Arsenal struck gold on "magnificent" ace worth millions more than Solanke

It's not been the busiest of summers for Arsenal so far this year, with just the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori so far in terms of new first-team players.

That said, it appears that the signing of Mikel Merino is a matter of days away from being completed, and in the last week or so, several top-class strikers linked with the club, such as Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres and Napoli's Victor Osimhen.

However, in the last couple of days, another name has consistently been touted for a move to the Emirates: Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke.

The Englishman might not have the same level of excitement around his name as the other number nines on the market at the moment, but he's Premier League-proven, a good age, and seemingly available.

He'd likely be a success leading the line for an increasingly dangerous Arsenal, although he could have a fight on his hands for the starting role with another attacker at the club who is worth considerably more.

Dominic Solanke Bournemouth

The latest on Solanke to Arsenal

According to a recent report from TEAMtalk, Arsenal are now interested in Bournemouth's Solanke this summer, alongside several other clubs, including North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

There appears to be some discrepancy in how much the former Chelsea ace would cost, but based on the report, his contract has a release clause worth £65m.

This would represent a significant investment from the Gunners, but based on his form last season and the fact that they missed out on the title by just two points, it would probably be worth it.

For example, in his 42 appearances for the Cherries across 2023/24, the Basingstoke-born dynamo scored 21 goals and provided four assists, which converts to a goal involvement on average every 1.68 games and would have made him the second most productive player at Arsenal.

However, even after such an impressive campaign for the South Coast side, Solanke is worth considerably less than one of Arteta's key men.

The valuation of Kai Havertz in 2024

Yes, the key man in question is last summer's £65m man, Kai Havertz, who is valued at a whopping €98M by Football Transfers. This converts to about £84m, or at least £19m more than Solanke, and while it's significant, it might be justified.

Kai Havertz

The German international began life at the Emirates in a midfield role, and in all honesty, he was rather ineffective for a large part of last season until he was moved up top, that is.

Following his change from left eight to starting nine, the former Chelsea ace became one of the most important players in Arteta's squad, alongside Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. He was one of the first names on the teamsheet during a period when the North Londoners were tearing teams apart.

He ended the campaign with 14 goals and seven assists in 51 appearances, but his numbers look a lot more impressive when you consider the games in which he started as the team's out-and-out striker.

In those 18 matches, the "magnificent" ace, as talent scout Jacek Kulig described him, scored eight goals and provided seven assists, which equates to a goal involvement on average every 1.20 games, and is actually more impressive than Solanke's average.

Havertz vs Solanke 23/24

Player

Solanke

Havertz

Havertz as a CF

Appearances

42

51

18

Goals

21

14

8

Assists

4

7

7

Goal Involvements per Match

0.59

0.41

0.83

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Now, the question over the German's head is whether he could keep that rate of return up for an entire season, but it would make for an interesting dynamic to see him compete with the Bournemouth man in 2024/25.

Ultimately, signing Solanke would likely be a smart idea for Arsenal, as more firepower is always a good thing, but he'd have to really impress to permanently dislodge Havertz from the starting lineup and surpass his mammoth value.

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Felipe Gedoz espera sequência do Remo na Série B e crescimento do clube na temporada

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Destaque do Remo, o meia Felipe Gedoz, ex-Athletico, Goiás, Vitória e Club Brugge, da Bélgica, pediu intensidade máxima da equipe na sequência da Série B. Segundo o atleta, a meta de todos é fazer uma série de vitórias para crescer em 2021.

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– O grupo está trabalhando para fazer uma boa sequência nestas próximas semanas para ganhar confiança visando os próximos jogos. Nossa ideia é terminar o ano vencendo e fazendo grandes apresentações. – disse.

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Gedoz ainda falou sobre seu ótimo momento na temporada. O atleta soma quatro gols e uma assistência na temporada.

– Estou feliz com tudo que tem acontecido comigo. Tenho lutado muito para honrar essa camisa até o fim. Espero continuar crescendo com todos. – concluiu.

