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Losing Fernandinho to injury has shown what a catastrophe it would be if obvious replacement Ilkay Gundogan continues to reject contract talks.

Fernandinho is the unsung hero only Manchester City fans and football purists can appreciate: solid in midfield, tactical genius in defence and a calculated ballplayer at all times – the Brazilian has grown into a key player for the title-chasing side.

Manchester Evening News have a produced an interesting article regarding who could possibly replace the midfield rock – however, we are not sure we totally agree with their findings.

From our perspective, in former Borussia Dortmund man Ilkay Gundogan, City have their most obvious candidate.

The Germany international occupies a similar area of the pitch and performs a very comparable role – orchestrating play from the back and keeping the squad ticking. Some might say with a little more zest than his counterpart. But that is a sacrifice of solidity.

Even if it is not on a permanent basis, Manchester City will want to keep the player at the Etihad whilst they find and blood a recruit in place of Fernandinho – at least on they can rely on. Which is why it is so concerning to learn that Gundogan has been unwilling to enter negotiations with the club.

“We would like to do it, but it depends on the club and him, so I don’t know,” Guardiola is quoted saying (as per Mirror).

“Hopefully he can stay. I would prefer him to stay, but at the same time I want to feel he wants to stay, too.

“If he doesn’t want to stay, he has to leave. But we would like to continue. I said before, if he wants to stay, we will talk to him and we can sign the contract.

“We signed the contract with Kevin De Bruyne in a few days, and with other players — with Gabriel Jesus. But he [Gundogan] doesn’t want to right now, so we will wait. When he wants it, we will be here.”

Manchester City fans, would losing Gundogan be critical to your future title hopes? Let us know in the comments below…

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Bournemouth visit Huddersfield this weekend in a clash that represents a brilliant opportunity to get back on track having had a miserable month of results. Unfortunately, the Cherries will have to get the win without one of their senior players, who will be out for a while.

What’s the news?

Well, speaking ahead of Saturday’s game, Eddie Howe said:

“Unfortunately, Steve Cook will be out. He had a long-standing groin problem and had an injection that has become infected. He’ll be out for between five and six weeks.”

Ouch. It certainly doesn’t sound pleasant for the 27-year-old and, while some fans were surely more concerned with the positive news that Callum Wilson has returned to training, it will surely prove to be a massive blow for Bournemouth in the coming weeks.

Rotten Cherries

A woeful run of form has seen the south coast outfit concede 11 goals in their four matches in February and they showed no semblance of defensive organisation – Cook’s absence will hurt them more as he is a leader in the backline.

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If there was ever a bad time for Bournemouth to start falling off, having had a fantastic start to the season, it’s now. Their remaining run of fixtures looks relatively easy but we all know that even the teams at the bottom of the pile can hurt you.

The Terriers are surely sunk now but that doesn’t mean they won’t pose a challenge to the Cherries, particularly in the absence of an important defender.

The Vitality Stadium would have surely been hoping for a resurrection of form starting this weekend, although Cook’s ruling out makes the task of fixing their awful defensive record of late much harder.

حقق مانشستر يونايتد الفوز على نظيره برايتون، اليوم الأربعاء، بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، في دور الـ16 من كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية.

واستمر التعادل السلبي مسيطرًا على المباراة حتى الدقيقة 44، حيث سجل سكوت ماكتومناي هدف التقدم لصالح الشياطين الحمر.

وفي الدقيقة 72 أحرز خوان ماتا ثاني أهداف كتيبة أولي جونار سولشاير.

وتمكن لاعب الوسط الفرنسي بول بوجبا من تسجيل الهدف الثالث للضيوف في الدقيقة 80. أهداف مانشستر يونايتد وبرايتون

يُذكر أن قرعة ربع نهائي البطولة ستُقام غدًا بعد انتهاء مباراة ليفربول وآرسنال في ملعب أنفيلد.

أكدت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، تعرض أحد لاعبي برشلونة الإسباني، لإصابة قوية في تدريبات الفريق.

ووفقًا لصحيفة “موندو ديبوريتفو” الإسبانية نقلاً عن “RAC1″، تعرض أليكس كولادو، مهاجم برشلونة لإصابة بتمزق عضلي أثناء التدريب.

ولا تعد تلك الإصابة الأولى لوكلادو حيث أصيب بكسر في مشط القدم وغاب ما يقارب ثلاثة أشهر.

اقرأ أيضًا.. رسميًا.. برشلونة يعلن رحيل رافينيا إلى باريس سان جيرمان

ومع عودته للتدريبات، لازمه سوء الحظ وأصيب من جديد وسيغيب لمدة شهرين.

كولادو كان رفض عرضًا من جيرونا للبقاء في صفوف الفريق الكتالوني.

