Celtic could use the summer transfer window, which officially opened for business last Friday, to make additions to bolster their playing squad.
The Hoops won two trophies during the 2023/24 campaign as they lifted the Scottish Premiership title and the SFA Cup in May, beating their local rivals to both.
Brendan Rodgers, however, may want to go in search of a domestic treble, which was achieved by Ange Postecoglou the season before, next term.
In order to do that, the Northern Irish manager could need to improve his options across the park by dipping into the market before the window slams shut at the end of August.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers looks on.
Whilst that could involve new additions coming through the door at Parkhead, Celtic are also looking to bring back at least one of their loan stars from last season.
Celtic's pursuit of Portuguese wizard
Portuguese outlet Record, via the Daily Record, recently reported that the Scottish giants are struggling to secure a deal to sign central midfielder Paulo Bernardo on a permanent deal this summer.
The Benfica maestro spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan at Paradise and the club had an option to make it permanent for a fee of £6m, but decided to attempt to negotiate a lower fee with the Liga Portugal giants.
It was stated that the Bhoys were able to clear that hurdle and, yet, a deal does not appear to be close as they have not been able to agree personal terms with the young magician.
Paulo Bernardo
The report claimed that Bernardo is on a substantial wage and is unwilling to take a pay cut to make the move to Scotland on a permanent basis, and the Hoops 'having difficulty' meeting his demands at this moment in time.
Record did not reveal how much the right-footed whiz is on per-week at Benfica but noted that it is a contract that he signed as a teenager when he was viewed as a player with similar potential to Joao Felix, which is why it is a substantial package for the Bhoys to take on.
Rodgers and Celtic could, however, ditch their pursuit of the expensive midfielder by pushing ahead with a deal for reported target Luke McCowan.
Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph recently reported that the Scottish giants have been keeping tabs on the SPFL central midfielder, whose current deal with Dundee is set to expire next summer.
The journalist added that teams in the MLS and the English Championship are also interested in the left-footed dynamo, which suggests that the Hoops are facing plenty of competition to secure his signature before the end of the window.
It remains to be revealed, however, how much Dundee would demand for their star midfielder, as his contract expiring next year means that they run the risk of losing him for nothing if they do not cash in on him ahead of next season.
Celtic can now abandon their pursuit of Bernardo and swoop to sign McCowan instead to bolster Rodgers' midfield for the 2024/25 campaign.
Paulo Bernardo's season at Celtic in numbers
The 22-year-old talent joined the club on a season-long loan from Benfica last summer and enjoyed a solid, but unspectacular, first year in Scottish football.
Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo.
Bernardo failed to nail down a regular place in the starting XI, with just 11 starts to his name in the Premiership, but did show glimpses of his quality when given an opportunity to shine.
The likes of Matt O'Riley, Reo Hatate, Tomoki Iwata, and Callum McGregor being on the books provide strong competition for minutes in the middle of the park, which is why the young talent did not rack up starts week-in-week-out.
In his relatively limited time on the pitch for the Premiership champions, though, the Benfica loanee did showcase his ability to make things happen at the top end of the pitch.
23/24 Premiership
Paulo Bernardo
Appearances
22
Starts
11
Goals
3
Assists
3
Big chances created
4
Duel success rate
48%
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the Portugal youth international was directly involved in six goals in 11 starts – more than one every other start on average.
However, he also lost more duels than he won and this suggests that the young gem struggled with the physicality of Scottish football in his first, and possibly last, year with the Hoops.
Why Celtic should sign Luke McCowan
The Bhoys could forget all about their pursuit of Bernardo, though, with a swoop to sign McCowan due to his proven quality in the Premiership.
At the age of 26, he would not arrive with as much potential as the 22-year-old Portuguese starlet but is also not an over-the-hill veteran with no room to grow.
The left-footed ace should be heading into the prime years of his career and this means that the Hoops could get plenty of seasons of quality out of him, if he can adapt to playing for Rodgers at Parkhead.
