Alan Shearer has pinpointed the moment Arsenal's Champions League semi-final against PSG was lost as they suffered European heartbreak in Paris.
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PSG won 3-1 on aggregateArsenal were 1-0 down from first legDid not manage to score firstFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Arsenal's Champions League journey ended in disappointment as they failed to overcome PSG in the semi-finals. While the Gunners showed glimpses of their attacking prowess, they ultimately lacked the clinical edge and tactical flexibility to break down a well-organised PSG side. Missed chances, particularly in the early stages of the second leg, proved costly, and the French side's counter-attacking threat exposed vulnerabilities in Arsenal's defence.
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Arsenal had multiple attempts at goal, as both Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli saw their efforts brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Declan Rice sent a free header wide of the post from six yards out. Shearer believes their failure to score early was their undoing in Paris.
WHAT SHEARER SAID
Shearer said on The Rest is Football: "The way that Arsenal started the game, I felt they had to score because they were battering them for the first 10 or 15 minutes. They were causing them all sorts of problems from long throws, or set-pieces, they had the Martinelli chance, Donnarumma saved it. They had the Declan Rice header. He should have done better. Obviously the Odegaard shot and then once it just settled down a little bit, I thought that was Arsenal's best chance and and that that was their chance to put PSG under pressure and they obviously didn't. And I always felt from then onwards it was going to be a tough ask."
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Arsenal face Liverpool this weekend but face giving the champions a guard of honour.
Manchester City are now considering a blockbuster move to sign a former Champions League winner this summer as they look to rejuvenate their squad following a dismal first half of the Premier League season.
Manchester City splashing the cash
The reigning Premier League champions spent over €200m in the January transfer window, more than the rest of the Premier League combined as they looked to arrest their worst ever run of form under Pep Guardiola.
In fact, only Chelsea have ever spent more in a single winter window (they shelled out almost £300m in 2023) as Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and lastly, Nico Gonzalez all arrived at the Etihad Stadium.
There is little sign that their spending will slow down in the summer either, with the club looking a shadow of their former all-conquering selves and likely to try and remedy that amid contract uncertainty surrounding Kevin de Bruyne, while other areas of their squad are also ageing.
Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake are among those who will be 30-years-old or older come the start of the 2025/26 campaign.
They have already bid farewell to Kyle Walker, who moved to Milan on loan with an option to buy at the end of the campaign after struggling in the first half of the season, and with his downturn went any electric pace from the Manchester City backline, leaving them looking vulnerable on the counter attack, something that their most recent 5-1 thrashing by Arsenal demonstrated all too clearly.
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Now, they are looking to bolster their backline further in the summer, and have identified another potential addition.
Manchester City monitoring UCL winner
That is according to a report from TEAMtalk, who reveal that Manchester City are now monitoring AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez as he continues his contract standoff at San Siro.
Hernandez has been a key figure for Milan once again this season, but as things stand his £83,000 a week deal expires in 2026, leaving this summer as the final opportunity to cash in on the former Real Madrid defender, who helped them lift the Champions League trophy in 2018.
Indeed, it is claimed that “it is increasingly likely that he will not sign a new contract”, meaning that a summer move seems inevitable amid interest from Madrid in a €50m (£42m) move.
Los Blancos are reportedly keen to bring him back to Madrid as they look to find a long-term solution to their fullback issues, having missed out on Alphonso Davies after the Bayern defender penned a new deal at the Allianz Arena.
Theo Hernandez in Serie A 24/25
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Starts
16
Goals
3
Assists
2
Yellow Cards
2
However, City could complicate things. According to the report, Guardiola’s side “are poised to rival” Real Madrid for the defender, and are “keeping close tabs on the Milan star’s situation”. They have already reportedly agreed a deal to sign Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso, but could also look to strengthen on the other side with Hernandez.
He would certainly add speed to their backline, with the Frenchman being hailed as an “electric fast” fullback who is “probably the best attacking LB in the world” by Football Analyst Ben Mattinson on X.
And with his contract running down, he could present a massive market opportunity for interested parties, something that Manchester City won’t want to miss out on.
حرص لامين يامال، نجم فريق برشلونة ومنتخب إسبانيا، على استفزاز منتخب البرتغال قبل مباراتهما المرتقبة مساء يوم الأحد في دوري الأمم الأوروبية.
ويستضيف ملعب “أليانز آرينا” مباراة البرتغال وإسبانيا، في نهائي دوري الأمم الأوروبية، نسخة 2025.
