Manchester City want Martin Zubimendi, Paris St-Germain are an option for Erling Haaland, Manchester United are targeting Christopher Nkunku and Real Madrid are following Jarrad Branthwaite.
city of manchester are willing to pay the €60m (£50m) release clause for Royal Society Midfielder Martín Zubimendi, 25, as the search continues for a replacement for his Spanish compatriot Rodri in January. (Mirror), external
real Madrid Midfielder Federico Valverde, 26, is another candidate for City, but the Uruguayan international has a release clause of €1bn (£830m). (Signings – in Spanish, external)
Paris Saint Germain It’s a “plan B” for city of manchester Striker Erling Haaland, 24, with Barcelona and real Madrid The Norwegian is also interested, whose contract ends in 2027. (Football365), external
manchester united are considering a surprise move for Chelsea Striker Christopher Nkunku, 26, as the Frenchman is unhappy with his playing time with Enzo Maresca. (L’Equipe via Express), external
The red devils they have also joined Barcelona in the race for Bayer Leverkusen German defender Jonathan Tah, 28 years old. (Signings – in Spanish), external
Tottenham The Argentine central defender Cristian Romero, 26 years old, and Everton English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, has been identified by real Madrid as possible reinforcements. (Caught offside), external
Liverpool Midfielder Wataru Endo, 31, is in high demand as the Japan international continues to struggle for game time at Anfield, with AC Milan,Fulham, wolves and ipswich all interested. (Caught offside), external
Tottenham are interested in signing 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, but will have to compete with leicester, where he is currently on loan Brighton. (Signings – in Spanish), external
saints Manager Marcio Calves says 32-year-old Neymar’s return to his former club would be “every fan’s dream” and although “official negotiations” have not taken place with the current team Al-Hilal, He was “60%” sure the Brazilian striker would complete his move when his contract expires in June. (Sports World – in Spanish), external
Roberto Mancini is the bookmakers’ favorite to be named Roma Manager but former bosses Daniele de Rossi and Claudio Ranieri remain in the frame, while Frank Lampard is also linked with the vacant role. (La Gazzatta Dello Sport – in Italian), external
While things once seemed rosy in Chicago, they quickly turned disastrous. The Bears lost their third straight game on Sunday, this time 19-3 to the lowly New England Patriots. After a 29-9 loss to the Cardinals in Arizona last week, the Bears struggled in front of their home fans this Sunday.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that he heard chants from local fans for his job on Sunday, but that comes with the territory of being a head coach in the NFL, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Eberflus also said he wouldn’t rule out changes to the plays and will examine his staff from top to bottom.
Eberflus will surely examine the offensive side of the ball. Shane Waldron’s unit posted a measly 142 yards of total offense against the Patriots, and went an astonishing 1-for-14 on third downs. The Bears have not scored a touchdown on 23 consecutive offensive drives since Week 8, and have allowed 15 sacks in the last two games, including nine on Sunday.
The Bears coaching staff overall seems to be on the hot seat, and the Patriots were the easiest opponent left on Chicago’s schedule, which ranks among the toughest in the league. The 4-5 Bears have yet to play a division opponent, but that changes next week as they host Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young chuckled after Sunday’s 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Giants in Munich when asked how many German words he had learned in recent days .
“Maybe one or two,” the 2023 No. 1 draft pick said sheepishly. “I did the best I could. I still have a long way to go.”
Young still has a long way to go before becoming the franchise quarterback the Panthers (3-7) thought he could be when they traded two first-round picks and receiver DJ Moore to the Chicago Bears for the right to select to the winner of the 2021 Heisman Trophy. .
Coach Dave Canales did not say whether Young will start against the Kansas City Chiefs after their bye next week after the quarterback helped the team end a 700-day winning streak.
But, the first-year coach added, “Bryce certainly made a big statement for himself.”
Many Carolina players gave statements at Allianz Stadium.
Running back Chuba Hubbard provided at least a short-term reward for his four-year, $33 million extension on Friday, recording a career-high 153 rushing yards and 103 yards after initial contact.
The offensive line, which was rebuilt during the offseason to give Young a chance to succeed, allowed just one sack and paved the way for 188 rushing yards.
Rookie Ja’Tavian Sanders, selected in the fourth round to give Young a legitimate big target at tight end, had his first touchdown catch.
The much-maligned defense had two interceptions (after having none since Week 4) and recovered a fumble on the first play of overtime to set up Eddy Piñeiro’s 36-yard game-winning kick.
He also created consistent pressure for the first time, resulting in a pair of sacks, one of outside linebacker DJ Wonnum, who made his Carolina debut after spending the first nine games rehabbing from complications from quadriceps surgery in 2023.
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The joint effort created a sense of hope for an organization trying to avoid a seventh straight losing season.
