Perfect for Gibbs-White: Forest planning bid to sign £22m star after McAtee

Will Nottingham Forest continue to be busy in the transfer market, ahead of their Premier League opener against Brentford on Sunday?

So far, the Garibaldi Reds have signed goalkeeper Angus Gunn, Brazilian duo Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha, both from Botafogo, and, most recently and most excitingly, winger Dan Ndoye from Bologna, costing a reported fee of £34m.

Having finished seventh last season, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side are preparing for a European campaign, the first time Forest have competed on the continent in 30 years, meaning squad depth will be key, so are they set to bolster their midfield options further?

Nottingham Forest targeting midfield reinforcements

Despite making four new additions, the best piece of business Nottingham Forest have done this summer, without question, is keeping hold of Morgan Gibbs-White.

The 25 year old appeared destined to depart when Tottenham triggered his £60m release clause, but Spurs were ultimately left ‘stunned’ when the midfielder signed a new three-year contract instead, news that came completely out of the blue.

Nottingham Forest's MorganGibbs-Whitereacts after the match

This is a serious statement of intent from Forest, able to keep hold of their best player, so will they now bolster their midfield options to help get the best out of Gibbs-White?

Well, amid talk that they are on the verge of signing James McAtee from Manchester City, another top midfielder could be on their way to Nottingham.

According to a report by TEAMtalk, Nottingham Forest are ‘plotting’ a move to sign Yunus Musah from AC Milan, adding that they’re ‘considering making a bid’ for the United States international, valued at around £22m.

The Rossoneri have reappointed Massimiliano Allegri as head coach this summer, following a catastrophic campaign that saw them finish eighth in Serie A, failing to qualify for any European competition.

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During Il Diavolo’s pre-season tour of Asia last month, newly-hired sporting director Igli Tare stated that “I consider Musah an excellent player, but we are looking for profiles with characteristics that fit the [Allegri] project”, which very much sounds like they’re open to a sale.

So, could the 22-year-old soon swap San Siro for the City Ground?

What Nottingham Forest fans should expect from Yunus Musah

Born in New York City, Musah’s family moved to London when he was just nine years old, subsequently spending seven years in Arsenal’s Hale End academy, before moving to Valencia at the age of 16.

After starting out in los Murciélagos’ B team, he made his senior debut a year after arriving, accumulating 108 appearances for los Che.

His performances caught AC Milan’s attention, joining the Italian giants for a reported fee of £17m two summers ago, featuring 80 times across two seasons for the Rossoneri, albeit he only started 19 Serie A matches last time round.

Musah has also won 47 caps for the United States, although his importance has diminished since the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino last year, with Taylor Rockwell of Total Soccer Show noting that he needs to be starting games regularly at club level as a central midfielder if he harbours realistic hopes of being an important figure at the World Cup.

Well, still only 22 years old, Musah certainly could do so at a high level, with Greg O’Keeffe of the Athletic labelling him an “exciting midfield talent”.

Robbie Dunne of Opta’s the Analyst agrees, asserting that he is ‘immensely talented’ and capable of carrying out any instructions, given that he is able to ‘cover lots of ground quickly’, hence why coaches often shunt him out-wide, even though he is best utilised centrally, with ball-carrying his ‘greatest strength’.

YunusMusahof the U.S. in action with England's Jude Bellingham

Meantime, Mario Husillos Jr. of Total Football Analysis notes that his ‘influence can be seen all across the pitch when deployed in a central role, thereby given license to ‘get close to the defenders to help in the buildup’.

This certainly sounds as though Musah would be the hard-working, hard-running type of defensive midfielder who would be able to get the best out of Gibbs-White, so let’s compare their respective statistics last season.

Appearances

38

40

Minutes

3,142

2,237

Goals

7

Zero

Assists

10

3

All statistics below are on a per-90 basis:

Shots

1.6

1

Chances created

1.6

1.4

Big chances created

0.32

0.17

Shot-creating actions

3.69

2.50

Goal-creating actions

0.61

0.18

Pass completion %

81%

89%

Tackles

1.4

1.6

Ball recoveries

4.1

3.5

Touches

55.5

53.9

The table first and foremost emphasises Musah’s lack of importance at AC Milan, given that he actually made two more appearances than Gibbs-White across all competitions last season, but accumulated almost 1000 fewer minutes.

