da realbet： O Vila Nova passa por um momento difícil na Série B do Brasileiro 2022. Ainda sem engrenar na competição, necessita de uma sequência de vitórias para sair da lanterna da classificação. No entanto, um jogador segue brilhando com a camisa alvirrubra. O volante Arthur Rezende, que já balançou as redes quatro vezes, participou diretamente de 62% dos gols da equipe no campeonato. Ele fala sobre a boa fase.
– Ficamos preocupados em primeiro lugar pela situação do time, mas me sinto recompensado por viver um momento tão bom. Um jogador da minha posição ter participação em tantos gols, demonstra inegavelmente a sua importância e intensidade nas partidas – afirmou.
Neste sábado, o Vila visita o Criciúma, décimo colocado, às 11h, em Santa Catarina. Para Arthur, obter um resultado favorável é essencial para a ascensão do time goiano na competição.
– Temos que vencer. Será duro, complicado, mas uma hora isto terá de acontecer. Esperamos todos que seja neste sábado para que possamos dar um salto na classificação – definiu.
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Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum has backed Venkatesh Iyer to come good again and insisted that the misfiring allrounder is still in contention to win a spot in the XI.”He didn’t get as many runs as he would have liked and we were forced to look at some other [opening] options, which is disappointing for someone who has represented India in the last seven-eight months on the back of what was a very good IPL last time in the UAE,” McCullum said after Knight Riders’ seventh loss on Saturday.After a mere 109 runs in seven innings as opener, Knight Riders moved him down to the middle order, like India did when he debuted for them last year. But that didn’t work either. With just one score above 20 – a half-century against Mumbai Indians – he had to make way.”It is frustrating for him and he is working hard in the nets and trying to get his spot back and that’ll certainly be a consideration,” McCullum said. “In a short tournament, you’ve got to be prepared to use some other guys in the squad and that’s what we had to unfortunately do with Venkatesh but he’s certainly not out of the reckoning in the games to come. He is a real talent and has a good head on his shoulders. I know he is determined to take that next step and start to perform more regularly.”Related
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Venkatesh’s struggles are all the more bizarre considering he was one of the biggest contributors to the Knight Riders’ improbable run to the IPL final last year. Though he played only 10 of their 17 matches, he finished as their fourth-highest run-getter with a tally of 370. ESPNcricinfo experts Daniel Vettori, Chris Lynn and Aakash Chopra believe the allrounder may be suffering second-season syndrome. McCullum agreed. “As well with Venky’s second year, teams do a bit more scouting and homework as has historically been the case in this tournament as well as in international cricket.”Knight Riders have tried five different opening combinations this year and none of them have worked. They are averaging just 13.09 runs for the first wicket, which is the worst out of all the 10 teams. Their run-rate in the powerplay (6.53) is another low point. And they’ve been losing way too many wickets (23) in the first six overs too.”We’ve struggled in the powerplay, which has been a bit of a frustration for us right throughout the season,” McCullum said. “We’ve been good throughout the middle phase, not too bad at the death, but the powerplay, we’ve been a little stuck. We’ve got to find a method to not lose too many wickets [in the powerplay] and throw a few punches and pick up a few boundaries because at the moment we are sort of stuck in between and opposition teams are taking advantage of that.”If you look around at the other teams who sit towards the top of the table, one of their opening batsmen is also one of the highest run scorers. It’s an area where we haven’t been able to settle and unfortunately some guys haven’t been in the form that they would have liked as well. So we’re just searching for a little bit of form and sometimes in a quick tournament you do often have to change personnel. It’s been frustrating but the guys are certainly working hard and I can’t fault the effort.”Venkatesh’s second suit has also not been come to his aid, having bowled all of three overs at an economy over 12. But McCullum put that down to his not getting too many chances.”Unfortunately, Venky and (Nitish) Rana, who we’ve underutilised a little bit, they haven’t had enough opportunity to bowl and have just missed the execution (in the chances they have got). That can affect one’s confidence when they are not able to get into a game and settle into a game.”
da stake casino： Tottenham Hotspur continued their good form with a win away to Hungarian champions Ferencvaros in the Europa League. It was a professional performance from Ange Postecolgou’s side, who ran out 2-1 winners in the Groupama Arena.
da 888casino： The Lilywhites, sporting an all green kit tonight, scored a goal in each half to ensure they won all three points. Young midfielder Pape Matar Sarr opened the scoring for the visitors, pouncing on a loose ball in the penalty box to fire home and give his side a 1-0 lead.
