Tottenham identify Monaco star as Savinho alternative
In addition to the pursuit of Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, Spurs have looked at the Brazilian winger, who was omitted from the City squad for the Premier League opener at Wolves last weekend, with the 21-year-old facing stiff competition this season to play every week under Pep Guardiola.
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The Herald Scotland
21 minutes ago
- The Herald Scotland
Celtic left with plenty to do after goalless stalemate with Kairat Almaty
However, with Yang Hyun-jun on for Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda moving to centre forward at the start of the second half, Celtic stepped up the pace and piled on the pressure in the later stages but could not find a way through despite 10 added minutes. After Saturday's home William Hill Premiership game against Livingston, Celtic will get ready for the return leg in Kazakhstan next Tuesday night which involves a 7,000-mile round trip knowing qualification requires perhaps more work than many anticipated. Much of the build-up to the game was centred on if and when Rodgers would add to his squad for the European campaign. There were no late signings, but Rodgers made six changes to his side, with Kasper Schmeichel, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Reo Hatate, Benjamin Nygren and Idah returning and Viljami Sinisalo, Dane Murray, Auston Trusty, Arne Engels, Luke McCowan and Johnny Kenny dropping out. Rafael Urazbakhtin stressed his side were playing for the glory of Kazakhstan and the Kairat head coach was pinning a lot of hopes on 17-year-old Chelsea-bound Dastan Satpayev. Celtic's Alistair Johnston is placed on to a stretcher by medical staff (Andrew Milligan/PA) The visitors settled early and in the 11th minute captain Aleksandr Martynovich had the ball in the Hoops net from close range but was offside. With Satpayev influential, Kairat attacked fluidly and at pace on the counter, dampening the mood of the expectant home support. In the 32nd minute, Celtic defender Alastair Johnston pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury as he backtracked and was taken from the field on a stretcher, replaced by Anthony Ralston. Moments later, Kairat goalkeeper Alexandr Zarutskiy saved from Maeda when Celtic at last got through, but at the other end Ofri Arad's powerful drive flew just wide of Schmeichel's post. Temirlan Anarbekov wore a protective cap after sustaining a knock (Andrew Milligan/PA) Yang for Idah for the start of the second period and Maeda moving central was no surprise and within a minute Yang set up James Forrest, whose shot was touched onto a post and then gathered by Zarutskiy. In the 58th minute, after some sloppiness by Carter-Vickers in the Hoops defence, Brazilian striker Edmilson tried a speculative shot from 40 yards and it landed on the roof of Schmeichel's goal. Celtic's corner count mounted but to no avail and Hoops fans – perhaps also frustrated by a lack of transfer activity – began singing 'sack the board' as the game moved into the final quarter. In the 75th minute, after sustaining an injury defending a corner, Zarutskiy had to be replaced by understudy Temirlan Anarbekov and he had his head bandaged and covered by a protective cap after taking a knock. The visitors, though, were wasting time at every opportunity and 10 added minutes gave Celtic scope, but Maeda spurned a gift when he ran through alone and could only manage a tame shot which was easily saved by Anarbekov and there were boos at the end from irate supporters.
