to move in past Sciver-Brunt’s mow across the line to castle her. A first-ball duck for the Mumbai allrounder. Capitals had managed to rock the ‘home side’ early.Bhatia and Sciver-Brunt had combined for almost 39 percent of the runs Mumbai had scored in the competition in the first six games. In fact, about 84 per cent of all Mumbai’s runs before Monday were scored by their top four batters. And in eight balls, Kapp had managed to see the back of two of them. In doing that, she had figures of 3-0-10-2 in the first six overs.The past couple of years have really tested Kapp and her partner Dane van Niekerk. While Kapp reached the heights of success, winning the women’s Hundred, twice, the Women’s Big Bash League, once, and being part of the first senior South African cricket team to ever play a World Cup final, her partner van Niekerk was snubbed by not one but two teams who had initially appointed her as captain. The Oval Invincibles left her out in 2022 and South Africa left her out in 2023. All of it led to her retiring from international cricket at age 29.Kapp admitted it was “a struggle” to keep her focus through all this but she still managed to churn out match-turning performances one after the other.”The day that I actually took my fiver [five-wicket haul] here, I was crying in the bus on my way here [DY Patil Stadium] because I knew Dane was retiring,” she said in the presser after her second Player-of-the-match award in the WPL. “It’s been tough but again, I think it’s my religion. Jesus Christ has been so good to me especially through those hard patches. I have to mention my team as well. They make it so easy for me to be here.”I have always been a very shy person but I felt like I am so comfortable with these girls and management. I’ve just fitted in and they make me feel at home.”On the same pitch she picked up the five-wicket haul, Kapp might not have the volume of wickets to show. But the impact of the two wickets she picked up upfront were on level with, if not more than, those five against Giants. But as has been her nature – of deflecting praise directed at her towards others – she spoke highly of Shikha Pandey’s penultimate over that went for just four with hard-hitting Issy Wong and Amanjot Kaur in the middle.”Always nice to contribute, especially with the new ball. That’s my job,” Kapp told the broadcaster during the innings break. “I told Shikha [Pandey] that was one of the best death overs I have seen in a long time. So credit to the bowling attack.”While each of Kapp, Pandey and Jess Jonassen picked up two wickets to keep Mumbai to a paltry 109 for 8, it was clearly the Kapp show at the start that set the tone for Capitals’ nine-wicket win.

Randal Kolo Muani closed in on a Juventus return as Paris Saint-Germain and the Italian giants edged towards sealing a €60 million transfer agreement.

• PSG and Juve finalising €60m deal
• Striker set for long-awaited Serie A return
• Move marks Juventus’ major attacking boost

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Juve are edging closer to sealing Kolo Muani’s long-term return from PSG in a deal worth around €60 million (£51m/$65m). After months of negotiations, the two clubs appear to have reached common ground on a deal that will see the French striker initially return on loan with an obligation to buy. Kolo Muani, who scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 22 games during his short loan spell in Turin last season, has already expressed his desire to continue with the Bianconeri. PSG, meanwhile, are keen to cash in on a player who never truly settled in Paris under Luis Enrique.

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  This deal would represent one of Juventus’s key transfer outlays in recent years, underlining their intent to rebuild a sharper, more mobile attack. The club have long sought a striker who can stretch defences and bring versatility up front, qualities that Kolo Muani demonstrated during his first stint in Serie A.

  For PSG, this is another clear step in their summer strategy by offloading high-wage players who don’t fit Luis Enrique’s system, while balancing the books after years of heavy spending. The move also reaffirms how Serie A’s elite are willing to invest heavily again, despite broader financial caution across Italian football.

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  The structure of the deal has been a sticking point for weeks, where PSG initially raised their asking price to €70 million (£59m/$76m), which Juventus were unwilling to pay outright. The compromise now looks set at a €5m paid loan followed by a €55m (£46m/$59m) mandatory purchase clause, spreading the cost across seasons. For Juventus, this comes with financial strain as Kolo Muani is expected to earn around €8m net per year.

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  If the deal is finalised, Juve will not only secure a striker tailor-made for their new project but also set off a domino effect in the market. For PSG, this agreement could help finance their ongoing squad overhaul and allow Enrique to continue building a younger, more balanced squad. All eyes now turn to whether Juve can wrap up the final details before rivals swoop in or PSG change course. Juve is set to play against Genoa on Saturday.

