Mattheus comemora estreia com vitória no Coritiba: 'Buscando meu melhor'

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Na última quarta-feira (14), na grande vitória do Coritiba sobre o Palmeiras por 3 a 1 no Allianz Parque, a equipe do Coxa contou com algumas estreias em seu elenco. Uma delas foi a do meia Mattheus Oliveira, que veio do Sporting, de Portugal. ]

O jogador de 26 anos comemorou os primeiros minutos pelo Coxa.

– Muito feliz por estrear, estar em campo, ajudar o Coritiba. Já fazia um tempo que não atuava no Brasil, então foi uma sensação diferente estar de volta ao futebol brasileiro. Ainda estou me adaptando, buscando meu melhor na questão de ritmo também, então foi muito importante – disse Mattheus, que completou:

– Foi uma grande vitória, nossa equipe se impôs no jogo desde o início, conseguiu abrir uma vantagem relativamente cedo no jogo e, depois de sofrer o gol, seguimos atuando da mesma forma, procurando ficar com a bola e fazer o que o Jorginho nos pede. Foi uma grande apresentação de todos.

Para emendar uma sequência positiva, o Coritiba agora enfrenta o Santos em seus domínios, sai para enfrentar o Ceará e volta a jogar em casa, dessa vez contra o Atlético-GO.

Pensando nessa parte da temporada para a equipe paranaense, Mattheus quer que a equipe de Jorginho aproveite o embalo e some pontos no Brasileirão:

– Temos mais uma sequência difícil, mas esse é o Brasileirão. Jogos complicados, boas equipes. Apesar de ainda infelizmente não termos nossa torcida do nosso lado, temos de aproveitar os dois jogos que temos em casa e somar pontos sempre que pudermos.

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بيراميدز يقضي على آمال الزمالك في المشاركة بـ دوري أبطال إفريقيا حال اللجوء لنتائج الدور الأول

قضى فريق الكرة الأول بنادي بيراميدز على آمال الزمالك في المشاركة بمنافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا الموسم المقبل 2024-2025 حال الاحتكام لنتائج الدور الأول.

وجاء ذلك بعد تحقيق فريق نادي بيراميدز الفوز على نظيره سموحة، بثلاثية دون رد في خضم مؤجلات الجولة الحادية عشر من عمر الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل”.

ويتربع نادي بيراميدز على عرش صدارة ترتيب بطولة الدوري برصيد 56 نقطة حصدها من 17 انتصارًا.

الزمالك يعلن غياب 12 لاعبا في مباراة سيراميكا كليوباترا بـ الدوري المصري

وكان الاتحاد الافريقي لكرة القدم “كاف” قد حدد موعد إرسال أسماء الأندية المشاركة في البطولات القارية قبل نهاية موسم الدوري.

وفي ظل سعي مسؤولي رابطة الأندية للحصول على استثناء بإرسال أسماء الأندية، إلا أنه قد جرت العادة في المواسم السابقة من الدوري المصري، أن يتم إرسال الأندية وفق نتائج الدور الأول من الموسم.

ويتأهل لبطولتي دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية، أربعة فرق من الدوري المصري، بواقع ناديين بكل منافسة.

ووفق ترتيب الأندية لجدول الدور الأول فقد حسم فريق بيراميدز أحد مركزي المقدمة المشاركان في دوري أبطال إفريقيا، إذا بات يملك 35 نقطة من 16 مباراة فيما يتبقى له مواجهة مؤجلة أمام الأهلي.

أما الزمالك فيملك 21 نقطة من 13 مباراة ويتبقى له 4 مؤجلات أمام ضد سيراميكا وفاركو وبلدية المحلة وطلائع الجيش.

بذلك يحجز فريق بيراميدز مقعدًا في دوري أبطال إفريقيا حال الاعتماد على نتائج نقاط الدور الأول من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الجدير بالذكر، أن الزمالك قد نجح في الفوز ببطولة الكونفدرالية موسم 2023-2024 على حساب نهضة بركان المغربي.

