Manchester United are now preparing a significant offer for a “rapid” new player, who has been demanded by Ruben Amorim ahead of the January transfer window.
Amorim looking to sign new centre-back who could partner Maguire
In the wake of Harry Maguire scoring a dramatic late winner against Liverpool at Anfield, Nicky Butt has suggested Man United have made a mistake by not bringing in a top centre-back partner for the England international.
The former midfielder said: “Do you know what you were saying about never letting the club down, I think it’s the other way around, I think the club has let him down, if I’m honest.
“If you look at his best games they have always been for England, he’s had John Stones next to him, it’s like a Yin and Yang.
“With Harry, he’s going to that club, and he’s never had a player next to him who can compliment him ever…”
In fairness, Matthijs De Ligt has arguably improved considerably this season, but Amorim is a little light on top-quality options, with Paul Scholes recently criticising Luke Shaw, who started at left centre-back against Liverpool.
Rooney: £150k-p/w star has been Man Utd's "best player" and "proven me wrong"
The Manchester United legend has praised one of Ruben Amorim’s key players, who he was initially “sceptical” about.
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As such, bringing in a new centre-back in the January transfer window could be a savvy move, and Amorim has now demanded the signing of Sporting CP star Ousmane Diomande, with the United boss keen to secure a reunion.
That is according to a report from Spain, which also states Man United are now preparing a significant offer for the centre-back, who is valued at around €50m (£43m), which would be an affordable fee.
Amorim believes the Sporting CP defender would be an ideal fit in his three-at-the-back system, and he has now been identified as a key target for the winter transfer window.
"Rapid" Diomande is a Gabriel and Saliba "hybrid"
William Saliba and Gabriel have formed a formidable partnership at Arsenal, with the Gunners conceding just three Premier League goals this season, and both centre-backs rank among the best in world football.
As such, it should excite United fans to hear the Sporting star has been described as a “hybrid” between the two Arsenal defenders by scout Ben Mattinson, while journalist Zach Lowy has also been left very impressed.
Moreover, the youngster is very assured in possession of the ball, placing in the top 1% of centre-backs for his pass-completion rate per 90 over the past year.
With Man United clearly in need of a new centre-back, Diomande could be the ideal addition to the squad, and his previous experience working with Amorim is an added bonus.
Ainda que esteja praticamente encaminhada, a aposentadoria do lateral-esquerdo Fábio Santos ainda não está confirmada. Foi isso que o jogador revelou na zona mista da Neo Química Arena, após o empate em 1 a 1 entre Corinthians e Flamengo, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.
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Depois da eliminação corintiana na Conmebol Sul-Americana, na terça-feira (3), o jogador havia colocado nas entrelinhas que encerraria a sua carreira no encerramento do seu contrato com o Timão, no fim desta temporada. A possibilidade disso acontecer é grande, mas ainda não é garantida.
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– Praticamente, 99% já confirmado – disse Fábio aos jornalistas.
Durante a temporada surgiu a possibilidade de renovação por mais uma temporada, já que o Timão ainda não encontrou um substituto para Fábio Santos na lateral-esquerda. No ano passado, a ideia era fazer um processo de passagem de bastão para Lucas Piton, que não se firmou e foi negociado com o Vasco da Gama no início desta temporada, e já neste ano o postulante a dono da posição foi Matheus Bidu, que foi contratado do Guarani, mas não convenceu nas oportunidades que teve.
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Por conta disso, inclusive, Fábio jogou 46 das 61 partidas do Corinthians nesta temporada. Algo que tem desgastado ainda mais a parte física do atleta que completou 38 anos em setembro. E esse é um dos motivos dele estar cada vez mais convencido a encerrar a carreira em dezembro.
Fábio Santos descarta jogar por outro clube e a renovação com o Timão não deve acontecer independentemente da vontade do jogador. Isso porque qualquer presidente eleito no dia 25 de novembro optará por não estender o vínculo do lateral.
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Após ter recebido muitas críticas na eliminação corintiana na semifinal da Sul-Americana, Fábio Santos foi um dos destaques da equipe alvinegra no empate com o Flamengo neste fim de semana. Foi ele quem converteu o pênalti que igualou o marcador. O gol foi importante, pois o Corinthians saiu atrás no placar. O lance que originou a penalidade também teve participação do lateral, que finalizou a bola que foi bloqueada pelo zagueiro Léo Pereira, da equipe carioca.