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England left frustrated after umpire error costs them wicket despite DRS review

Anil Chaudhary fails to examine correct passage of appeal after not-out decision against Rahane

George Dobell13-Feb-2021England were left frustrated after an umpiring error denied them a wicket on the first day of the second Test in Chennai.Although replays suggested that Ajinkya Rahane should have been given out after a delivery from Jack Leach brushed his glove on the way to the short-leg fielder, the TV umpire, Anil Chaudhary, failed to check the correct passage of play and declined England’s review.The incident occurred in the 75th over of the day as Rahane prodded forward to a good-length ball from Leach. While England’s appeal was turned down by the on-field umpire, Virender Sharma, they were quick to call a review.Chaudhary, however, appeared to check only the moment the ball passed the bat. Having decided, correctly, that there was no contact at that moment, he returned his ‘not out’ decision without appearing to realise that the ball had, after that moment, ballooned off the pad and taken the glove, close to the top of his bat handle, before Ollie Pope caught it.Related

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England, watching the review of the incident play out on the big screen, appeared to clarify to Sharma that they were appealing for a catch off the glove, not the bat. Chaudhary responded by checking for a leg before wicket dismissal, concluding this would also be denied as the ball had pitched outside leg stump. As a result, England were informed that they had lost one of their reviews.”We were trying to get them to roll it through,” Leach said at the close of play. “We felt it came after… they checked the lbw which we knew wasn’t out. That’s alright. It was a mistake and these things happen.”There’s nothing I can do, at the time I was a little bit angry, but getting a wicket the next over makes it a little bit easier, it’s not cost us too much. And we’ve got our review back which is also important. But I’d rather have three [wickets] than two, I guess.”It is unclear if Sharma informed Chaudhary of England’s clarifications or if Chaudhary was provided the footage he requested from the broadcasters.There was plenty of work to do for England’s spinners on day one•BCCI

A few moments later, after TV footage of the full incident had been broadcast, the review was reinstated. This followed a petition from England’s operations manager Wayne Bentley to the match referee, Javagal Srinath, who agreed that an error had been made.The ICC’s protocols on the matter state that “an unsuccessful review may be re-instated by the Match Referee at his sole discretion (if appropriate after consultation with the ICC Technical Official and/or the television broadcast director), if the review could not properly be concluded due to a failure of the technology.” That would suggest that Srinath felt the error was due to a technological failure rather than human error.The technology did appear lacking earlier, however, when Rohit Sharma survived an appeal for a stumping. The available footage rendered it hard to tell if Sharma’s back leg was behind the line but, with the situation crying out for a reverse angle camera, it transpired that the broadcasters, Star, were unable to provide such coverage.Neither the Rahane or Sharma incidents cost England too dearly. Rahane made only one more run before he was bowled, attempting to sweep, while Sharma added just two before top-edging a sweep to deep midwicket.Earlier in the day, the on-field umpires called for a review after Virat Kohli was clean bowled by Moeen Ali.Though Chaudhary is not a member of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires, he enjoyed a very good first Test of the series as one of the on-field officials.With the Covid-19 pandemic rendering travel more demanding than usual, the ICC decided several months ago to utilise home umpires in international cricket. They gave each side one extra review per innings to account for the possibility of unconscious bias.ESPNcricinfo has approached the ICC for comment on the incident.

ريال مدريد يتحرك لضم لاعب آرسنال

يخطط نادي ريال مدريد الإسباني للموسم الجديد، وبدأ التواصل مع بعض اللاعبين لبحث إمكانية انضمامهم للفريق.

ويسعى ريال مدريد لتعزيز صفوفه، من أجل استمرار المنافسة على الألقاب في المسابقات التي يشارك بها.

وذكرت تقارير صحفية أن ريال مدريد أجرى بالفعل اتصالات مع ممثلي نجم آرسنال الإنجليزي.

وتفيد صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية، أن ريال مدريد يريد التعاقد مع ويليام ساليبا لاعب آرسنال.

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وأشارت الصحيفة نقلاً عن “فوت ميركاتو” أن ساليبا يناسب احتياجات ريال مدريد، ويفي بكافة الشروط التي يبحث عنها النادي.

ويذكر التقرير أن ساليبا سيكون البديل الأنسب لإيدير ميليتاو الذي يغيب بسبب إصابة في الرباط الصليبي.

وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن ساليبا سيكون تعزيزًا مناسبًا لدفاع ريال مدريد، بالنظر لمستوى اللاعب المميز مع فريقه آرسنال.

انضم ساليبا إلى آرسنال في عام 2019، ويرتبط بعقد مع النادي الإنجليزي حتى يونيو 2027.

Personal terms done: Man Utd midfielder agrees £4.5m-a-year deal to leave

One Manchester United midfielder has agreed personal terms to leave the club this summer, it has been reported, in a move that could have consequences for the rest of the Premier League giants’ transfer window.