وتأهلت إسبانيا إلى نهائي دوري الأمم الأوروبية بعدما فازت على فرنسا بخمسة أهداف مقابل أربعة في نصف النهائي.
في حين فازت البرتغال على ألمانيا بهدفين لهدف في المرحلة نفسها من البطولة.
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ونشر لامين يامال، عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع إنستجرام، صورة له وهو يحتفل بهدفه وسط جماهير إسبانيا، وكتب: “وُلدت من أجل هذا”.
واعتاد لامين يامال على نشر مثل تلك الصور، حيث سبق وأن نشر صورة لهدفه أمام فرنسا في نصف نهائي يورو 2024 قبل مباراتهم ضد الديوك يوم الخميس الماضي، وهكذا.
Since defeating relegation rivals Ipswich Town last time out, it’s been one step forward and two steps back for Southampton following frustrating news both within Ivan Juric’s squad and the transfer window.
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Whilst survival may be still be a world away – 10 points to be exact – victory over Ipswich at least put Southampton on the right path towards attempting the impossible. And it looked as though they were about to follow three points up move with movement in the transfer window, only for their deal to sign Abakar Sylla to collapse in the dying embers of the winter window.
Forced to settle for the reinforcements that they had already welcomed, the Saints will be desperate to see Wellington, Joachim Kayi-Sanda, Rento Takaoka and Albert Gronbaek all leave their mark on Juric’s side.
The latter has already enjoyed a rare Premier League victory at St Mary’s, having started for the first time in his new side’s 2-1 win over Ipswich. But he won’t want to stop there even if the Saints will be forced to cope without one senior figure on the injury front yet again in the coming weeks.
As confirmed by Juric, Jack Stephens is facing another spell on the sidelines after only just making his return to the side from a lengthy month-long injury. The Saints boss stated that he is “not optimistic” about his captain’s setback in what is a frustrating blow for those at St Mary’s.
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Left to cover for the experienced defender last time out was Joe Aribo, who filled in at centre-back from his usual role in midfield. Speaking to reporters, he reiterated his willingness to adjust if needed once again in the face of Stephens’ injury.
The former Rangers man said: “We are willing to do anything to get over the line. We have to fight together. If I’ve got to go into a position that I’m not familiar with, then I have to play there to the best of my ability. That’s what I was able to do today.”
Another setback for Stephens
Just when Stephens is back remains to be seen, but Juric’s lack of optimism is certainly not a good sign. The Southampton captain has endured a stop-start season, having missed four of the opening 10 Premier League games through suspension and then nine of the last 10 games through injury from the beginning of December into the new year.
His absence comes at a time when Southampton have needed him most too. The Saints have so far conceded 54 goals in just 24 Premier League games – one more than relegation rivals Leicester City and the most in England’s top flight. The argument could certainly be had that with Stephens, that record may have been less damaging.
For now though, Juric must cope without his senior defender once again and search for an internal solution. Whether that sees Aribo drop back once again will certainly be interesting to see in their FA Cup tie against Burnley this weekend.
With Leeds and Sheffield United seemingly running away with the automatic promotion places, West Bromwich Albion are going to have to be at the top of their game to remain in the playoff positions in the Championship as a tricky March comes into view.
It couldn’t be any more difficult for the Baggies to start the new month with a trip to table-topping Leeds up next, with another tricky away day coming shortly after in the form of Scott Parker’s defensively staunch Burnley.
Tony Mowbray will be relying on picking up wins back at the Hawthorns, therefore, but he will be without Josh Maja for the foreseeable unfortunately, with the Baggies top scorer still stricken with injury.
Josh Maja's goalscoring heroics this season
Before picking up a lower leg injury that required surgery, Maja was in the goalscoring form of his life in the West Midlands.
From 26 Championship clashes, the 26-year-old had helped himself to a blistering 12 strikes, with Mowbray no doubt gutted that his arrival on the scene after Carlos Corberan’s exit coincided with Albion’s talisman being sidelined.
The playoff hopefuls have added the likes of Adam Armstrong and Will Lankshear to their camp on loan to try and soften this immense blow, but with just one goal between them so far, it goes without saying that West Brom are a far more frightening prospect up top when the ex-Sunderland man is fit and firing.
Amazingly, there is a former Baggie who is outscoring Maja’s sizeable double digits, leading to his transfer value skyrocketing far beyond his once modest value when lining up at the Hawthorns.