On top of this, the table outlines why the duo could form an excellent partnership in midfield.

AC Milan'sYunusMusahin action with Girona's Donny van de Beek

The England international is the creator in chief, hence why his numbers when it comes to goals, assists, shots and chances created are all exponentially higher.

The American, on the other hand, is more secure in possession, completing a higher percentage of his passes, while posting better defensive numbers, most notably in terms of tackles.

At the base of Nottingham Forest’s midfield, there is a spot up for grabs alongside Elliot Anderson, so Musah could be the man for that position, allowing Gibbs-White, deployed as a number ten, to flourish for Nuno’s team.

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مايولو بعد فوز باريس سان جيرمان أمام برشلونة: لست زعيم عصابة

شهد لقاء باريس سان جيرمان ضد برشلونة على ملعب مونتجويك في دوري أبطال أوروبا تألق النجم الشاب سيني مايولو.

وأحرز سيني مايولو هدف التعادل لباريس سان جيرمان بتسديدة رائعة في شباك تشيزني، قبل نهاية الشوط الأول ليثبت جدارته مجدداً بالحصول على ثقة لويس إنريكي.

وعاش الشاب الفرنسي أعظم لحظات مسيرته كلاعب شاب حتى الآن بتسجيله هدف ضد إنتر ميلان في الفوز الكاسح بخماسية نظيفة في نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، وسجل ضد بريست في فبراير 2025 في مباراة فاز فيها باريس سان جيرمان بسباعية نظيفة.

واستغل النجم الشاب غياب كل من عثمان ديمبلي وديزري دوي وخفيشا كفاراتسخيليا ليتألق ويفرض نفسه بقوة في خط هجوم باريس سان جيرمان.

أقرأ أيضاً.. “بكل بساطة”.. كوندي يوضح سر خسارة برشلونة أمام باريس سان جيرمان

وعلق مايولو بعد نهاية المباراة في تصريحات نشرتها “راديو مونتي كارلو” الفرنسية: “سجلوا الهدف الأول لكننا لم نستسلم وحافظنا على هدوئنا”.

وأضاف :”كنا نعلم أنه يجب علينا تقديم أداء قوي للعودة والفوز بهذه المباراة، هكذا نحن، لدينا هذه الهوية كفريق، لدينا عقلية عدم الاستسلام مهما حدث، المدرب يساهم يومياً معنا”.

وحول هدفه الذي سجله اليوم ختم مايولو تصريحاته: “إنه نتاج جهد جماعي، نونو مينديز أحدث فرقاً كبيراً باختراقه، حاولت ألا أكون متسللاً، سيطرت على الكرة وسددت لكنه جهد جماعي قبل كل شئ، أنا لست زعيم عصابة بين شباب باريس، نحن في نفس العمر أو يفصلنا عام واحد، نحاول أن نكون معاً، إنه لفخر أن نرى الشباب يشاركون في هذا النوع من المباريات، نعمل كل يوم والمدرب يثق بنا”.

Cuéllar tem acordo para chegar ao Internacional, afirma jornalista

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O meio-campista colombiano Gustavo Cuéllar, de 30 anos, pode ser reforço do Internacional a partir de junho. Ao menos, é o que afirma o jornalista Bruno Abichéquer, integrante da “Rádio Grenal”.

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Cuéllar vem sendo especulado no Internacional há meses. O grande empecilho para que as conversas entre as partes avançassem era o “transfer ban” imposto contra o Al Hilal pela Fifa. Por irregularidades na renovação contratual de Mohamed Kanno, o clube árabe foi punido com a proibição de contratar novas peças até o meio de 2023 e segurou seus jogadores.

O Al Hilal pensa em fazer modificação radical no elenco. Essa intenção, aliás, pode ser potencializado com a derrota neste sábado na decisão da Liga dos Campeões da Ásia para o Urawa Red Diamonds-JAP.