Liverpool transfer news: Reds made "call" to try to sign £65k-p/w "monster"

Liverpool were interested in making a fifth midfield addition over the summer, but a reliable journalist has revealed that a deal wasn’t as advanced as has recently been reported.

What's the latest transfer news at Liverpool?

According to reports, FSG and Jurgen Klopp maintain a strong interest in Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes despite him being about to sign a new long-term contract in the northeast, whilst club correspondent Neil Jones has confirmed that West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen is a player that chiefs have admired for quite some time.

The Merseyside outfit have additionally set their sights on Juventus’ Federico Chiesa should Mohamed Salah leave for Saudi Arabia next year, and they have also learned that it will take a huge offer to secure the services of Brentford’s Aaron Hickey should they want to prise him away from the Community Stadium.

At Anfield, another player of interest was Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat who, before the transfer deadline, ended up joining Premier League rivals Manchester United on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of it, but an interesting claim emerged that he could have instead been on his way to L4.

The Daily Mail’s Confidential previously reported that the Moroccan defensive midfielder was just hours away from joining the Reds, but the deal supposedly ended up collapsing following talks being put on hold in a period that saw the board have a change of heart.

Did Liverpool almost sign Sofyan Amrabat?

In his Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside, however, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Liverpool did initiate contact to ask about a swoop for Amrabat, but shut down rumours that it was ever close to completion. He said:

Speaking of Amrabat, I’ve been asked about some reports of Liverpool coming very close to signing the Moroccan midfielder this summer. From what I know, there was just a call from Liverpool in the summer right after the Moises Caicedo story to ask for conditions of Amrabat deal and then nothing else.

“It was not even a negotiation, just a request and then they moved on [to] different targets. I think there’s no need to compare as in that position they preferred Wataru Endo, so their choice was clear.”

Manchester United's loan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.

Is Sofyan Amrabat good?

During Man United’s 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over Crystal Palace on Tuesday, Amrabat made his full debut and was the star of the show, recording an outstanding 96.3% pass success rate, highlighting his excellent calmness and composure on the ball.

Sponsored by Nike, the 27-year-old also managed two tackles during the game so he loves to throw himself into challenges and win back possession for his team, with these qualities having previously seen him dubbed a “monster” by journalist Carlo Garganese.

Furthermore, Ten Hag’s £65k-per-week earner, who has secured four senior trophies throughout his career, is a versatile operator having been deployed in eight different positions since bursting onto the scene, including everywhere across the midfield and the defensive backline, so it's hard to deny he could have been a great addition for the Reds.

Pedro Raul confia em boa campanha do Botafogo na Copa do Brasil: 'Temos totais condições de chegar'

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A Copa do Brasil é encarada como uma obsessão pelo Botafogo. A equipe de Bruno Lazaroni enfrenta o Cuiabá, pelo jogo de ida das oitavas de final, na próxima terça-feira. Pedro Raul, em entrevista coletiva realizada nesta sexta-feira, no Estádio Nilton Santos, afirmou que encara a competição como uma final.

– É a busca por um título inédito, a competição com o maior retorno financeiro. Poder estar representando o Botafogo em uma competição dessas é bom. É um grupo jovem, vivenciar algo desse pelo Botafogo é muito bom. Temos totais condições de chegar. É jogo após a jogo. É encarar como um final. Terça-feira será a primeira – afirmou.

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No mês passado, o atacante foi alvo de críticas por parte da torcida a partir de áudios vazados na internet de supostas histórias dele fora de campo. O atacante afirmou que isto não atrapalhou seu foco nas quatro linhas.

– A motivação que eu tenho é que isso aqui é meu sonho, é o que eu sempre quis. É o sonho da minha família, meus amigos. Estou sempre motivado. Sobre o que saiu na internet, foi uma pessoa descompensada que tentou me atingir. Não sou esse fantoche que tentaram passar – ressaltou.

Com Bruno Lazaroni, Pedro Raul tem atuado mais longe da grande área. Com um novo esquema, o camisa 9 aparece recuado para ajudar na recomposição e ajudar nos contra-ataques com maior frequência. Para ele, contudo, isto não é problema.

