Christian Eriksen hinted at a Manchester United exit in the summer as the midfielder addressed a potential return to Ajax.

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• Eriksen has only a few months left in his contract
• The midfielder is already seeking a fresh challenge
• Could reuntite with Ajax for a second stint

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 33-year-old midfielder, who joined United in 2022, signed a three-year deal following a short but impressive stint at Brentford, which marked his return to professional football after recovering from a cardiac arrest suffered during Euro 2020 while representing Denmark.

  Since joining the Red Devils, Eriksen has made 99 appearances, scoring seven goals and playing a crucial role in helping the club secure the FA Cup last season under Erik ten Hag. However, reports suggest that United will not be offering an extension, leaving the experienced midfielder in search of a new club ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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  WHAT ERIKSEN SAID

  Speaking to , Eriksen revealed that he is yet to decide on his future.

  “I haven’t thought about it that much. It’s the same principle as last time, the contract expires in the summer, so in my head I’m prepared to find something new. I’m actually fine with that, whatever it is, it’s not something I’ve decided yet,” he said.

  "Before my cardiac arrest, I spent years in England, then moved to Inter and thought I'd never come back. Two years later, I was back in England, and now it's almost been four years here. Careers don’t always follow a set plan. I don’t have a checklist of things I must accomplish—I’ll take things as they come and decide what’s best for me and my family."

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  One possible destination for Eriksen could be Ajax, the club where he spent five successful years before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013. Last summer, Ajax were linked with an interest in bringing him back, and their sporting director, Alex Kroes, confirmed that discussions had taken place. When asked about the possibility of a return to the Dutch club, Eriksen refused to dismiss the idea.

  “No, I’m not closing the door on anything,” Eriksen explained. “I’ll see what comes up and whether it’s something that fits. That was last summer. We’ll have to see where they stand this summer. Of course, it’s also about the interest from the other side and not just from the player.”

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  While Eriksen remains open to new challenges, he has ruled out a return to Denmark's Superliga or a move to Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

  "I am not going to the USA – we are not going that far," he confirmed. "We would like to stay in Europe, but it is too early to go home to Denmark. I feel like I have some good years abroad left."

Among other major signings, Tallawahs signed allrounder Fabian Allen and opener Brandon King

Deivarayan Muthu04-Apr-2022

Andre Russell will join West Indies’ white-ball captain Kieron Pollard and his deputy Nicholas Pooran at Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL 2022. Sunil Narine has also been retained by the franchise, making it a star-studded pre-draft core already. Notably, this will be the first time in the history of the CPL that Russell and Pollard will be playing together for the same franchise. Russell is currently playing for the other Knight Riders franchise – Kolkata – at the IPL in India.In April 2020, Russell had called the Jamaica Tallawahs the “weirdest” team he had ever played for, announcing that the 2020 season would be his last with the side. However, ahead of CPL 2021, he was retained by the franchise. He had a fairly ordinary season with Tallawahs in 2021, managing just 160 runs in ten innings to go with 11 wickets in 31.1 overs. He has now moved from his home franchise to Knight Riders.As for Pooran, he will reunite with his mentor Pollard after having captained Guyana Amazon Warriors to the semi-finals in the most recent CPL. Pollard and Narine aside, fast bowler Jayden Seales, left-arm fingerspinner Akeal Hosein and top-order batter Tion Webster were also retained by Knight Riders.However, they will be without Darren Bravo, as he will link up with his elder brother Dwayne Bravo at St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, who won their maiden title last year. The Bravo brothers had previously played together for Knight Riders.Among other major signings, big-hitting allrounder Fabian Allen went from Patriots to Tallawahs and opening batter Brandon King from Warriors to Tallawahs. Rovman Powell, who walloped a 51-ball T20I century earlier this year, and Kennar Lewis, the latest West Indies T20 globetrotter on the block, were among those retained by Tallawahs.Allrounder Keemo Paul, meanwhile, returned to Amazon Warriors after having been part of St Lucia Kings last season. Left-arm fingerspinner Gudakesh Motie, who made his T20I debut for West Indies in December last year in Pakistan, is the other new signing at Warriors. He will join Shimron Hetmyer, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd and Chandrapaul Hemraj.Barbados Royals retained Jason Holder and Hayden Walsh Jr, who is currently with Rajasthan Royals as a net bowler in India. Obed McCoy, who was part of the Kings roster last season, will turn out for Royals in the forthcoming season. The left-arm seamer also features in Royals’ squad in the IPL. Wicketkeeper-batter Devon Thomas has also moved from Patriots to Royals. Thomas recently opened the batting with Kennar Lewis for Kandy Warriors in the Sri Lanka Premier League.CPL 2022 is set to kick off on August 30 and the final will be held at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on September 30. This is the first time the CPL final will be held in Guyana and a long-term staging agreement means Guyana will also host the final in 2023 and 2024.The inaugural season of the Women’s CPL, featuring three teams, is set to run alongside the men’s event this year. Royals, Warriors and Knight Riders will be the three teams taking part in the women’s tournament.Pre-draft retentions and signingsTrinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Tion WebsterSaint Lucia Kings: Roston Chase, Johnson Charles, Kesrick Williams, Alzarri Joseph, Mark Deyal, Jeavor RoyalJamaica Tallawahs: Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Brandon King, Kennar Lewis, Shamarh BrooksSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots: DJ Bravo, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Sherfane Rutherford, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic DrakesBarbados Royals: Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr, Devon Thomas, Oshane Thomas, Nayeem YoungGuyana Amazon Warriors: Shimron Hetmyer, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Keemo Paul, Gudakesh Motie

