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Ruud van Nistelrooy is the leading candidate to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, but he has reservations about stepping into the role.

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Ten Hag in danger of losing his jobMan Utd face Aston Villa on SundayVan Nistelrooy among the contendersFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford in a coaching role in the summer, but he probably didn't expect to find himself linked with the manager's job so soon into his spell. That is the scenario facing United after a woeful start to the season, with the Red Devils losing three of their first six Premier League games and also struggling in Europe.

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Now, Ten Hag finds himself on the brink of losing his job. It was reported this week that the Dutch coach has one game to save his job, with a trip to Aston Villa to come on Sunday. Red Devils chiefs will reportedly hold a meeting after the match, which will be attended by INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with Ten Hag's future surely to be a key talking point.

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However, they may have to look elsewhere should they decide to part ways with Ten Hag. According to the Mirror, Van Nistelrooy has reservations about taking the top job, fearing it may be seen as a betrayal of Ten Hag. During his time in charge of PSV Eindhoven in 2022-23, Van Nistelrooy accused his assistant of conspiring with the club's directors behind his back, and he wants to avoid a similar situation occurring at Old Trafford. A source told the newspaper: "Van Nistelrooy is a principled guy. He felt betrayed at Eindhoven – and he will not want to be viewed as the man who went behind Erik ten Hag’s back."

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Failure to pick up all three points at Villa Park on Sunday could well spell the end for Ten Hag. But you wouldn't believe he was reportedly close to losing his job based on his comments this week about his future.

Eddie Howe is a legend on Tyneside. In years to come, his name will be used as the barometer from which managerial success at St. James’ Park is adjudged.

But Newcastle United are in a rut right now, their muscly underbelly having gone soft and their snappy tactical understanding having ebbed away from the level of last season, when a pathway into the Champions League was found and the Carabao Cup was lifted after Liverpool were beaten at Wembley.

Tournament form might be good, but the Magpies languish in 14th place in the Premier League, and after three goalless draws on the road to kick things off, three successive losses have been inflicted on the Toon, all against sides sat alongside them in the bottom half.

While it’s almost unthinkable, this decline has raised conversations relating to Howe’s future at the helm.

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PIF have adopted a ‘don’t panic’ approach to the current issues Newcastle are beset by. But improvements will be required over the coming months. The form on the road has been shambolic, and it is having a detrimental impact on what could still be another positive and progressive campaign.

Howe’s achievements are towering, and in this, he is immortal. But United’s drop-off reeks of deeper issues than, say, 2023/24, when injuries clamped down on any scent of progress. This is more than just a tinker job: a comprehensive reset is needed.

The English coach signed a new and long-term contract on Tyneside in 2022, less than one year after being appointed. A second, furtive extension may have since been engineered.

However, he is not untouchable in the dugout, and if PIF and technical director Ross Wilson feel he has taken this club as far as he can, potential avenues will be explored.

One of which could see them focus on one of the most interesting managers on the market, and he’s currently out of work.

Newcastle could hire Howe successor

Newcastle would love nothing more than to continue their journey with Howe in the managerial role, but the side’s form is alarming, and if the situation continues to devolve, hands may be forced before the end of the 2025/26 campaign.

The Mirror have recently compiled a list of candidates to consider, should the club look to head down that path and find a successor, and possibly the most curious name belongs to former Barcelona boss Xavi.

The Spanish legend has been out of work since the end of 2023/24, and Fabrizio Romano said at the start of the season that the 45-year-old was interested in taking the Manchester United job, had INEOS sacked Ruben Amorim. He has, after all, said himself that he “would love to work in the Premier League”.

Xavi’s principles are shaped by slick, Barca-esque (obviously) passing patterns, and the likes of Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes could thrive at the heart of such a system.

But it’s Anthony Gordon who could benefit the most, finding more freedom down the left channel in a system that would see the Magpies soar to the top of the Premier League’s possession charts, maintaining the 4-3-3 tactical shape that Howe has enforced.

