West Brom could sign dream Fellows partner in "human wrecking ball"

West Bromwich Albion have picked up three wins from their last five Championship matches which has ensured the Baggies' grip on a playoff spot has remained firm, but Carlos Corberan will still want to add signings to his squad this month regardless.

With Grady Diangana and Semi Ajayi both still out at the African Cup of Nations, alongside an extensive injury list at the Hawthorns continuing to trouble the Spaniard, this January transfer window will see West Brom be presumably very active to strengthen and add needed depth.

Despite Brandon Thomas-Asante now boasting double figures up top for the Baggies in all competitions, the rumour mill coming out of the Hawthorns suggests Corberan is targeting a new striker recruit.

West Brom's striker search

With West Brom having officially completed a deal for former Aston Villa attacker Andreas Weimann to join the club, the West Midlands outfit have also now thrown their hat into the ring to sign raw Leeds United striker Joe Gelhardt according to further reports.

Football journalist Alan Nixon, via his Patreon, confirmed that the Baggies are keen on signing the fringe Whites figure this January on a loan deal.

But, interest from the likes of Rangers and Celtic in Scotland alongside fellow second-tier side Plymouth Argyle means the deal won't be a walk in the park to finalise.

Joe Gelhardt

With Corberan previously being assistant manager to Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds, the iconic Argentinian manager really taking a shine to Gelhardt whilst in the Whites dug-out, the West Brom boss will hope a transfer is forthcoming due to these previous loyalties.

Moreover, with West Brom succeeding of late playing young and hungry talents such as Tom Fellows from the get-go, the West Midlands club could well help Gelhardt find his shooting boots again after suffering setbacks in his progression at Elland Road recently.

How Gelhardt fits into the West Brom team

Not guaranteed to be a starter outright relocating to the Hawthorns – Thomas-Asante coming into his own over the past few Championship games – Corberan could well utilise Gelhardt as a dangerous impact substitute on his arrival.

The 21-year-old has excelled playing that role for the Whites in the past, bagging two goals during the 2021-22 Premier League season for Leeds despite only averaging 37 minutes on the pitch per game that campaign.

Likewise, as Thomas-Asante is prone to barren patches of form in front of goal with the Baggies striker not scoring a single strike last year in November, the Leeds number 30 would be a perfect waiting-in-the-wings style buy.

Gelhardt's breakthrough time at Leeds during that top-flight season left a lasting impression on Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, with Redknapp stating that the aggressive forward was a 'human wrecking ball' for this team with his pace and tenacity receiving further glowing praise.

Yet, with his minutes significantly cut by Daniel Farke in West Yorkshire this season, Gelhardt is now eyeing a move away from the Championship giants in the present day.

Fellows would surely love to play alongside the 21-year-old, the Baggies potentially catching teams off-guard with youthful exuberance away from the run-of-the-mill efforts of John Swift and Jed Wallace.

Scoring in back-to-back games in the senior set-up for West Brom has seen Fellows even be touted for a move up a division, Everton even reportedly interested, but the explosive 20-year-old could stay put knowing he has an equally offensive-minded teammate alongside him joining.

Tom Fellows celebrates for West Brom.

Fellows helped himself to 14 assists for the Baggies playing in various different set-ups at youth level, and with Gelhardt equally starring at Leeds as a promising youngster with 20 goals in total for the U21s, this injection of youth could be crucial for West Brom as they aim to catch teams by surprise as an under-the-radar promotion candidate.

خاص | أزمة داخل لجنة الحكام بسبب قائمة الدوليين

كشف مصدر بـ لجنة الحكام باتحاد الكرة عن وجود أزمات في الفترة الحالية بين الحكام والمسؤولين قبل تحديد قائمة الحكام الدوليين في الموسم الجديد.

وكان البرتغالي فيتور بيريرا، قد رحل عن منصب رئيس لجنة الحكام نهاية الشهر الماضي، عقب انتهاء تعاقده مع اتحاد الكرة، ولم يتم حسم بديله حتى الآن.

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وعلم بطولات، أن القائمة الدولية التي ستقدمها لجنة الحكام خلال الأيام المقبلة، تشهد حاليًا صراعا بين العديد من الحكام على الدخول فيها.