كشف مهاجم إنتر ميامي، لويس سواريز عن بعض التفاصيل المتعلقة بمستقبله مع كرة القدم، بالإضافة إلى الحديث عن زميله في الفريق الأمريكي، ليونيل ميسي، ورغبته في المشاركة في كأس العالم 2026.

واعتزل سواريز دوليًا مع منتخب أوروجواي، لكنه لا يزال يشارك مع إنتر ميامي برفقة زميله، ليونيل ميسي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. منافس الأهلي | ميسي يحسم مستقبله مع إنتر ميامي

وقال سواريز حين سُئل عمّا إذا كان تحدث مع ميسي عن الاعتزال في حواره مع صحيفة “La Ovacion” في أوروجواي: “نحن نتحدث أحيانًا بشكل فكاهي، لكن لديه أيضًا تلك الرغبة في اللعب في كأس العالم القادمة بالطبع”.

وتابع: “الأمر مختلف معي بعض الشيء، عندما ابتعدت عن منتخب أوروجواي لم يؤثر ذلك علي كما يحدث مع ميسي”.

وعن مدى تكرار سؤال الكثير من الناس لميسي عن قرار مشاركته في كأس العالم 2026 وهل يفعل ذلك؟، قال: “لا أسأله حتى عن الأمر، هناك أشخاص لا يفهمون طريقة تفكير ليو، لكن أنا أعرفه وعندما يحين الوقت سيحدد موعد اعتزاله”.

وفيما يخص مستقبله مع كرة القدم، قال: “لم أحدد بعد متى، ما دام عندي الرغبة والشغف بداخلي للاستمرار، فسأستمر، لا يوجد تاريخ محدد للاعتزال”.

أما بالنسبة لتمديد عقده مع إنتر ميامي، أضاف سواريز: “النادي منفتح على ذلك، وكل شيء يعتمد على حالتي البدنية ومساهمتي مع الفريق حتى نهاية الموسم”.

وعن مستقبل مواطنه ومهاجم ليفربول، داروين نونيز، وإمكانية رحيله قال: “القرار قراره، لكنني أعتقد أن الدوري الإنجليزي هو الأفضل، ما يقدمه مهم جدًا لمنتخب أوروجواي”.

الجدير بالذكر أن ميسي وسواريز يستعدان بقوة من أجل المشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025 ومواجهة الأهلي في افتتاح المسابقة يوم 15 يونيو المقبل.

