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New York Times
2 days ago
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- New York Times
Newcastle's Antonio Cordero set to join Belgian club Westerlo on loan deal
Newcastle United winger Antonio Cordero is set to join Belgian club Westerlo on a season-long loan deal. The 19-year-old joined Newcastle in a permanent move earlier this summer when his contract at Spanish second tier side Malaga expired. The club had always planned to loan out the Spain under-19 international for 2025-26 to gain first-team experience. Advertisement Westerlo recorded a ninth-place finish in the Belgian top flight last season. Cordero regularly appeared for Malaga in 2024-25, starting 23 of his 40 games; providing six goals and seven assists. Anthony Elanga is the only senior addition to Eddie Howe's squad so far this summer, with Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson and Lloyd Kelly among those leaving the club on a permanent basis. Speaking on Sunday, head coach Howe said Newcastle are 'not deluded' and recognise the urgent need for transfer reinforcements ahead of the new season. Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United), Liam Delap, Joao Pedro (both Chelsea), Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) and James Trafford (Manchester City) have moved elsewhere, rather than Tyneside, during the current window. Howe desires a centre-half, a goalkeeper and a striker — or two, should Alexander Isak depart — and possibly a midfielder, following Longstaff's exit to Leeds United. (Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Scottish Sun
19-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Rangers' Champions League rivals Panathinaikos hit by major injury blow ahead of midweek crunch
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) PANATHINAIKOS have been dealt a major blow ahead of their Champions League showdown with Rangers after international defender Giorgos Kyriakopoulos was crocked. Rangers face the Greek side on Tuesday in the second qualifying round with the second leg at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Panathinaikos head coach Rui Vitoria Credit: Alamy 2 Head Coach Rui Vitoria of Panathinaikos FC reacts Credit: Getty Panathinaikos warmed up for the game with a 3-1 home win over Belgian side Westerlo at home this week, after they spent two weeks at their training camp in Austria. But they will have to do without Kyriakopoulos for both games after he suffered a serious knee injury in training. The 29-year-old Greek international will go under the knife this weekend after suffering a cruciate knee injury. He will be out for several months and won't feature in the games against Rangers. The Ibrox side too have a few personnel issues going into the match which comes so early in the tenure of Russell Martin. Summer signing Thelo Aasgaard is already rated a major injury doubt going into the clash after picking up a thigh issue in a bounce match against Dunfermline. A cool £40m will be on the line when the Greeks visit Ibrox for Tuesday's second qualifying round tie first leg, with the prospect of a fraught second match to come in Athens the following Wednesday. So the Ibrox men could do with all the help they can get - and just perhaps one phone call they will put in will be to former first team coach Issame Charai. His Westerlo side were unable to prevent the Greeks running out 3-1 winners in their last friendly clash before the match. Goals from Adam Cerin, Facundo Pellestri and Adrianu Bregu did the damage for the Greeks, with Kyan Vaessen scoring the only goal for the Belgians. Rangers boss Russell Martin opens up on transfer plans as he delivers updates on Dessers and Igamane Charai took to social media afterwards to hail the latest stage in an 'intense and valuable pre-season'. Charai wrote: "Great experience for the Westerlo boys in Athens against, their last game before facing Rangers. "Closing out the final weeks of an intense and valuable pre-season." Supporters of the Ibrox club were certainly of the opinion that a phone call to their former assistant coach should go in. One wrote simply: "You know what to do Issame." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
The Herald Scotland
19-07-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
Rangers in major Panathinaikos injury boost as star ruled out
Panathinaikos warmed up for the game with a 3-1 home win over Belgian side Westerlo at home this week, after they spent two weeks at their training camp in Austria. Read more: But they will have to do without Kyriakopoulos for both games after he suffered a serious knee injury in training. The 29-year-old Greek international will go under the knife this weekend after suffering a cruciate knee injury. He will be out for several months and won't feature in the games against Rangers.
The National
19-07-2025
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- The National
Rangers in major Panathinaikos injury boost as star ruled out
Rangers face the Greek side on Tuesday in the second qualifying round with the second leg at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Panathinaikos warmed up for the game with a 3-1 home win over Belgian side Westerlo at home this week, after they spent two weeks at their training camp in Austria. Read more: But they will have to do without Kyriakopoulos for both games after he suffered a serious knee injury in training. The 29-year-old Greek international will go under the knife this weekend after suffering a cruciate knee injury. He will be out for several months and won't feature in the games against Rangers.
Scottish Sun
18-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Rangers fans say ‘you know what to do' as ex-Ibrox coach gets inside info into Champions League rivals Panathinaikos
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AS recently as a month ago, Issame Charai was a vital part of the coaching team at Ibrox. But when he moved on by mutual consent as Russell Martin arrived at the club back in June, the Belgian can scarcely have imagined he would get a front row seat when it comes to the Ibrox side's rivals in a huge Champions League showdown. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 3 Former Rangers assistant coach Issame Charai is now at Westerlo in Belgium Credit: Alamy 3 Facundo Pellistri in action during Panathinaikos' Austrian training camp Credit: Shutterstock Editorial That's because it just so happened that his new team Westerlo were the opponents for the last match of Panathinaikos' Austrian training camp. A cool £40m is on the line when the Greeks visit Ibrox for Tuesday's second qualifying round tie first leg, with the prospect of a fraught second match to come in Athens the following Wednesday. So the Ibrox men could do with all the help they can get - and just perhaps one phone call they will put in will be to former first team coach Charai. His Westerlo side were unable to prevent the Greeks running out 3-1 winners on the day. Goals from Adam Cerin, Facundo Pellestri and Adrianu Bregu did the damage for the Greeks, with Kyan Vaessen scoring the only goal for the Belgians. But he took to social media afterwards to hail the latest stage in an 'intense and valuable pre-season'. Charai wrote: "Great experience for the Westerlo boys in Athens against, their last game before facing Rangers. "Closing out the final weeks of an intense and valuable pre-season." Supporters of the Ibrox club were certainly of the opinion that a phone call to their former assistant coach should go in. One wrote simply: "You know what to do Issame." Rangers boss Russell Martin opens up on transfer plans as he delivers updates on Dessers and Igamane A second said: "Let Hamza know the defenders' weaknesses before Tuesday!" A third said: "Straight on the phone to Martin." When he left Charai said he had fond memories of the "constant" support. He said: "This is a really special club, and as it enters a new era, I want to wish everyone associated with the club the very best for what comes next. "Above all, I want to thank the Rangers supporters for their amazing backing across the period. "We had some high moments and some low moments, but their support was the constant. It is something I will always remember and be forever grateful for." Appointed Philippe Clement's assistant manager in January, Charai continued to serve under Barry Ferguson's interim reign. Chief executive Patrick Stewart said Charai was "a real asset" to the Ibrox club. "Through the managerial transition in February and beyond, he handled himself superbly and was a real asset to Barry and his staff during their period in charge of the team," he told the club's website. "As the men's first-team moves forth into this new era under Russell, it has been agreed between the club and Issame for him to move on." 3 Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