After a promising run in the FA Cup, Crystal Palace’s dream of silverware this season is over.

The Eagles were dumped out of England’s oldest football competition on the weekend by Watford as Andre Grey’s 79th-minute winner sealed Roy Hodgson’s fate in the FA Cup in a 2-1 loss.

It was a disappointing loss for the south London side, who fancied themselves as dark horses of the competition after knocking out Tottenham in the fourth round and making it to final of the FA Cup three years prior.

Ultimately, it was a fair result, but what would the consequences be if Palace were to win against Watford and make it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup?

Palace face tough tie against Wolves

In our reality, Watford were drawn with Wolves in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so for argument’s sake, we will say Palace are drawn against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side as well.

Wolves have been the giant killers in the Cup this season, knocking out both Liverpool and Manchester United comfortably, making them outside favourites for FA Cup glory this season, and in the league as well the West Midlands-based club have been great against teams in the top-six.

Palace would go into this game at Wembley as the underdogs given their earlier result against Wolves this season, a 1-0 loss at Selhurst, and one of Nuno’s most impressive wins of the season was against Tottenham at their temporary home, a 3-1 win over the Christmas period.

However, with Palace having experience at this stage in the competition, Hodgson’s side will be confident of causing an upset and making their second FA Cup final in three years.

Hodgson keeps job, for now

Speaking of Hodgson, making it to a FA Cup semi-final would have kept the oldest manager in Premier League history in the job for at least another season.

Palace have had an underwhelming season despite the level of quality the Eagles have in the squad, and with the scars of Frank de Boer’s horrific managerial appointment more than healed over, the Palace board might be reluctant to replace Hodgson for an ambitious coach.

Hodgson could have strengthened his argument to be given another season to salvage more than a below midtable finish for Palace on the merit he made it to a FA Cup semi-final.

Crystal Palace fans, would a FA Cup semi-final appearance be a high-point this season?

Everton fans certainly won’t be excited by this weekend’s transfer rumours! The Sun on Sunday (page 59, via HITC) are reporting the club sent their top scout to watch Birmingham forward Che Adams. Great, right?

Well, no.

If this is the level of player they’re looking at, there’s no chance they’ll join the big six.

The Everton hierarchy have talked a good game for a few years now. There’s the promise of attacking football, a new stadium and money being available, with a huge amount being spent already. It’s looking positive, but they need to start investing more heavily if they’re to bridge the gap to the big boys.

Marco Silva’s attacking intentions are clear, and they’ve got a young squad. They now need to add some world-class talent to push them into the European spaces, particularly a striker. Che Adams is not world class by any stretch of the imagination and signing him would be a punch in the face to Evertonians who are hoping for success.

He could be a great prospect for the future, and he’s scored 21 goals for Birmingham this season, but Everton shoudn’t be the place where he’s tested in the Premier League. They need an established striker with experience at the highest level to take the club to new heights.

The 22-year-old, who is valued at £6.3 million (by Transfermarkt), would be a major disappointment to the Goodison faithful who need some big signings in summer to prove their club are planning on going places. If Everton did sign Adams there’d be so much pressure on him to perform like a Premier League star that he’d most likely crumble under it all.

If the Toffees are serious about catching up with the top six, they need to stop scouting in the Championship and cast their net across the best teams in Europe’s top five leagues. Buying players at the level you aim to grow to is the only way to reach the top.

Everton fans, who do you think your club should sign in the summer to help bridge the gap to the big six. Join the discussion by commenting below.

أفادت تقارير سوادنية، عن اقتراب فريق الهلال السوداني من ضم، لاعب الزمالك، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المقبلة.

الزمالك يستعد لمواجهة وادي دجلة، مساء اليوم الخميس، ضمن مواجهات الجولة 32 لبطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
 
ووفقاً لصحيفة “كفر و وتر” السودانية، نادي الزمالك وافق على طلب نادي الهلال السوداني باطلاق سراح رزاق سيسيه وذلك بعد مفاوضات بين القاهرة والخرطوم.

طالع أيضًا.. مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة الزمالك ووادي دجلة في الدوري المصري

وأشارت: “سيطير السيد الطاهر يونس عضو مجلس إدارة الهلال خلال الساعات المقبلة لاستكمال اجراءات اللاعب وتسليم الزمالك نصيبه من صفقة الانتقال”.

طالع | رزاق سيسيه: ليس لدي وكلاء في مصر.. والزمالك يملك تحديد مصيري

رزاق سيسيه صاحب الـ21 عامًا يلعب ضمن صفوف الاتحاد السكندري على سبيل الإعارة من نادي الزمالك.

يذكر أن مسؤولي الزمالك أبدوا رغبة في عودة اللاعب بداية الموسم المقبل، بعد ظهوره بشكل جيد وتألقه رفقة الاتحاد السكندري في الفترة الأخيرة.

