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The Sun
6 days ago
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- The Sun
Luke Shaw ready to quit Man Utd with injury-hit star offered mega-money swansong in Saudi Arabia
LUKE SHAW faces a Manchester United exit and the injury-hit star could be gone by January. England left-back Shaw, 30, is aware of serious interest from Saudi clubs and is ready to listen to offers. 3 He still has two years left on his Old Trafford contract but fears his Red Devils career might be nearing an end. Shaw made just 12 appearances last season after missing the first three months with a prolonged calf problem and is facing limited opportunities. He did start May's 1-0 Europa League final defeat to Tottenham but in a back-three due to a shortage of centre-backs. Shaw is likely to be behind Patrick Dorgu in the left-back pecking order and Ruben Amorim also has high hopes for new boy Diego Leon who has signed for £3.3m from Paraguayan club Cerro Porteno. The physically imposing 18 year old played the first half of last weekend's 0-0 friendly draw with Leeds in Sweden and the Amorim said: 'He did really well. 'He's learning things, he's powerful, he's going to be a very good player.' Meanwhile, Diogo Dalot has been a regular starter a left wing back in the United chief's favoured 3-4-2-1 system. Shaw is in the United squad that begin their pre-season tour of the USA with a clash against West Ham on Sunday - and also featured against Leeds - but knows he is liable to be making up the numbers once the Prem kicks off next month. 3 BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS His United career began in heartbreak with a double leg break due against PSV in only his eighth game back in September 2015. Shaw later revealed that surgeons considered amputation due to blood clots discovered in the after-math of the injury. Man Utd hunting Jackson as Chelsea's demands revealed | Transfers Exposed That cost him eleven months on the sidelines and began a nightmare run of problems that has seen him miss almost FIVE YEARS of his United and England career. Shaw is seen as a popular and influential figure within the dressing room and Amorim is in no hurry to dump him or his £150,000 a week wages. But the player himself is determined to make up for so much lost time and knows he faces a tough decision on his future over the coming months. Should he decide to leave it is unlikely United would be difficult to deal with in terms of a fee considering all those injuries and his lack of appearances - only 27 in the last two campaigns. Amorim, meanwhile, is not prepared to break the bank for a new No 9. Fans hoped Alexander Isak's decision to tell Newcastle he wants out of St James' Park might encourage United to bid. But with United's spending on Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo topping £130m this summer, the club are not in a position to go large unless there are significant exits. SunSport revealed Chelsea's Senegal star Nicolas Jackson was eyeing Old Trafford as a potential destination, but the Blues want £80m for him. But United are in no position to push the boat out - opening the door for under-pressure Rasmus Hojlund to stake his claim during the three-match Premier League Summer Series tournament against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton. On Thursday night Aston Villa moved to dismiss reports United had proposed an audacious swap deal, offering rebel Alejandro Garnacho in return for England striker Ollie Watkins. 3
Metro
13-07-2025
- Business
- Metro
Bayern Munich consider Arsenal forward if they miss out on Liverpool star
Bayern Munich are chasing Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, but will turn their attention to an Arsenal star if they cannot get their first choice. Diaz has been pursued by both Barcelona and Bayern this summer, but neither European giant appears to have made much of a breakthrough yet. Liverpool are not keen on selling the Colombian winger and will only do so if they receive a huge offer. The 28-year-old has spoken openly about the possibility of leaving Anfield, but has also said he would be happy to sign a new contract with the club if they make him a good offer. With Diaz an expensive option, Bayern are looking at other targets and their gaze has landed on Arsenal's Leandro Trossard, reports German publication BILD. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. The 30-year-old would be a significantly cheaper signing, with Arsenal reportedly happy to listen to offers for the Belgium international. The Gunners are busy in the transfer market this summer and hope to remain that way, with deals still to be done, both in and out of the club. Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard have all arrived already, for a total of around £70m. Noni Madueke is expected to follow soon after from Chelsea, while a deal for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres is likely to be completed although negotiations continue. Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera is also a target, as is Crystal Palace and England star Eberechi Eze. If all those deals come off then Arsenal are going to have to get rid of some players to fund that level of expenditure, with Trossard one member of the squad considered expendable. Reports suggest that Arsenal are willing to accept around £20m for the Belgian, making him available at a fraction of the price that Diaz might be. Arsenal are also looking to get rid of other squad players including Reiss Nelson, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior to fund their summer spending. As for Diaz, he remains likely to stay at Anfield, but has put the ball in Liverpool's court as he pushes for a new contract, beyond his current deal which runs until 2027. Speaking last month of Barcelona's interest in him, he said: 'I'm very happy there at Liverpool, I've always said so. They've welcomed me very well. 'We're in contact with them [Liverpool] right now because we're obviously talking to clubs. It's normal. Apps: 103Goals: 29 Assists: 15 'The transfer market is opening, and we're trying to arrange what's best for us.' More Trending When asked about renewing his contract with Liverpool, Diaz replied: 'As I told you, I'm waiting for it to happen. 'If Liverpool gives us a good renewal or I get the two years I need with them, I'll be happy and content. 'It all depends on them, I'm just here to decide and look at what's best for us.' MORE: Why Florian Wirtz missed Preston vs Liverpool today MORE: Arne Slot reveals message to Liverpool players ahead of first match since Diogo Jota death MORE: Liverpool consider £40m bid to sign England star ahead of Arsenal
Daily Record
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Clyde 2, Motherwell 2: Well take bonus point in shoot-out
Clyde 2, Motherwell 2: Well take bonus point in shoot-out Jens Berthel Askou's side couldn't get past their League Two opponents in 90 minutes Motherwell's Lukas Fadinger takes on Clyde's Logan Dunachie as the sides clashed in the Premier Sports Cup (Image: SNS Group ) Clyde and Motherwell battled out a draw in the Pre,ier Sports Cup, with the Steelmen taking the bonus point for winning the shoot-out 5-4. Andy Halliday, Callum Slattery, Elijah Just, Eseosu Sule and Tom Sparrow scored for the Steelmen. Tom Robson, Robbie Leitch, Shay Nevans and Kyle Fleming scored for Clyde, with Calum Ward saving from Logan Dunachie.. James Hilton put Clyde ahead in 16 minutes with a goal that Motherwell keeper Calum Ward won't want to see again. However, their lead lasted just five minutes before Tawanda Maswanhise levelled from close range after Callum Slattery had struck the crossbar. And the winger struck again three minutes into the second half to put Motherwell ahead. Article continues below However, that lasted only until the 53rd minute when Liam Scullion headed in a leveller for Clyde. The first half was fairly even, and while Motherwell were the better side, they didn't create a whole lot of chances. Clyde looked dangerous on the counter-attack and it was from one of those that they took the lead, when Hilton pounced on a botched clearance to net. But Motherwell went on the attack and got their reward soon after through Maswanhise. The second half was only three minutes old when Maswanhise sent a shot ripping high into the net. In a topsy-turvy game, however, Clyde ran up the other end and levelled through Liam Scullion. The sides couldn't be separated after that, and it took a penalty shoot-out to do so. Clyde boss Darren Young handed a competitive debut to new signings James Hilton and Sam Campbell. Clyde's James Hilton celebrates putting his side ahead (Image: SNS Group ) Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou gave competitive starts to new signings Elliott Watt and Lukas Fadinger. Motherwell snap up New Zealand winger as summer rebuild continues READ MORE: Motherwell had the ball in the net in eight minutes when Callum Slattery sent Apostolos Stamatelopoulos through on goal, and he sent a neat flick over Brian Kinnear, but was flagged offside. Clyde had their first shot on goal in 12 minutes but James Hilton's scuffed shot was comfortably taken by Calum Ward. But the hosts took the lead in 16 minutes when keeper Calum Ward kicked the ball straight to Hilton, who curled the ball over and past the stranded keeper. Motherwell's Tawanda Maswanhise celebrates his goals against Clyde (Image: SNS Group ) Motherwell levelled in 21 minutes when Slattery's ferocious shot smacked off the bar, and Tawanda Maswanhise netted the rebound from close range. Hilton tried his luck with another lob in 47 minutes, but this one flew over the bar. But Motherwell took the lead 60 seconds later when Maswanhise smashed an unstoppable shot high into the net, after a bit of pinball in the Clyde box. Liam Scullion heads Clyde back level at 2-2 (Image: SNS Group ) That lasted only until the 53rd minute when Marley Redfern raced down the left wing and his cross was headed in at the back post by Scullion. Slattery sent Maswanhise through on goal on the right in 70 minutes, but this time his shot was parried round the post by Kinnear. Clyde sub Robbie Leitch was unmarked at the back post in 77 minutes, but slashed his shot wide. CLYDE: Kinnear, Hynes, Dunachie, Campbell (Cuddihy, 76), Robson, Lyon, Murdoch, Scullion (Lyon, 85), Hilton (Leitch, 63), Redfern (Nevans, 85), Williamson (Fleming, 76) Subs (not used): Pazikas (GK) Booked: Lyon (37) Article continues below MOTHERWELL: Ward, Koutroumbis (Just, 62), Gordon, Balmer, O'Donnell (Sparrow, 83), Halliday, Watt, Slattery, Fadinger (Longelo, 62), Maswanhise (L. Ross, 83), Stamatelopoulos (Sule, 54) Subs (not used): Connelly (GK), McGinn, Wilson, Whyte Referee: Matthew MacDermid
