Chelsea open talks for £130k-p/w Italy star after missing out on Calafiori

With the Tood Boehly era at Chelsea characterised by high spending in the transfer window, the Blues' owner looks set to open his chequebook again as they open talks to bring a new attacker to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea make early moves in the transfer market

As has been seen in previous windows, Chelsea have been quick off the blocks in the transfer window and have already brought a number of new players through the door in West London.

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The biggest name to arrive at Stamford Bridge so far this summer is Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who makes the move to Chelsea from Leicester City. The midfielder impressed during the Foxes' title winning campaign in the Championship last season and joins his former boss Enzo Maresca, who also swapped the King Power for the King's Road this summer.

Chelsea signings summer 2024

Joined from

Fee Paid

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Leicester City

€35.40million (£30million)

Omari Kellyman

Aston Villa

€22.50million (£19million)

Renato Viega

FC Basel

€14.00million (£11.8million)

Caleb Wiley

Atlanta United

€10.10million (£8.5million)

Marc Guiu

Barcelona

€6.00million (£5million)

Tosin Adarabioyo

Fulham

Free transfer

With the Blues' business far from over, the latest rumours have seen Chelsea linked with a move for Newcastle United's Alexander Isak. The Swedish striker has been touted for a move to Stamford Bridge for some time with the Blues looking for a fresh face to lead their line next season.

As Boehly and Co continue to look for new talents, it appears that Chelsea are set to compete with their Premier League rivals for a player seemingly destined to be playing his football in England next season.

Blues open talks for Federico Chiesa deal

As reported by Team Talk, the Italian press are claiming that Chelsea have opened talks with the agents of Juventus star Federico Chiesa. A report from a couple of weeks back suggested that Chiesa’s agent, Fali Ramadani, had been offering the Italian international to clubs in the Premier League with Ramadani now traveling to London to seal the deal.

The Italian winger has previously been linked with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, meaning that the Blues may have a fight on their hands to bring the player to Stamford Bridge this summer. With interest in the player high, Ramadani has made it clear that Chiesa's wage demands of £130,000 per week will have to be met.

Juventus forward Federico Chiesa.

Chiesa first rose to prominence during EURO 2020 where the winger scored twice as Italy lifted the trophy in dramatic fashion, beating England on penalties. Speaking at the time, legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon spoke of his surprise at Chiesa's performances at the tournament: "After a season at Juve with Federico it is no longer a surprise for me, but it was not obvious that he would be able to play at such a high level in a tournament like the European Championship.

"If you do those things at such a high level, then it means that you are really special."

With Chiesa a well established talent on both the international and domestic stage, it would be an impressive coup to bring the player to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Clássico entre Fluminense e Flamengo pode contar com a presença das duas torcidas; confira

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A Confederação Brasileira de futebol (CBF) pretende liberar a presença dos torcedores dos times visitantes a partir da próxima rodada. Por meio de uma nota, o Fluminense reafirmou que tem um acordo com o Flamengo para dividirem igualmente o número de ingressos no Maracanã. Com isso, o Fla-Flu do próximo dia 23, às 19h, poderá contar com torcedores de ambas as equipes.

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O confronto será válido pela 28ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro e terá o Fluminense como mandante. Antes disso, o Tricolor terá pela frente um duelo contra o Athletico-PR, neste domingo, às 16h, na Arena da Baixada. O Flamengo, por sua vez, mede forças com o Cuiabá, no mesmo dia, às 20h30, no Maracanã.

Vale destacar que este será o primeiro clássico entre as equipes com a presença da torcida desde o início da pandemia global de Covid-19. Ambas se enfrentaram nas decisões do Campeonato Carioca 2020 e 2021, porém sem o grande público.

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O último Fla-Flu com a presença da torcida foi realizado no dia 12 de fevereiro de 2020, pela semifinal da Taça Guanabara. O rubro-negro venceu por 3 a 2 com gols deBruno Henrique, Gabigol e Filipe Luís, enquantoLuccas Claro e Evanilson descontaram para o Tricolor.

No primeiro turno do Brasileirão, o clássico foi realizada no estádio do Corinthians, a Neo Química Arena. O Fluminense derrotou o Flamengo, pela 6ª rodada, por 1 a 0 com gol do volante André. Na época, o Rubro Negro era dirigido pelo técnico Rogério Ceni, enquanto Roger Machado estava à frente do Tricolor.