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Former West Brom star is now on fire
West Brom has been home to a number of top attacking talents over the years, whether that’s via the electric loan spell of Romelu Lukaku or Peter Odemwingie lighting up the Premier League for the Baggies before his sour departure.
A certain Chris Wood won’t exactly be remembered as a great in West Brom circles, but his career definitely took off after leaving the West Midlands outfit behind.
Much like Maja, it could be said that the New Zealand attacker is a man possessed in front of goal at the moment, with the towering 6-foot centre-forward often in the right place at the right time to finish off a golden opportunity.
Wood is up to 18 goals now in the Premier League this season due to this killer instinct coming to the forefront, with his transfer value sitting at £6m according to Football Transfers, a slight fall from the £15m Forest signed him for from Newcastle but evidence, that, at the age of 33, he’s at the top of his game.
Games played since leaving
618
Goals scored
227
Assists
41
Hat tricks
8x
Value at West Brom
£830k
Value now
£6m
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West Brom must wish now they kept a stronger grip on the Auckland-born striker during the fledging parts of his career, with Wood only worth £830k by the time of his Baggies exit, having only powered home three goals in the senior ranks.
Since then, however, he’s become one of the “most efficient players in Europe’s top 5 leagues” in the words of Sky Sports’ Dougie Critchley, with his £7m price-tag now meaning his valuation has shot up by 743%.
Away from their ex-striker’s rise, West Brom will hope they can fast-track Maja back to full fitness soon, with the potential there for the 26-year-old to take the Premier League by storm next season when facing off against Wood’s Forest.
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Depois de Carlos Eduardo, outro jogador que atua na Arábia Saudita está na pauta do Botafogo. O Alvinegro fez proposta por Matheus Pereira, meio-campista do Al-Hilal. A equipe asiática, contudo, recusou os números apresentados pelo Glorioso, como informado primeiramente pelo “Goal”.
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O brasileiro, por outro lado, já gostou do que lhe foi apresentado. Matheus Pereira teve uma reação positiva à proposta muito por causa de Luís Castro, treinador que admira e um dos homens que considera mais importantes para a carreira.
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Os dois trabalharam juntos no Chaves, de Portugal, na temporada 2017-18. Lá, Matheus marcou oito gols e deu cinco assistências em 30 jogos e viu a carreira finalmente deslanchar – antes, atuava com pouca frequência no Sporting-POR e ficava mais no time B dos Leões.
Apesar de todo o carinho pelo treinador português e ter considerado a proposta do Botafogo, o outro lado da negociação nem sequer parou para ouvir qualquer tipo de negócio. O Al-Hilal recusou a proposta feita pelo Glorioso e não abriu conversas nos moldes apresentados.
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A equipe saudita embolsou 18 milhões de euros para contratar o jogador junto ao West Bromwich-ING em 2021 e quer, no mínimo, 20 milhões de euros (R$ 110 milhões, na cotação atual) para negociá-lo. O brasileiro tem contrato até 2026.
O valor, por exemplo, é maior do que tudo que John Textor investiu na equipe do Botafogo na primeira janela. Além disso, tornaria Matheus Pereira a contratação mais cara da história do futebol brasileiro, superando Gabigol (18 milhões de euros).
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Tais cifras estão fora de cogitação, apesar da admiração que acontece de forma recíproca entre Matheus e Luís Castro. O meio-campista de 26 anos deve permanecer como um “sonho distante” para a diretoria do Alvinegro.
Matheus Pereira marcou três gols e distribuiu 15 assistências na última temporada pelo Al-Hilal. O jogador se destacou mais pelo West Bromwich-ING em 2020-21, com 12 gols e seis assistências na Premier League.