Gordon has struggled this year, and no mistake. The 24-year-old looks a pale imitation of his top-class self, with journalist Adam Clery even commenting that he looks “all over the place” at the moment.

Xavi’s sharp tactical mind could help Gordon find a solution, especially on the wing of such a fluent and commanding midfield force.

Comparing Gordon’s performances against his spectacular breakout season of 2023/24, when he posted 21 goal involvements in the league and won United’s Player of the Year award, it’s clear this is a man lacking confidence, currently showing little sign of the development expected as he matures into his left wing berth for club and country.

It is sharpness and polish which must be applied now, because for a player who considers himself among the top brass in England and Europe, zero contributions in the league this term is inexcusable.

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Injuries and the red card beamed at him during that frustrating defeat to Liverpool at the start of the season have done little to turn the tide for the Three Lions star, but in Xavi, Newcastle could land a progressive manager whose high-possession philosophy could work well for a fast and mobile winger like Gordon.

Would it be unfair to say that it’s all gone a little bit stale under Howe’s wing at Newcastle? The man has done so much for the club and for the city, but he won’t sit in the dugout forever, and if there is a chance to sign a manager of Xavi’s class who could reenergise the ranks, it might be a worthwhile gamble.

He’s proven he has the minerals, having won La Liga in his first year as the Camp Nou boss, leading club president Joan Laporta to call him “the best manager in the world”.

With the boss having celebrated his fourth anniversary in the hot seat several days ago, journalist Andy Sixsmith waxed lyrical, saying, “Eddie Howe should go down as one of the greatest Newcastle United managers in history.”

This is correct, and Tyneside is in concert. However, as the potential to turn the page toward a new chapter, with the idea of an exciting boss like Xavi in charge gathering pace, more may begin to warm to change, should things, as they are, continue to regress.

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Both Shaharyar Khan’s tenures at the head of the PCB are not only fondly remembered but left significant footprints on the game in Pakistan

Osman Samiuddin23-Mar-2024Shaharyar Khan, the influential former PCB chairman, has died in Lahore. He was 89 years old.Shaharyar, a career diplomat, had two stints as the PCB boss, first between 2003 and 2006, and then from 2014 to 2017. He was also a manager of the Pakistan team on two occasions, including on the path-breaking tour of India in 1999.Mohsin Naqvi, the current PCB chair, said, “On behalf of the PCB, I express my deep condolences and grief over the passing of former chairman Shaharyar Khan. He was a fine administrator and served Pakistan cricket with utmost dedication.”Pakistan cricket will stay indebted to the late Shaharyar Khan for his commendable role as head of the board and for his services in the growth and development of the game in the country.”Shaharyar was a very prominent and important figure who contributed hugely to the development of the game over many years.”His experience as a diplomat helped him lead cricket administration very skillfully in Pakistan and he was also a respected member of the ICC Board,” ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice said in a statement. “On behalf of the ICC, I would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends as well as to our colleagues at the PCB.”Both Shaharyar’s tenures at the head of the board are not only fondly remembered but left significant footprints on the game in Pakistan. The first time he took over, from General Tauqir Zia in December 2003, his immediate task was to steer the game through the end of a troubled transition of the gifted but tainted stars of the ’90s.

His grounding as an established diplomat helped pull off one of the most memorable series of this century soon after, when India visited Pakistan for a full tour for the first time since 1989-90. That series sparked off a period of cooperation and normalised ties between the two sides