After some good pressure from the home side, and still only a goal up and far from comfortable, Postecoglou turned to his big guns on the bench.
They certainly had an impact the Australian had hoped for, with James Maddison finding Brennan Johnson just inside the penalty box, who finished well into the bottom left-hand corner for his fifth goal in as many games. The Hungarian side pulled one back in the 90th minute, but could not find an equaliser.
There were certainly some impressive individual performances from Spurs, not least from their substitutes. However, one of their standout players on the night was exciting young talent Mikey Moore.
Moore’s stats vs. Ferencvaros
There is lots of hype around Spurs youngster Moore, who has impressed at academy level. After making his debut last term, he has finally managed to break into Postecoglou’s squad this season and is making a real impact.
Before the game, Maddison described his potential as “scary”, and that was certainly on show in Hungary. The youngster is a quick and direct winger, who is not afraid to run at a defender and look to take him on in a one-vs-one situation.
Mikey Moore makes his Tottenham debut
He showed that against Ferencvaros on Thursday night, as his stats from Sofascore reflect. The 17-year-old had 67 touches of the ball, completing 80% of his passes, creating one big chance and winning an impressive four fouls. He also worked hard off the ball, winning six ground duels and one tackle.
His impressive performance in Hungary earned him an 8/10 rating from The Evening Standard journalist Dan Kilpatrick. The journalist praised the teenager for an ‘excellent showing’ against the Hungarian side, in which he ‘always looked to take on his man’.
Whilst Moore impressed against the Hungarian outfit, there was arguably one player who outshone the 17-year-old – Archie Gray.
Gray's stats vs. Ferencvaros
It was an impressive performance against the Hungarian outfit from young Gray. He has featured in all but three of Spurs’ games this season, with the trip to Ferencvaros his third start of the new campaign.
The trust that has been shown in the youngster demonstrates just how highly rated he is by Postecoglou, and the England youth international has certainly repaid his faith. He was superb against the Hungarian champions, retaining possession well and working hard off the ball in an unfamiliar position at centre-back, before moving to left-back in the second half.
His impressive contribution was reflected in his post-match stats. The 18-year-old had 82 touches of the ball in Hungary – more than even teammate Yves Bissouma (76), completing 87% of his passes and creating two chances. Off the ball, the youngster performed well, and won three from three tackles.
Gray stats vs. Ferencvaros
Stat
Number
Pass accuracy
87%
Touches
82
Passes completed
47/54
Ground duels won
4/10
Tackles won
3/3
Interceptions
3
Chances created
2
Stats from Sofascore
His performance was enough to earn him a 7/10 rating from Kilpatrick. He explained the summer signing from Leeds showed ‘flashes of real class’ against the Hungarian side, praising him for his versatility.
It is a performance that will bring real confidence to Postecoglou, who will be hoping Moore, Gray and their teammates can continue a good run of form away to Brighton at the weekend.
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da doce： A CBF revelou, na última quinta-feira (19), as datas, horários e transmissões da 11ª até a15ª rodada do Brasileirão. Das cinco partidas do Corinthians, três serão na Neo Química Arena.
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No dia 11 de junho, o Timão recebe o Juventude às 16h30 em Itaquera, em partida válida pela 11ª rodada. Quatro dias depois (15), o clube alvinegro vai até Curitiba-PR para enfrentar o Athlético-PR, às 21h30. No dia 19 de junho, às 16h, o Goiás é o adversário, mais uma vez na Casa do Povo.
A 14ª rodada será um clássico contra o Santos, também em casa, no dia 25 de junho, às 19h. Na rodada seguinte, o Timão encara o Fluminense, no Estádio do Maracanã, no dia 2 de julho, às 16h30.