– Eu sempre gostei de jogar assim. Apesar da minha altura, não sou um atacante de ficar parado. Sinto que posso ajudar na criação. O Bruno me passa bastante confiança. Hoje em dia os atacante têm que ser assim, eu me adapto. É um trabalho novo, ele está usando bastante coisa do Paulo, mas importa as coisas dele. A gente está ajudando dele, busca sempre melhorar. É uma equipe, estamos unidos na derrota, vitória ou empate – analisou.

MAIS ASPAS DE PEDRO RAUL:

Jogo contra o Goiás
– Foi um jogo que a gente teve superioridade técnica e física. Faltou um pouco de tranquilidade. É uma questão que o Bruno Lazaroni está passando para nós nos treinamentos. Ter mais frieza, tranquilidade. A gente foi superior nos números, mas o principal não tivemos. É corrigir, confiança a mil sempre.

Parceria com Babi
– Tendo mais força ofensiva sempre vai ser bom para o atacante. Mesmo sendo parecidos, temos diferenças. Sempre que um jogar, outro jogar ou os dois vamos tentar fazer o bem pelo clube. Eu gosto de jogar com ele, chama a atenção da defesa e abre mais espaço para os outros.

Evolução
– Sou um cara que me cobro muito. Minha maior crítica é comigo mesmo. Quero sempre melhorar o que não tenho de melhor. É uma constante busca da melhoria. A perfeição não existe mas a gente tem que buscar evoluir.

Parte física
– A gente tem números até expressivos nesse quesitos. Nosso GPS está sempre lá em cima. As vezes é o cansaço do jogo mesmo, tem semana que a gente joga três vezes. É uma visão que a torcida tem, é normal. Mas eu acredito que a questão física não seja um problema. A entrega de cada jogador é sempre muito grande.

Túlio Lustosa e Lúcio Flávio
– É sempre bom a chegada de ex-jogadores. Já viveram o nosso dia a dia, foram grandes profissionais, agregaram em questões técnicas e táticas. Ter essas referências fora de campo é muito importante.

Asia Cup 2018 moved from India to UAE

The six-team tournament is slated for September; PCB to co-host Emerging Team’s Asia Cup with Sri Lanka in December

Umar Farooq10-Apr-2018

India celebrate with the Asia Cup trophy•Associated Press

The United Arab Emirates has been awarded the 2018 Asia Cup that was originally slated to be held in India. The tournament will be played between September 13 and 28, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.Political tensions between India and Pakistan has been cited as the reason for the change. “The ACC deliberated on the matter and decided that this was the best way forward,” Asian Cricket Council and PCB chairman Najam Sethi told ESPNcricinfo. “All decisions were unanimous. All participants agreed to support the return of international cricket to Pakistan subject to certain constraints. That’s why the ACC Annual General Meeting will he held in Lahore and the BCCI has pledged to participate in it like all other ACC members. That’s why a number of matches of the Emerging Asia Cup will be played in Pakistan.”The Asia Cup will feature 50-overs games between Full Members India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and a sixth team. The sixth team will be determined via a play-off that includes UAE, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman. Abu Dhabi and Dubai will be the venues for the tournament, where India is to serve as the official host. The Emirates Cricket Board is renting out the stadiums.This will be the 14th edition of the Asia Cup. The first 12 were staged as ODI competitions, while the previous Asia Cup in 2016 was the first to be held as a T20I event, effectively as a warm-up event ahead of the World T20. India are the defending champions, having beaten Bangladesh in the final two years ago.The 2018 Emerging Teams’ Asia Cup, meanwhile, will be co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Originally slated for April, the tournament has been moved to December. Pakistan will also play host to the next ACC Annual General Meeting, which will be held later this year.

فيديو | إنبي يهزم الجونة بهدف في الدوري المصري

نجح فريق إنبي في تحقيق الفوز على نظيره الجونة بهدف دون رد، خلال المباراة التي انتهت منذ قليل ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

والتقى إنبي مع الجونة على أرضية استاد بتروسبورت، في خضم مواجهات الجولة 27 من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري.