Cuéllar, com passagem pelo Flamengo no futebol brasileiro, tem 117 jogos disputados e a conquista de três títulos nacionais da Premier League saudita pelo Al Hilal.

Ideal Alvarez upgrade: West Ham chasing move for £42m "duel monster"

This season feels like it could be a brutal one for West Ham United.

The board have made a few good signings, such as Mads Hermansen and El Hadji Malick Diouf, but with Callum Wilson being their only attacking signing, it feels like they have left themselves short.

Moreover, it now looks almost certain that Edson Alvarez will be leaving the London Stadium before the window shuts, leaving the squad even lighter on quality.

Edson Alvarez.

Fortunately, reports have linked the club to a midfield talent who’d be a brilliant addition to the side and a significant upgrade on the Mexican.

West Ham target Alvarez upgrade

When West Ham signed Alvarez from Ajax in the summer of 2023, there was a lot of understandable excitement around the deal.

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After all, the Mexican international won two league titles with the Amsterdam outfit and left with 147 appearances under his belt.

However, instead of coming in and making up for the loss of Declan Rice, the 27-year-old has struggled with the pace and intensity of English football, and now looks like he could leave the club this summer, either on loan or permanently.

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Interestingly, the East Londoners are now being linked with an up-and-coming talent who could come in and replace Alvarez.

At least that is according to a recent report from Sky Sports’ Tim Vickery, who has claimed that West Ham are interested in Andrey Santos.

It’s not the first time the Hammers have been credited with an interest in the exciting Brazilian, as reports from earlier this month claimed that they have already seen an offer of around £42m rejected.

It remains to be seen whether this is a transfer that could happen, but if there is any chance at all, West Ham have to take it, as Santos would be an excellent signing and a massive upgrade on Alvarez.

How Santos compares to Alvarez

So, the first thing to point out is that while Santos is certainly a midfielder who can get forward and attack, and is more inclined to do so compared to Alvarez, he has still spent almost half of his playing career in the six position.

Andrey Santos

Moreover, respected analyst Ben Mattinson has gone as far as calling him a “duel monster” for the tenacious way he wins the ball off opposition players and argues that this, combined with his “top tackling ability”, helps to make him “brilliant at screening the backline.”

In other words, the 21-year-old is no pushover when it comes to the defensive side of playing in the middle of the park.

With that, how do the pair stack up against one another when we take a look under the hood, at their underlying numbers?

Unfortunately for the Mexican international, it’s an incredibly one-sided affair, as the former Vasco da Gama gem outperforms him in practically every relevant metric, including things like expected and actual non-penalty goals, progressive carries, shot and goal-creating actions, tackles, blocks, interceptions and more, all per 90.

Non-Penalty Expected G+As

0.27

0.06

Non-Penalty G+As

0.41

0.05

Progressive Carries

4.70

4.31

Progressive Passes

0.91

1.22

Shots

1.45

0.61

Shots on Target

0.50

0.05

Passing Accuracy

88.2%

85.8%

Key Passes

0.85

0.61

Shot-Creating Actions

1.77

1.42

Goal-Creating Actions

0.19

0.10

Tackles Won

2.33

1.37

Blocks

1.45

1.17

Interceptions

1.01

0.91

Ball Recoveries

5.93

4.47

These numbers help to paint the picture of an all-action midfielder who is dynamic and dangerous in attack, but also robust and solid enough in defence.

Finally, on top of everything else, the Blues ace is able to transform his impressive attacking numbers into real output.

In 34 appearances for Strasbourg last season, the 21-year-old phenom scored 11 goals and provided five assists and was praised by Mattinson for the way he “crashes the box.”

Ultimately, while it might require a massive fee, West Ham should be going all out to sign Santos this summer, as not only would he be a huge upgrade on Alvarez, but he’d help elevate the entire team.

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'Both concerned about and focused on' – Javier Mascherano says defense is priority for Inter Miami after shaky D.C. United performance

Despite a 3-2 win over D.C. United that strengthened Inter Miami’s playoff position, head coach Javier Mascherano admitted that defensive lapses remain a key area to improve. The Argentine stressed the need to maintain composure when falling behind and to correct mistakes in transitions as the Herons enter the decisive stretch of the MLS season.