A equipe de Vítor Pereira lidera o Campeonato Brasileiro com 13 pontos em seis jogos. Na sétima rodada, o clube tenta vencer o seu primeiro clássico na temporada contra o São Paulo, domingo (22), às 16h, na Neo Química Arena.
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7ª rodada – Corinthians x São Paulo – 22/05 – 16h – Neo Química Arena – Globo e Premiere 8ª rodada – Corinthians x América-MG – 29/05 – 18h – Neo Química Arena – Premiere 9ª rodada – Atlético-GO x Corinthians – 04/06 – 20h30 – Estádio Antônio Accioly – Premiere 10ª rodada – Cuiabá x Corinthians – 07/06 – 21h30 – Arena Pantanal – Sportv e Premiere 11ª rodada – Corinthians x Juventude – 11/06 – 16h30 – Neo Química Arena – Premiere 12ª rodada – Athlético-PR x Corinthians – 15/06 – 21h30 – Arena da Baixada – Globo 13ª rodada – Corinthians x Goiás – 19/06 – 16h – Neo Química Arena – Globo e Premiere 14ª rodada – Corinthians x Santos – 25/06 – 19h – Neo Química Arena – Premiere 15ª rodada – Fluminense x Corinthians – 02/07 – 16h30 – Maracanã-RJ – Premiere
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins says Justin Langer should not be surprised that the players asked for a coaching change when they were consulted on his contract extension.Cummins spoke on Wednesday for the first time since Langer resigned on Saturday after declining a six-month contract extension, just an hour after releasing a strong statement that defended his and the players’ role in Langer’s exit after four years as coach.Cummins confirmed that the players had felt it was time for a change of voice on the back of some of the feedback that had been provided to Langer in several reviews following a turbulent 12 months that included a home Test series loss to India and two away T20I series losses to West Indies and Bangladesh prior to the T20 World Cup and Ashes triumphs.”I don’t think he should be surprised,” Cummins said. “I think two years of evaluations in our environment at Cricket Australia, it’s probably pretty boring, but we get 360 [degree] reviews all the time. So we get our strengths and weaknesses poked, prodded, always trying to learn. I think it’s become more public probably in the last week or two, but I don’t think there are any big surprises.”I think he tweaked and changed a lot and was brilliant. He made some really big changes and deserves a lot of credit for that. I guess the question, after the success last couple of months became, do we think it’s sustainable? And, again, it’s probably a matter of varying opinions. But we thought it’s the right time to make a change.”Cummins gave an insight into the type of environment that the players had asked for during those review sessions with Langer last year.”We had a couple of instances where we wanted to really flesh out our team culture and what we think is important and what we think is going to get the best out of our group,” Cummins said. “A few of those things that came out really strongly was owning your own space, and having a really calm, consistent, composed environment in which to operate.”Tim Paine and Pat Cummins had given Justin Langer feedback last year•Getty Images
Cummins said he had been in contact with Langer in recent days and that the players still cared for him and were appreciative of his guidance over a four-year period.”We’ve had a few messages over the last few days, and we’re all good,” Cummins said. “From my viewpoint, I’ve got huge respect for the man and I love what he’s done. I owe him a lot. He’s been brilliant, not only for the team but for me individually. He’s given me a lot of opportunities, backed me in a lot. So yeah, that’s probably more or less what I passed on. We’re all good. And hopefully, we can catch up soon and talk about it. He’s someone I’m sure in the future I’ll keep leaning on.”A raft of former players, many of whom are Langer’s former team-mates have criticised Cummins for his role in the saga after Langer noted in his resignation letter that media reports had suggested “several senior players and a couple of support staff” did not support him continuing on as coach and that he accepted that decision.Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson wrote in a column for the newspaper that Cummins had failed his first big test as captain and described his media performances prior to Langer’s resignation as gutless.Cummins was diplomatic in his response to Johnson and the criticism in general.Related
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“He’s just standing up for his mate,” Cummins said. “I absolutely disagree with what he said. No, he hasn’t reached out. But that’s fine.”I haven’t really had much [criticism] before so it’s actually been good to get it out of the way early in the captaincy. I knew when I took on the job it was going to come with added scrutiny and so the last week has been good to know that I’ll cop it, but I’m absolutely fine with it. I know a lot of it’s come from the right place. We all want to do what’s best for Australian cricket.”I think the reality of some of those comments as well, is the Aussie cricket team is full of cricket players. It’s our job and in fairness, the 11 players, they’re the guys who are out there on the field so absolutely I think it’s fair that we get a say.”Cummins was far more forthright in his written statement earlier in the day that was issued by Cricket Australia just over an hour prior to his press conference.”For good reason, I