His grounding as an established diplomat helped pull off one of the most memorable series of this century soon after, when India visited Pakistan for a full tour for the first time since 1989-90. That series sparked off a period of cooperation and normalised ties between the two sides.Not only did they tour and play in each country on an annual basis for the next three years, alongside Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the boards put together a successful bid to co-host the 2011 World Cup. That bid, in 2006, was, arguably, the last time the game’s subcontinent members threw their weight about as a cohesive unit, securing an extension to the deadline for their bid and denying a rival bid from Australia and New Zealand. The IPL was born two years later, fuelling the BCCI’s rise as the sole dominant force in the game.Despite being a cricket purist, it was under Shaharyar’s first stint that Pakistan’s first T20 tournament was staged, the wildly successful and popular ABN-AMRO Twenty20 Cup – now known as the National T20 Cup. Shaharyar wasn’t especially fond of the format, but he recognised its potential to expand the game’s commercial base. He also oversaw what was until then the most lucrative broadcast deal the PCB had signed, not only for Pakistan’s international games but also domestic tournaments.That helped to implement a central contracts system for the national team, for the first time ever. Most significantly for the men’s team, Shaharyar’s first year in charge brought the late Bob Woolmer as head coach. It set off a brief period where Pakistan were battling for the title of the second-best Test side in the world behind Australia, having beaten England, India and Sri Lanka in three consecutive Test series across 2005-06.The tenure ended on a sour note, however, with the ball-tampering fiasco and subsequent Oval Test forfeit. Months later, Shaharyar was replaced by Nasim Ashraf and, perhaps tellingly, Pakistan spiralled into a period of turbulence unlike any witnessed before. It culminated with the country banished as a host venue after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankans and a corruption scandal in 2010.Shaharyar’s second stint was, in some ways, a course correction to what had gone wrong since he had left. It had, initially, similarly soothing effects. His arrival ended a paralysing period where the board leadership, mired in court cases, switched back and forth between Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi.Shaharyar Khan wasn’t especially fond of the format, but he recognised its potential to expand the game’s commercial base•PCBThe effects were immediate. The following year, in May 2015, Zimbabwe became the first country to tour Pakistan since the 2009 attacks, the first step in the gradual return of the international game to the country.The following year, a franchise T20 league – the PSL – finally took off, after years and years of prevarication and failed attempts stretching back to 2008. By then, however, Sethi, who had stayed on as a de facto CEO, was the driving administrative force and Shaharyar a quieter, more paternalistic overseer of affairs. When he stepped down in August 2017, it was primarily due to health reasons; he was 83 by then.Cricket had long been a part of his life – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the former India captain, was his cousin – but it was only one part of a distinguished career in the civil service. He served as Pakistan’s foreign secretary between 1990 and 1994, as their ambassador to Jordan and France, as well as the Pakistan high commissioner to the UK.That his life extended far beyond the game is evidenced in his prolific authorship, which included a history of his home state Bhopal – – and a book about the Rwandan genocide – – where he was posted as a UN special representative. He also wrote a biography of his mother Princess Abida Sultan, called .His attachment to the game and how he saw it as more than just a game, however, endured through three books. The first, , was a manager’s diary of Pakistan’s 1998-99 tour to India, amidst historic peace-making overtures between the two countries and the Kargil war. He also co-authored a history of India-Pakistan cricket with Shashi Tharoor, . His last book, , co-authored with his son Ali, was arguably his most impressive, a sprawling political, cultural and societal history of Pakistan through the prism of cricket.

Former Premier League star Luke Moore has told Wrexham fans that they shouldn't hold their breath over the prospect of promotion, as the club aim to find a way out of the Championship and into the promised land of the top-tier. The Welsh side have enjoyed back-to-back-to-back promotions from the National League, but Moore thinks they will simply run into too much resistance to climb out of the second-tier at the first time of asking.

Wrexham eyeing promotion

The Welsh club have enjoyed a staggering rise from non-league to within one more promotion of the Premier League. Phil Parkinson's side, though, have found it difficult as they attempt to adapt to the increased competition in a league that regularly features massive clubs dropping out of the top-flight with immense parachute payments behind them. Thus far this season, they sit 10th, having won six, drawn eight, and lost four of their 18 games. Parkinson's troops are just three points behind Bristol City in sixth, the final play-off spot, and are seven behind second-placed Middlesbrough. Leaders Coventry City are almost out of sight, sitting 17 points clear of Wrexham.

