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Glasgow Rangers badly needed a summer rebuild and under Michael Beale, they finally got it, albeit it was a year or so too late.

Out went crowd favourites such as Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield and Alfredo Morelos, while Ryan Kent also departed the Ibrox side as it appeared Beale was in no mood for sentimental decisions.

With some of the wage bill freed up, the former QPR boss began his business and by the end of the summer transfer window, had signed a grand total of nine players.

Having opened the 2023/24 season with just four wins across nine games, while failing to qualify for the Champions League group stages and dropping vital points to Celtic, it remains to be seen whether these players can take the club to the next level.

A few players, such as Danilo, Cyriel Dessers, and Jack Butland, arrived at Ibrox having gained plenty of experience in the Netherlands, Italy and England and should become key players for the club as the season progresses.

A couple of the new signings arrive with plenty of potential and clearly see a stint at Rangers as the best place for them to continue their development while hopefully making the Light Blues a major profit in the future.

Dujon Sterling is arguably the main candidate with regard to this, and his value has already risen rapidly since moving north of the border.

How much did Dujon Sterling cost Rangers?

The versatile defender – who can operate on either the right or left-hand side of the defence – joined the Gers for nothing this summer having signed a pre-contract agreement in May and Beale was well aware of his talents as he spent time coaching the player during his stint at Chelsea.

The 43-year-old praised Sterling upon his signing, saying: “I am delighted to welcome Dujon to Rangers, he is an exciting young player who, I’m sure, will be a great addition to our squad.

“He is someone I was aware of from my time at Chelsea, and I have always kept an eye on his career as it has progressed.

“He is a very powerful and strong defender, who has fantastic attacking qualities and I look forward to working with him at Rangers.”

With the Gers looking at bolstering their defence, specifically in the full-back areas, Sterling was clearly looked upon as someone who could offer something different to James Tavernier and Borna Barisic.

How much is Dujon Sterling worth now?

When he joined the club, his value was at a modest €0.8m (£0.7m), yet after only a few months, it has now leapt up to €3.6m (£3m), as per Football Transfers' xTV (expected transfer value) model, and it could perhaps rise even further should he gain more opportunities in the near future.

The 23-year-old spent time out on loan with a few English sides and this experience will hopefully stand him in good stead, giving him the confidence to shine in Glasgow.

Why is Dujon Sterling worth this?

Despite joining Chelsea at a relatively young age and moving through the youth teams, Sterling only made two senior appearances for the club, although he did make the matchday squad on three occasions during their victorious FA Cup campaign during the 2017/18 campaign.

Chelsea U23 boss Adi Viveash praised him back in 2016 when he was just making his way in the academy, saying: “Dujon obviously had a great little 25 minutes again, which is important.

“We are trying to manage his development; he is obviously playing a lot of games at the moment.

“He’s a fantastic talent, but we have to be careful. His desire to score goals is superb. He is really a defender, but he can play in any position I think.”

In total, he played 88 games for the U21, U18 and U19 teams while enjoying periods on loan with Stoke City, Coventry City and Blackpool.

Last season, he made 26 appearances for Stoke in the Championship, and although he doesn’t quite have the raw attacking prowess that Barisic and Tavernier have, he still averaged 0.5 key passes per game and created one big chance while succeeding with 0.7 dribbles per game – a success rate of 55%.

Defensively, he won an impressive 4.5 total duels per game – a 55% success rate – along with making 1.7 tackles, 1.3 interceptions and 1.4 clearances per game. These figures ranked him seventh, sixth and tenth across the whole Stoke squad, decent statistics but hardly breathtaking numbers.

In comparison, he would’ve ranked seventh, first and joint-fifth for the same metrics in the Rangers squad during the 2022/23 campaign, suggesting that he certainly could make a positive impact this season.

Sterling hasn’t been given many chances to showcase his talents so far however, playing just five times in all competitions, starting only twice and one of those was against Celtic.

He was deployed at left-back during the first Old Firm clash of the season due to Barisic being injured and Ridvan Yilmaz still not 100% fit, yet it was clear the occasion was too much for him.