BBC News
22 minutes ago
- BBC News
Arsenal's ruthless Eze coup shows intent
Arsenal's dramatic move to steal Eberechi Eze away from arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur is a ruthless statement of intent designed to show this is the season they plan to finally claim the biggest were ready to roll out the welcoming carpet for Crystal Palace's England forward on Wednesday, the deal virtually done with every indication the 27-year-old was set on the then filtered out that Arsenal were assessing the seriousness of a knee injury to forward Kai Havertz, which could potentially put a dent in their attacking resources - a weakness that played a significant part in manager Mikel Arteta's side ending empty handed for the fifth year in succession last of taking the cheaper option of exploring the loan market, as was first expected, Arsenal went for broke in spectacular style by setting up a £60m coup to take Eze to Emirates Stadium from right under the noses of move to Arsenal, which is now fully expected to be successfully concluded, is not simply a devastating psychological blow aimed across north London at is a clear signal that they have no intention of falling short in their stated aim of mounting a serious Premier League title challenge, as well as making inroads deep into the Champions League once more after reaching the semi-final last is strategy in stark contrast to the inertia that gripped Arsenal last season, when their failure to solve an obvious problem - namely sign a recognised striker - cost them thought they had Eze wrapped up, the possibility of a cash-plus-Richarlison deal discussed, but Arsenal moved with lightning speed once they were confronted by the possibility of Havertz facing a spell on the have been linked with Eze all summer, but it was thought their interest had cooled once Ethan Nwaneri agreed a new five-year contract, on top of signing Chelsea winger Noni Madueke in a £48.5m injury, and its potential consequences, reignited that interest to leave Spurs stunned. Arteta knows this is the season he must land a major prize, and to do this he has been heavily backed by Arsenal's well as Madueke, the Gunners have concluded moves to sign Spain's outstanding midfield man Martin Zubimendi in a deal worth up to £60m and, at least 12 months too late, a recognised striker in Viktor Gyokeres, signed from Sporting Lisbon for £ Eze, who had two years left on his Palace contract, Arsenal will get a versatile forward rich in natural talent who is a match-winner - as he proved when scoring the winner against Manchester City in the FA Cup final in was a follow-up to the spectacular right-foot finish that set Palace on their way to a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley in the semi-final. Eze also scored the Eagles' opener when they beat Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage in the has demonstrated he has the temperament and talent for the big occasion when inspiring Palace to the first major trophy in their will hope he has plenty of those occasions is a scorer and creator of goals, adding real threat to Arsenal's front line, with 14 goals in all competitions last was a boyhood Arsenal fan and was part of the club's academy until he was 13. He may have been initially keen on a move to Spurs, but once the Gunners showed their hand was only one part of north London he was heading has achieved his goals the hard way, spending time at Fulham, Reading and Millwall before signing for Queen's Park Rangers. He left Loftus Road for Palace in a £19.5m deal in August believe they did all they could to conclude a deal - apart from actually concluding it - but it is a hammer blow to chairman Daniel Levy and manager Thomas Frank, who also thought they had a deal for Morgan Gibbs-White in the bag only for him to sign a new contract at Nottingham will revel in the local rivalry of snatching away a prime transfer target for Spurs, but the wider context demonstrates the Gunners are deadly serious about ending the wait for success that now stretches back to has previously admitted to "crying for a week" when he was let go by Arsenal in 2011, but this gifted forward has now been given a golden opportunity to make up for lost time.
Scottish Sun
30 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Rangers star completes big-money transfer exit from Ibrox as Light Blues rake in HUGE profit
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) RANGERS fans have welcomed TEN new players to the club this summer - with Oscar Cortes also making his loan deal permanent. Russell Martin has also said goodbye to several first team players as well, with another star now heading for the exit door too. 3 Jefte has completed a switch back to his homeland Credit: Willie Vass 3 Russell Martin alongside Danilo and Jefte at full-time Credit: SNS 3 Jefte in action against Viktoria Plzen Credit: Getty Brazilian left-back Jefte is officially the latest Rangers player to leave the club - to complete a stunning move back to his homeland. The 21-year-old has been in talks over a proposed return to Brazil for a number of days, after giants Palmeiras made him their number one transfer target this month. It was revealed the Brazilian outfit were keen on signing the full-back in a"multi-million pound deal - despite a struggling start to his season in Glasgow this summer. He didn't paint himself in the best light against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic and was at fault for their opening goal in the second leg. But in the aftermath of that disappointing display, the news of Palmeiras' interest continued to ramp up. Jefte was then REMOVED from Rangers' European squad with Martin confirming over the weekend that he had travelled to Brazil. And now, the Sao Paulo outfit have sealed the deal. SunSport understands the Gers have raked-in a huge £6.5million fee for the left-back. That sees the Gers bank a healthy profit on a player they spent just £800,000 on a year ago. In a brief statement online, the Ibrox club said: "Rangers Football Club can today confirm the departure of Jefté to Palmeiras for an undisclosed fee. Rangers MISS OUT on top striker target as failures of loan strategy exposed "The 21-year-old, who joined the club in May 2024, made 56 appearances for Rangers during his time in Glasgow. "Everyone at Rangers thanks Jefté for his contribution while at the club, and we wish him well for his future career." Russell Martin added a left-back reinforcement last weekend. Jayden Meghoma joined on loan from Brentford and was thrust into the action from the start against Club Brugge on Tuesday night. With Ridvan Yilmaz also looking likely to leave Rangers, the Light Blues could look to go back into the market for another player in the position. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