Glamorgan overpowered despite flying start with the ball
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jul-2025
Dan Lawrence rescued Surrey with his maiden T20 hundred•Getty Images
Dan Lawrence’s maiden T20 hundred rescued Surrey as they recovered from a dreadful start to chase down 223 against Glamorgan at the Kia Oval and edge closer to clinching a Vitality Blast knockout place.Lawrence came to the crease with his side in desperate trouble at 16 for three – but the wristy right-hander transformed the contest by hammering 120 not out from 54 balls, sharing an unbroken stand of 146 from 60 with Tom Curran, a county T20 record against Glamorgan, to secure victory with five balls to spare.Glamorgan had looked set to record their first Blast success against Surrey in eight attempts after a century partnership between Colin Ingram, with a season’s best of 69 from 33, and Asa Tribe, who finished unbeaten on a 30-ball knock of 56.Their stand of 105 from 51 for the fifth wicket enabled the visitors to post a challenging 222 for six, but that proved insufficient in the face of Lawrence’s merciless onslaught.Seeking a response to their heavy loss at Hampshire 24 hours earlier, Glamorgan gathered early momentum from the aggressive hitting of Will Smale, who scooped Nathan Smith for six in the opening over.Surrey’s seamers all took some powerplay punishment from Smale (37 from 17), but two smart pieces of fielding by Jason Roy at cover pegged the visitors back – following his sharp throw to run out Smale with a courageous catch that cut off Alex Horton’s bullet drive.Sam Curran (two for 31) bowled tightly, varying his pace to good effect and removed Ben Kellaway, just getting set when he skied to mid-off, but Ingram began to accumulate steadily through the middle overs.The veteran left-hander hit the accelerator to raise his half-century from 25 balls as Smith’s final over disappeared for 21 and Tribe followed suit at identical pace, pulling Tom Curran into the stand for his third six.Although Ingram eventually holed out to provide the younger Curran with a second wicket, the home side had to chase at above 11 an over, a task that became no easier after losing both openers inside the first 10 deliveries of their reply.Roy’s dismissal, courtesy of Dan Douthwaite’s stunning leap to his right at cover, was soon followed by that of Sam Curran, who miscued Ned Leonard behind to leave Surrey three down and floundering.Lawrence and Will Jacks counter-attacked, both depositing spinner Imad Wasim over the fence and sharing a partnership of 62 from 33 which was ended by another instance of superb fielding.Kiran Carlson’s arrow throw from mid-off – with one stump in his line of vision – left Jacks (31 from 21) short of his ground, but Lawrence kept up the charge, heaving Andy Gorvin for a leg-side six to pass 50.With Tom Curran (49 not out from 27) in a supporting role, Lawrence whittled down the required rate, punching the air as he reached three figures from 46 balls and clinching a remarkable win with a straight six off Gorvin.
Former England rugby star Joe Marler has impressed Celebrity Traitors viewers with his detective skills in the popular reality TV show, but one discovery the 35 year-old was not ready for was how much professional footballers earn.
Marler is far from the wealthiest figure on BBC’s Celebrity Traitors, with the likes of Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, Mark Bonnar and Alan Carr all believed to hold net worths in excess of £10m.
The former England and Harlequins star retired from rugby last year, but despite spending more than a decade at the peak of his profession, was left gobsmacked when he found out how much the average footballer makes.
Speaking on Marler’s Things People Do podcast last year, journeyman footballer Jimmy Bullard revealed: “My biggest contract was £50k-a-week.”
Jimmy Bullard’s career
1998 – 1999: Ebbsfleet
1999 – 2001: West Ham
2001 – 2003: Peterborough
2003 – 2006: Wigan Athletic
2006 – 2009: Fulham
2009 – 2011: Hull City
2011 – 2012: Ipswich Town
2012: MK Dons
Bullard, who never won a major professional trophy or earned an England cap and retired in 2012, refused to admit which club had paid him that figure, which totals around £2.6m annually, leaving Marler in shock.
The Traitors star and his co-host then asked for an estimate on what kind of money a “top Premier League footballer” earns today, to which Bullard responded: “I’d have to say a few of the Man City boys must be on £350k-a-week.”
In fact, Man City’s highest earner is Erling Haaland on a whopping £525k-a-week, which is over £27 million in annual salary.
For context, Antoine Dupont was recently made the highest-paid rugby player in the world, penning a £1.2 million per season deal with Toulouse, while Marler earned an estimated £300k-a-year during his last contract with Harlequins.
That means Haaland takes home Dupont’s yearly pay roughly twice a month and matches Marler’s salary in a matter of days.