ويتنافس أكثر من حكم على المقعد الخالي في القائمة بعد اعتزال إبراهيم نور الدين، كما أيضًا هناك منافسة على قائمة الحكام الدوليين المساعدين، والأمر نفسه بالنسبة لقائمة حكام الشاطئية والصالات.

ويتواصل العديد من الحكام مع مسؤولي اتحاد الكرة من أجل التوسط لهم للتواجد في لجنة الحكام، كما أن هناك مشادات حدثت بين حكام بسبب هذا الأمر.

Walsh does not want to 'rush' Mustafizur before World Cup

Walsh was concerned about the injuries picked up by Bangladesh’s players, including Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin and Abu Jayed

Mohammad Isam22-Apr-2019

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Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh wants fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman to be given enough time to recover from his ankle injury, and not be used too much during the tri-series in Ireland next month. Walsh suggested that given Mustafizur’s habit of picking up small injuries, he should be geared towards his work for the World Cup, which begins two weeks after the Ireland tour.Speaking after the side’s first training session in Dhaka before leaving for Ireland, Walsh was concerned about the injury worries to some of his pace bowlers. Apart from Mustafizur, Rubel Hossain has a side strain while Mohammad Saifuddin is suffering from a tennis elbow. Even Abu Jayed is said to have picked up a niggle.But it is Mustafizur who has had such an impact in the Bangladesh bowling line-up after the 2015 World Cup and is the biggest concern ahead of the next big event in England.”[Mustafizur] has got a big role to play in the World Cup, once he is fit,” Walsh said. “But I don’t think we rely on any one player. Shakib [Al Hasan], Mash [Mashrafe Mortaza] and Rubel have been consistent. Fizz hasn’t been as sharp since his injury, and he keeps picking up slight niggles. A fully fit Mustafizur can win games for you but we have to have him as fit as possible. We have a bit of time on our side. My concern is that I hope we don’t over-rush him, and probably use him too much in Ireland, and he is not fresh for the World Cup.”Out of the five we have three injured – Fizz, Rubel and Saifuddin, who has the tennis elbow. We need to get them back into bowling, within the right frame of mind, and be sharp enough to do a bit of bowling in Ireland and be ready for the World Cup. We have Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed and Shafiul Islam as well [for back-up]. You can probably say that we have them just in case we need them.”Walsh said that playing the tournament in England, where the pitches are mostly expected to help the batsmen, will require the pace bowlers to not just have skills, but also know when and where to use them. “It will be a big challenge. The World Cup is going to be long tournament,” Walsh said. “There are going to be some good cricket wickets, which are batting-friendly. We have to be intelligent, and try to execute well.”We have to read the conditions and the surfaces we play. Some places the ball might swing more than others. We have to assess when we get there. Most of the wickets will be docile and flat. We have to work on our variations and execution.”Everybody studies one another these days, so they know our strengths and weaknesses. Likewise, we also know theirs. So it is about execution on the day, and try to be smart.”Walsh said that the progress shown by someone like Saifuddin, whose bowling has evidently improved in recent months, had excited him.”He has come along tremendously. He has bowled very well,” Walsh said. “He is a very excitable allrounder. His form in the domestic tournament has been very good. His confidence is quite good. He is keen to do what he is doing. If we can get him fully fit with the tennis elbow being solved, it will be a big plus for us as well.”

BCCI ombudsman serves notices to Tendulkar, Laxman

Justive DK Jain sent them notices for their alleged conflict of interest for serving as IPL franchises’ support staff members as well as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Apr-2019

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The BCCI’s ombudsman-cum-ethics officer Justice DK Jain served notices to former India batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman on Wednesday for their alleged conflict of interest for being part of IPL franchises’ support staffs as well as serving as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). Justice Jain has given them time until April 28 to file their written responses.While Laxman is Sunrisers Hyderabad’s mentor, the Mumbai Indians website mentions Tendulkar as their icon.This is the third case of conflict of interest allegation being filed during this IPL after former India captain Sourav Ganguly was summoned by Justice Jain for his triple role as the CAB president, CAC member as well as advisor of Delhi Capitals. The three former batsmen were part of the CAC that had picked the India coach Ravi Shastri in July 2017 in their last meeting.In his notices sent to Tendulkar and Laxman, Justice Jain also stated that he had also asked the BCCI to file their response by April 28.”A complaint has been received by the Ethics Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (for short “the BCCI”) under Article 39 of the Rules and Regulations of the BCCI, regarding certain acts, allegedly constituting as “conflict of interest” on your part,” Justice Jain wrote in the notices.”You may file your written response to the accompanying Complaint, supported by duly executed affidavit, on or before 28th April 2019, with the Office of the Ethics Officer, BCCI, Mumbai for further proceedings in the matter.”The ombudsman stated that their failure to respond to the notices would result in them not getting any further opportunity to file a response.”On your failure to respond to the present notice, the Ethics Officer shall be constrained to proceed in your absence, without giving any further opportunity of filing a response to the Complaint, to you.The complaints were filed by Sanjeev Gupta, a life member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.