Confira a nota oficial do Fluminense:

“O Fluminense esclarece que tem um acordo com o Flamengo desde o início da parceria no Maracanã. Por ele, os dois clubes dividem igualmente o número de ingressos colocados à venda no seu clássico.

Esta semana, em razão das mudanças que vêm ocorrendo nas operações de estádio desde o retorno do público, os clubes acordaram em consultar a CBF sobre a regra para visitantes. Uma medida de antecipação visando à melhor organização, pois havia a informação extra oficial de que tal medida de permissão de visitantes estava sendo cogitada. Tanto assim que, uma vez consultada, a CBF informou que a volta dos visitantes será permitida já na próxima rodada. Portanto, absolutamente de acordo com a boa relação institucional dos clubes que dividem a gestão do Maracanã, há dois anos, com muito sucesso”.

Dan Christian: 'I'd still love to be playing in that Australian side'

Allrounder has been key to Sydney Sixers’ middle order in one of his best BBL campaigns

Andrew McGlashan29-Jan-2021

Dan Christian has batted at a strike rate of 186 this BBL, while also taking 13 wickets•Getty Images

Dan Christian has not shut the door on representing Australia again after hitting what he believed was career-best form for the Sydney Sixers.Christian joined the Sixers from the Melbourne Renegades, whom he had helped win the title in the 2018-19 season. Although run tallies in the BBL are skewed by the growth of the competition, his average of 36 this campaign is his second best after 2013-14. Christian’s strike rate of 186.66 is far and away his highest in any edition of the tournament and his second best for any league behind the 194.05 he struck at in the 2018-19 Mzansi Super League.Christian, 37, last played for Australia in 2017, a career that includes 19 ODIs and 16 T20Is. Having been overlooked for the expanded squads of the Covid-19 era, his time would appear to have gone; but he believes he as “a lot of cricket left in me”.Related

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“For sure, I’d still love to be playing in that Australian side,” he told reporters in Canberra. “If the opportunity arises, great. But one of the things I’ve focused on is just win games and competitions. That’s the currency for playing at the next level. If you are doing that, you will get noticed. Certainly found that in my days at Victoria when we were winning all those Sheffield Shields.”Christian has enjoyed the new challenge after changing clubs, also taking 13 wickets alongside the runs he has scored following a lean last season with the Renegades. When asked if he’d ever played better, he said: “Probably not, it’s hard to remember… particularly in the Big Bash, I’ve had similar runs of form in other competitions – particularly in England – but over here probably been my best ones.”I didn’t look at changing anything, was probably more the fresh start and confidence of being in a new group. Still feel I have a lot of cricket left in me despite being 37.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“I’ve been playing really well in England in the last few years, and the great thing about being in this Sixers side is I’m playing a very similar role – that bowling role in the middle, a bit at the death, then batting-wise coming in around 10-12th over and finishing off things. Feel that’s where I play my best cricket so nice to do that for the Sixers.”Christian will be part of the Sixers side taking on the Perth Scorchers in the Qualifier final in Canberra on Saturday with the prize being a direct route into the final on February 6.He hopes that conditions at the Manuka Oval, which will host the match due to the ongoing border restrictions impacting Sydney, are similar to when the two sides met a couple of weeks ago when Christian took 2 for 22 from his four overs to pull back a rapid Scorchers to the extent that the chase was a cruise.”Hopefully it plays pretty similar to what it did last time,” he said of the pitch at the Manuka. “Generally how we’ve played a lot of our stuff, pace off from our spinners and our medium pacers have been really successful, as long as it’s different to what they have at the Optus [Stadium in Perth] because they are brilliant on the fast, green wicket.”

المنافسون المحتملون لـ بيراميدز في دور الـ8 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا

أنهى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بيراميدز، مشاركته في دور المجموعات ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا موسم 2024- 2025.

ويقغ بيراميدز ضمن المجموعة الرابعة التي تضم الترجي الرياضي من تونس ودجوليبا من مالي وساجرادا من أنجولا.

وحسم فريق بيراميدز التأهل إلى دور الثمانية للمرة الأولى في تاريخه رفقة الترجي الرياضي التونسي بعد احتلالهما المركزين الأول والثاني.