Marler’s performance on the hit BBC show has seen him touted for future roles in television, with a source telling MailOnline: “The BBC is constantly looking for new talent and the second he stopped playing rugby, there were eyes on him.
“Bosses knew that getting him on Traitors would be a very good shop window for him and they could test whether or not the viewers would like him. As soon as they saw it, they knew he would be someone the British public would adore and they seem to be right.
“At the same time, he himself is ready for a new career after retiring from rugby. He has long wanted to present from a BBC sofa and The One Show is one of his favourite programmes. To anchor that would be his dream.”
بحسب البروتوكول المتبع في مباريات دوري أبطال أوروبا، فإنه من المرجح أن يستضيف مسؤولو مانشستر سيتي، نظرائهم في باير ليفركوزن، لتناول الغداء قبل مباراة الناديين خلال 10 أيام، يوم الثلاثاء 25 نوفمبر على ملعب الاتحاد.
وأفادت “مانشستر إيفنينج نيوز” البريطانية نقلاً عن صحيفة “بيلد” الألمانية أن هناك الكثير من الأمور سيتم مناقشتها في هذا اليوم، من بينها مستقبل الجوهرة الأرجنتينية كلاوديو إيتشيفيري، ويحاول الطرفان التوصل لحل وسط بشأنه.
وقد يتم الحديث عن دور إيتشيفيري والذي يحصل عليه مع بايرليفركوزن، ويشعر مانشستر سيتي وبيب جوارديولا بالانزعاج والإحباط من قلة الوقت الذي يحصل عليه مع النادي الألماني.
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ويرغب مانشستر سيتي في إجراء مناقشات للتوصل لحل مع باير ليفركوزن، لعرض فكرة إنهاء إعارة اللاعب الأرجنتيني في يناير.
ولم يشارك إيتشيفيري سوى في 240 دقيقة في الدوري الألماني ودوري أبطال أوروبا هذا الموسم، وقد بدأ بشكل أساسي في مباراة واحدة في البوندسليجا، ضد بايرن ميونخ قبل أسبوعين، واستمر لمدة 56 دقيقة، ثم عاد لمقاعد البدلاء في المباراة التالية.
England still need 210 but Brook and Root have added 58 in the last ten overs, after India’s early incision
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There’s never a shortage of belligerence when Harry Brook’s batting•AFP/Getty Images
Lunch Harry Brook launched an exhilarating counterattack to help England recover from the loss of two wickets on the fourth morning, keeping the fifth Test in the balance. India were on top when Mohammed Siraj trapped Ollie Pope lbw, leaving England 106 for 3 in pursuit of 374, but Brook and Joe Root added 58 in 10.3 overs to put their seamers back under pressure.Brook made the play, and was given a life on 19: he picked out long leg with a miscued pull off Prasidh Krishna, only for Siraj to step on the advertising toblerone on the boundary rope after completing the catch. He continued to attack, lashing Prasidh through cover and cutting him past gully having cracked back-to-back boundaries off Akash Deep’s previous over.It was Prasidh who struck the first blow of the morning, dangling a carrot outside off stump which Ben Duckett snatched at. He was drawn into driving at a fuller ball in the channel, and KL Rahul made a sharp chance at second slip look straightforward. India came out fired up, their close fielders vocal, and regularly beat the bat in the first hour.
Pope, England’s stand-in captain, hit three boundaries in an over off Prasidh to pass 300 runs for the series, but was trapped plumb in front by Siraj’s nip-backer and took a review with him. He has only reached 50 once since his first-innings century in Leeds, and incredibly, the 27 was his second-highest score in the fourth innings of a Test.Root started uncharacteristically skittishly, surviving a tight lbw shout from Prasidh, but steadily grew into his innings. He was happy to play in Brook’s slipstream, and is the key wicket for India as they bid to square the series.
O Coritiba recebe o Corinthians, nesta quarta-feira (6), pela 38ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A bola rola a partir das 21h30 (de Brasília), no Couto Pereira, com transmissão do Premiere e tempo real do Lance!.
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CORINTHIANS (Técnico: Mano Menezes) Cássio; Fagner, Gil, Caetano e Fábio Santos (Matheus Bidu); Moscardo, Maycon, Giuliano e Renato Augusto; Romero e Giovane
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Autor do gol da vitória do Palmeiras diante do São Bernardo por 1 a 0, nesta quinta-feira (15), pelo Paulistão, Flaco López celebrou a boa fase que vive neste início de ano.