“It’s building,” defensive end A’Shawn Robinson said. “It’s about being a brotherhood, from offense to special teams to defense. This whole team is a brotherhood. It’s very tight. Being a young team, we’re really coming together. This is a good step for us to take in the right direction.”
Canales said: “I love that we are taking advantage of the weeks.”
But as is often the case in the NFL, the quarterback gets the most attention.
For Young, it has become a weekly question whether he will get another start. He is 2-2 during his current series of starts since replacing Andy Dalton after the veteran suffered a thumb injury in a minor car accident last month.
Young has kept the job because he has shown improvement each week, even though Dalton, who took over after Young’s 0-2 start, has been healthy enough to start the last three games.
At halftime, with the Panthers leading 10-0, Canales said the 23-year-old was playing “fast and decisive.”
That was shown on the first touchdown, when Young stepped into the pocket on third-and-goal from the 5-yard line, slipped and quickly threw a pass to Sanders in the back of the end zone despite having a running lane. .
On first-and-10 in the second half, Young ran for a 24-yard run, then celebrated with a smile and a first-down wave with his arms to show he was having a good time.
Perhaps the best throw to show his newfound confidence came at the end of regulation when, on third-and-8, he threw a perfect strike on an out pattern to rookie catcher Xavier Legette for a first down at a time when Carolina was trying to make a run. off the clock.
Young was far from perfect. He passed for just 126 yards, completing 15 of 25 attempts. He had only 171 passing yards in the previous game against the New Orleans Saints.
Both of their wins came against teams with two wins and streaks of four or more losses.
The real challenge comes when Carolina faces the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Perhaps that’s why Canales was hesitant to name his starting quarterback after the game. The offense has still shown a propensity to be more explosive under Dalton.
But at least for now, Young has given his coach reason to debate his decision.
“There are things to clean up, things to build on, but we’ll worry about that when it’s time to focus,” Young said. “Even if there is a week in between, we have to take advantage of them.”
Arsenal fans were hoping this would be their season after putting pressure on Manchester City in each of the last two campaigns.
And with City reeling after four consecutive defeats in all competitions, this could have been their ideal opportunity.
But Liverpool are performing better than anyone could have imagined under new boss Arne Slot, with 28 points from a possible 33.
And the Gunners are nine points behind the leaders at the end of a weekend for the first time since the final day of 2022-23, when they finished 24 points behind Manchester City.
They looked dejected when the final whistle blew at Stamford Bridge.
Walcott said: “The difference with Arsenal at the moment is that they are lacking goals, while they don’t concede many, but at this stage of the season it is important to consider who they have played against.
“I would say that, so far, they have played against tougher teams: they have played six of last season’s top 10, and five of those games have been away from home.
“Also, most of the time they have been without their main player, Martin Odegaard, and they are still where they are.”
Captain Odegaard made his first Premier League appearance since August against Chelsea and assisted Gabriel Martinelli’s first goal.
Walcott added: “People tend to forget all that when they see that Arsenal are not playing at the same level as last year, but for me it is one of the reasons not to rule them out in the title race.”
Gunners legend Paul Merson, speaking on Sky Sports, said: “He [Arteta] You have to make sure that it is reduced to six points instead of reaching 12.
“I think they will do well if they catch Liverpool now. They could stay at nine until the end of December. If they get to 12 then it’s over.”
Can Arsenal do it? Well, history is not on their side.
Excluding teams with games in hand, no one has ever won the Premier League title after being nine (or more) points off the top with 11 games remaining.
Manchester City achieved it in 2013-14, but leaders Arsenal had played 12 games at that stage.
Speaking about his title rivals, Arteta said his team needs to “win, win, win, win, win, because these guys don’t stop winning.”
If they won all their remaining games this season they would finish with 100 points, and Liverpool’s current form would put them on course for 97 points.
A combination of the number of players leaving for international duty this week, and some of the uncapped players having time off, means it will largely be the ones who are injured that Amorim will see first when he reports for the service at United’s Carrington. training complex.
It means that the fact that United needs a couple of days to get your work visa is not a huge inconvenience.
It also allows the club to tie up all the loose ends around Amorim’s coaching team, with interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy stating after the Leicester game that he hopes to hear on Sunday or Monday whether he and the rest of Ten Hag’s squad will be The dismissal of the Dutchman last month will remain.
When it comes time to evaluate this latest performance, Fernandes’ efforts aside, Amorim will look at a largely solid defensive performance, which secured his first Premier League clean sheet in over a month, a decent first half from Amad Diallo and a goal. Alejandro Garnacho’s second half, although the Argentine was too fed up with the criticism for his recent performances to celebrate.
Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro were decent in midfield without being spectacular against a Leicester side whose coach, Steve Cooper, admitted he had not been good enough in both areas.