Across his 64-minute spell on the pitch, he did make three interceptions, two tackles and was only dribbled past one, but he only won four out of his nine ground duels and took just 39 touches.

The 23-year-old failed to generate an attacking spark in the manner of Barisic as he didn’t succeed with a single dribble attempt or deliver a cross during the tie.

Sterling is still in the embryonic stages of his Ibrox career and has shown previously that he is a talent that if given some minutes, will gradually get better and better.

Considering his value has risen sharply in just a few short months, it’s evident that he should come good, and it is now on Beale to give him some more opportunities in the starting XI.

Dislodging Tavernier or Barisic will be tough, especially with their talents at bursting forward and creating chances, but if he sharpens up his creativity and attacking skills, Sterling could turn into a solid player for the club.

One that could definitely make the Ibrox side a major profit in the coming years, that’s for sure.

The tournament will retain its usual 4pm and 8pm starts, with double-headers restricted only to weekends

Nagraj Gollapudi14-Feb-2018

Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener on April 7 in Mumbai. Super Kings will also play the last match of the league phase, which ends on May 20, against Kings XI Punjab. The IPL has also decided not to alter the tournament’s regular match timings with afternoon matches scheduled for a 4pm IST start and the evening matches commencing at 8pm.In a welcome change, all the double headers – 13 in total – will be played over Saturday and Sunday. In the final schedule released by the IPL on Wednesday, 44 matches during the league phase will be played in the evening, while the remaining 12 games will be start in the afternoon.In addition to the home bases of the eight franchises, Indore will be the ninth venue, playing host to the home games of Kings XI. Apart from the tournament opener and the final, Mumbai will also host the first qualifier.Incidentally the venue for the other two play-offs – the eliminator and the second qualifier – remains unnannounced. The main reason behind that was because the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) sent a letter to IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, demanding the two play-off matches be played in Pune, home of last year’s runner-up Rising Pune Supergiant.In the letter, MCA president Abhay Apte told Shukla that he was merely asking the IPL to stick to the norm and allot the Eliminator and second qualifier to the home base of last season’s runner-up. A final decision on the issue is likely to be taken by the IPL Governing Council at its next meeting.Meanwhile, the IPL acquiesced to the franchises’ demand of sticking to the original match timings and not alter it. In January, the Governing Council had approved the proposal – worked out with the host broadcaster Star – that afternoon matches would begin at 5.30 pm, and evening games would commence at 7pm. The immediate repercussion of that move, the franchises argued, was the second innings of the first match and the first innings of the second would overlap on double-header days.According to an IPL official, one solution was to start the day match at 3.30pm to “avoid” the overlap. That, however, was not a feasible solution considering the IPL is played during peak summer and the franchises did not want the players to suffer in India’s unforgiving heat.

وجه محمد عبد المنعم لاعب فريق الكرة بـ الأهلي رسالة لـ جمهور القلعة الحمراء بعد الفوز بلقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا على حساب الترجي التونسي.

ويتواجد محمد عبد المنعم في صفوف معسكر منتخب مصر بالفترة الحالية، استعداداً لمواجهة بوركينا فاسو ضمن منافسات تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

وحقق محمد عبد المنعم لقب بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا مع الأهلي مساء السبت الماضي، على حساب منافسه الترجي التونسي ليصل المارد الأحمر إلى اللقب رقم 12 في تاريخه.

طالع | كريم فؤاد يدافع عن محمد عبد المنعم.. ويؤكد: المنافسة في الدوري صعبة

وقال محمد عبد المنعم عبر حسابه الشخصي على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “أنستجرام”: “سأحمل دائمًا حبكم ودعمكم معي، شكرًا لكم على كل شيء”.

ويتواجد محمد عبد المنعم في صفوف الفريق الأول للأهلي منذ فبراير 2022، بعد تألقه بشكل لافت للنظر مع منتخب مصر تحت قيادة كارلوس كيروش.