His form for Dundee last season suggests that the potential is there for him to come in and offer more than Bernardo as competition for the likes of Hatate, O'Riley, and McGregor for a starting spot in midfield.
23/24 Premiership
Luke McCowan (Dundee)
Paulo Bernardo (Celtic)
Appearances
37
22
Goals
10
3
Assists
5
3
Big chances created
9
4
Key passes per game
1.6
0.5
Duel success rate
45%
48%
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, both players struggle with physical duels against opposition players but excel when it comes to scoring and creating goals.
McCowan has proven his ability to score and assist goals at an impressive rate from a midfield position at Premiership level, with more than three times as many goals as Bernardo and 1.1 more key passes per game on average.
The 26-year-old ace, who writer Kai Watson dubbed "tenacious", could, therefore, provide more than the Benfica youngster in the middle of the park, due to his superior quality in the final third.
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This is why Celtic should ditch their pursuit of Bernardo and, instead, push ahead with a deal to sign the Dundee wizard ahead of the MLS and Championship clubs before the window slams shut later this summer.
The Royals would want to see Sanju Samson break out of his rut in their second outing in Abu Dhabi
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Big pictureThe fortunes of the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals have gone in opposite directions this past week. While defending champions Mumbai are searching for their third win in a row, the Royals are looking to avoid a third straight defeat. But Mumbai are a team the Royals love facing; they’ve won each of their last four matches against the four-time champions.But if the Royals need to win, they need Sanju Samson to fire like he did in their first two games, where he struck 74 and 89. Ever since the Royals have moved away from Sharjah, Samson has not reached double-digits, and the Royals would be desperate to see him break out of his rut in their second outing in Abu Dhabi. What they also need is more from their soft middle order that comprises Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag, who have struggled to dominate bowlers with their string of low scores.Their lower-middle order has made up for most of those disappointments, with Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran and Jofra Archer finding form across their four games, and so one can only imagine how good their batting could be if they all performed in unison. It could also be Curran’s last match for the time being, with Ben Stokes nearing the end of his quarantine.For Mumbai, each of their batsmen has performed across different games. Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya had a good day out against the the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, while Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard chipped in as well during their last few games. Add three international-quality pace bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson, and they are now one of the very few teams who seem to have their best XI in place. When Mumbai get on a roll, they are difficult to stop.Likely XIsRajasthan Royals: 1 Jos Buttler (wk), 2 Steven Smith (capt), 3 Sanju Samson, 4 Robin Uthappa, 5 Rahul Tewatia, 6 Mahipal Lomror, 7 Riyan Parag/Ankit Rajpoot, 8 Tom Curran, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Shreyas Gopal, 11 Jaydev UnadkatTrent Boult sent back Jonny Bairstow•BCCI
Mumbai Indians: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (capt), 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 James Pattinson, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Rahul Chahar, 11 Jasprit BumrahStrategy punts The Sunrisers found success against Rohit Sharma – dismissing him for six – by getting Sandeep Sharma to bowl to him because of the Mumbai captain’s poor numbers against him. The Royals could do the same by making Ankit Rajpoot bowl up front. In the four games he has bowled to Sharma, he’s dismissed him twice. Sharma has an average of 3.50 and a strike-rate of 64 against Rajpoot. The Royals could opt for batting stability throughout their order by splitting Buttler, Smith and Samson. And that could be by promoting Uthappa as opener which puts one of Samson or Smith at No. 3 and the other at No. 4. Having Samson at No. 4 allows fire-power at the death. With a cut-off of at least 150 runs in the IPL since 2018, Samson’s strike-rate of 228 in the death overs is second only to AB de Villiers and Rishabh Pant. Alternatively, Uthappa could be dropped for Manan Vohra or Yashasvi Jaiswal for the opener’s position.Stats and Trivia In the first six IPL 2020 matches in Abu Dhabi, the average first-innings score has been 168 but the average winning first-innings score is 183. Mumbai were the best batting team in the last five overs in 2019. Their run-rate (12.90), average runs per wicket (32.30) and balls per wicket lost (15) are the best among all teams. The Royals are the worst bowling team in the powerplay this season. They have taken two wickets in four games, have the worst economy (8.50) and also concede boundaries most often, once every 4.70 deliveries in the first six overs. Smith has been most successful against Mumbai in the IPL. It’s the only team he has scored over 400 runs against, the only team against whom he has a strike-rate of more than 150 and has also hit the most fifties (four) against Mumbai.