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has officially been handed Manchester City Women’s iconic No.9 shirt, which is worn by Erling Haaland for the men's team, as she prepares for the 2025-26 season. The prolific Jamaican forward, who has worn number 21 since joining City in the summer of 2021, will now carry a shirt number steeped in the club’s history.

• Shaw switches to squad’s iconic No.9
• Miedema announced as new No.10 
• WSL campaign starts September 5 vs Chelsea

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Shaw's switch to No.9 highlights her status as City Women’s most lethal striker. She has scored 91 times in just 106 appearances, earning back-to-back WSL Golden Boots and shattering the club’s single-season goal record with 31 strikes in 30 matches during 2022-23. 

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  In a parallel squad update, Dutch star Vivianne Miedema has been designated as City’s No.10 for the upcoming campaign. She previously wore the No.6 jersey during her debut season, scoring 11 goals in 19 appearances. She steps into the No.10 role previously occupied by Jill Roord. 

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Shaw becomes the fourth official City women’s squad player to claim the No.9 shirt since the professional era began in 2014. Previous holders include Toni Duggan, Pauline Bremer, and Chloe Kelly, each leaving their mark through outstanding contributions.

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  City Women will kick off their season on September 5 with a high-profile home match against Chelsea in the WSL. However, before that, they will play a friendly against eternal rivals Manchester United on August 9.

The home side have been hit by Covid-19 but will be unchanged at the Gabba with West Indies needing more from their batters

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West Indies look for a miracle win while Australia battle the weather

Big Picture: Australia look to make it 5-0Pat Cummins is viewing the 2023-24 season as a seven-Test summer with an eye on the two matches coming up in New Zealand, but their home portion will draw to a close in Brisbane this week. It may sound harsh, but the biggest obstacle to them completing a 5-0 sweep could well be the weather.It remains a somewhat uncertain picture, but there is now an increasing amount of rain forecast over the weekend, although even the loss of a day or more of playing time wouldn’t rule out the prospect of a result. The first Test in Adelaide barely reached the third day (none of the three against Pakistan needed a fifth day) and the records Australia’s bowlers possess with the pink ball suggest West Indies batters will be up against it again.Related

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The other factor in play is that should the weather become a major factor, it would leave Australia at risk of dropping crucial World Test Championship [WTC] points if the match was to be a draw. Of course, you don’t want to rule out the visitors, but they would need to play out of their skins to force a win.That being said, midway through the second day of the Adelaide Test, West Indies were keeping themselves in touch, in no small part due to the efforts of debutants Shamar Joseph and Justin Greaves. At 168 for 6, Australia were still behind before Travis Head – who has recovered from Covid-19 – turned the game with an increasingly belligerent century.The concern for West Indies is how they can put together enough runs. Kirk McKenzie showed promise, but they need more from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and a resurgence from Tagenarine Chanderpaul.It’s all relative, but the batting is the area under a little bit of a spotlight for Australia with just two centuries in four Tests so far this season. They have, ultimately, made enough runs to win – and often comfortably – but Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are on the brink of completing a home season without a Test century between them.Form guideAustralia WWWWL
West Indies LDLLLMarnus Labuschagne averages 73.83 in pink-ball Tests•AFP/Getty ImagesIn the spotlight: Marnus Labuschagne and Alzarri Joseph Marnus Labuschagne has had no problem scoring runs against the pink ball: he averages 73.83 in day-night Tests. His second innings against Pakistan in Sydney was as good as he had looked for some time, but then he fell to a top-edged hook against Shamar Joseph in Adelaide. Since becoming a fixture in the Test side he has not failed to score a century in a home summer. He also averages 81.50 on his home turf at the Gabba.As the new vice-captain and a senior member of a young team, Alzarri Joseph needs to stand up for West Indies. He did not bowl poorly in Adelaide, but a first-innings return of 1 for 55 was below what his team needed. It was hoped that his maiden five-wicket haul in South Africa would prove a breakthrough moment but his last three Tests have produced two wickets. And like his new-ball partner Kemar Roach, Australia is proving a tough place for him with an average of 55.33 from three outings.Cameron Green has tested positive for Covid-19 but is set to play•ICC/Getty ImagesTeam news: Aus unchanged, WI may ponder a bowling switchHead has tested negative for Covid-19 so is clear to play without restrictions, but Cameron Green may be under protocols having returned a positive test on Wednesday. If he remains positive he will use a separate changing room. Head coach Andrew McDonald also tested positive. If needed, he will sit away from the rest of the squad on game day.Australia 1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Steven Smith, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Cameron Green, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh HazlewoodWest Indies will bring in offspinning allrounder Kevin Sinclair for a Test debut in place of Gudakesh Motie.West Indies (possible) 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 3 Kirk McKenzie, 4 Alick Athanaze, 5 Kavem Hodge, 6 Justin Greaves, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Kevin Sinclair, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shamar JosephPitch and conditionsThe pitch retained a green tinge the day before the game, but certainly not as much as last season’s two-day contest against South Africa. The forecast for the opening day is good, but the threat of rain increases after that and could be significant over the weekend. The day-night element adds intrigue, with Steven Smith referencing the Pakistan Test in 2016-17 when the visitors nearly chased 490.Stats and trivia: Starc two shy of 350 This will be the third day-night Test at the Gabba, following Pakistan in 2016-17 and Sri Lanka in 2018-19 Australia have never lost a day-night Test: they have won all 11 Mitchell Starc needs two wickets for 350 in TestsQuotes”It should be good. They are a pretty good attack with some good bowlers. Pink ball when it’s nipping around might suit them like it does for our bowlers. It is always a challenge batting under lights when the ball is new. It is always difficult.”
“We didn’t bat well [in Adelaide] so it was always tough. We did great to bowl them out for under 300, but we didn’t put runs on the board. They are a world-class attack but it’s important for us to get runs on the board then that will put us better in the game.