haven’t made public comment before today,” Cummins said in the statement. “To speak about a decision, which was yet to be made and which is for Cricket Australia to make, would have put Cricket Australia and the team in an impossible position. I’d never do that. I believe in respecting the sanctity of the change room and proper process.”Now that a decision has been made by Justin to resign and given his own public comments and others by Cricket Australia, I can provide some clarity.”Justin has acknowledged that his style was intense. And it was. He has apologised to players and staff for his intensity. I think the apology was unnecessary. Because the players were ok with JL’s intensity. It came from a good place – his fierce love of Australia and the baggy green – something which has served Australian cricket well for three decades.Cummins went on to explain why he had requested to CA that the players wanted a fresh voice as coach moving forward.”We have been very well schooled in how to play cricket in the right way – in the correct Australian way. We understand the importance of always playing to the highest ethical standards. And the players need no motivation as I’ve never played with more motivated cricketers. To be better players for Australia, from this solid foundation, we need a new style of coaching and skill set.”CA have made a brave call to transition, given the team has been winning. Finally, we are custodians of cricket, with one very big thing in common: our first duty is to Australian cricket, which is bigger than any one of us. I take this responsibility seriously. I live and breathe it. We also have a duty to our mates. Many former players have reached out to me and silently offered me their advice which is welcome.”Some others have spoken in the media – which is also welcome and comes from a love of the game and their support of a mate. To all past players, I want to say this: Just as you have always stuck up for your mates, I’m sticking up for mine.”
Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City are set to join forces and oppose the competition's planned restrictions on spending.
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Premier League plan to restrict spendingCaps to be calculated by commercial and prize moneyMan Utd and Man City both against proposalFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Premier League is proposing a four-year trial that would restrict club spending based on commercial, prize money, transfer, wages and agent revenue. Reports reveal the top club in the division would be limited to spending five times as much as the bottom-placed club based on their income. Those in favour of the changes believe it would make the league more balanced and competitive, preventing the likes of City, Chelsea and those forking out millions in the transfer market from creating a gap in quality on the pitch.
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Those opposing the restrictions – including the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) – say it would put clubs at a disadvantage in Europe but also put players off joining them as there would be a limit on how much they could earn. The PFA fear approval in the Premier League would then encourage the EFL to follow suit and introduce their own anchoring system to control finances.
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Manchester United shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe spoke out last year on the proposed caps, branding it "absurd". He went on to add: "What would anchoring do? It would inhibit the top clubs in the Premiership and the last thing you want is for them not to be able to compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG. That’s absurd. If it does, it ceases to be the finest league in the world."
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For the scheme to be approved, the Premier League requires the support of two-thirds of the division's clubs. The Manchester clubs would need the support of five other clubs to prevent the restrictions being put in place, while those pushing from the Premier League's end must get a total of 14 votes in their favour.
da dobrowin： Manchester City look to be closing in on the signing of a 2007-born defender as they beat Arsenal to the signing, according to a new report.
da aposte e ganhe： The Blues have just come out of what was a rather quiet transfer window, but that hasn’t stopped them from making an excellent start to the new Premier League season. But while the transfer window was quiet, the club is now preparing to be busy when it comes to handing out new contracts.
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Man City added just two players to their squad over the course of the summer months, and they were Savinho and İlkay Gündoğan. However, the club was busy in terms of exits, as they allowed several fringe players to leave as they searched for regular football.
Manchester City's summer signings
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Troyes
İlkay Gündoğan
FC Barcelona
Now that the window has closed, the club’s hierarchy looks to be turning their attention to tying their best players down to new contracts. The first player that the Blues are looking to tie down to a new contract is talisman Kevin de Bruyne, who revealed earlier this week that he would be having “conversations” with the club over a new deal.