While they haven’t always had the best of luck when it comes to signing players, Tottenham Hotspur have developed a reputation for being brilliant sellers.

When other Premier League teams lose their best players for low fees or nothing, the Lilywhites have more often than not been able to extract brilliant fees.

There are numerous examples of the North Londoners being able to get enormous paydays for their wantaway stars, including one who earned them a massive profit but has seen his value collapse in recent years.

Spurs' biggest sales

Before we get to the player in question, let’s examine a few of the most significant sales in Spurs’ history, starting with Gareth Bale.

The Welsh icon joined the Lilywhites from Southampton in 2007, and after a tough start that saw him branded a bad luck charm, he eventually became the best player in the entire squad, if not the league.

The 12/13 campaign was his final and best for the club, as, across 44 games, the Cardiff-born megastar scored 26 goals and provided ten assists, which was unsurprisingly enough to court Real Madrid, who, after a protracted saga, agreed to pay a record £85m for the winger.

A decade later, Daniel Levy was negotiating another icon’s exit. Following 435 games, in which he scored 280 goals and provided 61 assists, it was time for England captain Harry Kane to finally leave N17.

Fortunately, there was still a year remaining on the Englishman’s contract, so when Bayern Munich finally got their man, it cost them an eye-watering £86.4m.

These two sales are undoubtedly Spurs’ most famous, but in the years between them, the club sanctioned another megamoney exit for a player who has seen his value collapse in recent seasons.

The former Spurs ace losing his value

The former Spurs star in question is Kyle Walker, who joined the club from Sheffield United in 2009 for a fee Transfermarkt claim to be in the region of £5m.

The Englishman would go on to become a star for the North Londoners and make 229 appearances for the first team, scoring four goals and providing 18 assists in the process, before joining Manchester City in the summer of 2017 for £50m, which was a record for a defender at the time.

Now, while Mauricio Pochettino would likely have preferred keeping the Sheffield-born star, they did exceptionally well to make £45m of profit on the player, and while the 24-year-old has since enjoyed a trophy-laden career at the Etihad, it’s undoubtedly coming to a close.

Man City

311

6

23

Spurs

229

4

18

Sheff Utd

35

0

4

QPR

20

0

4

Aston Villa

18

2

3

Northampton

9

0

0

For example, this season has seen the vastly experienced defender begin to seriously struggle in games, with his performances against Brighton & Hove Albion and Spurs particularly hard to watch.

In the former, he was constantly beaten for pace and skill by Japanese international Kaoru Mitoma, and in the latter, he was poor for the entire game and humiliated at the very end when Timo Werner beat him to the ball that set up Brennan Johnson’s goal.

It might sound harsh, but it’s an opinion shared by former professional Tony Cascarino, who described the Englishman’s performance as “embarrassing” and claimed that he has “definitely lost half a yard.”

Unsurprisingly, such a dramatic downturn in form has not gone unnoticed by the decision-makers at the club, and based on reports from late last month, they are now willing to sell him for just £15m, or £35m less than they signed him for.

Ultimately, nobody can argue against Walker’s incredible career, but at the same time, it feels impossible to claim that it’s not over and that Spurs did well to make such a massive profit on him when they agreed to sell him in 2017.

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Opener takes Alastair Cook’s advice and goes big with his second first-class hundred

