بنزيما يرد على أنباء رحيله من الاتحاد السعودي وأزماته مع جاياردو

نفى الفرنسي كريم بنزيما، مهاجم الاتحاد السعودي، الأنباء حول أنه غير سعيد بالمملكة العربية السعودية، وأصر على أنه ليس لديه أي مشاكل مع مدرب الاتحاد مارسيلو جاياردو.

وانتقل بنزيما إلى اتحاد جدة في الصيف الماضي بصفقة انتقال حر، بعد نهاية عقده مع ريال مدريد، ووقع عقدًا لثلاث سنوات مع النادي السعودي.

وأشارت تقارير إلى تجدد الخلافات بينه وبين جاياردو وأنه يسعى للرحيل عن اتحاد جدة كونه غير سعيد بالسعودية ويكافح من أجل الاستقرار.

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ونشرت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية تصريحات بنزيما، وقال: “لقد عدت والآن أنا أفضل، قصة رحيلي غير حقيقية وأنا سعيد في السعودية”.

وأضاف: “ليس لدي أي مشكلة مع مارسيلو جاياردو، كل من يقول إنني أريد العودة إلى أوروبا كاذبون، أنا سعيد جدًا في الاتحاد”.

واختتم: “من ناحيتي، ليس لدي أي مشكلة مع أحد، اسأل المدرب عن غيابي، كنت مستعدًا للتدريب في دبي”.

ويشير بنزيما إلى غيابه عن المعسكر التدريبي للاعبي اتحاد جدة في دبي، بقرار من المدرب، بسبب غياب اللاعب في وقت سابق عن التدريبات.

Aston Villa Are Leading Contenders To Buy £63k p/w Ace

Aston Villa are among the frontrunners to sign Villarreal defender Pau Torres this summer as Unai Emery eyes defensive reinforcements, according to journalist Rudy Galetti.

What's the latest transfer news involving Pau Torres?

As per Football Insider, Aston Villa are 'plotting' a move for Villarreal star Torres this summer, which has prompted his current employers to try and extend his €73,077 (£63,352) contract at Estadi de la Ceramica that runs until 2024.

The report states that Emery is a big fan of the 26-year-old, who could leave the Yellow Submarine in the off-season amid interest from several Premier League sides.

According to The Mirror print edition (Page 48, May 10th) via The Chelsea Chronicle, Chelsea are also keen on the Spaniard and Argentinian boss Mauricio Pochettino is believed to be a big admirer of his talents.

FootballTransfers have revealed that Torres has a release clause worth €50 million (£43.5 million) and Serie A giants Juventus are also hot on his tail in their hunt for a new defender.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, journalist Galetti has said that Aston Villa are in a 'privileged situation' in their pursuit of Torres due to manager Emery having previously worked with the central defender at Villarreal.

Galetti said: "We can still say that Aston Villa are leading the race for Pau Torres. This is also primarily because the former coach of Pau at Villarreal being at Aston Villa seems to put the Villans in a privileged position. The situation of competitors for Pau is still quite complicated.”

How has Pau Torres got on for Villarreal this term?

Torres, who has been hailed as an "extraordinary" player, has performed in typically solid fashion for Villarreal this season, helping his side to a fifth-place finish in La Liga heading into their last fixture against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

In 2022/23, Torres has appeared 37 times in all competitions for his side, registering one goal in the process against Sevilla in April, as per Transfermarkt.

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In La Liga, the 26-year-old has been defensively sound, managing to complete an average of 4.2 clearances and win 1.7 aerial duels per match, according to WhoScored.

Over the past 365 days, Torres has excelled in comparison to his positional peers in Europe's top five divisions regarding the art of progressive carries, successfully completing 2.25 per 90 minutes, putting him in the first percentile for this metric, as per FBRef.

Aston Villa's interest in his services isn't a surprising development; however, they will need to fend off competition from some top clubs around Europe to bring the dominant central defender to Villa Park this summer.