NBC Sports
04-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Athing Mu-Nikolayev eager for return to Hayward Field for 50th Prefontaine Classic
Athing Mu-Nikolayev hasn't raced an 800m in nearly a year, but is ready to run at the 50th Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field and on a track where she has authored so much history already at age 23. 'The lead up to this has been really great for me,' she said Thursday. 'I've definitely been in a good spot mentally. It's obviously not the most convenient for it to be my first 800m (since last July 19) in this really fast race, but I think I've kind of gotten over that point and just recognized that, hey, we are 1,000 percent really great where we're at with training. This is a great field. This is an opportunity for me.' Mu-Nikolayev will line up Saturday along with reigning world champion Mary Moraa of Kenya and Olympic silver medalist Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia, among others, at Pre (NBC and Peacock, 4-6 p.m. ET). Already at the new Hayward Field, Mu-Nikolayev has broken the NCAA 400m record (49.57, 2021), made her first Olympic team in a personal-best time (2021, en route to Tokyo Olympic 800m gold), won a world title (2022) and broken the American record in the 800m (1:54.97, 2023). She was the youngest U.S. woman to win individual Olympic track and field gold (age 19) since Wyomia Tyus in the 100m at the 1964 Tokyo Games. She is the youngest woman in history to own Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event. Her Hayward magic wasn't there in 2024, however. She tore a hamstring about six weeks before the Olympic Trials. Then in the trials final in Eugene, Mu-Nikolayev and Raevyn Rogers' legs appeared to make contact about 200 meters into the race. Mu-Nikolayev fell. She got up and finished ninth. Her Olympic title defense was over before she could board a plane to Paris. She still went to the French capital with her training group and was a few miles away from Stade de France when the Olympic women's 800m final took place, according to the Southern California News Group. 'It was very hard,' said her coach, Bobby Kersee, according to the report. 'My philosophy of coaching is to put her right back in it, right away. And she tolerated me as a coach. It was tough for me, and it was tough for her.' A month after the Games, Mu-Nikolayev announced that she and Yegor Nikolayev were engaged. They got married this past March. Then she returned to competition with low-key races in April (using a 5000m as a 3000m workout) and May (1500m wins in 4:21 and 4:10). So Saturday will be Mu-Nikolayev's first time in a top-level meet since the Olympic Trials. She called it 'a really anticipated race,' but one that she's stressing over with results-based goals. 'Getting back to kind of the basics of what has made me one of the best 800m runners,' she said. 'Just feeling that on Saturday, I think, is the most important thing rather than hitting a specific time.' Nick Zaccardi,
GMA Network
23-06-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
James Payosing, Veejay Pre focus on improvement while undergoing residency for UP
James Payosing and Veejay Pre said they will make the most of their residency with the University of the Philippines first as the two players are waiting for a full year before playing in the UAAP. Payosing, the NCAA Season 99 Finals MVP from San Beda University, recently competed with Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League in Qatar where they finished third. He played alongside De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde's Anton Eusebio, San Beda University's Edjay Etulle, Jose Rizal University transferee Aldous Torculas, and University of Santo Tomas' Nic Cabañero. Now, he will turn his focus on preparing for his future stint with the Fighting Maroons. 'From San Beda, excited din ako for next year. But this year, focus ako sa improvement and kung anong tinatakbo namin sa UP, i-build namin 'yung chemistry with [other] residency players,' Payosing said last June 14 on the sidelines of the Fighting Maroons' event with lifestyle brand Puma. ? Former NCAA Finals MVP James Payosing, now with UP, talks about his Gilas 3x3 stint and transfer to Diliman @gmasportsph — JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) June 14, 2025 Pre, meanwhile, admitted he is still adjusting with UP after transferring from Far Eastern University, and is looking forward to how he will improve. 'Maging patient lang ako and 'yung residency ko, i-improve ko kulang ko para next year talaga, ready na ako sa UAAP,' he said. 'Alam po nating UP is napaka-competitive and nakikita po na sobrang nakakatulong sa akin especially sa growth ko,' he added. Pre is also learning from one of UP's best products Carl Tamayo who has been training with his collegiate team lately. 'Si Kuya Carl kasi kasama ko siya nag-training ngayon and binibigyan niya ako ng advice,' said Pre. 'Sobrang saya kasi knowing Kuya Carl is winner siya and [k]ung pano siya mag-isip is nashe-share niya sa akin.' ? Veejay Pre talks about his transfer to UP, training with Carl Tamayo, and the upcoming Serbia trip of the Fighting Maroons @gmasportsph — JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) June 14, 2025 —JMB, GMA Integrated News