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Moore is unsurprised that Wrexham have found the adaptation period difficult, and believes it would take a "fairytale" for them to win promotion and has praised the "innovation" of Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.

He told BetVictor Casino: “It would be really a fairytale if they managed to get promoted this season. But the Championship is so hard to get out of, so I wouldn't hold my breath. But in terms of them as a club, they're doing incredible things. From what I hear, they're quite innovative in terms of how they are getting money through the door as well, which obviously helps them grow.

“The boys look like they're enjoying playing for the club. I think sometimes that's always the biggest indicator of how well a club's run or how healthy it is. I think it's a good thing and I think we need more team like Wrexham. I wouldn't call them a disturber, but they're making noise and they're making a mark, so you can't knock it.

“It’s more the merrier in that sense, I think the clubs need to be more innovative of how they get fans to the games and put across their brand, especially in the lower leagues, it needs to be better. People say that football's getting boring so we need every bit of excitement that we can get, honestly. So I'm all for documentaries, I think you have just got to keep pushing a good product out on the pitch so the fans enjoy it.”

Wrexham's ambition

Regardless of their results this season, co-owners Reynolds and Mac have firmly set their sights on reaching the Premier League. 

Mac has confirmed they are going to continue reaching for the pinnacle of the sport, whether they get there quickly, or gradually. 

He said: "That's the way the pyramid is set up and why not us? Why should that be reserved for other towns, for other cities?

"It doesn't mean it's going to be easy and it doesn't mean that it's just going to happen quickly. It could take many, many years for it to happen. We're going to make a push to do it as quickly as possible, because we don't know any other way to do it, but we're going to do it the right way."

He added: "We're going to do it [reach the Premier League] in the same way that we've been doing it from day one, which is asking the town," McElhenney said. "I sort of jumped the gun early on and just assumed that that's what the people of the town wanted for their club, and that that wasn't necessarily the case.

"I had a lot of very long conversations with people that said, 'Well, we might not be ready for that. The town might not be ready for that and the club might not be ready for that.'

"We have to make sure that we're always checking in with the community to make sure that this is what they want. It was a crazy pipe dream four or five years ago where we got laughed at by the media and by the world, but I don't think anybody's laughing anymore."

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Mac has accepted that Premier League promotion brings with it its own challenges, but he is not giving up. 

He added: "We don't want to build something that's unsustainable. As glorious as it might be to be promoted to the Premier League, it would be equally as tragic to be relegated again, because that can very quickly create that spiral downwards.

"Is the ultimate goal the Premier League? Yes, of course. Is it winning the Premier League? Yes, of course. But that actually isn't the number one goal. The number one goal is building something for the next generation and leaving something behind that is sustainable for the rest of its existence."

As Rangers’ search for a manager continues, a TalkSPORT pundit has shared what he’s heard from one candidate’s camp that reflects badly on Kevin Thelwell and the Ibrox higher ups.

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After confirming that Steven Smith, Brian Gilmour, Rhys Owen and Sal Bibbo will lead Rangers against Dundee United this weekend, it’s clear that the 49ers are still finalising their next manager.

It’s no real surprise that they’ve shown plenty of patience when deciding the next man for the job, however. After all, Russell Martin lasted just 123 days and represents the dire start that the 49ers have endured at Ibrox. Simply put, after that failure, they must get their next appointment right.

With their patience has come several candidates, ranging from the likes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all the way to current favourite Kevin Muscat. The latter has emerged as an option for the second time in his career, having been linked with the job before Philippe Clement arrived in 2023.

Unlike 2023, however, the job could now be Muscat’s to take. The 52-year-old has enjoyed an excellent spell at Shanghai Port and is on course to win the Chinese Super League with just four games to go. But that hands Rangers quite the dilemma.