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    In their last four matches, Miami has conceded nine goals and owns one of the worst defenses in the Eastern Conference. Among the top seven teams that currently qualify directly for the playoffs, Mascherano’s side is at the bottom with 46 goals conceded.

    “It’s something I’m both concerned about and focused on," he stressed in his postgame comments. "We have to identify each game’s demands. Except for the PSG match, the team has generally defended well. In the Leagues Cup, apart from the final, we defended well too. These are moments. My biggest concern is when we fall behind, we lose our heads, lose our shape. In this league, we cannot afford that. 

    "That’s what we need to work on in these last six matches. Details will be the key for this team to keep progressing – it’s my responsibility to convince the players of that.”

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    Transition mistakes at fault

    Mascherano refused to blame his defenders, instead highlighting errors in transitions as the main cause of the goals conceded.

    “We conceded two goals, more because of transitions than defensive structure," he said. "They try to draw the opponent in to play long balls, and with players like Christian Benteke, who has great qualities, we wanted to disrupt that first launch. Clearly, today, some mistakes, some turnovers, cost us a lot."

    Benteke scored the first goal off a diving header to tie the match, while Jacob Murrell scored D.C.'s second goal in the dying seconds off a transition play. 

    "D.C. United may be in last place, but they hadn’t lost in four matches, and you could feel their presence," Mascherano explained. "Sometimes, facing a team with nothing to lose makes them dangerous. At times we suffered, but in the second half the subs came in well, even though we conceded again off another loss of possession.”

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    Lionel Messi has 30 goals and 12 assists in 37 matches this year. Already the MLS Golden Boot leader with 22 goals – one more than Sam Surridge – the Argentine has now reached 882 career goals in 1,123 appearances across club and country.

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    The victory strengthens Inter Miami’s playoff hopes, moving them to fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 52 points and three games in hand. Messi is now the MLS top scorer with 22 goals in 21 matches. The Herons will visit the Big Apple next Wednesday to face NYCFC in MLS action.

An Adingra repeat: Sunderland submit huge bid to sign "unplayable" star

Sunderland have stormed back up to the Premier League in style.

The Black Cats had been absent from the top-flight since the 2016/17 season, with Jermain Defoe still leading the line for the Wearside outfit that campaign.

Now, however, they’re back, with a new batch of Defoe-like heroes instantly announcing themselves to the rest of the promised land in an emphatic 3-0 win on the opening day.

It is, of course, unrealistic to anticipate that Sunderland will wipe the floor with all their competition in the higher tier in this vibrant, free-flowing manner.

But it’s an extremely positive sign so early on that indicates they’re here to shine, rather than merely survive, as more new signings are expected to link up with Regis Le Bris and Co. before the transfer window shuts.

Sunderland submit £27m bid for attacker

The Black Cats have been forking out significant wads of cash all across the action-packed window to date.

At the time of writing, Sunderland have splashed in the region of £141.5m on 12 new assets, with Nordi Mukiele their latest addition from Paris St. Germain for a fee around the £12m mark.

Nordi Mukiele in action.

Don’t expect this spending to go hush anytime soon, either, with Jhon Lucumi now reportedly back on the Sunderland radar in the centre-back positions, as an official bid has even been placed.

Away from enhancing their defensive options, another bid has also allegedly been lodged by the ambitious Black Cats for the services of Leicester City attacker Abdu Fatawu, according to journalist Eduardo Burgos.

That bid, worth about £27m, has since been rejected according to Burgos, but Sunderland will hope they can still land the Foxes number seven, who will no doubt be desperate for a Premier League return after Leicester’s relegation.

Securing a deal for the entertaining Ghanaian to join the club could see the top-flight newcomers seal a Simon Adingra repeat, as another gung-ho forward potentially joins Le Bris’ ranks, ready to make survival look like a breeze.