Tottenham midfielder dreams of joining one club amid Hojbjerg exit claims

It is believed that another member of Ange Postecoglou's squad "dreams" of joining one specific club, as doubts also continue to surround the future of Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Hojbjerg could leave Spurs in January

The arrival of Postecoglou in the summer resulted in Hojbjerg being relegated to more of a squad player, with Tottenham's new head coach appearing not to favour the Dane as much as his predecessors.

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Hojbjerg was a consistent regular and key player under both Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, making 35 league appearances last season with all of them being full starts. Under Postecoglou this term, the 28-year-old has started just five matches, with Spurs' boss preferring both Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr ahead of him when they're available.

This has resulted in claims that Hojbjerg is open to leaving Tottenham in pursuit of more game time, and reliable transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has backed that up.

"Hojbjerg changed agents recently, in September, because he wants to leave, he wants to go to another club," said Romano on Kick late last month (via Spurs Web).

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"But, for Tottenham, it has to be a permanent transfer or a loan with an obligation to buy. It has to be a guaranteed transfer or nothing."

It will be interesting to see if Spurs can facilitate an exit for the former Southampton star, as there are other reports suggesting this could have an impact on the club's next signing after Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin.

Postecoglou wants to add a new number eight to his Tottenham ranks, leading to interest in Chelsea star Conor Gallagher, but they may have to part company with Hojbjerg first. Spurs will also be eager to trim more surplus players after offloading the out-of-favour Eric Dier and Djed Spence on loan deals. Another player to be linked with a move away is young midfielder Bryan Gil.

Gil "dreams" of Sevilla return

According to Estadio Deportivo, Gil "dreams" of re-joining former club Sevilla while their La Liga rivals Real Sociedad push for a move.

The 22-year-old has made nine league appearances under Postecoglou this season, but only two have been starts. While he'd like to fight for his place at Spurs, he doesn't view a move to Sociedad as a bad option, as he's tired of being loaned out, and it is believed they'd want him permanently.

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Sevilla are his preferred option, and an exit isn't entirely ruled out for the Spaniard before Jan 31. However, due to the price demanded by Spurs for Gil, the aformentioned club are seen as a "practically impossible" destination for him.

Former Spurs boss Conte, despite barely picking Gil himself, did revere some of his qualities – namely the playser's pace and a real in-game intelligence.

“It was really important, you know about Bryan Gil we are talking about a player who was born to play football," said Conte in 2023.

"He understands football quickly. He’s so clever, so intelligent to understand the situation. Then you know this league is difficult, because you have to be good in quality and be fast and to have good endurance, and he has this type of quality."

Na estreia da Libertadores feminina, Corinthians não toma conhecimento do El Nacional e goleia por 16 a 0

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Nem pareceu que o time feminino do Corinthians teve dificuldades para embarcar para a Argentina e treinou apenas um dia para a estreia da Libertadores, nesta sexta-feira (3), contra o El Nacional, do Equador. As meninas do Timão golearam as equatorianas por 16 a 0.

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A competição acontece no formato bolha, com todos os jogos acontecendo em solo argentino, e as atuais campeãs no estádio Nuevo Francisco Urbano, na província de Morón, em Buenos Aires, onde as atletas corintianas viraram o intervalo vencendo por 4 a 0 e anotou mais 12 gols na etapa final.

O destaque ficou para as atacantes Victor Albuquerque e Gabi Nunes e da meia Grazi, que marcaram três gols, as duas últimas atletas iniciaram no banco de reservas e entraram no decorrer da partida. Completaram o marcador Giovanni Crivelari, duas vezes, Pardal, Gabi Zanotti, Adriana e Tamir.