Mitchell reaches hundred on rain-wrecked day

ECB Reporters Network25-Aug-2016
ScorecardDaryl Mitchell brought up his hundred on a rain-wrecked day•Getty Images

Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell scored his first Specsavers County Championship hundred for 13 months on a drastically curtailed third day against Northamptonshire at New Road.The 32-year-old, who is in his benefit year with the County, went to his century off 164 balls with 16 boundaries to end a lean run of form. He now needs only another 28 runs to complete 10,000 runs in his career in first-class cricket.However, only 17.2 overs were possible in the day as Worcestershire added 42 runs for the loss of two wickets in reaching 195 for 3 – still 356 in arrears.With leaders Essex winning against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Worcestershire have to win to retain their slim hopes of promotion although it remains to be seen whether the two sides will collude tomorrow to try and force a positive result.Worcestershire resumed on 153 for 1 from 40 overs but added only seven more runs before Ben Sanderson accounted for Tom Fell (66) who was caught behind. His stand with Mitchell had been worth 152 in 42 overs.Mitchell, who had been on 86 overnight, reached three figures with an edge for four through the slips off Sanderson. It was his first three-figure score since a double hundred against Hampshire at New Road in July 2015.Play was halted after 12.3 overs and there was then a four-hour delay before the players returned for two brief interludes.In the first of those Joe Clarke (6) played a loose shot at yesterday’s debutant century-maker Chad Barrett and was caught by Ben Duckett at first slip.When umpires Steve Gale and Graham Lloyd called off play for the day at 5.35pm, Mitchell was unbeaten on 102.

رسميًا | غينيا الاستوائية تُعلن معاقبة هداف كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023

أعلن اتحاد كرة القدم في غينيا الاستوائية عن معاقبة هداف بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023، إيميليو إنسوي، بعد نهاية المسابقة ورغم تسجيله 5 أهداف.

ونجح إنسوي في قيادة غينيا الاستوائية لصدارة المجموعة الأولى في البطولة وتسجيل 5 أهداف قبل الخروج من دور الـ 16.

ولكن أصدر الاتحاد في غينيا الاستوائية قرارًا بإيقاف إنسوي بعد التحقيق في عدم انضباطه قبل وبعد البطولة لحين إشعار آخر.

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وجاء القرار بناءً على تقرير المدرب، خوان ميشا، بعد نهاية بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا ومن أجل فرض حالة من الانضباط والاستقرار فيما هو قادم من معسكرات.

وأكد الاتحاد في غينيا الاستوائية أن هذا القرار من أجل تحقيق أهدافه في المستقبل وإعلاء مصلحة المنتخب الأول فوق جميع اللاعبين.

إنسوي ليس الوحيد المعاقب في منتخب غينيا الاستوائية بل هناك عقوبة على اللاعب، إيفان سلفادور إيدو، الذي تورط في 29 يناير الماضي في مشكلة أدت إلى تدخل الشرطة في أبيدجان.

وهذا ما تسبب في تأخير عودة منتخب غينيا الاستوائية إلى البلاد، مما يعني أن اللاعب تسبب في تدهور سمعة وصورة المنتخب والدولة بأكملها.

عامر حسين يعلن موعد معسكر منتخب مصر الأول مع حسام حسن.. ويوضح سبب تأجيل مباراة الأهلي أمام الطلائع

كشف عامر حسين رئيس لجنة المسابقات في الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، عن موعد معسكر منتخب مصر الأول تحت قيادة حسام حسن في فترة التوقف المقبلة.

ومن المقرر أن يخوض منتخب مصر بطولة ودية في الإمارات خلال فترة توقف شهر مارس القادم بمشاركة منتخبات تونس وكرواتيا ونيوزيلندا.

وقال حسين خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “CBC”: “بقدر المستطاع سنوفر يومين زيادة لحسام حسن قبل المعسكر المقبل لمنتخب مصر، وسأقوم بعمل تصور أن آخر مباراة في الدوري تكون يوم 15 مارس والمعسكر يبدأ يوم 16”.