How Fatawu can be an Adingra repeat

While he hasn’t been credited with an assist for Daniel Ballard’s bullet header on all major outlets, Adingra still played a vital role in that goal, sending the vast majority of the Stadium of Light into momentary pandemonium as his deflected cross ended up being inch-perfect for the ex-Arsenal defender to connect with.

Sunderland fans will hope there’s plenty more to come from their fresh £21m recruit, too, having shown flashes of his excellence for former employers Brighton and Hove Albion, before being discarded.

A promising 11 goals and assists came the Ivorian’s way during his up-and-down stay on the South Coast, with his final season under Fabian Hurzeler only seeing him collect two goals and two assists from 29 contests, as he started just 12 league matches all campaign long.

Now, he will hope he has the luxury of extended periods in the side, with Fatawu also hopeful he can spark into life even more on Wearside, after an injury-disrupted period last season with Leicester saw relegation heartbreakingly occur.

Games played

58

Games missed through injury

29

Goals scored

7

Assists

15

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Even with that nasty injury setback derailing him, Fatawu has still managed to show off his class regularly at the King Power Stadium, with a standout seven goals and 15 assists next to his name from 58 clashes in the East Midlands.

Two of those assists even came about for the silky 21-year-old in the Premier League last season, before a serious cruciate ligament injury stopped him in his tracks and left him with just 11 paltry appearances in the top division.

He will hope he’s handed an opportunity to shine in the elite league once more with Le Bris’ men, having once been dubbed “unplayable” on his day by scout Jacek Kulig when tearing up the EFL with the Foxes.

Adingra has also been spoken about in the same glowing manner before, with football analyst Ben Mattinson once heralding the Black Cats number 24 as “explosive”, as the attacking pair prepare to run rings around Premier League defences together to ensure survival is comfortably reached.

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Women's Ashes: Wyatt-Hodge lauds 'ruthless' Australia's batting depth

The England batter doesn’t buy into the idea that Australia are weakened after their shock semi-final defeat at the T20 World Cup

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Wyatt-Hodge’s Ashes prediction: ‘Whoever’s calmest will come out best’

Relinquishing the T20 World Cup has done nothing to weaken Australia’s standing in world cricket, according to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, the England batter who knows them best.She is set to contest her eighth Women’s Ashes series, and believes Australia’s batting depth, ruthlessness and home conditions will make them as dangerous as ever in the 2025 edition, which gets underway in Sydney this weekend.Since last year’s failure to reach the final of the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2009, Australia have won all five of their completed matches during the home summer so far – all ODIs – defeating India 3-0 and New Zealand 2-0. During that time, they unearthed the outstanding talent of 21-year-old opening batter Georgia Voll, who averages 86.50 and scores at a strike rate of 108.80, including a century in just her second international match, against India in December.The extent of Voll’s role in the Ashes remains to be seen after captain Alyssa Healy’s return from injury for the rain-affected tour of New Zealand in a batting-only capacity, with Beth Mooney keeping wicket. But Voll was drafted into the Ashes white-ball squads to replace injured allrounder Sophie Molineux after proving herself to be an excellent option for the hosts and a shining example of their still enviable depth, which also includes the more firmly established 21-year-old opener Phoebe Litchfield and 23-year-old allrounder Annabel Sutherland.So Wyatt-Hodge isn’t buying into any suggestion that Australia’s shock World Cup exit leaves them as a diminished side.Danni Wyatt-Hodge comes into the women’s Ashes after a strong finish to 2024 in South Africa•ICC/Getty Images