The pitches are still 90% grass but include strands of plastic and if tests go well the club could lay another such pitch somewhere near the middle of the square before the end of the year

George Dobell15-Mar-2018

Matches could be played on partially artificial surfaces as early as the 2019 season if testing progresses well.Warwickshire have already laid a hybrid pitch – containing strands of plastic – on the edge of their square and hope to play some age-group or second XI cricket on it in the coming season to gain a further understanding of its characteristics. If those tests go well, they could lay another such pitch somewhere near the middle of the square before the end of the year.There are several potential benefits in the use of hybrid surfaces. For a start, they show little signs of wear which could render them ideal for multiple use. With the demand on pitches becoming unsustainable at some grounds – especially the pitches in the centre of squares which are favoured by television broadcasters – it could ease the pressure substantially.It also appears (on the limited evidence collected so far) that hybrid surfaces offer more pace and bounce than many county pitches. Several England bowlers – notably Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes – bowled on the pitch ahead of the day-night Test at Edgbaston in 2017 and found it offered greater carry than might have been anticipated.While there are also some down sides – the pitches are unlikely to deteriorate so might be deemed unsuitable for first-class cricket and adding top dressing eventually hides any trace of the plastic implants – it is thought the surfaces could prove suitable for T20 cricket, in particular. Every game in the new-team competition – due to start in 2020 – is to be televised, meaning the demands on groundsmen (and their surfaces) could become especially onerous.While Warwickshire are currently the only first-class county to have laid such a pitch, Worcestershire used one in the net area last year with excellent results and there are also trials on-going at the ECB’s performance centre in Loughborough. The groundsmen at both Edgbaston and New Road are happy to share their findings with their county colleagues.The cost of such surfaces is currently between £7,000 to £10,000 – many times cheaper than a drop-in option – and it is hoped they have a lifespan of up to 10 years. Neither Worcestershire or Warwickshire is thought to have been given any extra funding from the ECB for the trials.Warwickshire will require dispensation from the ECB to use such a surface at county level. Groundsmen, who see their every surface rated and reported, may also require confirmation they will face no sanctions if the tests result in an unsatisfactory surface.The surfaces are typically still 90% grass – there are, from a spectating distance, almost impossible to differentiate visually from a fully grass surface – but see plastic shoots sewn to a depth of around 8cm. The grass roots bind around the plastic and grow stronger. The technique is common in football, with Warwickshire groundsman, Gary Barwell, having visited Wembley and St George’s Park (football’s equivalent of Loughborough), among other places, to gain insights.While stressing these are early days in the testing process, Barwell, confirmed the potential of the surfaces.”Building on the excellent work of Tim Packwood, the Worcestershire groundsman, it looks as if the surfaces last longer and come back quicker,” Barwell told ESPNcricinfo. “We need to progress in a methodical way and, in an ideal world, you might to like to test the pitches over two or three years.”But if there are no restrictions and everyone agrees on the element of risk, it is possible we could have a trial game this year, put in another pitch nearer the centre of the square and play a [first-class, List A or T20] game on one in 2019.”

حسم هانز فليك، المدير الفني لفريق برشلونة الإسباني، قراره بشأن اثنين من لاعبي الفريق الأول، المرتبطين بالرحيل هذا الصيف.

ويزداد الحديث عن مستقبل لاعبي برشلونة، منذ رحيل تشافي هيرنانديز وتولي فليك تدريب الفريق خلفًا له.

وأشارت تقارير في وقت سابق لوجود عروض للثنائي رونالد أراوخو وفرينكي دي يونج وإمكانية مغادرتهما في السوق الصيفي.

ويأتي ذلك في ظل الوضع المالي السيئ لبرشلونة، وإمكانية استفادة النادي من بيعهما خاصة وأنهما من أصحاب الدخل المرتفع، بالإضافة لاهتمام كبار أندية أوروبا بأراوخو ودي يونج.

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وبحسب صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، برشلونة بقيادة مدربه فليك، لا يريد الاستغناء عن أراوخو ودي يونج.

ويوضح التقرير أن المدرب الألماني يعتبر كلاً من دي يونج وأراوخو حجر أساسي في مشروعه ببرشلونة.

وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن ديكو المدير الرياضي لبرشلونة على اتفاق مع فليك فيما يتعلق باستمرارية دي يونج وأراخو.

ويؤكد التقرير أن برشلونة لا يريد فتح أي باب أمام العروض المقدمة لأراوخو ودي يونج، حيث لا يريد خسارة لاعبين أساسيين في الفريق، وإذا وصل عرض بقيمة 70 أو 80 مليون يورو، فلا يريد النادي التفكير فيه.

Leeds United could now find a cost-effective solution to their left-back issue despite the transfer window being closed at Elland Road, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.

What's the latest news involving Leeds United?

News Leeds United signing Ethan Ampadu has made a significant impact at Elland Road since arriving from Chelsea in the summer and has been voted Socios Player of the Month.

Speaking to the Whites' official website, the Wales international expressed his delight at winning the award and how he has started life in Yorkshire, stating: "It was never my aim to come here and win awards, it was more to settle in and see how I could help the team. I really appreciate the fans for all of their support and hopefully by them voting for me, it shows I'm going someway to repaying them for that support and I hope to do even more. Everyone here, the staff, players and all the fans, have made it really easy for me to settle in, so it's been an easy and smooth transition and I've really enjoyed it."

Leeds United have taken just five points from their opening six matches in the Sky Bet Championship so far and face a tough test away to adversaries Millwall on Sunday at The Den.

Former player Paul Robinson has indicated that their encounter against Millwall is a game that Daniel Farke needs to win, stating to MOT Leeds News: “But, it’s always difficult – a game at 12 o’clock on a Sunday after the international break, it’s not an ideal time, but it’s a game that Leeds will need to win. Farke’s job is not in question yet. I mean, yes, they’ve had an indifferent start to the season, but there are reasons as to why: injuries, him coming in late, etcetera, et cetera. If they’re still in 15th in the next international break then there’ll be questions asked. That’s just the nature of the beast, unfortunately.”

As per a recent report from The Athletic, Scottish Premiership outfit Rangers contemplated making a bid for Leeds United ace Jamie Shackleton in the summer; however, no move materialised to try and prize the 23-year-old away from Elland Road in the end.

What has Ben Jacobs said about Leeds United's left-back situation?

Journalist Jacobs has indicated that Farke could be willing to enter the market for a left-back after recent injury problems concerning Junior Firpo.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Jacobs stated: "I don't expect Leeds to panic sign and get cover for cover's sake. But it's obvious to anyone who looks at what Leeds have got on paper that they still need to strengthen in that left-back position. So, if a free agent becomes available, they'll move because it's relatively low-risk and cost-effective. But right now, I just don't think there are that many targets that are right for Leeds. There's no point in just adding an extra body for the sake of it if they're not going to benefit the football team. So, the left-back position is Firpo’s and Leeds will just be praying that he stays fit."

Firpo looks to be closing in on a return to first-team action in the near future; however, it is unclear if he will be available for selection against Millwall this weekend.

As per Leeds Live, Whites boss Farke has confirmed that both Firpo and Sam Byram, who has deputised at left-back this term, are on the verge of re-entering the first-team fold, stating earlier this month: "I also have to say we've got Junior Firpo, we've got Sam Byram who was outstanding there (at left-back). So I hope both will be back on the other end of the International break at least. "It looks good with the rehab of both of them."

Leeds United fans will be desperate for both to return and will hope their side can climb the Sky Bet Championship table following a frustrating start to 2023/24.

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Mesmo após firmar acordo com o Hamburgo (ALE) para queda da sanção na Fifa que impedia o Santos de registrar jogadores, o Peixe não conseguiu registrar o colombiano Jonathan Copete, que treina com o elenco santista desde que Cuca assumiu o comando do clube, no dia 07 de agosto.

O jogador pertence ao Peixe, mas estava emprestado ao Éverton (CHI), e não conseguiu ser registrado a tempo de uma nova punição que impede o Alvinegro de registrasse novos atletas passasse a valer a partir desta terça-feira (13), algo que frustrou o treinador santista.