أصدر نادي الاتحاد السكندري، برئاسة محمد مصيلحي، بيانًا رسميًا يُعرب فيه عن اعتراضه الشديد على الأداء التحكيمي الذي شهده فريقه خلال مباراته أمام الزمالك في الجولة السابعة من منافسات الدوري الممتاز، والتي انتهت بفوز الأبيض بهدفين دون رد على استاد القاهرة الدولي.
وأكد مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السكندري في بيانه على دعمه المستمر للتحكيم المصري، وذلك على الرغم من تعرض الفريق لـ “العديد من الأخطاء التحكيمية” في مباريات سابقة.
وأشار البيان إلى أن النادي قد سبق له إرسال العديد من الاحتجاجات الرسمية إلى كل من الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم ورابطة الأندية المصرية، مُطالبًا بتحسين مستوى التحكيم.
واستذكر البيان مُطالبة رئيس النادي، محمد مصيلحي، قبل انطلاق الموسم الحالي، بالتعاقد مع خبير تحكيمي أجنبي لرئاسة لجنة الحكام، وذلك بالاشتراك مع عدد كبير من رؤساء الأندية الأخرى. وقد جاءت هذه المطالبة بهدف الحد من تكرار الأخطاء التحكيمية المؤثرة في نتائج المباريات، والتي تتكرر كل موسم.
وانتقل البيان للحديث عن مباراة الزمالك تحديدًا، حيث وصف ما حدث من طاقم التحكيم بـ “تجاوز كل الحدود”، مؤكدًا أن الأمر “تخطى مرحلة حسن النوايا”. واتهم البيان طاقم التحكيم، بقيادة الحكم أحمد الغندور، بـ “توجيه نتيجة المباراة” من خلال قرارات وصفها بـ “الغريبة” و”المتعمدة”، وذلك بشهادة “كل مُحايد”.
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يؤكد مجلس إدارة نادي الاتحاد السكندرى برئاسة الأستاذ محمد مصيلحى أنه طالما وقف بجانب التحكيم المصري، رغم تعرض فريق نادي الاتحاد السكندري لكثير من الأخطاء التحكيمية.
وتعددت الاحتجاجات التي أرسلها نادي الاتحاد السكندري إلى الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم ورابطة الأندية المصرية والتي تتضمن الاحتجاج على التحكيم في العديد من المباريات.
وطالب الأستاذ محمد مصيلحى رئيس النادي قبل بداية هذا الموسم مع عدد كبير من السادة الأفاضل رؤساء الأندية بإسناد رئاسة لجنة الحكام إلى خبير أجنبي لتجنب ما يحدث كل موسم من تكرار الأخطاء التحكيمية المؤثرة في نتائج المباريات.
ونشير الآن إلى أن ما حدث من طاقم تحكيم مباراة أمس أمام نادي الزمالك بملعب إستاد القاهرة قد فاق كل الحدود وتؤكد مجددا تخطي مرحلة حسن النوايا، ويظهر ذلك أمام كل محايد وكأن هذه الأخطاء من جانب طاقم التحكيم كانت متعمدة فقد وجه طاقم التحكيم بقيادة الحكم أحمد الغندور نتيجة المباراة بقراراته الغربية.