And United won. Depending on how you decide to evaluate the Premier League table, Amorim arrives with United in 13th place, well below expectations, or just four points away from a Champions League place, for which fifth place could be be enough.
BBC Sport asked Van Nistelrooy after the game if United’s current team could excel under Amorim’s new style.
His response did not completely fill anyone with confidence.
“That’s a very good question,” he said. “When I started at the beginning of this four-game period, I decided to continue playing at 85% with what the players are used to and just make small adjustments by changing players or resting players to try to regain confidence. We were looking for results and we got four.
“But there is a lot to analyze about the full-backs and inside forwards. “I can’t comment on that.”
Presumably, if Van Nistelrooy had full confidence in the flexibility of the players he has been working with since the start of the season, he would have come up with a simple ‘yes’.
And the secondary but very important point is that the chances of Amorim doing any meaningful work in training camp will be virtually non-existent.
If United advance in the EFL Cup, he may have a midweek break in his first three months in charge. Amorim is well aware of this and that is why he is downplaying the expectations that rose so dramatically following Sporting’s defeat of Manchester City last week.
Amorim will need to find a trio of defenders to fit his back three, knowing that his fastest option, Leny Yoro, is among those returning from injury. Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui will presumably fill the full-back spots, with Ugarte, Casemiro and Christian Eriksen in midfield, at least until Kobbie Mainoo becomes available again.
But Fernandes is the crucial element.
Portugal’s second Nations League match will not take place until Monday 18 November, further limiting the new manager’s time with the Fernandes ahead of the Premier League trip to Ipswich on 24 November.
Van Nistelrooy has stabilized the situation at Old Trafford. But if United want to move forward with Amorim, they need to find the best way to get the most out of Fernandes as the captain returns to fitness.
NEW YORK – The Milwaukee Bucks finally had reason to feel good about themselves, or at least feel some relief, on Thursday when they beat the lowly Utah Jazz to snap a six-game losing streak, their longest since 2015.
But the Bucks followed up that showing by being dominated Friday night by the New York Knicks 116-94 at Madison Square Garden.
And Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made it known after the loss that he wasn’t at all satisfied with the team’s effort.
Antetokounmpo said the performance was more disheartening because it came after three straight performances in which the Bucks, who fell to 2-7 and are tied for 13th in the Eastern Conference, played hard and gave themselves a chance to win. . Instead of taking advantage of that, he said the team lacked heart against the Knicks.
“Did we compete last game? Yes. Did we both compete?” [games before that]? Yes. Shall we compete today? No,” he said. “…If you don’t compete hard, you’re not going to win the game. [You have to] At least give yourself a chance.
“We came to New York after playing really well last night. Then we came here and lost by 30. Are you okay with not competing? I’m not okay with that s—. We have Boston in two days. “Don’t compete, We’re going to lose by 30.”
Both Antetokounmpo and Bucks coach Doc Rivers pointed to the Knicks’ seven offensive rebounds in the first quarter as a metric that spoke to New York’s higher level of effort and physicality. Rivers recalled a first-half play in which three of his players knelt to recover a loose ball, only to see a Knicks player drop to the ground and recover it for an extra possession.
Effort aside, it doesn’t help that Milwaukee just looks old and slow most of the time. The Bucks, who once had one of the best defenses in the league, had no answer for Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists), who torched them from deep and outplayed repeatedly to Brook López. for easy baskets.
The point-of-attack defense, which hasn’t been the same since the Bucks acquired star guard Damian Lillard and traded stopper Jrue Holiday ahead of the 2023-24 season, is among the most vulnerable in the NBA. Entering Friday, the Bucks ranked 28th out of 30 teams in pick-and-roll defense; only Atlanta and Detroit have had more possession problems.
The Bucks’ offense hasn’t been particularly good either, ranking 21st in the league, even with Antetokounmpo and Lillard. Rivers said that as a coach, he has to find ways to advance Bobby Portis. López has also had difficulty finding himself offensively.
But Antetokounmpo said all of those things, from training to shooting luck, are debatable until the team plays harder and more consistently.
“At the end of the day, we have to compete,” said Antetokounmpo, who finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds. “The teams are not just going to give us games. They are not going to feel bad for us.
“We have to compete on every possession. Every fumble, we have to put a body on the court and put it on the line. But we don’t compete at all.”
The NFL is often a war of attrition, and Week 10 was no exception. Here, we keep track of all the notable injuries that will occur during Sunday’s matchups, including an early morning overseas matchup between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants. Stay tuned for the latest news in the medical field.
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Hughes (neck): Trailing 10-0 against the rival Saints, the Falcons lost their starting cornerback in the second quarter. His return against number one cover man AJ Terrell was considered questionable.
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Dalton Kincaid (knee): The second-year tight end caught two passes against the Indianapolis Colts before leaving with a brace on his left knee before halftime. His return was considered questionable.