– Reajo com tristeza, porque é um jogador que tá preparado. Um jogador pra num jogo de hoje entrar e te ajudar muito, polivalente, hoje num momento do jogo eu poderia color ele na lateral-esquerda e ter uma força no final do jogo que eu não tinha, porque o Felipe (Jonatan) está desgastado do jogo – disse Cuca em entrevista coletiva virtual após a derrota por 1 a 0 para o Atlético-GO, nesta quarta-feira (14), na Vila Belmiro, pela 16ª rodada do Brasileirão.

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O Santos estava impedido de inscrever novos ativos desde março, por uma pendência com o Hamburgo (ALE), devido ao não pagamento pela aquisição do zagueiro Cléber Reis, em 2017, ainda na gestão presidida por Modesto Roma Júnior. A atual administração, comandada por Orlando Rollo, que assumiu no dia 29 de setembro de forma provisória até o fim do ano, por conta do afastamento de José Carlos Peres e o seu Comitê Gestor, devido a abertura de um processo de imprachment contra o mandatário por irregularidades administrativas levantas pelo Conselho Fiscal, entrou em um acordo com a equipe germânica na última sexta-feira (09) e conseguiu chegar a um acordo para retirada da sanção.

No entanto, a liberdade do Peixe de registrar novos jogadores durou até a abertura da nova janela de transferências nacional, nesta terça-feira (13), quando passou a valer as sanções referentes a inadimplência santista nas contratações do atacante Soteldo junto ao Huachipato (CHI) e parcelas relacionadas a compra do zagueiro Felipe Aguilar, vendido em março ao Athletico-PR, junto ao Atlético Nacional (COL), ambos no início de 2019, enquanto Peres estava à frente da instituição.

Além de não conseguir registrar Copete, a direção santista viu o negócio pelo volante José Welison, que seria envolvido pelo Atlético-MG no negócio pelo goleiro Éverson, vendido ao Galo no início de setembro, ser barrado pelo Conselho Deliberativo, além de mais uma negociação também não ser concretizada em tempo hábil – esta mencionada, mas não revelada por Cuca.

– A gente tinha e tem o Zé Welison que era pra ser registrado e não foi. Não foi aprovado pelo Conselho. A gente tinha outra contratação que também tava vindo e não deu. A gente tem o Copete que é nosso, voando, e a gente não pode usar. São fatos verdadeiros que infelizmente a gente não pode fazer nada pra mudar – pontuou Alexi Stival.

Por conta da proximidade com a eleição presidencial, prevista para o dia 12 de outubro, toda movimentação de chegada e saída de jogadores do Santos precisa da anuência dos conselheiros.

Agora, o Santos terá que negociar com chilenos e colombianos um acordo para a derrubada da atual ação ou ir em busca de recursos para quitação dos débitos. A dívida com a dupla de equipes sul-americanas está em cerca de R$ 25 milhões atualmente.

يلتقي منتخب إسبانيا وإيطاليا في مواجهة مثيرة بمنافسات كأس أمم أوروبا “يورو 2024″، مساء اليوم الخميس.

وتأتي مباراة إسبانيا وإيطاليا ضمن مباريات المجموعة الثانية لدور المجموعات في يورو 2024.

وحقق منتخب إسبانيا الفوز في الجولة الأولى بثلاثة أهداف دون مقابل أمام كرواتيا، وسجل له ألفارو موراتا وفابيان رويز، وداني كارفاخال.

ونجح منتخب إيطاليا في العودة أمام ألبانيا وحسم المباراة بالفوز بهدفين لهدف.