وسجل مصطفى دويدار هدف إنبي في الدقيقة 49، بعد تمريرة استقبلها داخل منطقة الجزاء ثم أطلق تصويبة سكنت الشباك.

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وحاول لاعبو الجونة على مدار اللقاء تسجيل هدف التعادل والحصول على نقطة، إلا أن الحالة الدفاعية الصلبة لإنبي حالت دون ذلك.

بتلك النتيجة، يحتل إنبي المركز الرابع في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 40 نقطة، بينما يتواجد الجونة في المركز الثاني عشر، ولديه 31 نقطة. هدف فوز إنبي على الجونة في الدوري المصري

أحمد سالم يرد على احتمالية عدم مشاركة الزمالك في الكونفدرالية.. ويعترف: سنتراجع عن قراراتنا في هذه الحالة

كشف أحمد سالم المتحدث الرسمي باسم نادي الزمالك عن رأيه في أداء فيتور بيريرا رئيس لجنة الحكام، موضحًا رأيه في احتمالية عدم مشاركة الفريق بالنسخة المقبلة من بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

وقال أحمد سالم في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة ام بي سي مصر2: “نعم الزمالك نجح في إدارة الأزمة، وكان هناك تحفظ شديد في التصريحات الإعلامية، كنا نقول إن لنا مطالب ولم نُدخل أطرافا في الموضوع، نُطالب في حدود صلاحياتنا ولم نستفز أحدًا”.

وبسؤاله هل الزمالك يرى بيريرا رئيس لجنة الحكام ناجحا؟، أوضح: “بالتأكيد لا، ولا الرئيس السابق أيضا، لا توجد معايير ثابتة أو قياسات في توزيع المباريات على الحكام، هل عندنا احصائيات للحكام؟، هل عندما ارتكب حكمان كوارثا ضد الزمالك هل تم محاسبتهما؟ لا، بل أدارا مباريات بعد ذلك”.

وأردف: “احترمت ثروت سويلم بعد اعتذاره، وهذا يشفع له، لكنه عاد وتحدث في أمورا لن تفيدنا في شيء، ويقول اشتكوني في مجلس الشعب والجمهورية الجديدة لا يجب أن يحدث فيها ذلك، ما دخل تلك الأمور؟، نحن سألنا أسئلة نريد إجابة، لماذا لم يواجه الأهلي بيراميدز حتى الآن؟، ولماذا لم يرسل لنا الجدول الذي سيلعب بعد 11 يوليو؟”.

طالع | أحمد سالم يهاجم عامر حسين: لا يستطيع استخدام الكمبيوتر.. وطلب ضم لاعب لفريق إنبي “بالواسطة”

وحول كيف يتم النظر في احتمالية عدم مشاركة الزمالك في الكونفدرالية؟، أوضح: “كل الأمور ستدرس، غيابنا عن إفريقيا سيكون حدثًا، هذا الملف فيه لوائح جديدة، وسنعود للخبراء القانونيين، ونحن لسنا صامتين، المجلس الحالي يدفع أخطاء كارثية يبدو أنه سيظل يدفع ثمنها حتى نهاية دورته، و(يا ريت حد ينصفنا)، وهل لا يوجد قانون يُحاسب المسؤولين السابقين على الكوارث التي ارتكبوها؟”.

وأشار: “لو قرأتم حكم المحكمة الرياضية في قضية خالد بوطيب ستضحكون، به كوارث، النادي أذن للاعب بالسفر إجازة، وظل يرسل له النادي خطابات على منزله في مصر لكي لا يرد ويكون في إثبات حالة، وهذا تحايل”.

وواصل: “خالد بوطيب لو سمع الإعلام المصري سيعتقد أن الزمالك مُضطر للدفع، لكن الزمالك ليس مُضطرًا لدفع أي شيء، هناك اجراءات كثيرة، وسامسون أزمته انتهت وحصل على مستحقاته، ولا يوجد لاعب سيرحل عن الزمالك بأي أزمة”.