O Corinthians volta a campo na competição na segunda-feira (8), às 17h, contra o Universitário, do Peru. Além do Timão, Universitário e El Nacional, completa a chave o América de Cali, da Colômbia.

أنشيلوتي: سأكتشف الغيرة بين لاعبي ريال مدريد.. ورودريجو لم يُقدر كما يستحق

تحدث كارلو أنشيلوتي المدير الفني لفريق ريال مدريد في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم الجمعة، قبل المواجهة أمام ريال سوسيداد في الدوري الإسباني.

ويلتقي ريال مدريد مع ريال سوسيداد غدًا السبت ضمن منافسات الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2024-2025.

وتحدث أنشيلوتي عن مدى جاهزية جود بيلينجهام وأوريلين تشواميني للمباراة، كما علّق على الأحداث الأخيرة المتعلقة برودريجو وفينيسيوس جونيور.

وقال أنشيلوتي: “غدًا يبدأ جدول مباريات متطلب للغاية، نريد أن نبدأ بشكل جيد، لقد استعدنا بعض اللاعبين، نبدأ دائمًا بالحماس والرغبة في المنافسة، مباراة سوسيداد معقدة وصعبة، لكن لدينا مشاعر جيدة”.

وأضاف بشأن لاعبه فينيسيوس جونيور: “إنه ليس في أفضل حالاته، لكنه حاسم للغاية بالنسبة لنا، نحن لسنا في عجلة من أمرنا، لقد سجل الفريق أهدافًا، وهو مهم، هذا هو اهتمامي الأخير”.

وأكمل: “إنه يعمل دائمًا بشكل جيد ويقدم كل ما لديه، أنا سعيد جدًا بما فعله، لا أستطيع أن أفكر دائمًا في أن يكون الجميع في مستوى 100%”.

وبشأن مدى جاهزية جود بيلينجهام وأوريلين تشواميني، أوضح: “غدًا لن يلعبا، فمن السابق لأوانه، سنرى ما إذا سيكونا متاحين يوم الثلاثاء في مباراة دوري أبطال أوروبا”.

وسُئل عن رودريجو وعدم تواجده في قائمة المرشحين للكرة الذهبية، وأجاب: “لم يتم تقديره، لقد استحق أن يكون هناك وأتفهم أنه منزعج، لقد نسي شخص ما ما فعله في دوري أبطال أوروبا، حيث سجل ضد السيتي وكان مهمًا، ويمكنه اللعب في العديد من المراكز وبشكل جيد دائمًا”.

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وإذا كان قلقًا من مقارنة رودريجو لنفسه بالآخرين، أفاد: “بالنسبة له، مقارنة نفسه بفينيسيوس أو مبابي هو حافز بالنسبة له، بالنسبة لي، الأمر لا يقل أهمية عنهما، لم يخبرني أنه يعاني من مشكلة”.

وإذا كان النقد يؤدي إلى تحسين مبابي وفينيسيوس، رد: “لا يبدو لي أنهما يتأثران، إنهما يتدربان جيدًا، مبابي يتحسن أكثر فأكثر، ينسى الكثيرون أنهما بدأ في 9 أغسطس، لم يتمكناا من القيام بالفترة التحضيرية للموسم وتحسنت حالتهما بالفعل، بخير وسعادة”.

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وإذا كانت هناك مشاكل غيرة بين اللاعبين، أوضح: “إذا حدث ذلك فسوف أكتشفه، في غرفة خلع الملابس هناك جو جيد جدًا وصحي للغاية، هناك لاعبون سيتحملون المزيد من المسؤولية، مثل فينيسيوس ورودريجو والشباب، الذين لم يعودوا صغارًا بعد الآن”.

وسُئل أنشيلوتي من سيلعب في خط الوسط: “سؤال جيد، هذا هو الشك الذي لدي، إبراهيم دياز أو جولر يمكنني أيضًا تغيير النظام، يمكنني اللعب بثلاثة لاعبين خط وسط أو التغيير”.

وإذا كان سيمنح إجازات للاعبين، رد: “لقد حصل روديجر على خمسة أيام من الراحة، الآن لدينا 7 مباريات في 20 يومًا، وسنقوم بالتناوب وسنراقب أولئك الذين عادوا يوم الخميس، ستكون التناوبات مهمة جدًا”.