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If they want to hire Muscat, then they may be forced to wait until November 22 before he officially arrives. That means that they’d have to find a temporary solution for the next seven games in a decision that would certainly do Thelwell no favours.

The sporting director is already under pressure and one talkSPORT pundit has now shared news that may only compile his misery at Ibrox.

Tanner shares "rumbles" in Gerrard camp

Speaking about the Liverpool legend’s recent decision to reject a return to Ibrox, talkSPORT pundit David Tanner shared what he’s heard from Steven Gerrard’s camp about Rangers, the 49ers and Thelwell.

Given how things have started for Thelwell, from appointing Martin to signing a group of players that are yet to make their mark, more criticism is the last thing that he needs.

In the end, however, the 49ers were seemingly not ready to compromise their sporting director’s role to welcome Gerrard back to Ibrox. Whether they live to regret that decision will certainly be interesting to watch in the coming months.

В Steam состоялся релиз Kiborg: Arena, бесплатного пролога к будущему экшену Kiborg, который создаётся российской студией Sobaka. В честь выхода игры авторы опубликовали трейлер.

Kiborg: Arena представляет собой хардкорный киберпанк-слэшер с элементами «рогалика», где нужно сражаться с бесконечными волнами врагов, используя холодное и огнестрельное оружие. В бою нужно комбинировать суперудары, разное оружие, блок, парирование, увороты и стрельбу. За победы в сражениях выдаётся валюта, которую можно тратить на различные улучшения для главного героя.

Что касается полной версии, которая будет платной, то у неё пока нет даты выхода.

Ранее, напомним, в Steam вышел шутер с атмосферой СССР, созданный всего одним разработчиком. А ещё на ПК и консолях стала доступна «Dark Souls в постапокалиптическом мире».

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Arsenal are willing to shell out a fee to make one striker their second most expensive ever signing, behind their club-record deal for midfielder Declan Rice, as manager Mikel Arteta seeks to add a new forward to his squad this month.

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Gabriel Jesus is set to miss the rest of this season after rupturing his ACL, and the Brazilian’s lengthy absence means that Arteta will have just Kai Havertz from now until the conclusion of this Premier League title race – if they can’t get another striker through the door.

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Arteta has confirmed Arsenal’s plans to sign a new forward this month, and it is reliably believed that the Gunners are working hard on adding a new number nine to their ranks before deadline day on February 3.

There are even reports that Arsenal have had a loan bid rejected for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, while others claim the north Londoners are in active negotiations with RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Sesko, who they reportedly tried and failed to sign last summer.

Arsenal have also been urged to break the bank for Newcastle United star Alexander Isak, who’s been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium.

“I would literally go right now with a barrel-load of cash and drive to Newcastle and break the bank to sign Alexander Isak,” said Piers Morgan on talkSPORT.

“£100million, £120m, £140m, £150m – I don’t care. I will find the players from our 87 defenders that we’ve signed in the last two years to make up the cash for the PSR stuff.

“The way we play, the chances we create – do you know how many shots we’ve had this week? 49 shots. Do you know how many goals we’ve scored? One. Do you know who scored it? Gabriel, a central defender. If that doesn’t tell you something, I don’t know what does.”

Arsenal prepared to pay £84 million release clause for Viktor Gyokeres

According to French newspaper L’Equipe, as relayed by GiveMeSport, Arteta’s side are prepared to go all out for Sporting star Viktor Gyokeres. The Swede has picked up right where he left off last season, bagging an incredible 32 goals and six assists in all competitions so far, making him a hot commodity for elite European sides who are after a proven scorer.

It is believed that Arsenal are not opposed to paying Gyokeres’ £84 million release clause, which would make him their second-most expensive ever signing behind Rice.

The 26-year-old, formerly of Coventry City, has enjoyed quite a rise to stardom. Gyokeres also possesses favourable physical attributes which could make him tailor-made for the Premier League, like his speed.