وأضاف: “حسام وإبراهيم حسن يمتلكان الخبرات، ويركزان في التفاصيل، ولدي أمل كبير بوجودهما وحماسهما أن تعود الجماهير مرة أخرى مثل أيام محمود الجوهري، وأتمنى لهما التوفيق وكلنا مساندين لهما وسنوفر لهما كل الدعم”.

وعن تأجيل مباراة الأهلي وطلائع الجيش في الدوري، أوضح: “تم التأجيل طبقًا للائحة، وذلك لأنه من المقرر أن يلعب الأحمر مباراتين خارج أرضه أمام شباب بلوزداد بالجزائر ثم ملاقاة ميدياما في غانا”.

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واردف: “رفضت تحديد مباريات للزمالك في الدوري قبل مواجهة الإسماعيلي، حتى لا يحدث ارتباك في جدول الدوري”.

ويلتقي الزمالك مع الإسماعيلي يوم الإثنين 19 فبراير في الجولة الثالثة عشر من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

واستكمل: “قدمت تصورا جديدا لمباريات الدوري بعد تقديم نهائي كأس مصر، توجد التزامات كثيرة جدًا للأندية وللمنتخب تؤثر على انتظام جدول الدوري ولست أنا السبب”.

واستطرد: “لا أهتم بانتقاد البعض لي، رحلت لمدة عام، وأتى اثنين شباب ولكن لم يقدرا على الاستمرار ولم يتحملا الضغوطات وأعاني من هذا الموسم الذي انتهى الدوري فيه في شهر أكتوبر تقريبًا”.

وواصل: “منذ بداية عملي في كرة القدم لم أحصل على أي أموال، عملي تطوعي، وإذا خرجت الأجندة كلها مكتوبة بالارتباطات وسلمتها إلى شركة أجنبية وتدخلها في جهاز الجهاز هيضرب!”.

وأتم: “لم أحدد موعد نهائي كأس الرابطة بعد وتركت الأمر لرابطة الأندية والشركة الراعية”.

Amad Butt earns Pakistan T20 call-up

Amad Butt, the uncapped 21-year-old fast bowler, has been included in Pakistan’s 13-man squad for the one-off T20 against England, at Old Trafford, next week

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Sep-2016

Sohail Tanvir is part of Pakistan’s T20 squad•Getty Images

Amad Butt, the uncapped 21-year-old fast bowler, has been included in Pakistan’s 13-man squad for the one-off T20 against England, at Old Trafford, next week.The match will be Sarfraz Ahmed’s first as T20 captain after he was named in April as Shahid Afridi’s replacement following the World T20 in India.Butt, who was part of the recent Pakistan A tour of England, has 12 wickets in six T20 matches. He played in the Pakistan team that knocked out England in the semi-final of the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the UAE.The top-order batsman Khalid Latif is also included alongside left-arm pace bowler Sohail Tanvir. Mohammad Irfran, who was a late addition to the one-day squad after Mohammad Hafeez was injured, is retained for the T20.From the one-day squad current playing in England, Sami Aslam, Yasir Shah, Umar Gul, Hasan Ali and ODI captain Azhar Ali are not included.Squad Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Khalid Latif, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Amad Butt

Burnley Could Replace Cork With Swoop For 21 y/o Target

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany could be a busy man over the next few months as the Belgian attempts to build a squad capable of competing in the Premier League.

The head coach led the club to glory in the Championship, winning the title with 101 points, and could look to the summer transfer window to improve his team.

Foot Mercato recently reported that the Clarets are seriously considering a swoop to sign Bristol City defensive midfielder Han-Noah Massengo, who has been on loan at Auxerre this season.

The 21-year-old is out of contract at Ashton Gate this summer after joining them from Monaco for €8m (£6.9m) in 2019 and is set to be available as a free agent, which could make him a bargain signing for Kompany.

How has Han-Noah Massengo performed this season?

He joined Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan for the second half of the 2022/23 campaign and enjoyed a strong five months of action in his home country.

The talented France U21 youngster, who was once dubbed a "roaming playmaker" by talent scout Jacek Kulig, has showcased his defensive instincts in the middle of the park and his ability as a holding midfielder could make him the perfect heir to 33-year-old Burnley ace Jack Cork.