حيث احتسب أخطاء وهمية على نادي الاتحاد السكندري أبرزها التغاضي عن ركلة جزاء صحيحة لصالح اللاعب عبد الغنى محمد فلم يكتف بعدم احتسابها، بل قرر إشهار البطاقة الحمراء وطرد اللاعب، ليكمل الفريق المباراة بعشرة لاعبين!!!، وقبلها احتسب حكم المباراة خطأ وهميا أيضا على مهاجم نادي الاتحاد السكندري المحترف إيمانويل في كرة هوائية مشتركة لصالح نادي الزمالك والجميع شاهد أن المخالفة واضحة وصريحة لصالح لاعب الاتحاد السكندري!!.
فالسيد الحكم عاقب فريق الاتحاد السكندري مرتين مرة بعدم احتساب ركلة جزاء صحيحة ومرة أخرى بحرمان الفريق من جهود أحد لاعبيه ليتحول بذلك زمام المباراة مباشرة ويتسبب هذا القرار في خسارة الفريق الذي كان ندا وقدم مباراة جيدة قبل هذا القرار غير العادل من جانب حكم المباراة.
وأرسل نادي الاتحاد السكندرى اعتراض وشكوى ضد حكم مباراة الزمالك أحمد الغندور لاتحاد الكرة و رابطة الأندية، وطالب مجلس إدارة نادي الاتحاد السكندري إجراء تحقيق في مثل هذه المهازل التحكيمية، ذلك إن أراد الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم ورابطة الأندية المحترفة مسابقة عادلة بين جميع فرق المسابقة دون تمييز أو حصانة أو احتواء لبعض الأندية دون غيرها في المسابقة. فالأندية الشعبية والجماهيرية خاصة تعانى من أجل بناء ودعم فرقها لإسعاد جماهيرها وفي النهاية تصطدم بهذا الأداء غير الجيد من جانب أحد أهم عناصر اللعبة وهو التحكيم.
Com a derrota por 3 a 1 para o Flamengo neste domingo (12), em pleno Allianz Parque, o Palmeiras aumentou uma marca negativa contra os adversários da parte de cima da tabela do Brasileirão.
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Em jogos contra times que figuram no G6 – a zona de classificação à próxima Libertadores -, o Verdão tem apenas 5% de aproveitamento: são seis jogos, com cinco derrotas e um empate.
Além de perder para o Flamengo no turno e no returno, o Alviverde também foi derrotado por Red Bull Bragantino, Fortaleza e Atlético-MG. O único ponto conquistado veio no empate contra o Corinthians, ainda sem os badalados reforços, em casa.
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Se considerarmos ainda o Cuiabá, atual 7º colocado na tabela, fica ainda pior – o Palmeiras foi derrotado pelo clube do Mato Grosso em casa por 2 a 0.
Apesar deste cenário, o que explica a vice-liderança alviverde é a soma de pontos diante das equipes que estão na zona do rebaixamento. Com 100% de aproveitamento, os comandados de Abel Ferreira venceram a Chapecoense, o Grêmio, oSporte o América-MG.
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Sunderland supporters will hope Regis Le Bris' appointment in the Black Cats hot-seat means attacking football could be on the menu next season, having been tortured by goal-shy displays for large portions of last campaign.
The Wearside outfit would only muster up 52 goals in total from 46 league clashes, with Sunderland's top scorer in the league playing in the striker positions in the form of Nazariy Rusyn only managing a meagre two goals all season long.
The brand-new Frenchman in the managerial dug-out could look towards bringing in a fresh centre-forward as a priority this summer, therefore, as a free agent continues to pique the Championship club's interest.
Sunderland must go back in for prolific free agent
Divin Mubama is now officially a free agent, walking out of his boyhood club West Ham United at the close of June, with a new adventure now on the horizon for the prolific attacker.
Sunderland could well be his next onward destination, therefore, with the second-tier side previously interested in the 19-year-old gem, but BBC Sport journalist Nizaar Kinsella is now speculating that a move to Europe could be on the cards for the former Hammers youngster instead.