“I don’t want to say he should test himself in the Premier League but who is like him in the Premier League at the moment,” said Tony Mowbray in 2023.

“Who is too fast, too strong and too big, you would suggest Haaland is like that and Gyokeres in this league looks a yard faster and stronger than the players he plays against in the Championship.”

Everton are now pushing to sign a £83m midfielder this month, but they are set to face competition for his signature from their Premier League rivals, according to a report.

Everton eyeing new midfielders for Moyes

Back in December, it was reported that two of Sean Dyche’s main aims in the January transfer window were to bring in a new right-back and winger, meaning they are still likely to be considered priority positions under the helm of new manager David Moyes.

However, the Toffees clearly feel signing a new central midfielder could aid their survival chances this season, as they are now in talks over a deal for Brighton & Hove Albion’s Jakub Moder, who has found game time difficult to come by for the Seagulls.

Newcastle Untied’s Sean Langstaff has also been identified as a January target, with the 27-year-old now in line to become Moyes’ first signing.

The Merseyside club have been looking at midfielders since the summer, and at one point they were targeting Palmeiras’ Ricardo Rios, but the Colombian ultimately ended up remaining in Brazil.

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Now, however, there has been a development in Everton’s pursuit of Rios, with Caught Offside reporting they are pushing hard to get a deal over the line in the January transfer window.

It is unclear how much Palmeiras would be looking to receive for the 24-year-old, but there is a €100m (£83m) release clause in his contract, so he is unlikely to come cheap, especially considering he has just put pen to paper on a new deal.

Interest from elsewhere could also drive the midfielder’s price up, with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest also in the running for his signature, having been impressed with his consistency in the Brazilian Serie A.

What Rios could offer Everton

Scout Ben Mattinson has previously given an overview of what type of player the Colombia international is.

Back in the summer, Mattinson also explained that the central midfielder has “sky high potential”, but wasn’t ready for a big move due to a lack of experience.

However, the former Flamengo man continued to impress last season, being ranked as the fifth-best performing player in the Palmeiras squad by WhoScored, and he places in the 89th percentile for tackles per 90 over the past year, compared to his positional peers in similar leagues.

It would be a risk to sign Rios, given that he is unproven outside Brazil, but his performances last season indicate it could be a gamble worth taking assuming that release clause number is whittled down, as Moyes looks to steer Everton to safety.

Dean Huijsen could snub Real Madrid, with the defender setting a transfer decision deadline amid Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United's interest.

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Huijsen’s standout performances have caught the attention of multiple English heavyweights. Chelsea, Liverpool, United, and Tottenham have all expressed a serious desire to bring in the Spain international. Each of these clubs is reportedly willing to activate the €58 million release (£50m/$63m) clause in his contract – a figure that is well within reach for clubs of their financial stature.

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According to Huijsen is eager to continue in the Premier League amid Real Madrid's interest in the player. The defender previously spent time in their youth academy, and returning to the Spanish giants is a dream he is believed to still hold. Despite their interest, however, Madrid’s top brass remain undecided on whether to make a move this summer. The club is reportedly hesitant to spend big on a centre-back who, while promising, has only just emerged at the top level. With their focus potentially elsewhere in the transfer market, the €58m price tag could therefore be seen as too steep.

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While England seems to be the most likely destination, a few notable European giants are also monitoring Huijsen’s situation. Bayern Munich, on the lookout for a promising young central defender, have shown interest, though financial constraints may limit their ability to compete with Premier League offers. Paris Saint-Germain are another club keen on strengthening their backline. Known for their financial firepower, PSG would have no issue meeting Bournemouth’s valuation. However, the allure of English football and the competitive nature of the Premier League may give English clubs an edge.

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While Huijsen has made it clear he appreciates everything Bournemouth has done for him, his time on the south coast appears to be nearing its conclusion. He will likely take a call on his future next month as the Spain international now looks ready for the next challenge in his career.