Burnley midfielder Jack Cork.

Massengo averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.85 across 13 appearances in Ligue 1, where he also made 3.3 tackles and interceptions per game, which shows that the French enforcer is able to win the ball back for his side on a regular basis.

Cork, on the other hand, averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.77 across his 39 outings, where he made 2.5 tackles and interceptions per league match for the Clarets.

The former Monaco man has also won 53% of his duels in comparison to the Englishman's 51% and this means that the youngster has made more defensive interventions per appearance whilst also being more efficient in his attempted challenges.

Both players have a pass completion rate between 86 and 87% and have the quality to be reliable in possession to go along with their excellent defending in front of the back line.

Massengo is also 12 years younger than Cork and this means that the ace has plenty of years left ahead of him to grow and develop and could do just that under Kompany's coaching at Turf Moor.

Therefore, the soon-to-be free agent could be the dream long-term heir to the veteran defensive midfielder and could lean on the Englishman's experience to help him improve before eventually taking over in that position in the team.

الزمالك يوضح لـ"بطولات" مصير صفقتي مصطفى أشرف ومحمود الأسود

يواصل نادي الزمالك تحركاته في سوق الانتقالات الشتوية الجارية وفي الأيام الأخيرة منها بهدف تعزيز صفوف الفريق.

وقال أحمد سالم المتحدث الرسمي لنادي الزمالك في تصريحات خاصة لـ”بطولات” إن النادي قرر التراجع عن فكرة ضم لاعب الوسط الشاب مصطفى أشرف.

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وأضاف: “الزمالك قرر التراجع عن إتمام التعاقد مع مصطفى أشرف من بوروسيا مونشنجلادباخ بسبب المزايدة المالية في الصفقة خاصة أن والد اللاعب يزايد في الأمر، وهذه الطريقة لا تتناسب مع سياسة النادي في ملف التعاقدات”.

وأكمل عن صفقة السوري محمود الأسود: “الصفقة لم تنته، ونسب حسمها 50%، لكن النادي يحاول حتى الآن”.

وكان الزمالك أعلن عن التعاقد مع ناصر ماهر لاعب فيوتشر ومحمد عاطف لاعب طنطا ومهاب ياسر لاعب خط وسط الداخلية وعبد الله السعيد صانع ألعاب بيراميدز.

يذكر أن الزمالك قد تعاقد مع البرتغالي جوزيه جوميز لتولي تدريب الفريق في المرحلة المقبلة.

Headingley-bound Lehmann follows in father's footsteps

Jake Lehmann has signed a short-term deal for Yorkshire and has the chance to play on the Headingley ground where his father became one of the county’s most-loved players