وبشأن أردا جولر، استطرد: “سيحظى بشهرة أكبر، إن جعله أساسيًا بلا منازع هو أمر أكثر تعقيدًا، لا أرى أي شخص بلا منازع في هذا الفريق”.

وعن لاعبه فيدي فالفيردي: “لا أعرف ما إذا كان خجولًا، لكنه لاعب يتحمل المزيد من المسؤولية في غرفة خلع الملابس، لقد فقدنا البعض مثل كروس أو ناتشو، هناك آخرون يتطورون مثل فالفيردي”.

وواصل: “أعتقد أنه ليس خجولًا، أرى لاعبًا مهمًا للغاية بالنسبة لنا، أنا سعيد، فالفيردي لديه كل ما يحتاجه لاعب خط وسط رفيع المستوى، القوة والجودة والذكاء، إنه لاعب مذهل”.

وسُئل عن عرض الأهلي السعودي إلى فينيسيوس ورد: “لا أعرف إذا كان لديه عرض أم لا، أتحدث مع الجميع يوميًا ولم نتحدث أبدًا عن هذا الموضوع، فينيسيوس يحب لعب كرة القدم كثيرًا لدرجة أن أي شيء من الخارج لن يزعجه”.

وعن كيفية التخطيط للقيام بالتناوب، أشار: “لست قلقًا للغاية بشأن خوض 7 مباريات، لقد اعتدنا على ذلك، وتقييم الإرهاق مهم للغاية، البرازيليون تحت المراقبة لأنه لم يكن لديهم الكثير من الوقت للعمل والراحة”.

وأكد: “يجب أن نحاول تجنب الإصابات، العام الماضي كان لدينا الكثير وتحملنا الأمر جيدًا… علينا أن نتعايش مع هذا، مع هذا الجدول الزمني من الطبيعي أن نتعرض للإصابات”.

وعن سبب عدم ظهور فينيسيوس بنفس المستوى مع البرازيل، أوضح: “التفسير الذي أجده هو أن مشكلة البرازيل، التي لا أريد الخوض فيها، هي مشكلة عامة، إنهم يواجهون صعوبات في العثور على أفضل نسخة لديهم”.

وأصر: “إنها ليست مشكلة فينيسيوس، إنها مشكلة عامة، نحن سعداء معه ليس في أفضل حالاته، لكن لا يمكننا أن ننسى أنه بفضل فينيسيوس فزنا بدوري أبطال أوروبا، يجب أن نكن له الكثير من الحب في مدريد”.

محمد عبد الكريم: صعدنا بعد 13 شهر معاناة.. والقادم أفضل لـ المصري

أعرب محمد عبد الكريم المدرب العام لفريق المصري البورسعيدي، عن سعادته بعد تحقيق الفوز على الهلال الليبي بنتيجة 5-3 بركلات الترجيح، وذلك بالمباراة التي جمعت بينهما ببطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، والتأهل لدور المجموعات.

والتقى المصري مع الهلال الليبي، على استاد برج العرب بالإسكندرية، وانتهت المباراة بتقدم المصري بثلاثية مقابل هدف، وفي مباراة الذهاب فاز الهلال بنتيجة 3-2، ليحسم التعادل المباراة في الوقت الأصلي للمباراتين.

وقال محمد عبد الكريم في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “الحمد لله وأهنئ الإدارة والجمهور واللاعبين، صعود صعب مع فريق محترم، لكن الأهم هو أننا حققنا الهدف، بالتأكيد كانت هناك أخطاء من جانبنا، مباراة الذهاب كان ممكن نفوز، لكن ارتكبنا أخطاء، وفي مباراة اليوم أيضًا كان ممكن ننهيها مبكرًا لكن حدثت أخطاء سبق وعالجناها وسنعالجها”.

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وتابع: “صعود صعب ومهم، وأقول لجمهور بورسعيد لديكم فريق محترم، الحمد لله على صعودنا بعد 13 شهر من المعاناة، نحن غير قادرين على عمل تدوير بين اللاعبين الجدد، لأنهم كانوا في إجازة وليسوا جاهزين بدنيًا، والهدفين جاءوا نتيجة أخطاء منا”.

واختتم: “الحمد لله حققنا الهدف، ولازم نفرح لأننا حققنا الهدف، والقادم أفضل للنادي المصري”.