Perth Scorchers fast bowler Jhye Richardson has been ruled out for two to three weeks with a hamstring strain but coach Adam Voges is hopeful he could be back for the BBL finals if Scorchers qualify.Richardson injured his hamstring while bowling in the loss to Sydney Thunder on Wednesday night.Scans on Thursday confirmed he had suffered only a minor strain but Scorchers are likely to be cautious with him given his soft-tissue injury issues in the past two seasons.”It’s on the very minor end of hamstring strains, two to three weeks,” Voges said on Friday. “We’re certainly hopeful that we’ll see him before the end of the tournament again.”I think you need to [be cautious], certainly with someone of Jhye’s calibre. But we’ve got a world-class medical staff here. And I’ll trust them to put the work in with Jhye over the next two weeks. And hopefully, we’ll see him back and we’ll get him back on the park as soon as possible.”Richardson has already had an interrupted summer. He was carefully managed by Western Australia prior to the BBL; he only played two of the first six Sheffield Shield matches of the summer battling a variety of niggles including a bruised heel.Scorchers have received a boost with Lance Morris being released from Australia’s Test squad to return to the BBL. Morris and Marcus Harris flew out of Sydney on Friday to play in the BBL for their respective teams. Harris has flown to Melbourne to link up with Renegades ahead of Saturday’s clash with Hobart Hurricanes at Marvel Stadium. Peter Handscomb has left Renegades to join the Australia squad in Sydney as a replacement for Harris if Australia’s Test side needs a concussion substitute or a substitute fielder for the remainder of the Sydney Test.Morris has flown to Perth and is a chance to play for Scorchers in Saturday’s clash with Brisbane Heat at Perth Stadium.”We’ll see how he pulls up,” Voges said. “He’s done a heap of work, obviously, preparing for Test match cricket. I know he’s had a white ball in his hand over in Sydney in the last couple of days, starting to prepare to come back to us. So we’ll see how he pulls up from his plane trip today. There’s every opportunity for him tomorrow.”Scorchers also have the option of picking Gloucestershire left-arm seamer David Payne, who has joined the squad as the overseas replacement for Tymal Mills after he was ruled out of the tournament due to a family emergency.”He [Payne] arrived just in the new year,” Voges said. “He’s settled in really well. He’s had a couple of training sessions with us. And we’ll have another hit out today. Quality left-arm seamer, who can swing the ball. And if he gets his opportunity tomorrow, I’m sure he’ll do a really good job.”Scorchers also have to replace Faf du Plessis at the top of the order against Heat after the South African batter has left to play in the SA20 league which starts next week. Englishman Adam Lyth will play against Heat but is also set leave after that to head to the ILT20 in the UAE. Middlesex batter Stephen Eskinazi has joined Scorchers as an overseas replacement.
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“It was made clear in the past that it’s a 50-over World Cup year, and for some of the guys, it’s not possible to play all formats,” Rohit said on the eve of the first ODI against Sri Lanka. “If you look at the schedule, the matches are back to back. So looking at some of the players’ workloads, we wanted to give them a break. And I also fall into that category.”We have only six T20Is, three [against Sri Lanka] are over and we have three against New Zealand. So we will look after those boys till we get to the IPL, and see what happens after that. But certainly, I have not decided to give up the format.”Shubman Gill remains ahead of Ishan Kishan in the pecking order, according to Rohit Sharma•BCCIRohit also revealed that Shubman Gill remains ahead of Ishan Kishan in the pecking order. In India’s last ODI, Kishan had scored the fastest double-hundred in the format, but in the other eight innings in his career, he has only 267 runs at an average of 33.37.Gill, on the other hand, has been India’s highest run-getter since his comeback last year, scoring 638 runs at an average of 70.88 at a strike rate of 102.57.”Both openers have done really well, but looking at how both have gone through, it’s fair we give Gill a chance to have a fair run, because he has got a lot of runs in the last few games,” Rohit said. “So has Ishan, I am not taking anything away from him. He has been wonderful for us. He got a double-hundred and I know what it takes to get a double-hundred; it’s a great achievement.Watch on ESPN Player in the UK
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“But to be honest and just to be fair to the guys who have done really well before that, we need to give those guys enough chances before we make that call.”It’s unfortunate we won’t be able to play Ishan but looking at how things have panned out for us in the last eight-nine months, and looking at how ODIs have gone for us, it’s fair to give Gill that run. He has done extremely well in that position. It’s very unfortunate for Ishan but that doesn’t rule him out. We are going to try to keep everyone in the mix and see how it pans out for us as we play more games.”For the same reason, Suryakumar Yadav, despite his sparkling T20I form, will also have to wait for a longer run in ODIs. Meanwhile, in Kishan’s absence, KL Rahul will keep wickets on Tuesday.
It’s been hard for Tottenham Hotspur fans to be positive about anything this season.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have been diabolically poor in the Premier League, are out of the FA Cup and League Cup, and are now putting all their eggs in the Europa League basket.
However, while things are undoubtedly bleak at the moment, there are significant reasons to be quite optimistic about the future, as while many of their senior players have been woefully disappointing this season, their youngsters have not.
The likes of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have been excellent, while Mikey Moore looks incredibly promising, and Lucas Williams-Barnet has been tearing things up in the academy.