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Miles Sanders (ankle/foot): The veteran running back was ruled out after being pulled in the second quarter against the Giants. He had been serving as the number 2 behind Chuba Hubbard. His absence could pave the way for rookie Jonathon Brooks to emerge as Hubbard’s primary backup.
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Bigsby Tank (Ankle): The team’s best ball carrier left in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings, making way for fellow running back Travis Etienne Jr. His return was considered questionable.
Kansas City Chiefs
Wanya Morris (knee): Morris, who took over as the starting left tackle for the reigning Super Bowl champions this year, left in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos. His return was considered questionable.
Minnesota Vikings
Aaron Jones (chest): The star running back took a hard hit to the upper body in the fourth quarter against the Jaguars, and was then removed before returning late in the fourth quarter.
New Orleans Saints
Taliese Fuaga (thigh): The rookie left tackle left in the first half against the rival Atlanta Falcons, leaving backup Oli Udoh as Derek Carr’s blindside blocker.
Pete Werner (hand): The linebacker left the field late against the Falcons and was declared questionable.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Donté Jackson (hamstrings): The veteran cornerback, who was acquired in his offseason trade for Diontae Johnson, left late against the Washington Commanders. His return was considered questionable.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tristan Wirfs (knee): The All-Pro left tackle limped off the field against the San Francisco 49ers and required help getting to the locker room. He was later ruled out, and his departure left an already injury-plagued Bucs offense without its top blocker. Early reports indicate a possible sprain of Wirfs’ medial collateral ligament.
Zyon McCollum (hamstrings): The emerging cornerback left late against the 49ers and his return was considered questionable. He has been a revelation as a young stopper in Todd Bowles’ defense.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): It’s just excellent, isn’t it? Every time I think he’s going to slow down or he’s ready to leave, he gets better and better. Get another goal and assist on a great weekend for Liverpool, after Manchester City lost. It was a chance for Liverpool to get going and they were excellent against Aston Villa.
Matheus Cunha (Wolves): There are few games I’ve attended this year where I look at a player and think “he’s better than any other player on that field.” But Cunha was much better than Southampton and his Wolves teammates. It was at a higher class level. Look at the way he carries the ball and the defensive work he does; and it was the first time my wife scolded me for shouting at a goal, when she shot into the top corner. So he gets extra credit for making me lose my cool.
Yoane Wissa (Brentford): Two more goals for Wissa, who goes unnoticed. When Ivan Toney was at Brentford he was the main man and now everyone thinks this is Bryan Mbeumo’s team, but in the last 18 months Wissa has been excellent. When fit and available, Brentford look a suitable team.
Alejandro Isak (Newcastle): A first time on the team this season for Isak. He scored a goal and an assist against Forest and had a great combination game. He also could have scored another goal in the second half. When Newcastle faced him, he said “well, look at this.” He can go up a level and drag his team with him.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says the injuries to English duo Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice are “not looking good” after they were taken off injured during Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea.
Rice, playing with a broken toe, was taken off in the 71st minute before Saka was taken off after receiving treatment for a leg injury 10 minutes later.
“It doesn’t look good, because having two players of that importance tell you that they can’t continue in the game is not good news.” Arteta said.
Arsenal have had to deal with a series of injuries to key players this season and Saka also missed two games after picking up an injury playing for England in the last international break.
Both Saka and Rice are in interim coach Lee Carsley’s England squad for next week’s Nations League matches. England will play in Greece on Thursday 14 November before hosting the Republic of Ireland three days later at Wembley.
But Arteta is unsure whether the pair will be able to join the national team.
“I don’t know whether to expect them to be fit because if not they won’t recover,” he said.
“What I am praying is that after the international break we have the team fully equipped physically, that they are available and fit, because it has been a nightmare for eight weeks.”
Martin Odegaard started his first game in two months for Arsenal and played the entire game. Arteta said he will speak to his captain about a possible Norway international call-up.
Arsenal go into the international break nine points off the top of the Premier League table and are winless in five games in all competitions.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers believe All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs suffered a sprained MCL in the first half Sunday against the 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
The three-time Pro Bowl selection and team captain will require additional testing, including an MRI, to determine the severity, the source told Fowler.
Wirfs suffered the injury on a third-and-7 play with 5:06 left in the second quarter. He was lined up against Nick Bosa while blocking the pass when the injury occurred.
He was replaced by former 49ers offensive tackle Justin Skule, who played for San Francisco from 2019 to 2021. Skule started four games this season at right tackle when Luke Goedeke was sidelined with a concussion.
The Buccaneers are already without Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin, who suffered a dislocated left ankle and is out for the rest of the season. Wide receiver Mike Evans has been out for three games with a hamstring strain, but the hope is that he can return after the Buccaneers’ Week 11 bye.