West Ham striker Divin Mubama.
Le Bris' men will want to advance to the front of the queue to sign Mubama regardless of this new development, however, knowing that they need more firepower up top next season, ahead of what they hope is a far brighter campaign on the whole at the Stadium of Light.
What Mubama could offer Sunderland
Mubama signing on the dotted line for the Black Cats could be reminiscent of Jermain Defoe's move to Wearside if everything clicks into place for the young star in his potential new surroundings, with Defoe also leaving West Ham behind early into his fledging career, before becoming an iconic figure to Sunderland fans.
If Le Bris and Co are successful in convincing Mubama to play in the Championship next season, the hope will be he can finally be the deadly striker Sunderland need up top – as Defoe was – with the 19-year-old a cool and composed finisher playing in the youth ranks for the Hammers.
From 109 games in total across his early career, which included 18 senior appearances in an attempt to cut his teeth in the first-team mix, Mubama has bagged a mightily impressive 57 strikes along the way, with the demands of the second-tier now potentially his first challenge away from the London Stadium.
Mubama's goal record at youth level for West Ham
Competition played in
Games played
Goals scored
Assists
U18 Premier League
47
30
4
Premier League 2
30
16
2
FA Youth Cup
9
10
1
Stats by Transfermarkt
Defoe also walked away from the luxuries of West Ham when still in the infancy of his playing days, despite also being known as an ice-cold finisher of chances with 40 goals from 104 games, to test himself and succeeded with flying colours wherever he ended up at.
The journeyman centre-forward would bag 37 goals on the books at Sunderland even when his career was beginning to fizzle out, notching up an incredible 162 top-flight strikes in total from 496 matches across an esteemed career, with his decision to walk away from the club he started out as a wide-eyed teenager paying off.
Divin Mubama
Mubama will hope he goes on to be remembered in a similar vein, with his exploits scoring strike after strike on youth pitches even seeing him be described as "incredible" by West Ham Academy manager Kenny Brown last year.
There will be some disappointment from the Premier League club's end that they couldn't tie down their homegrown product to a new extended deal, but Sunderland will hope they can swoop in and make Mubama a prolific striker in the senior game, ahead of a thrilling Championship season to come.
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Manchester City have failed to make any signings during the transfer window thus far, but Pep Guardiola wont be pushing the panic buttons just yet.
He led the club to their fourth straight Premier League title last season, therefore, the squad is in a pretty solid shape.
If the Spaniard wishes to add another Champions League title to his collection, however, might he go big on a few star signings ahead of the 2024/25 campaign?
Man City eye move for Real Madrid superstar
According to a report from TEAMtalk earlier this month, City are the only team with a genuine interest in signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid this summer.
Any potential move will cost Guardiola, however, as the La Liga champions will demand a fee in excess of £100m for the Brazilian to leave the club he joined in 2019.
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo.
Arrivals of Kylian Mbappe and Endrick this summer mean competition for places will be extreme in the Spanish capital next term, which could suggest Rodrygo’s departure ahead of the new season.
Guardiola could sign his own version of the French sensation by swooping for Rodrygo in the next few weeks, as the pair offer similar qualities going forward.
Notable Brazilians to play for Man City
Player
Year joined
Games
Danilo
2017
60
Ederson
2017
332
Gabriel Jesus
2016
236
Fernando
2014
102
Fernandinho
2013
383
Robinho
2008
53
Geovanni
2007
23
Elano
2007
80
Via Transfermarkt
How Rodrygo compares to Kylian Mbappé
Mbappé ended months of speculation by finally signing for Madrid at the start of June. The Frenchman could be the final piece of the jigsaw for Carlo Ancelotti’s side as they chase more history.