The Belgian has entered the last year of his contract with City, which has put some doubt over his future at the club. But reports have stated that there is an expectation that he will sign a new contract with the Premier League side.
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As well as de Bruyne, City are also keen on tying fellow midfielder Rodri to a new “lucrative” contract. The Spaniard still has three years left to run on his contract, but the Blues are keen to tie him down further to avoid teams such as Real Madrid pouncing at the end of the campaign.
Man City set to beat Arsenal to teenage signing
According to HITC, Manchester City have an “agreement in place” to sign Christian McFarlane from MLS side New York City FC. The 17-year-old came through the academy at the USA side and has made his first team debut for the club, but he now looks set to join Man City in 2025.
The report states that given McFarlane is already part of the City Football Group, it makes a deal straight forward to do and easy to complete. The defender has been on the club’s radar for a long time, and they have been planning to bring him to England since he was in New York's academy, making sure no one else beats them to the signing.
It goes on to add that teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Atlético Madrid were watching the young star, but City are set to win the race for the Englishman. The 17-year-old has played 11 times for New York City in all competitions, with six of those appearances coming in this year’s MLS campaign.
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Eoin Morgan was frustrated by England’s failure to adapt to conditions at Kensington Oval in their nine-wicket defeat to West Indies in the first of five T20 internationals, on a pitch with variable bounce.England had posted 231 in their only warm-up game against a BCA President’s XI on a pitch that Jason Roy – who hit a 36-ball hundred – described as “massively flat”. However, they were bowled out for 103 on Saturday night, and even that total represented something of a recovery after they had slumped to 29 for 5 and 49 for 7, with Jason Holder enjoying conditions on his home pitch.Holder found some steepling bounce from a good length with the new ball but several deliveries kept very low, while Akeal Hosein, the left-arm spinner, got the ball to turn away sharply from the outside edge of England’s right-handers.”[They were] actually the opposite conditions to the wicket that we played on two or three days ago,” Morgan said. “West Indies dominated the game early on: we lost early wickets [and] we didn’t seem to adapt well enough in running, which is what you have to do when challenged like that with movement and a bit of bounce.Related
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“We’ll have to come back tomorrow, fresh gameplan, try and execute it better, because I think conditions have a chance of being very similar. It was something that we spoke about pre-game: when we come to the West Indies, probably more so in Barbados and one other island – St Lucia – there’s a little bit more bounce.”The only thing we found tricky today [was that it] wasn’t that consistent. But again, trying to get that mindset around risk-reward, we found a challenge today. Hopefully we’ll come back better tomorrow and rectify that.”England were asked to bat first after Kieron Pollard won the toss but Morgan admitted that he would have chosen to do so himself. He has not chosen to bat first in a T20 international since 2016 and while England have been among the world’s strongest chasing teams, their inexperience batting first contributed to their semi-final defeat against New Zealand at last year’s World Cup.Sunday night’s game will be played on a different strip but England are expecting it to play in a similar way, offering the bowlers something throughout both innings. It remains to be seen if Liam Livingstone has recovered sufficiently from a mild illness (England clarified it was not Covid-related) to take part, but Liam Dawson, who stepped in as a spin-bowling allrounder in his first T20I since 2018, said that the short turnaround was a positive.”I think it’s a good thing,” he said. “We’ve got an opportunity tomorrow night to learn from tonight and put it right, and get a win on the board. All the boys will be really excited to go again tomorrow.”We knew it wasn’t going to be a belter. Looking back if we’d have got 130-140, it would potentially have been a completely different game. Going into tomorrow, we’re going to have to learn and maybe take our time a little bit more and put a score on the board.”It wasn’t very dewy out there at all. Conditions didn’t really change to be honest; I think we just didn’t get enough runs on the board for us to win. I think batting first could be the way going forward, and putting a score on the board.”