Manchester United waiting on exits

Despite the news breaking at the beginning of the summer that almost all of Erik ten Hag’s squad are available for the right price, there have been very few exits at Old Trafford so far this summer.

French pair Anthony Martial and Raphael Varane both left on free transfers after their deals in Manchester came to an end, while Omari Forson also departed as a free agent.

Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho

Elsewhere, Mason Greenwood was sold to French side Marseille in a deal worth £22m, whlle talented defender Willy Kambwala has joined Villarreal in an £8m move.

Midfield outcast Donny van de Beek has also finally departed permanently following a horror spell at Old Trafford since his £35m move from Ajax, joining Girona for a nominal fee.

It has allowed Manchester United to make two new signings, with Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro coming in to replace Varane and Martial for a combined £86m, but they are still waiting on exits.

It is believed that a deal for Noussair Mazraoui is all but done, but requires right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s departure before it can be confirmed, while any new incoming centre-back is likely to hinge on the future of Victor Lindelof.

The same can be said in midfield, with deals likely waiting to be completed after they can shift one of Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay or Casemiro, all of whom have been linked with moves away. Now, one man has agreed terms to leave.

Midfielder agrees to leave Man Utd

That comes in the shape of academy graduate McTominay, who has reportedly agreed personal terms over a move to Galatasaray this summer. The Scottish midfielder is believed to be a target for Premier League side Fulham as well as the Turkish giants, with both sides tussling for his signature.

Scott McTominay’s 23/24 Premier League season

Appearances

32

Starts

18

Goals

7

Assists

1

Yellow Cards

2

As per reports in Turkey, relayed by Sport Witness, McTominay is top of the Galatasaray wishlist and has even said yes to joining the Turkish side.

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Indeed, he has given the green light to a deal worth a reported €5.5m a year (£4.5m per year, or £86,500 per week), an increase on the £60,000 a week deal he finds himself on at Old Trafford.

That may well have been the easy part though, with reports earlier in the week suggesting that Galatasaray had seen an opening bid of €15m (£12.7m) knocked back for the Scottish international, with Dan Ashworth and Co keen to hold out for closer to £25m to let him leave this summer.

Should that price be met and McTominay depart, it could allow Manchester United to move for one of their midfield targets, with PSG’s Manuel Ugarte among those that they have been linked with in recent weeks.

وائل جمعة غاضبًا: لن أعلم ثنائي الأهلي كيف يقف في الملعب

علق وائل جمعة لاعب الأهلي السابق، على هزيمة الفريق أمام أورلاندو بايرتس، بهدفين مقابل هدف، وذلك خلال المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

والتقى الأهلي مع أورلاندو، على أرضية استاد القاهرة، في إطار لقاءات الجولة السادسة والأخيرة من مرحلة المجموعات بدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وقال وائل جمعة في تصريحات عبر قناة “بي إن سبورتس”: “شكل حزين للأهلي ومنظر سيء للاعبين أن يخسروا مباراة على ملعبهم وسط جمهوروهم، لكن قلنا إننا في مرحلة ممكن تؤدي ولا تفوز، أو لا تفوز ولا تؤدي مثلما حدث اليوم”.

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وتابع: “أخطاء دفاعية كثيرة، قلت إن هذه الفترة ستظهر اللاعبين الذين يستحقون الاستمرار أو الرحيل”.

وأضاف: “أخطاء دفاعية ولاعبين غير مركزين في وقفتهم، لا أريد أن أقسو على اللاعبين، لكن هناك مشاكل كثيرة موجودة، لا بد أن تحدث غربلة في الأهلي، وتطهير لبعض العناصر لم تثبت كفاءتها للتواجد في الفريق”.

وأوضح: “هناك أنانية في الجانب الهجومي، وسام أبو علي من أفضل اللاعبين لكن الكرة كانت تعانده، ومع ذلك هو العنصر الوحيد الذي يُمكن الوثوق به”.

وأكمل: “الأهلي لا يستغل وسام بشكل جيد، وسام يحتاج إلى كرات عرضية وهذا لا يتحقق، إمام عاشور أكثر لاعب يمكن أن يساعده، لكن لم يقم بذلك”.