“No, not at all, they’re a quality squad,” Wyatt-Hodge said in Australia on Monday. “Anyone in their squad that comes in performs. Look at Georgia Voll, she’s had an outstanding start to her ODI career. Anyone in their line-up is capable of match-winning performances. So it’s going to be a massive challenge for us, but one that we really can’t wait for, and especially playing them in their conditions as well adds another challenge.”England proved that they could compete hard with Australia by winning both white-ball legs of the home series in 2023 after losing the Test, which meant points finished level on eight-all and Australia retained the trophy. During that series, Wyatt-Hodge was the second-highest run-scorer in the T20Is, trailing Mooney by just six runs.”We’re going to take confidence from what happened,” Wyatt-Hodge said. “But we’re starting a new Ashes, obviously it’s in their conditions as well. We all know how good the Aussies are, they’re a real quality team, full of world-class players, but we’re really looking forward to the big challenge ahead.”They bat so deep, don’t they, the Aussies? Anyone that comes in is capable of getting some valuable runs for their team. They’re just so ruthless, they just fight and fight till the end, and they are a very hard team to beat.”England went some way to overcoming their own World Cup disappointment when, having been knocked out in the group stages with an uncomposed performance against West Indies in October, they finished 2024 with a successful tour of South Africa. There, they comprehensively won the Test, swept the T20Is 3-0 and dropped just one of their three ODIs. Wyatt was the leading run-scorer in the T20Is and second on England’s batting charts for the tour overall.England won both white-ball legs in 2023 but Australia won the one-off Test and retained the Ashes level on points•Getty Images

On tight schedule: ‘We can’t moan about it’The 2025 Ashes kicks off with three ODIs from January 12, followed by three T20Is, and then a four-day pink-ball Test at the MCG, which is due to finish on February 2.The schedule of seven matches – potentially 10 days’ play – in the space of 22 days with plenty of travel in between has come under criticism from Jon Lewis, the England head coach, who would have preferred more time to prepare, particularly for the Test. The only warm-up fixture, however, will be a 50-over match on January 9 between England and a Governor General’s XI, where Healy hopes to test recovery on her knee while taking the gloves.”We can’t moan about it, just got to embrace it and make sure that we are prioritising our rest and once we’re on it, we’re on it,” Wyatt-Hodge said of the tight schedule. “We always speak about wanting to be calm and relaxed, but everyone’s different. Someone might need to be the opposite, so it’s going to be a matter of what works for you at the end of the day.”But there’s a lot of hype around the Ashes and the first game. There’ll be a few nerves around, but I think it’s just going to be a matter of who stays calmest for sure and then get your head down. I definitely play a lot better when I’m feeling chilled and calm and relaxed. Obviously I get nervous and there’s a few nerves around, but yeah, definitely whoever stays the calmest will benefit more.”

Newcastle make contact with "brilliant" Premier League ace alongside Wissa

Newcastle United have held talks with a “brilliant” Premier League player over a move to the club this summer, according to a fresh claim from journalist Sacha Tavolieri.

Newcastle pushing to sign Wissa and Sesko

The Magpies are battling hard to keep hold of Alexander Isak, amid serious interest from Liverpool, with a £110m bid already rejected by them.

If the worst-case scenario does happen and Newcastle end up losing Isak, it is imperative that at least one fantastic striker comes in to replace him, if not two, and Yoanne Wissa and Benjamin Sesko appear to be the leading options to come in.

It has been reported that the Magpies are leading the race to sign Brentford ace Wissa, who enjoyed a superb season in the Premier League in 2024/25, scoring 19 goals in 35 appearances.

As for RB Leipzig star Sesko, it looks as though he is going to have to pick between Newcastle and Manchester United, with the pair both viewing him as a top option to lead the line. Eddie Howe will hope that the 22-year-old sees the lure of Champions League football at St James’ Park too great to turn down.

Newcastle in talks with "brilliant" Premier League defender

Writing on X, Tavolieri claimed that Newcastle have made contact with Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi over a summer move, seeing him as an option alongside Wissa.

There is so much focus on Newcastle’s attack currently, but it is also vital that a new centre-back comes in, in order to add youth to an ageing back-line.

Disasi could be ideal for Howe, having proven himself in the Premier League after making 44 appearances in the competition, as well as being lauded by Jamie Carragher in 2024.

“I can’t remember a better defensive performance this season, certainly from a central defender. Coming away to Manchester City, playing against the best striker in the world. He was brilliant. He was the man of the match, I don’t think I said it on air but he was the best player on the pitch. That was the type of performance you’d see from centre-backs from about 15-20 years ago.”

At 27 years of age, Disasi is six years younger than both Fabian Schar and Dan Burn, and is at a great point in his career, so there is no reason why he couldn’t come straight in as a starter for Newcastle.

