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The Irish Sun
12 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Christian Norgaard faces awkward reunion with Arsenal star after ‘nasty' dig if he joins Gunners in shock transfer
CHRISTIAN NORGAARD is set for an awkward reunion with an Arsenal star should he make the short trip to North London from Brentford. The Bees' captain is subject to a 3 Christian Norgaard is wanted by Arsenal Credit: Getty 3 A transfer would lead to an awkward meeting between him and Gabriel Martinelli Credit: PA He has made his mark in the Premier League as a tough-tackling midfielder. And it was this aggressive nature that saw him on the receiving end of a dig from The Brazilian accused Norgaard of trying to break his leg when the teams met in April. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL Norgaard was shown a yellow card for his sliding challenge, but Martinelli thought he deserved a harsher punishment. Speaking after the game, the forward said: "I didn't see that again but in the moment, if my foot was on the floor, he could break my leg. "He [Norgaard] said he didn't mean it. I believe him but still he could have broke my leg. For me it was red. "I need to see it again to be sure. But for me it was nasty." Most read in Football JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS The match ended 1-1 as Norgaard could be a useful addition to Arsenal legend Santi Cazorla leads celebrations at Oviedo's incredible open-top bus parade as thousands line streets 3 Join SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates The Dane made 34 appearances in the Premier League last season as the He chipped in with five goals and four assists as he proved himself at both ends of the pitch. Norgaard was due to leave the club on a free this summer with his contract expiring. However, he put pen to paper on a new two-year deal in March, having turned down four Bosman offers from other clubs. Meanwhile, Arteta and Co are on the brink of Sociedad are thought to prefer the deal to go through next month for financial reasons. Reports suggest Arsenal will pay slightly more than the Spaniard's £51m release clause in order to split the cost over a number of instalments. ARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: All the latest rumours from the Emirates
The South African
08-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Kaizer Chiefs to raid Sundowns? FOUR targets revealed
Kaizer Chiefs have several Mamelodi Sundowns players on their rador. Kaizer Chiefs are considering massive moves in the up-and-coming PSL transfer window. So, a plethora of Mamelodi Sundowns players are in Amakhosi's books. As reported on The South African, Neo Maema, Terrence Mashego and Thapelo Maseko are all linked with Chiefs. Most noticeably, Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender Maema is linked with a possibe move to the Soweto giants. 'As for Sundowns, they are looking at downsizing the squat at the end of the season and Chiefs are believed to be looking to use that window space to pursue Maema. They have apparentally been monitoring him for sometime now and they have the chance to sign him if Sundowns let him go. So yes it's true, Chiefs are believed to be pursuing Neo Maema,' the insider reported on SNL. So, Chiefs are closely monitoring The Brazilian contract situation at Chloorkop. Finally, Maseko is well-known by Chiefs scouts who have made serious enquiries about him. 'The Chiefs scouts know Maseko very well, and they know what he could bring to the team, and that's why they are enquiring about him. For now, it's still early to say what will happen but what I can tell you is that they are seriously looking into that, ' the Siya source stated on SoccerLaduma. Therefore, Amakhosi have a golden opportunity to lure these Sundowns players to Naturena. WHICH SUNDOWNS PLAYER/S SHOULD AMAKHOSI SIGN? Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Irish Sun
04-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Lucas Paqueta appears to break down in TEARS after getting yellow card as West Ham star faces lifetime ban
LUCAS PAQUETA broke down in tears following a booking as he continues to battle spot fixing charges. Advertisement 3 Lucas Paqueta was devastated after being booked Credit: Getty 3 The Brazilian, 27, did not feel that he had committed a foul Credit: Rex 3 The midfielder was in tears after receiving the yellow card There were also clear signs of emotion when the former The Brazilian has been playing under the cloud of four spot-fixing charges all season. Paqueta denies all charges and his hearing began during the March international break, though is on hold and will not restart until June. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The midfielder was close to an £85million move to Manchester City before being charge by The FA . He is alleged to have been intentionally booked in four different games with suspicious betting patterns across multiple firms having been identified on Paqueta Island in Brazil , where he was born. Potter said: "He's just a player that's trying his absolute best and wants the situation to be better and probably got a bit frustrated with the action. "Then you see a human being, not perfect. Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive Exclusive CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "But I love Lucas, he's given everything and in the difficult circumstances he's in as well. He's given everything and he's absolutely fine now." West Ham remain without a win in eight - and have just 14 points in 15 games since Potter arrived. 'Give Fullkrug the manager's job' - West Ham star launches expletive-laden rant at team-mates for 'not playing football' He added: "It's a solid performance without being amazing but certainly from where we are I was happy with lots of it. Advertisement "They scored against the run of play, it was a mistake. "Then because of the moment we were having in terms of results, it can be a tough situation for us. "But credit to the players, credit to the supporters, we stuck together and carried on."