طالع.. المنافسون المحتملون لـ الأهلي في دور الـ8 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا وحقق بيراميدز الفوز في 4 مباريات وتعادل في مباراة وخسر مباراة، وفي آخر لقاء حقق الفوز على دجوليبا بسداسية مقابل لا شئ، على ملعب الدفاع الجوي.

ومن المقرر أن يجري الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف”، قرعة لتحديد مواجهات دور الـ8 (ربع النهائي) من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا خلال الفترة القادمة.

ومن المنتظر أن يلتقي بيراميدز، مع أحد متصدري المجموعات الثلاث الأخرى، بعد تأهله في المركز الثاني من المجموعة. المنافسون المحتملون لـ بيراميدز في دور الـ8 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا 2025

– الهلال السوداني متصدر المجموعة الأولى

– الجيش الملكي – متصدر المجموعة الثانية.

– أورلاندو بايرتس متصدر المجموعة الثالثة.

After Guehi: Newcastle make contact for £25m ace who’s better than Madueke

During the ongoing transfer window, Newcastle United have been on the hunt for defensive reinforcements to avoid a repeat of last season which saw Eddie Howe’s side plagued with injuries.

Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles were sidelined with ACL injuries, with Kieran Trippier also struggling with fitness at the same stage of the campaign, resulting in a makeshift backline – resulting in the Magpies missing out on a European spot.

Lloyd Kelly has already arrived on Tyneside, with Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi edging ever closer to a move to St James’ Park before the start of the Premier League campaign next weekend.

Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.

A report from Football Insider claimed that the club have already agreed personal terms with the 24-year-old, leaving the two sides to agree a fee for his services in order for a deal to reach its completion.

With the defensive unit nearing another new addition, attention will turn to the forward line, with Howe’s side in the mix to sign one player who could have a huge impact on Tyneside.

Newcastle make contact to sign £25m talent

According to Italian outlet Quotidano Sportivo, Newcastle have made contact over the signing of Fiorentina winger Nicolas Gonzalez ahead of a potential transfer this summer.

Newcastle target Nicolas Gonzalez in action for Argentina.

The 26-year-old also has admirers from Juventus, Nottingham Forest and Brighton, with Spanish side Atlético Madrid also making an enquiry about a move for the Argentinian international.

The forward has previously been the subject of an offer from fellow Premier League side Brentford, but no move ever materialised, with a move to England still on the cards this summer.

The report states that the Serie A side are holding out for a fee in the region of €30m (£25m) to part ways with the forward, who’s expressed his desire for a new challenge ahead of this season.

He would be an excellent option for Howe to go after in the hunt to sign a new right-winger, proving to be a better talent than one player recently touted with a move to the club.

Why Gonzalez would be a better option than Madueke for Newcastle

Chelsea winger Noni Madueke has constantly been linked with a move to Newcastle in recent months, with it even being claimed that he has agreed personal terms over a move to St James’.

Noni Madueke.

However, since the news, the deal has yet to progress, with it unknown whether it will be finalised or edge closer to completion in the coming days.

The recent rumours about Gonzalez could be a good thing if the Madueke deal has hit a standstill, with the Argentinian talent a better option for Howe’s side than the Englishman.

The “magnificent” ace, as described by broadcaster Carlo Garganese, managed double the amount of goal contributions last season, whilst also averaging more shots on target per 90 – providing a greater threat than Madueke in forward areas.

How Gonzalez & Madueke compare per 90 in 2023/24

Statistics

Gonzalez

Madueke

Games played

29

23

Goals + assists

14

7

Progressive passes

4.7

4.4

Shots taken

4

2.7

Aerials won

56%

41%

Shots on target

1.6

1

Stats via FBref

He also averaged more progressive passes, showcasing his ability to find his teammate, offering added goals to the likes of Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak alongside his own goalscoring tally.

Whilst it’s unknown what fee would be required to prise Madueke away from Stamford Bridge, Gonzalez would undoubtedly be a cheaper option coming from Serie A, whilst also giving Howe a better player at his disposal in forward areas.

He could prove to be the missing piece in Newcastle’s attacking puzzle, but they will have to fend off stiff interest from elsewhere if they are to secure his services this summer.