Moreover, there is another exciting prospect signed by Daniel Levy and Co, who has seriously impressed out on loan this season and seen his valuation soar as a result.
Spurs' loan stars
Before getting to the player in question, it’s worth looking at a couple of Spurs’ other youngsters enjoying stellar campaigns out on loan, starting with Jamie Donley.
The “perfect” prospect, as dubbed by Alasdair Gold, has spent the season with League One side Leyton Orient, and while he endured somewhat of a slow start to life in East London, he has since become a key player for the side.
For example, in 36 appearances for the O’s, totalling 2462 minutes, the Antrim-born star has scored six goals and provided six assists, which comes to an average of a goal involvement every three games, or every 205.16 minutes, which for an attacking midfielder, is pretty special.
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36
Minutes
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Goals
6
Assists
6
Goal Involvements per Match
0.33
Minutes per Goal Involvement
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Moreover, he might argue that he should have another goal to his name after his long-range effort against Manchester City in the FA Cup forced Stefan Ortega to score an own goal.
Moving up to the Championship now, 19-year-old Ashley Phillips has become an integral part of Stoke City’s defence since joining the club on a season-long loan in the summer.
The Salford-born prospect has featured in 72% of the Potters’ Championship starting lineups and has made 27 appearances in all competitions, in which he’s scored a goal.
However, while it’s encouraging to see a youngster get so many minutes at a big club, the Lilywhites have another defender out on loan this season whose valuation has soared before even playing for the club.
The Spurs' loanee whose value has exploded
While Gray, Bergvall and Moore have all been grabbing the headlines for Spurs this season, and rightly so, there may well be another youngster whose name is added to that trio of exciting prospects next season: Luka Vušković.
Tottenham agreed to pay £12m for the talented defender in September 2023. Yet, he isn’t allowed to officially join the club until this summer due to regulations introduced after Brexit concerning the registration of foreign players under 18.
It was a considerable amount of money to pay for a player so young, but Levy and Co will be delighted by the fact that before he’s even kicked a ball for Postecoglou, his valuation has increased significantly, with the CIES Football Observatory pricing him at up to €23m, which is about £19m, or £7m more than he cost the North Londoners.
The reason the youngster’s price tag has already increased by around 58% in the season and a half since he put pen to paper is that he’s been seriously impressive while on loan with Belgian outfit KVC Westerloo this year.
For example, despite playing at centre-back, the “freak” talent, as dubbed by analyst Ben Mattinson, has been able to score seven goals and provide one assist in 25 appearances, meaning he’s averaging a goal involvement every 3.12 games – and outscoring Richarlison.
Vušković’s 24/25
Appearances
25
Minutes
2205′
Goals
7
Assists
1
Goal Involvements per Match
0.32
Minutes per Goal Involvement
275.62′
All Stats via Transfermarkt
On top of that, even though he’s still just 18 years old, the Croatian gem already has the physical stature to play in the Premier League, coming in at 6 foot 4 inches tall.
Ultimately, Spurs might not be having the best season this year, but the future of their squad looks incredibly bright, and if Vušković turns out to be even half the player he looks like he could be, then Postecoglou is going to have one sensational defender on his hands.
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Kevin De Bruyne has reportedly given his 'green light' to a transfer to Napoli as he keeps MLS clubs waiting.
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De Bruyne gave 'green light' to Napoli
Napoli preparing a two-year contract offer
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Manchester City stalwart De Bruyne is yet to take a final decision on his future, having announced his exit from the Etihad Stadium. reports that Napoli are in talks with the Belgian's representatives as they look determined to secure the player's services this summer. The 33-year-old also has offers from several Major League Soccer clubs, but the midfielder is said to have approved talks with the Italian side.
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The report adds that the Serie A leaders are set to submit an initial salary offer of €7 million to De Bruyne's representatives. While that is significantly lower than what the player is earning at City at the moment, taxes are much lower in Italy and he would receive a significant signing bonus. Napoli will table an initial two-year contract to the City star with an option to extend it by one more season.
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previously reported that De Bruyne’s partner Michelle has already been eyeing up properties in Naples. The city is familiar to De Bruyne and his family as they have holidayed there on several occasions and used to visit ex-Napoli star Dries Mertens on a regular basis.
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WHAT NEXT FOR KEVIN DE BRUYNE?
For now, the Cityzens star is fully focused on ending the 2024-25 campaign on a high with a trophy as Pep Guardiola's side will next face Crystal Palace in the final of FA Cup at Wembley on Saturday.