ECB Reporters Network08-Apr-2022Joe Weatherley made his highest first-class score in a masterful knock as Hampshire racked up a massive first-innings lead in their LV= Insurance County Championship encounter with Somerset.Opening batter Weatherley had only previously scored one first-class century, 126 not out against Lancashire in 2018, but waltzed to a brilliant 168. Ian Holland and the typically stylish James Vince notched half-centuries as Hampshire rode to 428 and a first-innings advantage of 248 runs.Ben Green, after taking 3 for 31, and Tom Lammonby weathered six overs under the lights to end the day 15 without loss.During one of the many rain delays during a soggy Bob Willis Trophy meeting with Essex in 2020, Weatherley approached Alastair Cook for some advice. The biggest takeaway from a wide-ranging discussion about the mental, physical, tactical and technical aspects of opening the batting was Cook’s habit of “making big scores when he gets in”.Last season Weatherley only mustered a disappointing 406 red ball runs, with a top score of 78, as “getting in” proved difficult. However, his one-day skills increased exponentially, ending up the sixth-highest scorer in the Vitality Blast – which earned him a Hundred contract with Southern Brave earlier this week.Where in the previous winter those white-ball abilities were at the forefront of his training, this off-season he sought to rebalance his attention. A lean pre-season saw more focus on his position in the team, with worries that he might be the weak link in Hampshire’s push for a first Championship since 1973.But the winter work with coaches Tony Middleton, Jimmy Adams and Graeme Welch appeared to pay dividends on a helpful pitch. Weatherley concentrated on a more side-on and compact stance, which when coupled with his stillness, has helped improve his alignment and allowed him to play the ball later. The white-ball advancement has also prevented him going into his shell.The highly-popular Weatherley brought up his 179-ball century with a drive through midwicket. He needed a moment to compose himself before raising his bat to a packed home balcony and receiving a long hug from Nick Gubbins.Opening partner Holland was equally confident in his 81, as the duo wiped out exactly Somerset’s first-innings score of 180 in domineering style. Holland departed when turning to leg slip, but not before celebrating Hampshire’s highest first-wicket stand since 2016.Somerset’s inexperienced attack toiled for most of the day but found a purple patch on either side of the second new ball. Gubbins feathered behind for an aesthetically pleasing 37, Weatherley was bowled shouldering arms – a maiden Somerset scalp for Peter Siddle – and Liam Dawson cut to cover off Ned Leonard.Vince began his season with a dismissive back-foot drive to the cover boundary as he totted up runs at a rapid rate – his half-century coming in 64 deliveries – as Hampshire’s score kept rising.The captain was lbw for 56 and James Fuller was caught behind, before Green belatedly entered the attack to claim a career-best three-for – Ben Brown jabbed him to midwicket, Felix Organ was knocked over and Kyle Abbott lost his off stump. A run out ended the Hampshire innings before Abbott and Keith Barker gave Green and Tom Lammonby a working over in a tricky end of day spell.

The Premier League have announced new ball manufacturers after seeing Nike decline the option to extend their 25-year deal.

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EPL and Nike end partnershipPUMA confirmed as new ball supplierWill take over from 2025-26 seasonFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?

Nike has been the official ball supplier to the Premier League since the 2000-01 campaign, producing at least two balls per season since 2004-05. The contract between the two parties is due to expire at the end of the current season, though, and according to , Nike turned down the chance to pen an extension.

The Premier League has now confirmed that PUMA will replace Nike as the competition's new ball supplier from 2025-26. PUMA already sponsors Manchester City and several high-profile Premier League players, including Kai Havertz, James Maddison and Harry Maguire.

AdvertisementWHAT RICHARD MASTERS SAID

Premier League CEO Richard Masters said of the new partnership: “We are delighted to be welcoming PUMA as the official ball supplier of the Premier League. PUMA has a proud history of involvement in football over many years and we look forward to seeing the new ball used at all our matches from this summer onwards.”

Puma CEO Arne Freundt added: “We look forward to bringing our performance technology to the forefront of the game and connecting with the many fans worldwide. With Puma’s ball at the centre of attention during every match in this incredible league, we will create unforgettable moments for players and fans alike.”

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PUMA is already the official ball supplier to the English Football League (EFL) and has sponsorship agreements in place with Barnsley, Rotherham United, Blackpool, AFC Wimbledon, and Peterborough United. La Liga has been supplied official match balls by PUMA since the 2019-20 season, while AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund are also sponsored by the German corporation.

AFPWHAT NEXT?