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Jos Buttler on New Zealand Tests clashing with IPL: 'No perfect answer to current schedule'

England vice-captain also backs return of Alex Hales once trust issues are dealt with

Matt Roller09-Mar-2021

Jos Buttler’s involvement with Rajasthan Royals could mean he misses Test cricket this summer•BCCI

Jos Buttler has admitted it would be “bittersweet” to miss the start of England’s home summer in order to play in the knockout stages of the IPL, and said that the prospect of having to choose one over the other has left him in a “far-from-perfect situation”.England’s home season will begin with a Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on June 2, three days after the final of the IPL on May 30. While it is not yet clear whether England’s multi-format players would be able to appear in both competitions, the ECB has told them they will be able to stay in India until their involvement in the IPL has come to an end.Buttler, a key player for Rajasthan Royals since he was signed ahead of the 2018 season, admitted that he had considered opting out of the IPL, but emphasised the positive impact that players’ involvement in the competition has had on England’s limited-overs sides and defended the ECB rest-and-rotation policy that saw him fly home for the final three Tests of the recent series in India.Related

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“I completely understand certain people will have an opinion one way and certain people another way,” Buttler said. “All I can say is the IPL has had an outstanding effect on English cricket so far and the individuals involved in it.”The tournament is the biggest in the whole of cricket in terms of money. Careers can be short. But we know playing for England is a huge draw for everyone and we’re very well remunerated playing for England – we’re very fortunate in that case.”It makes it a tough decision. Of course the schedule at the moment is very tough and there is no perfect balance to it. The ECB and the players work very closely together to try and manage that, so is there a perfect answer at the moment? No. And certainly not in the times we are operating in at the moment.”Buttler confirmed that he is likely to miss the first Test against New Zealand if Rajasthan reach the latter stages of the competition – the group stage ends on May 23, so players whose teams do not make the knockouts should be available – but said that the fact the Tests had been added to England’s calendar late in the day had been a major factor in the clash.”Those New Zealand Tests have been added to a very busy schedule quite late on,” he said. “It’s always going be bittersweet if you’re missing games with England or whatever opportunities you are missing, but we don’t know how far players are going to get into that tournament [the IPL] or if you’re actually going to miss them.”The ECB have said it looked like if you were involved in the IPL you’d be staying. I think that agreement was probably in place before the NZ Tests were announced. I think the ECB are keeping consistent with where they were at before those games got put in the schedule.”Buttler also said that he had no objections to the prospect of Alex Hales being recalled to the side following his two-year absence from international cricket, sparked by a second positive test for recreational drugs shortly before the 2019 World Cup.Ed Smith, the national selector, hinted last month that Hales might be reintegrated into the squad during the summer, and Eoin Morgan, England’s captain, echoed his comments in an interview with the on Monday.”My view on that has always been that the trust that Alex has lost will take time to rebuild and one of the issues we have had around having players who would either be trying to get into the side or wanting to come in and us have a look at them in and around training, hasn’t been possible around Covid,” Morgan said.”Trying to integrate players in that sense hasn’t been possible during this period. It’s looking like by the time we get home for the international summer the restrictions might be eased so that for the process of getting guys in and around the squad, there could be an opportunity to do that. There is a chance that he might be around the group and that opportunity might be there.”Buttler said: “I’d be fine with that. We were all disappointed with how that episode played out. As Eoin has talked about a lot of the time, there’s an element of trust that needs to be rebuilt. He’s said it’s harder to do that in this day and age: it’s harder to get people in and out of teams and environments. I’m sure when the time is right Eoin will talk to Alex and the selectors. We all know what a brilliant player he is, so if he can be reintegrated into the side and is playing well and warrants selection I’m all for that.”I think everyone is pretty grown-up and if there were ill feelings, [they would be] nothing that couldn’t be sorted out with some man-to-man conversations. The white-ball side has been together a long time and Alex was a huge part of that for a long time. I’m sure a lot of the guys stay in close touch with him. I don’t foresee there being problems and if there were then they could be sorted out.”

مدافع ليفربول السابق: محمد صلاح في وضع قوي للفوز بـ الكرة الذهبية

يرى ظهير أيسر نادي ليفربول الأسبق، ستيفن وارنوك، أن محمد صلاح هداف الريدز الحالي في وضع مميز وقوي للغاية للفوز بجائزة الكرة الذهبية 2025.