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وتتصدر إسبانيا ترتيب المجموعة بثلاث نقاط، ويتساوى معها منتخب إيطاليا، وتأتي ألبانيا في المركز الثالث بنقطة واحدة ويليها منتخب كرواتيا بنقطة واحدة أيضًا. موعد مباراة إسبانيا وإيطاليا

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The Super Kings allrounder was fully aware that his bowling had counted for a lot too, even though he had stunned the Wankhede crowd primarily with a match-winning 30-ball 68

Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai08-Apr-20181:44

Coach’s Diary: CSK need explosive openers

About 20 minutes after winning the match for Chennai Super Kings with a flurry of sixes in the dying moments of what looked like a losing cause, Dwayne Bravo was asked in the post-match press conference about his strategy in the death overs against Mumbai Indians. Bravo asked the journalist a question in reply: “While batting or bowling?”Bravo was fully aware that his bowling had counted for a lot, too, even though he had stunned the Wankhede crowd primarily with a 30-ball 68. He came out to bat when Super Kings were reeling at 75 for 5 with the asking rate nearing 12. But his barrage of boundaries in the end snatched a win from the hosts.”[While batting] I wasn’t thinking much actually, I was just trying my best to bat till the last over,” he said. “I thought that if I bat deep and till the end, we have a good chance of winning the game because Wankhede is a ground where if you miss your length and yorkers, the ball can travel. So you mistime a few, a few edges go your way and the bowling team is always under pressure because margin for error is so small in this format, you miss your yorker by an inch, it can go for six as you can see tonight.”When I reached 50, I didn’t even raise my bat. I knew the job wasn’t finished, there was still a long way to go. I was in a zone. I was just focusing on trying to get the game done for my team. I was disappointed that I was out in the last over. But I played the innings that put my team in a position to win. I am just happy that I was able to contribute with the bat. It has been a while that I haven’t been able to make runs with the bat. This one will always be special to me.”It was just my day, I’ll take that. It’s always good to start any tournament with a win and this is a special win for us personally because our fans have been so loyal to us and they waited for this opportunity and people in Chennai and throughout India as well, our CSK fans and our captain MS [Dhoni].”Bravo’s task became stiffer and stiffer as each over went by. He watched Kedar Jadhav walk back with an injury, he saw Deepak Chahar dance down to be foxed by debutant Mayank Markande’s googly, and then witnessed soon Harbhajan Singh and Mark Wood hole out in the quest for some desperate boundaries.An elated CSK dugout burst into ecstacy as Kedar Jadhav hit the winning runs•BCCI

Ultimately, it was down to Bravo when Imran Tahir gave him strike in the 18th over and Super Kings needed 46 from only 17 deliveries. Two sixes and a four in that over against Mitchell McClenaghan and three sixes in the next off Jasprit Bumrah, another death-overs specialist, brought it down to seven from the last over.”I just wanted to stay still, keep my eyes on the ball, have a good swing,” Bravo explained. “Here at Wankhede the ball travels every time you miss the length. Just get a good contact and the ball will go. Those two overs, we needed 15 an over. So, at some point, I had to take a chance and it worked off. Anytime you hit a boundary, whether it is a six or a four, automatically the bowler is under pressure.”I know how you feel as a bowler when your first ball goes for a boundary. No matter how good a bowler you are, in these tense moments if you’re put under pressure, you tend to fumble. Again, I was hitting the ball nicely in the nets. I had the confidence and the belief that I can win the game despite losing wickets. I can bat deep. Can’t forget Jadhav, who came back and showed a lot of fight and a lot of guts. To hit that six is a special, special moment. From thereon, we had the game.”Much before that, Bravo had quietly curbed Mumbai to 165 for 4 by conceding only eight runs in two of their last three overs. Bravo clearly said performing in the death overs, with the bat or ball, was his “specialised” role in the team and a lot of planning and training went behind it.”I think it’s a challenge for me,” he spoke of bowling in the end. “I mark myself against the best in the world so in moments like this is where it really matters and I don’t enjoy bowling when there’s not much pressure on. When there’s pressure I need to focus a lot more and in the nets, I prepare very well when I bowl to guys like MS and Suresh [Raina] and these guys, who are good hitters. Even when I’m playing for West Indies, I bowl to [Andre] Rusell and [Kieron] Pollard and those guys so it gave me confidence.”I don’t just turn up in a game and it happens naturally. I prepare in the nets, I make sure I’m executing my yorkers properly so whenever I call on those special deliveries, I deliver more often. Tonight was a little tougher because I bowled the last three overs and the skipper asked me if I’m able to do it and of course I said ‘yes’. And again, bowling to these guys is a big challenge, I embrace it, I enjoy it and tonight was just my night.”Bravo was not only helping Super Kings return on a good note in the IPL, he was himself returning to the league after a two-year gap after missing last year’s edition with a hamstring injury. Since then, he has played three tournaments – the CPL, BPL and BBL – before returning with the yellow jersey. Now 34 and having undergone plenty of rehabilitation, Bravo said he had to be “careful” with his workload.”Well, it’s on my mind in terms of I had to be more careful and I’m no longer 24 like how I used to be before so I have to be very cautious,” he said. “I started very slow and just needed to get momentum going into the game. But as you can see, as the game picked up especially in the later stages, this is where I’m more specialised and this is where the team needs me the most at the close of the game. The captain showed faith in me and this is basically my role in CSK team to finish off games with the ball. Each game now I’ve to make sure I can cover properly, we travel now and fitness is very important but I have a very good medical team and I’m happy that we won tonight’s game.”