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day at The Oval
George Dobell and Brydon Coverdale at The Oval21-Aug-2013Blow of the day 1 Stuart Broad troubled Michael Clarke with bouncers but it was Shane Watson who suffered the most painful blow during Broad’s challenging post-lunch spell. Watson initially wanted to hook the ball but turned away when it became apparent the pace was too much, and as a result copped a fearsome blow on the left side of his neck, just below the helmet. Watson whipped his helmet off and kneeled on the ground with his head down, clearly in significant pain. After some attention from the team physio Alex Kountouris and doctor Peter Brukner, Watson was able to bat on, though with what appeared to be some pain-killing medication.Spin of the day The selection of Simon Kerrigan alongside Graeme Swann meant England included two specialist spinners in their side for the first time in a home Test since the Cardiff 2009. On that occasion Monty Panesar was Swann’s partner. The previous time that England had included two specialist spinners in an Oval Test was in 1996, when Ian Salisbury and Robert Croft claimed combined match figures of 3 for 141 against Pakistan.Drop of the day Watson had scored 104 when he came half forward to a delivery from James Anderson that bounced a little more than anticipated and took the edge of his bat. But Alastair Cook, a much improved slip fielder in recent months, was unable to cling on to the relatively straightforward chance and Watson was able to progress to his highest Test score and build his side a formidable platform.Blow of the day 2 Michael Clarke has been unsettled by Stuart Broad throughout the series. Perhaps as a result of his back injury, he has struggled to play the short ball, in particular, and as a result has sometimes appeared hesitant to come forward as quickly as he might have done in the past. Here he was fortunate to survive a bounce when he had scored just 1. Taking his eye off the ball, flinching and holding the bat up in front of his face, he was lucky to see the ball hit the handle and fall just out of the reach of Ian Bell at short-leg. It was another false shot for such an accomplished batsman and the reflection of some well-directed pace bowling from Broad.Stage fright of the day Kerrigan endured a chastening start to his Test career. With Watson in fine form and determined to attack, Kerrigan conceded six boundaries in his opening two overs including a second over that cost 18. Suffering painfully from nerves and a lack of confidence, the nadir of Kerrigan’s opening day came when he produced a horrid, head-high full toss that was pulled to the boundary with dismissive contempt by Steve Smith.
Southampton are set to complete the signing of a 20-year-old ace with lots of international youth team experience, according to an update from journalist Fabrizio Romano.
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The Saints lost 1-0 away to Newcastle United in their opening Premier League game of the season, despite the Magpies having 10 men for much of the game. While on-pitch duties are now at the forefront of Russell Martin's thinking, that's not to say that new signings still aren't possible this summer.
Lazio goalkeeper Christos Mandas has been spoken about as a possible target, coming in and providing much-needed competition between the sticks. Alex McCarthy started at Newcastle, but he is now a veteran figure who should arguably be a backup option at the highest level.
Belgium and Antwerp midfielder Mandela Keita has also been linked with a summer move to St Mary's Stadium, with a £10m move for the 22-year-old mooted, following a bid of that amount.
In fact, Keita is seen as a possible alternative option to Tottenham ace Oliver Skipp, who has also been mentioned as a possible addition for Martin between now and the end of the summer transfer window. The Englishman could struggle for minutes at Spurs this season, so he may see a move away as ideal at this point in his career.
Now, it looks as though Southampton are closing in on another signing this summer, following a significant fresh transfer claim that has emerged.
Southampton agree deal to sign 20-year-old ace
According to Romano on X, Southampton are "set to sign" Sporting CP midfielder Mateus Fernandes, snapping him up in a potential £15.3m deal after moves for Cameron Archer and Lesley Ugochukwu.
Fernandes may not be the household name that many Southampton supporters want to see arrive in the coming weeks, but he is an exciting young footballer who could be an excellent long-term addition for Martin.
At just 20, the Portuguese has already made 10 appearances for Sporting, scoring and assisting once apiece, and he has been capped for Portugal in four different age groups, as the table below shows:
Portugal Under-21s
7
2
Portugal Under-20s
2
0
Portugal Under-19s
9
0
Portugal Under-18s
9
1
Granted, Fernandes isn't a player who is may not arrive as an immediate starter for Southampton, making a huge difference in their attempts to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season, but he could be a handy squad player from the off.
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He has enough experience at a high level to suggest that he should be able to do a solid job, but most exciting is the fact that he still has so many years ahead of him, and could therefore mature into a fantastic option for Saints over time.