David Hopps09-Aug-2016

Jake Lehmann follows his father at Headingley•Getty Images

Yorkshire have signed Jake Lehmann, son of the Australian coach Darren, for the remainder of the 2016 Specsavers County Championship season.Lehmann junior, one of Australia’s most up-and-coming batsmen, now has the chance to tread in the footsteps of his father, the most popular overseas player to wear the White Rose, as Yorkshire chase a hat-trick of Championship titles.He joins Yorkshire ahead of a key period of Championship action, the first of six remaining games getting underway at Old Trafford on Saturday when the White Rose take on rivals Lancashire.He also has the added appeal of a British passport.After the completion of Australia A’s match against South Africa in Townsville, he is due to leave Australia on Wednesday and should arrive in time to play in that four-day match.Yorkshire moved swiftly to secure the services of the South Australia and Adelaide Strikers man after the departure of Travis Head on Sunday. Head, 22, was called up earlier than expected after winning selection for Australia’s ODI series in Sri Lanka and has left the Club with immediate effect.Head’s departure to Sri Lanka in time for the final Test, where he will train and assimilate into the dressing room, but play no active part, has left Yorkshire in the lurch for their NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Thursday.Even if Lehmann could have arrived in time, ECB regulations prevent the signing of overseas players in the later stages of both one-day competitions to seek to prevent counties strengthening with gun players for the final stages.Arguably, however, the policy shows scant understanding of realities in which overseas players come and go in country cricket with alarming regularity. Injuries occur, contracts are won, promises are broken, honest intentions fail to come to fruition and by limiting a county’s ability to respond to events, the ECB is essentially creating a lottery.As well as Yorkshire facing Glamorgan without Head – as well as four absent Englansd stars – Middlesex must cope without a replacement for Brendon McCullum against Northamptomshire because he needs a back operation.Yorkshire’s head coach Jason Gillespie nevertheless has used his friendship with Lehmann senior and involvement with South Australia to broker a quick deal which will sustain Yorkshire in the Championship.”Getting a player of quality is always difficult at this stage of the season, but we’re delighted to secure the services of Jake,” he said.”Things happened pretty quickly, triggered by Travis being called into the Australia squad and hopefully he goes on to get a game. Cricket Australia were fantastic to deal with and coordinating with South Australia went fantastically well and we were able to arrange for Jake to come over.”He’s a great kid, gives the ball a whack and has shown good nous and awareness. Having worked with him at the Strikers he’ll fit in to the changing room too, as all our players do. I just hope that he has a good time with us, enjoys himself and contributes to some good wins for Yorkshire.”Darren Lehmann represented Yorkshire as an overseas player for a decade from 1997, his weight of runs and laconic, easy-going nature making him comfortably the most successful overseas player to represent the club since the members first voted to allow overseas players in 1992.In all, he scored 8871 runs at an average of 68.76. In 2001 he helped Yorkshire to their first County Championship title since 1968. His top score of 339 against Durham in 2006 during his final game for the club enabled Yorkshire to avoid relegation by a point. It was also the highest individual first-class innings at Headingley and the second highest for Yorkshire behind George Hirst’s 341 against Leicestershire in 1905.

West Ham: Ex drops Jarrod Bowen update

West Ham United are reportedly hoping to tie Jarrod Bowen down to a new deal, according to respected club insider ExWHUemployee.

What’s the word?

As per the West Ham Way, the transfer guru revealed that the Hammers are “very keen” to reward the 25-year-old’s impressive form this season with a bumper new contract, amid speculation linking him with an exit from the London Stadium.

Asked about the Englishman’s future, the trusted insider revealed: “Yes the club are very keen to offer Bowen a new deal and get him signed up, like they are with others. Now at this stage there isn’t much to report as I don’t believe the negotiations have progressed but the talks will continue over the summer.”

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This follows a report early last week which suggested that GSB wanted to double his existing wage by offering a new contract, even though the former Hull City man already has a deal that runs until 2025.

Supporters delighted

The Irons’ desire to hand their star asset improved terms is a reflection of just how vital he has been in recent seasons, with the £31.5m-rated speedster having gone from strength to strength since his £20m switch from the Championship in January 2020.

Since then, the £80k-per-week gem has bagged 27 goals and recorded 23 assists in 104 games in all competitions for the club, with such form sparking calls for the versatile forward to be handed a first international nod from Three Lions boss, Gareth Southgate.

The most recent campaign proved particularly profitable for the one-time Hereford man, as he has registered 12 goals and ten assists from his 36 Premier League outings, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (13) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (12) registering more top-flight assists.

That is esteemed company indeed, hence the clamour to try and ensure that Bowen does commit his future to the east Londoners, with the division’s elite clubs likely to come sniffing should the player give off any sense that he is seeking pastures new.

The club’s supporters, however, will no doubt be desperate to see the Leominster-born ace continue to ply his trade in the claret and blue over the coming seasons, while he could prove instrumental in their hopes of a late run in next season’s Europa Conference League.

At present, he ranks favourably among his fellow forwards on the continent, as per FBref, ranking in the top 1% for interceptions, the top 4% for blocks and the top 11% for tackles, showcasing an industrious side to his game that has also proven crucial to manager David Moyes.

As the Hammers attempt to unsettle the top-six again next term – and enjoy another lengthy European run – having the lethal left-footer in tow will no doubt make those ambitions far easier to realise.

IN other news, Cost £1.5m per goal: GSB made a colossal blunder on “strong” £40k-p/w West Ham flop 

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