وساهم محمد صلاح في فوز ليفربول يوم أمس، الثلاثاء بنتيجة 2-1 على حساب ليل في الجولة السابعة وقبل الأخيرة من مجموعة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

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وقال وارنوك في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ميرور” البريطانية: “اعتقد أن بأدائه المميز فهو مرشح قوي للفوز بالبطولة، لكن كرة القدم تتغير كثيرًا”.

واستمر: “إذا كان لديك نهاية جيدة في دوري أبطال أوروبا بجانب تسجيل الأهداف هذا ما يضعك في مكانة كبيرة لتلك الجائزة”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “أعتقد أنه من المثير للدهشة كيف لم يتواجد محمد صلاح بين المنافسين على الكرة الذهبية أكثر من مرة وفقًا لأرقامه وما حققه”.

وأضاف: “لديه تأثير كبير في المباريات حتى وإن لم يكن في أفضل مستوياته، هذا هو المهم، حيث يعتمد على فقدان التركيز وأخطاء المدافعين للاستفادة منها”.

وتابع: “بالنسبة لي، أرى أن محمد صلاح لا يحظى بالتقدير الكافي من قبل جماهير ليفربول وخبراء الدوري الإنجليزي ولا أفهم السبب، ربما يكون خارج الدوري الإنجليزي هناك أسباب أخرى ولكن لماذا لا هنا”.

وأتم: “لست متأكدًا من السبب ولكن هناك بعض الأسماء الأخرى على ألسنة الناس، لقد كان هناك الكثير ممن تحدث عن فينيسيوس في العام الماضي، لكن إحصائيات محمد صلاح تتفوق بالفعل، ربما هذا أمر محبط للغاية بالنسبة له”.

Lista de baixas no Fortaleza é grande em busca de virada 'milagrosa' na Copa do Brasil

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São pelo menos seis jogadores que podem ser considerados como titulares na equipe de Juan Pablo Vojvoda impossibilitados de jogar na próxima quarta-feira, em solo cearense, por questões físicas e de regulamento. São eles Marcelo Benevenuto, Tinga, Lucas Lima, Lucas Crispim, Yago Pikachu e Robson.

No caso de Benevenuto e de Lucas Lima, os dois já disputaram partidas da Copa do Brasil deste ano defendendo Botafogo e Palmeiras, fator que impede com que eles joguem o torneio do mesmo ano por outros times.

Já em relação aos demais, Tinga já estava em recuperação antes mesmo do embate onde o Leão do Pici venceu bem o Athletico-PR por 3 a 0 no Brasileirão. Por sua vez, apesar do placar elástico e a vice-liderança assumida na última rodada, o time teve a luxação no ombro de Pikachu, a torção no tornozelo direito de Robson e o problema muscular de Crispim.

Ainda não há a certeza se, diante do cenário complexo, a rotina pesada da temporada e a clara possibilidade de conseguir uma vaga direta na fase de grupos da Libertadores via Campeonato Brasileiro, Vojvoda optará por uma equipe mista no meio de semana.

West Brom struck gold on "outstanding" star who’s worth more than Styles

West Bromwich Albion supporters might well have expected a slow start out of the blocks from their side this season, as Carlos Corberan's tight-knit camp continue to dress their gaping wounds involving a number of key departures from the Hawthorns.

Brandon Thomas-Asante, Okay Yokuslu and Conor Townsend have all departed in quick succession recently, alongside Cedric Kipre also leaving the building this summer after failing to agree a new contract with the Baggies.

Still, even with his unhelpful backdrop going into the new daunting Championship season potentially acting as a distraction, the players still as Corberan's disposal have more than performed so far, with a 3-1 win away at Queens Park Rangers on the opening day sticking out.

That was then followed up with a respectable point against Leeds United on home turf, as both sides cancelled each other out in the 0-0 draw.

Alex Mowatt would have particularly enjoyed that stalemate frustrating his former employers, as Corberan continues to rely on the ex-Leeds man as a solid performer in the middle of the park, even if other past stalwarts have now moved on.

Alex Mowatt's time at West Brom

Mowatt is now very much a settled part of the Baggies first-team, with the experienced EFL midfielder yet to miss a minute of second tier action available to him in the infancy of this new season, after starring last campaign on the way to Corberan's side reaching the playoffs.