طالع | الزمالك: لم ننسحب من مواجهة الأهلي.. ما حدث يُعد ظرف قهري

وحول ماذا سيفعل الزمالك في مسألة البحث عن حقوقه؟، أجاب: “الفترة الماضية كان يتم حساب ما سيحدث في الفترة القصيرة، وبداية من الغد سنقرر ماذا سنفعل في القادم على المدى الطويل، وسنبدأ العمل على ما قررناه”.

وبسؤاله هل إذا الرابطة قررت تنفيذ 3 مطالب من الأربعة ستوافقون؟، أردف: “لن نقبل أي إجبار أو إلزام، لكن لو هناك طلبات نفذت وطلبات تم تأجيلها بسبب ضيق الوقت في الموسم، والاستجابة لطلباتنا كانت مُرضية، ممكن نتراجع”.

Jadeja and Harbhajan sink the RCB arsenal

The CSK spinners took out RCB’s big guns within the first eight overs and from thereon turned a blockbuster contest into damp squib

The Report by Alagappan Muthu05-May-2018
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Dasgupta: RCB paying for the mistakes made at the auction

Ravindra Jadeja took out Virat Kohli first ball. Harbhajan Singh took out AB de Villiers first ball. Chennai Super Kings took out Royal Challengers Bangalore for 127. And at the end of it all, MS Dhoni just smiled. He wielded a slow pitch like a magic wand, turning a docile bowling attack – economy-rate of 9.19 – into a mythical match-winning entity.The left-arm wrecking ball
Jadeja’s arm has been gathering dust this IPL and the situation got so bad that he was malfunctioning. He wasn’t scoring runs. On Thursday, he dropped two catches in two balls. He wasn’t taking wickets. And the coach was forced to call him out at a post-match press conference.But everything changed the moment CSK won the toss on Saturday. An arm ball zipped past Kohli’s cut shot and thudded into the off stump. A full-blooded sweep from Mandeep Singh found deep square leg. And even the top-scorer Parthiv Patel popped a catch straight back to him. Jadeja didn’t celebrate any of those wickets and instead wore a look that said: is this really happening? Considering they collapsed to 89 for 8, RCB might have wondered the same thing.2:14

Dhoni is the key on and off the field – Hussey

The right-arm straightjacket
Harbhajan used to be a linchpin with Mumbai Indians. But his 10-year relationship with them ended this season and he has found a foolproof way to cozy up to his new fans – tweet in Tamil, the first language in Chennai, and keep taking wickets. Big ones. Like de Villiers, stumped while playing the reverse sweep.Harbhajan’s success – and Jadeja’s too – was the result of being accurate, looping the ball up on off stump but rarely allowing batsmen to reach the pitch of it. Most played for non-existent turn and were ambushed by straight balls. The two spinners bowled eight overs, conceded only three boundaries and picked up five wickets. Even batsmen of the class of Kohli and de Villiers – who made only 9 runs put together – couldn’t cope.The baby-faced hero
Imagine the kid at the amusement park standing on tip-toe to prove he is tall enough to ride the rollercoaster. Now swap them out with Parthiv and you’ll just about understand how much he’d like to prove he belongs in an RCB batting line-up. He struck three fours and two sixes in the Poweplay, taking advantage of David Willey and Lungi Ngidi straying into his pads. There was one that he sent straight into the CSK dugout, making M Vijay run for cover. But in between those big hits, he ate up too many dot balls. The wickets at the other end began to take a toll as well. And eventually he fell for 53 off 41 balls. The next batsman to get into double digits was No. 8 Tim Southee, who made 36 off 26.The formalities
A chase of 128 presented the opportunity for CSK to experiment. They had handed a debut to David Willey and the English allrounder has experience as a pinch-hitting opener. But his work was limited to the ball, as a firmly traditional approach took them to the target in the 18th over. Traditional down to Dhoni finishing things off with a blaze of sixes.