Meia da Ferroviária vibra com vaga na decisão da Libertadores feminina: 'Merecemos estar nessa final'

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Na última quinta-feira (18), nos pênaltis, a Ferroviária venceu por 7 a 6 a Universidad do Chile e se classificou para a final da Copa Libertadores da América. Pela segunda vez consecutiva, as Guerreiras Grenás irão disputar a final da competição. Autora da penalidade decisiva, a meiaPatrícia Sochor descreveu a sensação de estar em uma final tão importante.

Vasco e Botafogo sofrem com memes após quedas de WhatsApp e Instagram

-Estou muito feliz e emocionada, trabalhamos e merecemos estar nessa final, e comemoramos muito ontem, agradecemos a Deus pela vitória e agora já estamos focadas para a grande partida de sábado – contou.

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Sobre o desempenho da equipe no campeonato, a atleta destacou a força do elenco ao longo do torneio.

– Fomos crescendo durante cada partida, com muito trabalho e muita força mental para superar as adversidades. Crescemos como equipe e costumamos dizer que Deus está cuidando de nós e nos preparando o melhor, desde o começo e na final não vai ser diferente – afirmou.

No domingo (21) a Ferroviária encara o América de Cali, às 19h45, na grande decisão. Sochor falou sobre as qualidades da equipe colombiana e como as brasileiras podem levar a taça.

– Sabemos que é uma equipe difícil de se fazer gols, sabemos que elas podem ficar atrás “cozinhando” o jogo, ou também usar outra estratégia. Mas o principal é que estamos focando no que nós precisamos fazer, e ditar o ritmo da partida e acreditar até o final – concluiu a meia.

Newcastle submit January bid for "diamond" striker who’s outscored Wilson

Amid Financial Fair Play difficulties, Newcastle United's January transfer window has been centred around potential departures rather than incomings. If those exits take place, however, then the Magpies could welcome some much-needed reinforcements for Eddie Howe's side.

Newcastle transfer news

Among those linked with a move away is Miguel Almiron. According to reports, Newcastle have reached a verbal agreement with Al-Shabab over a deal for the winger, which could see the Magpies receive their reported asking price of £30m. Whilst that deal looks more and more likely though, it now looks like Kieran Trippier is set to stay put at St James' Park with Bayern Munich reportedly withdrawing from negotiations.

Newcastle captain Kieran Trippier.

The same can be said for Callum Wilson, who has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid this month, only for Newcastle to reportedly reject the La Liga side's loan offer. The former Bournemouth forward could still leave if a permanent offer comes in, but for now, he looks set to stay. If Wilson is part of Howe's squad, meanwhile, he may well be forced to compete with a potential incoming.

According to Fanatik in Turkey, Newcastle have made an offer for Can Uzun from FC Nurnberg, albeit so have Brighton & Hove Albion, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund. The fee discussed is reportedly over €10m (£9m), but the forward is expected to find a new club in the summer transfer window rather than before the end of this month when Newcastle could be better positioned to strike a deal.

With just a week left until the January transfer window slams shut, Newcastle could be in for a busy few days on the exit front, which could then see them return to the market for reinforcements.

"Diamond" Uzun can replace Wilson

At just 18-years-old, Uzun has already impressed in the 2. Bundesliga with Nuremberg and now the only way is up. When compared to Wilson, Uzun's stats show that he's not only capable of replacing Wilson but also exceeding his time at St James' Park. Here's how the two forwards have compared this season so far…

Player

Goals

Assists

Expected Goals

Key Passes

Successful Take-ons

Can Uzun

8

1

5.3

12

37

Callum Wilson

7

1

7.2

5

11

The numbers provide positive reading for Uzun, who has shown signs of possessing an all-round ability that out-and-out goalscorer Wilson perhaps has a lower ceiling on, whilst also outscoring the current Newcastle man.

Uzun earned the praise of OptaFranz after becoming the youngest goalscorer for Nurnberg at 17-years and 268-days-old, posting on X: "17 years, 268 days – Can Uzun is the youngest goalscorer for the Nurnberg. 2nd league, even in the Bundesliga, an FCN goalscorer has never been so young. Diamond."

That said, if Newcastle have the chance to sign a player who is still so young and already breaking records, then they should jump at the chance, especially given the fact that he's also managed to outscore Wilson in league action so far this season.

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