The news of PUMA's partnership with the Premier League is unlikely to go down well with Mikel Arteta. The Arsenal boss blamed the PUMA ball for his team's Carabao Cup semi-final loss to Newcastle in January, as he told reporters: "I think we kicked a lot of the balls over the bar and it’s tricky that this ball flies a lot. It’s just different, it’s just very different to the Premier League ball, and you have to adapt to that because it flies different. When you touch it, the grip is very different as well, so you have to adapt to that."

Weeks do not come much bigger than this for Celtic.

On Tuesday night, the Hoops went in search of three more precious Champions League points when they took on GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian capital, having lost all three previous visits to Stadion Maksimir, beaten 2-1 in 1963, 3-0 in 1998 and, most recently, 4-3 almost exactly a decade ago to the day. This time, however, they came away with a 0-0 to show for their efforts.

Next up on Sunday, Brendan Rodgers’ side are massive favourites to beat fierce rivals Rangers in the League Cup Final at Hampden, aiming to hoist aloft a 20th piece of major silverware, out of a possible 25, since Rodgers first arrived in Glasgow.

Celtic’s success throughout the decades, including in modern times, has been built upon a bedrock of home-grown Scottish talents.

Captain Callum McGregor has been sensational this season, scoring six Premiership goals already, each of which has come from outside the box, and made his 486th appearance for the club in Zagreb, on course to become just the 14th man to feature 500+ times for the Hoops.

One player who’s already reached that milestone is James Forrest, last Saturday’s half time introduction against Hibernian was the 516th occasion the winger has represented the Bhoys, with the 33-year-old an increasingly uncommon one-club-man.

Left-back Greg Taylor too is an important cog in the Celtic machine, but the Scottish champions don’t always get it right when it comes to hoovering up the best domestic talent.

Mixed results for Celtic's domestic signings

Throughout their history, Celtic have been able to cherry-pick the best young Scottish talents from other Premiership clubs.

Simply looking at the last decade, after Dundee United made a strong start to the season in 2014/15, the Hoops paid a combined £2.25m for the Tangerines’ two best players, Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven, quelling any title talk that was beginning to brew at Tannadice.

Ryan Christie (Inverness Caley Thistle; £500,000), Scott Allan (Hibs; £250,000), Jack Hendry (Dundee; £1.2m), Lewis Morgan (St Mirren; £300,000), Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock; £2m), David Turnbull (Motherwell; £3.25m), and Luke McCowan (Dundee; £1m) are all subsequent examples of Celtic buying up the best young Scottish talents, paying fees their domestic rivals simply cannot turn down, the latter arriving as recently as late-August.

So why do this? Well, there’s of course the Bayern Munich-esque aspect to it of asserting your domestic dominance by weakening your rivals. But, more tangibly, Celtic require both “club-trained” and “association-trained” players for their UEFA competition squad, required to have at least eight domestic players, hence why the likes of Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston and Stephen Welsh are still in the squad, despite ever featured very often.

The list of Scottish players above outlines a pretty mixed bag, and there is one player on that list who didn’t achieve much at Parkhead but has gone on to star across the pond.

Lewis Morgan's post-Celtic career

Lewis Morgan arrived from St Mirren in July 2018, but made little impact at Celtic, scoring just two goals in 31 appearances, these coming against AIK in a Europa League qualifier in Stockholm and during a dead-rubber group stage victory over Stade Rennais.

When he arrived, Morgan discussed how he prided himself on his ambidexterity, saying that he idolised club-legend Ľubomír Moravčík, but fair to say he did not earn the same cult-hero status as was bestowed upon the Czechoslovakian midfielder.

Morgan actually spent the second half of his debut campaign on loan at Sunderland, before being sold to MLS expansion club Inter Miami in January 2020 for just £400k.

His two seasons in Fort Lauderdale were chaotic and largely disrupted by Covid-19, scoring just seven times in 58 outings for the Herons, but he must’ve caught the eye of some impressed onlookers in New Jersey because, in January 2023, Morgan joined New York Red Bulls, who paid a not insubstantial $1.2m in General Allocation Money for his services.