Tottenham Hotspur need to add more experienced players to Thomas Frank’s squad ahead of their campaign back in the Champions League, with chairman Daniel Levy sensing a rather left-field potential bargain opportunity.

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The Spurs boss has been discussing him with Lilywhites hierarchy.

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Spurs had a real issue last season in terms of squad balance when it comes to age, and their lack of sufficient depth prompted former manager Ange Postecoglou to utilise teenagers on a far more regular basis than he’d initially desired.

Youngster Archie Gray was especially thrown right in the deep end, playing at centre-half regularly in the absence of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero before Kevin Danso joined the Lilywhites in January.

Tottenham’s best-performing regulars in the Premier League – 2024/2025

Average match rating

Son Heung-min

7.00

James Maddison

6.98

Pedro Porro

6.95

Dominic Solanke

6.84

Dejan Kulusevski

6.83

via WhoScored

The 19-year-old did very well to cope with the unbelievable responsibility on his shoulders during that injury-ridden period for Spurs’ squad, but Frank will be keen to ensure he isn’t left as short as his predecessor in terms of proven back-ups.

Signing players with more know-how and years under their belt is seen as one of Tottenham’s priorities for the summer window, according to the BBC recently, and their qualification for the Champions League should allow them extra funds to do this.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that Levy will start splashing the cash on 30-plus-year-olds either, as you can rack up many games at the top level starting from a very young age.

“Brings some experience in, I’m not talking about age, I’m talking about players who have played at this level and can help the team, then I’ve got no doubt we can make the impact we want,” said Postecoglou, prior to his Tottenham sacking.

“Not just us but any club that gets into the Champions League, I think understands that. It’s the most elite competition in Europe and it’s a great demand.

“So I think every club that gets into the Champions League sees it as an opportunity to strengthen with experience is the right word, but players who have played at that level, who are going to be comfortable at that level, not players who are stepping up to that level. That’s the difference.”

Tottenham are targeting Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo, and the Cameroonian is a prime example of this, having amassed 136 Premier League appearances and 22 international caps at just 25.

Tottenham targeting Sporting Charleroi midfielder Adem Zorgane

According to DZ Foot, Sporting Charleroi midfielder Adem Zorgane has emerged as a target for Spurs.

The 25-year-old is described as a “complete, young, and experienced player”, and he could be available for as little as £9 million. This meagre price tag has turned heads in north London, with Tottenham taking a close look at Zorgane ahead of a potential move.

The 15-cap Algeria international was made captain of his side thanks to his consistent and reliable displays, making 41 appearances in all competitions last term as a mainstay of Rik De Mil’s starting eleven.

However, Zorgane has admitted he could move on to pastures new, which opens the door for Frank’s side to offer him an opportunity in the Premier League.

“I’ve been here for four years,” said Zorgane. “It’s difficult to stay at a club for that long when you want to go further.”

The African’s contract also expires in just two years, so Spurs would have all the power in negotiations.