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Júnior Santos chegou ao Botafogo em agosto deste ano com muita disposição para oferecer no setor ofensivo. Apesar das oscilações, o atacante vem sendo muito utilizado por Luís Castro nesta reta final de temporada.

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+Veja quais são os maiores campeões da Copa do Mundo

Desde a sua estreia contra o Juventude, o jogador atuou em todos os jogos do Glorioso no Campeonato Brasileiro. Por enquanto, o camisa 37 disputou dez partidas e marcou apenas um gol.

Nestes embates, Júnior Santos iniciou oito como titular e entrou duas vezes no decorrer do segundo tempo. Com o atacante em campo, o Botafogo obteve cinco vitórias, dois empates e três derrotas.

+Ao L!, Júnior Santos revela desejo de ficar no Botafogo, elogia Luís Castro e relembra momentos de dificuldade

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Júnior Santos pertence aoSanfrecce Hiroshima e possui contrato no Botafogo até o fim do ano. Vale lembrar que o vínculo do atacante pode ser prorrogado para meados de 2023.

Independentemente do futuro, Luís Castro conta com Júnior Santos para os próximos jogos do Campeonato Brasileiro. Apesar da derrota sofrida no último domingo, o Botafogo ainda sonha com uma possível vaga na Libertadores.

Barcelona have softened their stance on Ansu Fati’s transfer status as the club seems to offload the forward quickly amid low interest from Monaco.

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• Barcelona now open to loaning Ansu Fati to Monaco
• No formal offers received for a permanent move
• Deal expected to close in the coming days

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to a report from , Barcelona have reopened talks with Monaco over a potential loan move for Fati after initially holding out for a permanent transfer. The Catalan club, having received no formal proposals for the 22-year-old winger, are now open to a temporary arrangement with Monaco covering part of his wage.

  Fati, who is under contract until June 2027, has already agreed personal terms with the Ligue 1 side. Reportedly, talks had previously stalled due to disagreement over the structure of the deal.

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  Ansu Fati is not part of coach Hansi Flick's plans for the 2025-26 season and made only 11 appearances across all competitions last campaign. With Barcelona needing to reduce their wage bill and the player requiring regular game time, a loan move has emerged as the most possible solution. Monaco are also closing in on a separate deal to sign Paul Pogba on a two-year contract following his suspension. The club, which finished third in Ligue 1 last season, is targeting experienced additions ahead of their Champions League return.

• WHAT DECO SAID

  Barcelona sporting director, Deco said: "With his age and the career he's had, he can't stay without playing. We're open and we won't put obstacles in his way if he wants to leave. Yes, we've spoken with Monaco. Ansu is under contract, if he asks to leave it would be a loan. He's 23, we talk about him as if he were 30, but he still has to grow and he still has a lot to learn."

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  Fati is expected to complete the loan move once Barcelona and Monaco finalise salary terms and remaining conditions. The deal should be carried out before the start of pre-season, which will let the Spain international join Monaco's preparations for the Champions League. Barcelona will monitor his performance closely during the loan spell, with a long-term decision on his future to taken likely in the next summer.

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