واستكمل: “تغييرات كولر غريبة، أن تلعب على أرضك ومع ذلك تدفع بـ أكرم توفيق، كيف ذلك، الهدف الذي دخل مرمى الأهلي بدايته من عند الضغط السيء لأكرم، ليس من الممكن أن يكون لاعب يمتلك خبرة ويتم مراوغته هكذا، أنا لم أكن مع الدفع به، هو ابتعد بالفعل بعد قرار رحيله ومناوشاته مع الجماهير، كان في رأيي ألا يتم الدفع به في مباراة اليوم، هناك أشياء خاطئة تحدث”.

وأشار: “لا نريد أن نحصر المشكلة في خط الدفاع، المنظومة كلها بها مشكلة، والحل هو التعاقد مع لاعبين محترفين، لا يصح أن يلعب الأهلي بدون محترفين، وهناك لاعبون في حالة تشبع، ولاعبون إمكانيتهم لا تسمح لهم باللعب في الأهلي، لا بد من التدعيم وضخ دماء جديدة تُحسن أداء الفريق”.

وأتم: “الأخطاء الدفاعية، بالتأكيد لن أعلم خالد عبد الفتاح وياسر إبراهيم كيف يقفان، ردود أفعالهما وحركات جسديهما سيئة جدًا، ليس من المعقول وهما بهذه الخبرة أن أقول لهما كيف يقفان في الملعب؟”.

Gomes é diagnosticado com dengue e volta a ser baixa no Flamengo

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Cortado do último jogo por conta de um quadro febril, João Gomes foi diagnosticado com dengue nesta sexta-feira. O Flamengo informou que o volante ficará afastado das atividades do futebol profissional até a próxima segunda-feira (18), através de sua assessoria de imprensa.

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Na última quinta, na reapresentação do elenco após a vitória sobre o Juventude, pela 26ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, Gomes treinou com o grupo, mas voltou a sofrer as consequências da dengue e teve que interromper as atividades.

Se Gomes é desfalque, o Flamengo terá, em contrapartida, a volta de Diego Ribas na próxima partida, além de Vitinho, que retorna de suspensão, e do trio que estava disputando as Eliminatórias (veja mais aqui).

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Na caça ao líder Atlético-MG, o Flamengo volta a campo neste domingo, quando receberá o Cuiabá, às 20h30, no Maracanã. O duelo, válido pela 27ª rodada do Brasileirão, será transmitido em Tempo Real pelo LANCE!.

Ben Cox agrees to stay with Worcestershire until end of 2023 season

Wicketkeeper-batsman, who initially rejected contract extension, is awarded a Benefit Year

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Mar-2021

Ben Cox has struck a deal to stay at Worcestershire•Getty Images

Ben Cox has agreed terms to keep him at Worcestershire until the end of the 2023 County season.Cox initially rejected an offer to stay with the club beyond the 2021 season, but Worcestershire announced on Tuesday that he had agreed a two-year contract extension.Cox, who made his debut for Worcestershire as a 17-year-old schoolboy in 2009, has also been awarded a Benefit Year in 2021, recognising his “lengthy and outstanding service”, the club said.”This club means the world to me, being a Worcestershire boy, and it means a hell of a lot to commit for another three years to the club,” Cox told the Worcestershire website. “If you had asked me when I made my debut that you would have had a 15-year career, and the club had offered you a Benefit Year, I would have snapped your hand off.”I’m over the moon to get things sorted for another three years, and I will still have more to give at the end of this contract, which excites me in itself. Fitness is always something I hold a high regard too, so, as I get older, I don’t see that changing, and I just want to keep doing the best I can be every time I go onto the field.”Cox believed that the club had taken “a big step in the right direction” last year in finishing second in the Central group of the Bob Willis Trophy.”There are some excellent keepers in the country,” he added. “If I can finish my career and people are saying ‘he was pretty good’, that is how I want to leave it.”Ben Cox starred on Blast Finals Day in 2018•Getty Images

Cox reached 500 career dismissals last year, including including 343 in first-class cricket, and he has scored 4764 first-class runs. He played a pivotal role in Worcestershire Rapids’ 2018 Vitality Blast triumph with Man-of-the-Match performances in the semi-final and final at Edgbaston.Worcestershire CCC Chairman Fanos Hira said: “It is pleasing that Ben will be with us until at least 2023. He is an impressive, popular player who has performed at a high level as a wicketkeeper since making his debut as a local schoolboy. He has ability, ambition, desire and potential to improve further.”I’m delighted he has reflected on and accepted our contract extension. Members will be able to support him in his richly deserved Benefit Year during his contract. We wish him well.”