اعترف والد لاعب آرسنال توماس بارتي، أن الأخير كان مترددًا بشأن فكرة الرحيل عن صفوف أتلتيكو مدريد إلى النادي الإنجليزي.

وحصل آرسنال على خدمات اللاعب الغاني في آخر أيام سوق الانتقالات الصيفي، الاثنين الماضي.

وقال والد بارتي، في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “مترو” الإنجليزية: ” لقد ذهبت إلى دورة تدريبية لذلك كنت أقرأ الكتب الرياضية وأبرز الأحداث، وأيضًا التاريخ الآخر حول الرياضة للرجال والنساء، لذلك أخبرت نجلي أن الفرصة قد جاءت وعليه ألا يضيعها”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فينجر: عدم مشاركة أوزيل مع آرسنال لغز بالنسبة لي

وأضاف: “ما لاحظته إنه كان فقط مستعدًا للعب مع فريق يتواجد في دوري أبطال أوروبا، ولكن اقترحت عليه فكرة الانتقال إلى نادِ لا يشارك في دوري الأبطال ويساعدهم في التأهل إلى تلك البطولة”.

وواصل: “كانت نصيحتي له بغض النظر عن الخطوة الكبيرة، عليه أن يستمر في التدريب بجدية وألا يفقد التركيز، كان متجاوبًا بشدة معي”.

وتابع: “في الواقع لم ننزعج بأي شيء لأننا كنا نأمل أن يأتي فريق أكبر من أجل بارتي، كنا على علم بالفرق الأخرى التي كانت مهتمة بضمه مثل يوفنتوس وتشيلسي وما إلى ذلك”.

واستكمل: “لذلك علمنا أن الله كان معنا في كل هذه الأمور”.

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There are conflicting reports about Ryan Kent’s price tag this summer, but a permanent move to Rangers is looking less and less likely.

What’s the story?

According to The Liverpool Echo, Liverpool are seeking in excess of £12m for Kent this summer.

The 22 year-old has been mostly superb for the Gers since returning from injury, but the report says the Reds are unlikely to sanction another temporary move and will command a huge fee.

The Daily Record have also named their price tag for the winger, claiming a bid of around £8m to £10m will do the trick.

Either way, Kent is simply not worth that much and Steven Gerrard should give up the chase.

Imbalanced squad

Aforementioned, Kent has been brilliant at times since returning from injury, and he has already racked up five goals and nine assists during his debut campaign at Ibrox.

However, the Gers have a frankly ridiculous amount of left-wingers, with Glenn Middleton, Jamie Murphy and Eros Grezda all expected to be in and around the first team next year while Jordan Jones will join this summer as well.

Given that the squad is sorely lacking in striking support for Alfredo Morelos, right-sided attackers, creative midfielders and centre-backs, splashing out a huge portion of the summer kitty on Kent would be a grave error from Gerrard.

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The boss is clearly a big fan of Kent having worked closely with him at Liverpool, but he cannot justify spending anywhere close to £10m on a player who is not necessary to build and develop the squad.

There are more pressing matters to attend to, matters that could shape the club’s future under Gerrard and matters that will be ignored if the boss throws all of his cash at his old club.

وجه طارق قنديل عضو مجلس إدارة الأهلي، التهنئة للشعب المصري على فوز المارد الأحمر على نظيره الوداد المغربي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا، اليوم السبت.

وفاز الأهلي على الوداد المغربي بهدفين دون رد في ذهاب دور نصف نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، في اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما على استاد محمد الخامس بالدار البيضاء.

اقرأ أيضًا.. وائل جمعة عن انفراد حسين الشحات: كان يحتاج أبو تريكة.. ويشيد برباعي الأهلي

وقال طارق قنديل في مداخلة عبر إذاعة الشباب والرياضة: “مبروك للشعب المصري، أداء جميل وربنا وفقنا ومتبقي 90 دقيقة فقط لكي نصل للنهائي”.

تابع: “البعثة كانت منضبطة، والكل كان في قمة الالتزام، والله كان كريمًا معنا”.

وواصل: “اللاعبون كانوا رجالا وعلى قدر وحجم اسم الأهلي، وسنخرج من الاستاد على المطار مباشرة، والطائرة ستتحرك بالبعثة الساعة 3 فجرًا”.

واستكمل: “أداء مشرف، وأقول لجماهير الأهلي أنكم جمهور عظيم ويستحق كل شيء جميل، وربنا يمتعنا بإفريقيا”.

وبسؤاله هل تتمنى أن يكون النهائي أمام الزمالك أم الرجاء، رد قائلاً: “أتمنى الفوز بالبطولة”.