Will his arrival spark the end of things for Rodrygo, however? The Brazilian scored 17 goals and registered nine assists across 51 matches for the Spanish side last term and there is no doubt he could offer a wonderful attacking threat for Pep next term.
According to FBref, Mbappé is the third-most comparable player to the 23-year-old in Europe’s top five leagues, which suggests Guardiola could land a player with incredible talent in the final third.
Indeed, the duo registered similar statistics domestically with regard to assists (five vs seven), shots per 90 (1.32 vs 2.09), shot-creating actions per 90 (4.2 vs 4.04), goal-creating actions per 90 (0.52 vs 0.79) and touches in the attacking penalty area (206 vs 207), demonstrating how impressive the pair where from an attacking standpoint last season.
U23 talent scout Antonio Mango hailed Rodyrgo as “sensational” late last year, and he has emerged as one of the finest attacking players on the continent since moving from his homeland five years ago, with his finishing levels having even been dubbed "terrifyingly good" by journalist Sam Tighe.
Across 216 appearances for the current Champions League holders, the winger has registered 95 goal contributions – 54 goals and 41 assists – which works out as a goal involvement every 2.3 matches, a sublime statistic.
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Numbers like this would make him an instant hit in a City team full of quality players on their own merit. The likes of Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden would help Rodrygo potentially improve on his figures from last season.
£100m may sound a lot on the surface, but it could be a wise move should Guardiola lure him to Manchester this summer.
حدد الجهاز الفني للنادي الأهلي، بقيادة مارسيل كولر، موعد عودة بعثة الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، إلى القاهرة، بعدما يخوض مواجهة شباب بلوزداد الجزائري، مساء اليوم الجمعة.
ويحل الأهلي ضيفًا على شباب بلوزداد، بملعبه 5 يوليو بالجزائر، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الرابعة من دور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ومن المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة، في تمام الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 10 بتوقيت السعودية، 8 بتوقيت الجزائر.
وقرر الجهاز الفني، أن تتوجه بعثة الفريق مباشرة من استاد 5 يوليو إلى مطار هواري بومدين بالعاصمة الجزائرية، عقب انتهاء مباراة الأهلي وشباب بلوزداد لاستقلال الطائرة الخاصة في رحلة العودة إلى القاهرة.
طالع | قناة مفتوحة تعلن إذاعة مباراة الأهلي وشباب بلوزداد اليوم في دوري أبطال إفريقيا
ويتواجد فريقا الأهلي وشباب بلوزداد، في المجموعة الثالثة لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، مع أندية أورلاندو الجنوب إفريقي واستاد أبيدجان الإيفواري.
ويتصدر النادي الأهلي، ترتيب المجموعة الثالثة، برصيد 7 نقاط، من فوزين وتعادل، بينما يأتي فريق شباب بلوزداد في المركز الثالث بـ 3 نقاط.
وكان الفريقان التقيا، في مواجهات الجولة الثالثة، من عمر دور المجموعات، على ملعب ستاد القاهرة، وفاز النادي الأهلي بنتيجة 6-1.
Terminou tudo igual. Vasco e Fluminense empataram em 2 a 2 no primeiro jogo da semifinal do Campeonato Carioca sub-20. Em São Januário, nesta quinta-feira, Andrey e Juninho marcaram para o Cruz-Maltino, enquanto Jhon Kennedy marcou os dois do Tricolor. O jogo de volta é nas Laranjeiras, na quarta-feira.
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Quem marcou primeiro foio time da casa. Saulo cobrou falta aos oito e Andrey cabeceou para abrir o placar. O primeiro empate foi com um chute de fora da área de Jhon Kennedy, aos 38 minutos.
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No segundo tempo, o mesmo Jhon virou o placar ao 32, ao receber na entrada da área, driblar e marcação e encobrir o goleiro. Um golaço. A igualdade final se deu já nos acréscimos, numa cobrança de pênalti de Juninho.
Na quarta-feira, qualquer empate beneficia o Fluminense.