عبد الواحد السيد يوقف أحد مسؤولي فريق الكرة بعد مباراة مودرن سبورت

اتخذ عبد الواحد السيد مدير الكرة بنادي الزمالك، قراراً بإيقاف أحد مسؤولي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، لما بدر منه عقب انتهاء مباراة مودرن سبورت ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري.

وتلقى الزمالك هزيمة أمام مودرن سبورت بهدف دون رد، على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن مواجهات الجولة التاسعة من عمر الدوري المصري.

وقرر عبد الواحد السيد إيقاف مصطفى حسين “ميلا” مسؤول المهمات وإحالته للتحقيق أمام الشؤون القانونية بالنادي.

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وجاء ذلك لما بدر منه بعد انتهاء مباراة مودرن سبورت، لحين معرفة ملابسات الواقعة.

ويستعد الزمالك لمواجهة الجونة، يوم الاثنين المُقبل في الجولة العاشرة من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، المقرر اقامتها على استاد القاهرة الدولي.

Connolly leads Scorchers to victory in BBL season opener

The BBL opener was delayed by rain and lightning in Perth but eventually 11 overs a side were played

Tristan Lavalette14-Dec-2025

Cooper Connolly dominated Perth Scorchers’ chase•James Worsfold/Getty Images

Babar Azam struggled to handle a bouncy Optus Stadium surface in a tough BBL initiation, before in-form Cooper Connolly stole the show to power Perth Scorchers to a five-wicket victory over rival Sydney Sixers.In a truncated tournament season-opener, reduced to 11 overs per side, Babar could not get going. He made just 2 off 5 balls in an anti-climactic BBL debut. Sixers did recover, with a stunning assault in the backend, to finish with 113 for 5.But it proved not enough in good batting conditions – despite the earlier inclement weather – as Connolly starred with 59 off 31 balls. The knock came on the back of his strong recent efforts for Australia and Australia A.Just two days before the IPL auction – where he is fancied to earn a maiden deal – Connolly did his chances no harm. Batting at No. 3, Connolly whacked five sixes in a reminder of his x-factor ability, which has seen him likened to Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head.He completely dominated a 48-run fourth-wicket partnership with skipper Ashton Turner, before holing out with nine runs needed off nine balls. His absence from the crease did not matter, as Scorchers hauled down the target with five balls to spare.Heavy rain and lightning caused the start of the match to be delayed by 80 minutes. The downpour meant the covers were used for the first time for a BBL game at Optus Stadium since the ground opened in 2018.Aaron Hardie took the first wicket of the new season•Paul Kane/Getty Images

Once the game got going, with the ground’s drainage having worked wonders, Babar entered the crease after Sixers were sent into bat. There was much anticipation for Babar’s BBL debut, who headlines a slew of Pakistan stars taking part in this season’s tournament. But Babar, sporting 056 on the back of his magenta jersey, struggled to handle the extra bounce and trudged off the ground before the end of the third over.Babar was lucky to survive two near chances on his third and fourth deliveries, but off the latter, he did score his first BBL runs, when he sliced just past two fielders in the cover region.His luck quickly ran out on the next ball when he hit a hard length delivery from quick Brody Couch straight to mid-on.Sixers were reeling at 15 for 2, with opener Daniel Hughes having already fallen for a duck in the first over. But they recovered strongly through muscular batting from Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw and Jack Edwards, who bludgeoned 46 off 21 balls to lift Sixers to respectability.A new-look Scorchers attack, boasting recruits Couch and Joel Paris, fell away after a bright start when they had Sixers in big trouble at 41-4.Even though Sixers’ total ballooned, Scorchers were confident given the hard surface and lightning outfield. The fans in the terraces, many of whom were garbed in orange, were giddy over the prospect of power-hitters Mitchell Marsh and Finn Allen joining forces at the top of the order.But Marsh, who had played just one BBL game in the past three seasons, fell for a third ball duck when he edged seamer Charlie Stobo to a leaping Babar, who took a fine catch above his head at first slip.Allen had electrified the Scorchers faithful almost exactly 12 months ago with a first-ball six to launch his BBL career, but he was more circumspect to begin with, before launching Edwards for two huge sixes in the third over.Allen, though, could not kick on after holing out to offspinner Todd Murphy for 16. But the wickets proved to be just blips, as Connolly took over with a slew of audacious strokes in a whirlwind knock, which undoubtedly caught the attention of IPL power brokers.

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