The Scotsman has certainly found a home in the Big Apple, scoring 31 goals in 79 matches for RBNY, named MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2024, the award given to the player “who showed impressive improvement after overcoming a serious injury… or after a previous slump in their career”.

Morgan was a key figure as New York reached the MLS Cup for only the second time in franchise history, their sole previous appearance coming in 2008, narrowly beaten 2-1 by LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday.

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Remarkably, rhe former Celtic winger was one of the best-performing attackers across all of Major League Soccer.

Lewis Morgan’s MLS 2024 statistics

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To achieve this for a generally mediocre Red Bulls team, who finished seventh in the Eastern Conference, becoming the lowest-seeded side to ever reach the MLS Cup, is not bad going for a player who showed very few glimpses of his full potential during his brief time at Celtic.

Morgan has even worked his way back into Steve Clarke’s Scotland plans this year, including in the Euro 2024 squad, earning his first caps for six years, also featuring off the bench during three UEFA Nations League A fixtures in the autumn. Perhaps the Hoops may rue letting him leave all those years ago?

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Everton were back to their dogged best away at Arsenal last time out, with a 0-0 final scoreline very much suiting the Toffees over a frustrated Gunners side.

Sean Dyche’s men were ultra-cautious at the Emirates Stadium just a game on from their emphatic 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, as the Merseyside outfit managed to show both sides to their game in drastically different affairs.

The former Burnley boss will hope his side can be as adaptable when push comes to shove in even tougher games near the foot of the league to come, having been successful in patches this season with his team.

There have been a number of star performers on Everton’s end even when all the results haven’t been swinging in their favour, with the defenders getting their flowers in North London.

Everton's star players this season

It’s only fair to start by praising man mountain James Tarkowski for his warrior-like showings all across the season to date, which saw the seasoned defender win four duels in the stalemate against Mikel Arteta’s men.

Helping his side pick up six clean sheets when present too, it goes without saying that Dyche will continue to pick the ex-Burnley man moving forward, alongside his concrete number one goalkeeper in Jordan Pickford.

The England international was alert to everything that came his way in North London with an impressive five saves tallied up, with Pickford only leaking 21 strikes from 15 outings.

Whilst the excitement levels haven’t always been through the roof at Goodison Park, Dwight McNeil has at least raised a smile with some rampaging attacking displays, resulting in the electric left winger picking up a respectable three goals and three assists in the Premier League.

Dyche does have to be commended for the job he’s doing in keeping the Toffees afloat, considering Amadou Onana’s major £50m move to Aston Villa this summer could have derailed his troops massively, but the scars from that bumper deal no longer seem that visible.

Everton struck gold with £50m sale

When putting pen to paper on a move to Merseyside that was worth £33m, it didn’t just excite supporters but former boss Frank Lampard was rightfully delighted too, admitting that he was “really keen” for the midfielder to join from Lille in the summer of 2022.

The Belgian would go on to make 72 appearances in total for Everton before the allure of Villa Park would come calling, with four goals and three assists picked up along the way as a hard-working holding midfielder for the cause.

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1. Romelu Lukaku

£76m

2. Richarlison

£52m

3. Amadou Onana

£50m

4. John Stones

£50m

5. Anthony Gordon

£40m

But, Everton couldn’t really turn down the excessive millions that came their way from Unai Emery’s side, with £50m coughed up by the Villans to land Onana earlier this year.

The £140k-per-week midfielder has since settled into another fresh location swimmingly, with three goals picked up from 15 games, but recent injury issues has also seen him fall out of his manager’s first team plans.

Moreover, as can be seen glancing at the table above, the Toffees have bounced back from a number of high-profile departures well in the past, which included the likes of John Stones leaving, with the aforementioned Tarkowski now a rock at the back.

Idrissa Gueye – perhaps Onana’s natural replacement – notably shone against Arsenal in the centre of the park, with the experienced battler winning a sublime nine duels to help his team shut out the agitated Gunners.

In an ideal world, Dyche would love to have Onana still at his disposal – but with £17m profit in the bank – the Toffees would have been foolish not to begrudgingly accept given their PSR struggles.

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