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Granted, his time at Chelsea hasn’t gone perfectly, having been loaned out to Aston Villa last season, but he should be viewed as a strong option for the Magpies, making this one to watch.

Internacional divulga parcial de ingressos para duelo na Copa do Brasil

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Nesta segunda-feira (29), o Internacional divulgou uma parcial da venda de ingressos para o compromisso da próxima quarta-feira (31) pela Copa do Brasil. Na oportunidade, o Colorado receberá o América-MG, às 21h30 (de Brasília), no Beira-Rio, pelas oitavas de final.

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Para o embate em questão, 20 mil entradas foram comercializadas pelo clube, não havendo maiores detalhes qual a proporção entre sócios-torcedores via sistema de check-in e ingressos propriamente adquiridos.

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O único ponto a ser especificado pelo Inter se deu em relação ao fato de que não há mais ingressos disponíveis para o Portão 7, um dos setores no Beira-Rio com os valores mais acessíveis ao lado do Portão 3.

Vindo de duas vitórias na temporada, a equipe dirigida por Mano Menezes precisará de seu torcedor para reverter um caráter de desvantagem na Copa do Brasil. Isso porque, na ida, o Inter perdeu por 2 a 0 e precisa, ao menos, ganhar por dois tentos de diferença para levar a disputa para as penalidades.

Nottingham Forest prepare £17m bid to bring "silky" star to the City Ground

Nottingham Forest are probing in their hunt for some late transfer additions and are now preparing a bid to bring a talented midfielder to the City Ground, according to a report.

Nuno Espirito Santo situation still uncertain at Nottingham Forest

Despite a fantastic campaign for all involved last term, Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has come under the microscope in recent days after publically calling for more reinforcements before the window closes.

With the power struggle at the City Ground rumbling on, European football expert Julien Laurens believes the former Tottenham Hotspur boss won’t win a battle of wits with Evangelos Marinakis, but it remains to be seen whether speculation over his future will begin to subside.

He said on BBC Radio 5 Live: “This is a battle that Nuno will lose. We all know that once you start questioning your owner, it’s done. For him to come out with this unprompted – he offered it to the whole world – he knows that it is coming and that he can’t win this battle.”

Either way, Nottingham Forest are pushing for signings and Aston Villa star Matty Cash is a key target to offer competition for Ola Aina at right-back.

Furthermore, the Tricky Trees want to bring in Fenerbahce goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic to battle with Matz Sels and Angus Gunn, given their busy schedule that will involve juggling both domestic football and their Europa League adventure.

Earning a surprise upgrade on European competition at the expense of Crystal Palace has offered greater recognition for Forest’s excellent 2024/25 campaign.

Nevertheless, their Premier League rivals are beginning to make tracks on the recruitment front, so it will come as no surprise to hear that they are now set to make a beeline for a talented midfielder who could be on the move.

Nottingham Forest preparing bid for Mads Bidstrup

According to Salzburger Nachrichten via Nottingham Forest News, Nottingham Forest are preparing a £17 million offer for RB Salzburg star Mads Bidstrup, though his current employers are set to boot out the bid despite being tempted to cash in.

Encouragingly, the Koge-born man is said to be open to a move to the City Ground, meaning that if a higher proposal is submitted, he may edge closer to pitching up on the River Trent ahead of the transfer deadline.

Nottingham Forest now submit higher bid than West Ham for £15m midfielder

The Tricky Trees are looking to move ahead of their Premier League rivals in the race for a midfielder.

1 ByDominic Lund Aug 24, 2025

Labelled “silky” and “outstanding” by AnalyticsForest, the 24-year-old is Salzburg’s club captain and has made eight appearances already this season, featuring either in central midfield or a deeper-lying role.

Cementing his reputation as a tough tackler, he has won 21 duels on league duty this term, via Fotmob, and has previously spent time at Brentford before joining the Austrian giants.

With some experience of English football already under his belt, Bidstrup will hope he can show his maturity to claim a place in Espirito Santo’s engine room.

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