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- The Independent
Nottingham Forest complete signing of James McAtee from Man City
Nottingham Forest have signed James McAtee from Manchester City for a fee rising to £30m. The England Under-21 captain is set to spark a spell of spending from Forest, who are also expected to confirm the club-record signing of Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich. McAtee has signed a five-year deal at the City Ground after Forest beat off competition from a host of other clubs who were interested in the 22-year-old. He said: 'I feel ready for a new challenge and the club had a great season last year so I want to help build on that and show what I can do. 'I'm so happy to be here and really looking forward to getting started with my new teammates and I know the ambition of everyone associated with the club which is something I want to be a part of.' Forest's Chief Football Officer Ross Wilson added: 'We're absolutely delighted to welcome James to Nottingham Forest. He's a player we've admired for a long time, and our conversations with Manchester City, James, his family and his representatives over the past month have been incredibly constructive. 'After captaining England to the Under-21 European Championship title, James took some time to reflect on his next step - and we're thrilled he's chosen Forest. We are proud to now have three extremely exciting young talents from the group that lifted the Under-21 trophy with Elliot [Anderson], Omari and now James. 'There was strong interest in James, but he showed a real determination to join us. Our players have been excited about the possibility of him arriving, and now we can officially welcome him into the group.' McAtee scored seven goals for City last season but only started three Premier League games for the club and has left in search of more regular first-team football. City manager Pep Guardiola had a host of other options for the attacking midfield positions, including new captain Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Oscar Bobb, Omar Marmoush, Claudio Echeverri and new signings Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders.
Reuters
28 minutes ago
- Reuters
Saints QB Tyler Shough to start vs. Jaguars
August 16 - New Orleans Saints rookie Tyler Shough will get the start for Sunday's preseason game against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Kellen Moore announced on Saturday. The Saints did not divulge their plan for who would replace Shough at quarterback after the second-round pick departs Sunday's game. Shough, 25, completed 15 of 22 passes for 165 yards with one touchdown in last week's 27-13 setback to the Los Angeles Chargers. He also threw an interception that was returned for a score. Spencer Rattler went 7-of-11 for 53 yards versus the Chargers, while Jake Haener completed 5 of 8 passes for 41 yards and an interception. --Field Level Media
BBC News
28 minutes ago
- BBC News
'Lovely guy' & 'top signing' - Reijnders shines for Man City
Remember Kevin de Bruyne?The Belgian departed Manchester City in the summer and his contributions will never be forgotten, but the Blues faithful have a new hero to adore in the shape of Tijjani 27-year-old Dutchman displayed an all-action performance, contributing a goal and an assist, as City showed they mean business by thrashing Wolves at is only the second City player to both score and provide a goal on his Premier League debut, after Sergio Aguero, and if he achieves even half of what the Argentine striker did at Etihad Stadium, he will become a sure-fire hit for the club."It's a great start," Reijnders told BBC Match of the Day. "Very happy with an assist and a goal and a very good win. It is a great start and we have to keep going now."Boss Pep Guardiola said of the performance: "Really good. Lovely guy and has made an impact from day one. His pace, he can help with the holding midfield."He can make runs inside the pockets and the spaces that sometimes we allow defenders to create."At Milan he was exceptional and with the national team. We knew he is a top signing for the coming years for City." Who is Reijnders? A powerful box-to-box midfielder, Reijnders made his senior debut for Dutch side PEC Zwolle in 2017 before joining fellow Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar in early a loan spell with RKC Waalwijk in 2019-20, he went on to establish himself in Alkmaar's first team, his tally of 13 goals and 15 assists in 128 appearances earning him a move to Milan in ended last season with 10 goals and four assists for the Rossoneri, with only one player in his position, Napoli's Scott McTominay (16), registering more goal fine displays were one of the few positives in a frustrating campaign for Milan, who finished eighth in Serie A and missed out on European qualification four assists is perhaps an unfair reflection on his influence in the final third. He was ranked ninth for forward passes in Italy's top flight last term, and was fifth for through balls and carrying the also ranked seventh for carries of more than 10 metres in Serie A last season, an asset that could prove crucial in Guardiola's transitional same goes for his ability to bring out the best in attacking players around him: last season, he was involved in an unrivalled 205 passages of play that ended in a shot being also ranked second of all Serie A players for secondary chances created (49) - in other words, getting the right players into the best positions to create a chance for a has won 23 Netherlands caps, starting all six games for his country at Euro 2024 in Germany last year. Reijnders 'the star man' Boss Guardiola has maintained last season's disappointment was down to the number of injuries his side suffered, particularly losing Ballon d'Or winner Rodri to a serious knee injury for most of the Spaniard's absence left a gaping hole and the centre of the park lacked real energy, with Nico Gonzalez signed for £50m from Porto in January and Reijnders added from AC Milan for £42.5m in the Dutchman showed glimpses of his capabilities at the Club World Cup but gave fans in England a real taste of what to expect in the Premier said: "I saw the intensity and it is pretty hard, but it is nice to play in the Premier League and to score on my debut is always nice."I'm always trying to find space in the box and work to give assists. My type of game is to be a box-to-box player and help the team with goals and assists."Reijnders' footwork and chipped pass for the opening goal was sublime, while there was nothing Jose Sa could do for his first-half goal which was clipped across goal and into the bottom were also early signs of an understanding building up with star striker Erling Haaland as his disguised pass allowed the Norwegian to net his second well as his goal contributions, Reijnders' dominant performance is highlighted by the fact he had 82 touches of the ball and completed 52 of his 57 17 ball carries – movements of at least five metres in possession – was the joint most among non-midfielders in the Premier League on Saturday, while only Newcastle's Anthony Elanga (7) recorded more progressive carries moving the ball at 10m+ towards the opposition's goal than Reijnders' also completed 22 passes in the final third - the second most in the City team behind Nico Gonzalez (24) – giving him a 91% success neither Rodri nor Phil Foden available as they return to full fitness, City's midfield will be a force to be reckoned with once the duo make a comeback."Tijjani Reijnders is the star man for me," former England full-back Chris Powell said on BBC Radio 5 Live."You will see a new-look Man City midfield and you still have Phil Foden and Rodri to come back - they have laid a small marker down."For City, it was a disappointing season for them last year, so they have got a lot to play for this year." Guardiola has 'no info' on Ederson James Trafford was another debutant to stand out, keeping a clean sheet following his return from Burnley in the 22-year-old Englishman started in goal after Ederson missed the game because of illness and made a total of three saves in an assured Brazilian has entered the final year of his contract at Etihad Stadium and has been heavily linked with a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray."I don't have info," Guardiola said of Ederson's future. "Yesterday I saw his illness, gastroenteritis, and after I didn't speak to the club."If the player wants to leave he has to leave, but on the conditions of the club. "There is no sense if he is not happy here but the final decision and the way to make the deal belongs 100% to the club, so I don't know what will happen in the next two weeks."