The 29-year-old star has amassed 86 appearances now for the West Midlands outfit over three campaigns, with 50 of those coming under the Spaniard's guidance.

Yet, it hasn't always been smooth sailing for the Baggies number 27 during his stay with the second-tiet outfit, having been shipped out on loan during the 2022/23 campaign to Middlesbrough, after he was deemed an expendable member of the squad to get rid of under the management spell of Steve Bruce.

That is far behind Mowatt now, however, who proved last season – alongside that long list of recently departed stars – how key he is to West Brom's attempts to return to the Premier League.

Mowatt's regular season numbers for West Brom (23/24)

Stat – per 90 mins*

Mowatt

Games played

42

Goals scored

2

Assists

5

Touches*

65.2

Big chances created

4

Accurate passes*

47.6 (90%)

Ball recoveries*

4.7

Stats by Sofascore

The former Whites midfielder would amass seven goal contributions in total from 42 regular Championship contests, very rarely misplacing a pass in the process, with a 90% pass accuracy averaged per game also.

Energetic and brave on the ball too with a high number of ball recoveries, the 5 foot 10 midfielder formed a daunting duo with Yokuslu in the centre of the park, which has now been cruelly broken apart.

Still, he remains the heartbeat of Corberan's team, even with the many changes in and out of the building, with his display against Leeds recently winning him man of the match.

Completing a staggering 77 accurate passes across a bright 90 minutes for the 29-year-old, not even Mowatt could find that killer ball to unlock Daniel Farke's men unfortunately, but he will be one of the first names on his Spanish manager's teamsheet regardless, after signing a new contract this summer to show his commitment to the cause.

The ice-cold West Brom number 27 could soon be joined by a new partner in the middle of the park, however, as more change looks to be on the horizon at the Hawthorns, in terms of new faces in through the door.

West Brom moving in for Barnsley gem

Reports seem to suggest that the Championship promotion hopefuls are looking at adding Callum Styles to the Baggies camp shortly, to bring in more numbers to the midfield areas.

This would be a smart buy, owing to the fact Styles can also play as a left back or as a left winger among other spots, away from lining up next to Mowatt in a standard holding position.

Styles' career numbers by position

Position played

Games played

Goals scored

Assists

LM

72

8

8

CM

55

1

2

AM

33

2

2

RM

16

2

0

DM

11

0

1

LB

5

0

0

LW

1

0

0

RW

1

0

0

SS

1

0

0

Stats by Sofascore

The adopted Hungary international's versatility is further exemplified looking at the table above, with Styles capable of playing in a plethora of positions, which even includes as a second striker if needs be.

However, the Tykes ace will be purchased to line up alongside Mowatt you imagine, having previously lined up with the 29-year-old at Oakwell, before the former Leeds man relocated to the Hawthorns.

Also capable of producing a moment of magic out of nowhere like this thunderbolt effort versus Huddersfield Town, this could prove to be a worthwhile pick-up from West Brom's end, with Styles reportedly available to buy in and around the £2m mark.

Yet, when casting an eye over the fact Mowatt was once purchased for free by Valerien Ismael back in 2021, the Baggies will hope they don't get accidentally ripped off, with the 29-year-old worth more than that £2m price-tag now, according to Football Transfers.

Mowatt's transfer value in 2024

As per the site, the seasoned Championship performer's valuation now stands at a high £2.4m, £400k more than what Barnsley want for their hit-and-miss asset.

Styles' last season in the second tier saw him struggle to get up and running with Sunderland out on loan, with only 12 unmemorable appearances managed for the Black Cats, before returning back to Oakwell.

Whereas, away from the Hungarian joining the building, Mowatt is at the peak of his game right now for Corberan and Co, with his importance only growing more and more considering the mass departure of some top performers this summer.

It would be a gamble for West Brom to cough up £2m for Styles, therefore, but his reputation for being a flexible presence who can fill gaps will be a massive plus for the Baggies manager regardless.

Once labelled as "outstanding" by one of his ex-Leeds managers in Neil Redfearn when performing for the Whites as a new kid on the block, Mowatt has slowly but surely grown into becoming a dependable figure in the Championship for West Brom as his career has gone on.

He will strive to help his side push for promotion once again this season, therefore, irrespective of who joins the ranks.

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