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– Muito feliz. Passei muito tempo ruim aqui, hoje é uma felicidade imensa ouvir meu nome na torcida. Dá muita motivação para seguir melhorando – disse Flaco López após o término da partida.
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Com cinco gols em sete partidas disputadas, o argentino é o artilheiro do Verdão em 2024, mas encontrou dificuldades para se adaptar ao futebol brasileiro.
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Contratado junto ao Lánus, da Argentina, por 10 milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 50 milhões, na cotação da época), Flaco oscilou com a camisa do Verdão e foi alvo de críticas por parte da torcida alviverde nas últimas duas temporadas.
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Após iniciar a partida no banco de reservas, Flaco López foi o escolhido por Abel Ferreira para entrar no lugar de Endrick, aos 28 minutos da primeira etapa. Pouco depois, o atacante recebeu ótimo cruzamento de Estêvão, venceu a disputa contra o goleiro Alex Alves e testou para o fundo das redes.
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No próximo domingo (18), o Verdão encara o rival Corinthians, às 18h (de Brasília), na Arena Barueri, pela nona rodada do Paulistão.
49ers Enterprises’ takeover in the summer was supposed to signify the start of a glorious new era for Rangers, but it has not quite panned out that way so far.
Their first major decision was the appointment of Russell Martin as manager, but he lasted just 123 days in the job, winning only five of 17 games before being dismissed last month.
There are early signs that his successor Danny Röhl is starting to slowly turn things around, claiming a third successive league victory at Dundee on Sunday, albeit the Gers’ nightmarish start to the campaign means they are still down in fourth place, 12 points adrift leaders Hearts.
Irrespective of whom the manager is, if Rangers are going to reclaim a first Premiership title since 2021 any time soon, their recruitment has to improve.
So much money has been wasted in the transfer market, much of it this summer, splashing almost £30m on 13 new recruits, left with very little to show for it, with the team having got significantly worse.
However, there is a clear frontrunner for the club’s biggest waste of money award in recent times, but it isn’t going where you might think.
Rangers' attacking options compared to 2024/25
Last season, Rangers boasted a genuinely frightening front three, all of whom were allowed to depart over the summer.
Václav Černý did not return, following the expiration of his loan from Wolfsburg, instead moving to Beşiktaş.
Meantime, Hamza Igamane was sold to Lille for £10.4m, while Cyriel Dessers departed for Greece, joining Panathinaikos for a reported fee of around £3.5m.
The table below documents just how prolific the trio were last season.
Rangers’ top-scorers 2024/25
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Cyriel Dessers
55
29
7
Václav Černý
52
18
9
Hamza Igamane
46
16
3
% of total goals
55%
% of European goals
70%
Stats via Transfermarkt
As the table documents, this departed trio scored 55% of all 115 goals Rangers bagged across all competitions last season, as well as 14 of the 20 they scored in Europe, with the Gers making a run to the Europa League quarter-finals.
Thus, Černý, Dessers and Igamane were always going to be a tough trio to follow, with Rangers splashing around £16m on a new quartet in an attempt to do just that, but their attacking options have unquestionably been weakened.
Djeidi Gassama, in fairness, has looked pretty bright, scoring his sixth of the season at the weekend, albeit he is currently not at Černý’s level, while Oliver Antman, despite a scintillating debut, has done little since.
In terms of pure centre-forwards, Bojan Miovski, who joined from Girona for £2.6m, is yet to recapture the form he showed at Aberdeen, while the signing of Youssef Chermiti remains baffling.
After the Portuguese striker failed to score a single goal during two seasons at Everton, Kevin Thelwell, who had initially brought him to Merseyside, decided to sign him again, agreeing to pay the Toffees £8m, potentially rising to £10m with add-ons, making him the club’s second-most expensive signing in history, behind only Tore André Flo in 2000.
Chermiti did open his Rangers account against Kilmarnock during Röhl’s first Premiership match in charge, but has squandered numerous gilt-edged opportunities, with many concluding that he simply is not worth the huge investment.
Röhl must see something in the 21-year-old, however, considering he has started four of the last five matches, but the jury is not so much still out on Chermiti, they’re more on a proverbial break.
At least the striker is starting regularly and contributing that way – the same cannot be said of another expensive signing, saving him from the unwanted worst recent signing accolade, which surely only has one clear winner.
Rangers' worst value for money signing
A player who officially joined Rangers this summer is Óscar Cortés, albeit he had been on loan at the club since 1 February, making him the forgotten man.