Atacante celebra crescimento do Guarani e espera mais em 2020

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Titular do Guarani e em alta no clube, o atacante Waguininho revelou o desejo de ver a equipe crescendo de produção neste ano. O jogador, que teve passagem pelo futebol sul-coreano, falou que o grupo tem conversado bastante para melhorar seu desempenho em campo na temporada.

– Estamos nos dedicando ao máximo no dia a dia para melhorarmos nosso rendimento em campo nestas próximas semanas. Já provamos que temos condições disso. O grupo tem se empenhado para crescer na competição.

Segundo o atleta, a meta do Bugre é estar sempre próximo do G4 da disputa.

– Vamos trabalhar para encostarmos no G4 e para brigarmos nesta parte de cima da tabela de classificação. Temos que focar tudo nisso.

O Guarani é o 13º colocado no Brasileirão da Série B e enfrenta o CSA, nesta sexta-feira, às 19h15, pela 20ª rodada da competição nacional.

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West Ham: Moyes could replace Ogbonna with 6 ft 1 academy star

West Ham United are thriving at senior level but have also been nurturing the next crop of academy talent after the emergence and recent £105m sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal, and might have an evolving titan in Luizao, who arrived from Brazil in January.

Who is Luizao?

While arriving from Sao Paolo to the Irons academy only in December 2022, as a 20-year-old, Luizao is very much an important member of the development squad and is viewed as a prospect with the potential to cement a starting berth in David Moyes' first-team set-up in the future.

A late bloomer, Luizao only made his senior debut in his homeland in May 2022, which is why he is now aged 21 and still acclimatising to life in England beneath the surface.

Soccer Football – Brasileiro Championship – Athletico Paranaense v Sao Paulo – Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil – July 31, 2022 Sao Paulo's Luizao is shown a yellow card by referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer

More often than not, patience is a virtue and West Ham have recognised the worth of steadily aiding this talent's growth; one day, he might be an awe-inspiring titan at the back.

Previously, in Brazil, Luizao made 20 appearances for Sao Paolo and scored one goal, while he has now made as many matches for the Hammers' second team and scored twice, including seven outings this term.

As he continues to progress, there is perhaps an eventual expectation that he will take the baton from Angelo Ogbonna, who is nearing the end of his stay in east London.

When does Angelo Ogbonna's contract expire?

Ogbonna has been a stalwart for West Ham and has now completed 236 matches since signing from Juventus for a reported £10m in 2015.

Barring a late, unexpected change, the veteran defender will depart the London Stadium next summer upon the expiry of his contract, which is indeed set for expiry in June.

West Ham United'sAngeloOgbonna

Given West Ham's acquisition of Luizao in December 2022, he may well have been identified as the perfect successor to the former Italy international's position in the squad.

And while he has yet to make his maiden showing for Moyes' men, he is surely approaching his debut – especially with the need for integration rising as Ogbonna approaches the culmination of his Irons career.

How good is Angelo Ogbonna?

Now 35-years-old, it certainly does appear unlikely that West Ham will offer Ogbonna new terms, especially considering he has fallen down the pecking order and Konstantinos Mavropanos was signed from Stuttgart for £19m in the summer.

But that's okay, he's in the twilight of his career and has enjoyed immense success as a central presence in West Ham's meteoric rise under Moyes' tutelage, clinching glory with a triumph in the Europa Conference League last season – a campaign where Ogbonna forged seven starting showings.

Once heralded as "brilliant" by ExWHUemployee, Ogbonna boasts a career average 83.2% pass success rate, while also making 1.2 tackles, 1.4 interceptions and 4.4 clearances per game, as per WhoScored.

Luizao might be a relatively unknown commodity in English football, but he is deemed a 'promising' player by West Ham's official website and has been working hard to make the increments to his game in anticipation of a shot at the big time.

The Irons are well-equipped defensively and losing Ogbonna will unlikely play detriment to their future ambitions, but as he departs, 6 foot 1 Luizao will have the opportunity to impress and must now be allowed to do so to demonstrate his skills on the Premier League scene.

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