When he initially arrived in Glasgow, he did so to plenty of excitement, having been one of the best players at the under-20 World Cup in the summer of 2023, scoring four goals and registering two assists as Colombia reached the quarter-finals, picking up the Bronze Boot, with scout António Mango thereby asserting that he was an “insane talent” who “would be ideal for Liverpool”.
He joined Rangers on loan from Ligue 1 side Lens with an obligation to buy, while the Rangers Journal calling him a “very promising young winger”, who will “provide pace, power and… goal contributions” to the Gers’ forward line.
However, this is certainly not how events have transpired.
To date, Cortés has made just 21 appearances for the Light Blues, totalling 764 minutes, not even named among the substitutes on 58 occasions, usually due to injury.
The Colombian international scored just a solitary goal for the goal, this a sweet right-footed strike during a 5-0 demolition of Hearts just a few weeks after his arrival.
Due to the obligation to buy clause, despite his lack of activity, Rangers were forced to buy Cortés for £4.5m in the summer, making him one of their most expensive signings of all-time.
He actually started August’s League Cup tie against Alloa Athletic at left-back, his only start of the campaign, before being loaned out to Segunda División side Sporting Gijón.
Well, he is yet to make much impact in Spain’s second-tier, seeing just 92 league minutes for los Rojiblancos to date, earning his first start against Mirandés last Friday night, albeit he was hooked at half time, as his team were defeated 2-1.
Seemingly unlikely to revive his career at El Molinón, Cortés has to be considered one of Rangers’ worst value for money signings ever.
Having paid £4.5m to secure his signature, Football Transfers estimate that his value has already dropped to £3m and is on a downward trajectory.
Thus, if Rangers are going to get back to dominating Scottish football, they can ill-afford many more transfer missteps such as this.
Bassey 2.0: Rohl must unleash Rangers "colossus" who can end Djiga's stay
With Nasser Djiga continuing to underwhelm in a Rangers jersey, should Danny Röhl unleash his centre-back “colossus” who can replicate Calvin Bassey?
Tom Taylor carries Worcestershire fight until the end as visitors stumble to target of 62
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Ollie Robinson claimed match figures of 11 for 142•MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Sussex 350 (Simpson 129*, Coles 102, Taylor 4-106) and 63 for 7 (Taylor 4-22) beat Worcestershire 123 (Robinson 6-68, Unadkat 4-43) and 287 (Libby 72, Robinson 5-74) by three wicketsSussex survived a fourth-innings scare to secure a three-wicket win over Worcestershire on the third morning of their final Rothesay County Championship fixture of the season.The final four wickets of the Worcestershire innings fell inside 25 minutes, where the hosts could only add 16 runs to their overnight total, as Ollie Robinson took his second five wicket haul of the match. Requiring just 61 to win, Sussex made hard work of the chase, eventually knocking off the total despite Worcestershire seamer Tom Taylor finishing with 4 for 22 on his way to ending the season with 58 Division One wickets.With the fate of both sides already sealed, the visitors’ final flourish saw them secure a mid-table finish, whilst the Pear’s resilient efforts went unrewarded with relegation already confirmed.Ben Gibbon was the first wicket to fall on a troubling morning for Worcestershire, when he was pinned lbw after offering no shot to an Robinson delivery that nipped back and clipped the pad of the nightwatchman, bring an end to his stubborn knock of 13.Roderick was the next man to depart, when his innings of 27 was brought to a close by the impressive Jaydev Unadkat who claimed his seventh wicket of a match dominated by the Sussex seamers. Matthew Waite and Ben Allison were dismissed in successive balls as Robinson finished with five wickets in the innings, walking away with superb match-figures of 11 for 142.Chasing 61 to win, Sussex lost opener Tom Haines for 1 when an excellent, diving catch at slip by Rob Jones helped open the Worcestershire account.A seemingly routine chase was momentarily thrown into doubt however, as Sussex slipped to 28 for 4, losing Hughes and James Coles in consecutive overs courtesy of Taylor and Ben Allison, before Taylor struck for the 57th time this season in Division One to have Tom Alsop caught at slip.With just 16 required to win, Worcestershire refused to go down without a fight, as Matthew Waite claimed a wicket with his first ball of his spell, first-innings centurion John Simpson caught by Rehaan Edavalath after mistiming a pull shot into the deep.Taylor had time to claim his 58th wicket of the season before Waite struck for a second time with Sussex still requiring three runs, but Robinson hit his first ball through midwicket for four to ensure his side ended the season with a win.