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دافع تيبو كورتوا حارس مرمى ريال مدريد الإسباني، عن زميله البرازيلي فينيسيوس جونيور، مؤكدًا على حسن تصرفه تجاه استفزازت لاعبي وجماهير الخصم له، كما تحدث عن اللقاء المرتقب أمام يوفنتوس.

ويخوض ريال مدريد مباراة غدًا الأربعاء أمام يوفنتوس الإيطالي في إطار مباريات مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، وستكون المواجهة رقم 300 لكورتوا.

وظهر كورتوا في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم الثلاثاء، للحديث قبل المواجهة، ونشرت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية تصريحاته.

وقال كورتوا: “عندما كنت صغيرًا، حلمت باللعب مع ريال مدريد، وصولي للمباراة رقم 300 يجعلني أشعر بفخر كبير”.

وأضاف: “لم يكن يوفنتوس في أفضل حالاته مؤخرًا، لكن الأمر سيكون صعبًا، علينا أن نتعامل مع الأمر بشكل جيد ونُظهر أننا نلعب على أرضنا، بقوة، بهذه الطريقة، سنحقق نتيجة جيدة”.

وإذا كان يشعر بأنه يحظى بدعم دفاعي أكبر هذا الموسم، علّق: “الأمر يختلف من وقت لآخر، في مباراة الديربي، استقبلنا عدة أهداف من كرات ثابتة، وهذا جانب يمكننا تحسينه، بشكل عام، نحن ندافع جيدًا كفريق من أحد عشر لاعبًا، وبكثافة عالية”.

وواصل: “أما أنا فعليّ أن أكون دائمًا مستعدًا، أمام خيتافي كانت المباراة هادئة، لكن كحارس في نادٍ كبير، يجب أن تكون حاضرًا وجاهزًا في تلك اللحظات أيضًا”.

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وعن رأيه في أداء فينيسيوس في مباراة خيتافي، صرّح كورتوا: “الأمر ليس سهلاً، عندما كان في الثامنة عشرة من عمره، كثيرون منكم سخروا منه، لم يفعل شيئًا خاطئًا، لكنه دخل المباراة ووجد نفسه في مواجهة الجميع، من الطبيعي أن يردّ أحيانًا، لقد استهدفوه منذ البداية، لكنه أزعج الخصم ونجح في ذلك”.

واسترسل: “كانت استجابته جيدة، ودخوله أضفى علينا خطورة هجومية أكبر، إنهم يتعمدون استفزازه، وهذا ظلم كبير في حقه، إنه فتى رائع، ويجب أن يواصل التركيز على نفسه، لقد قدّم بداية رائعة هذا الموسم، وأتمنى أن نرى المزيد من ذلك غدًا ويوم الأحد”.

وعما إذا كان فينيسيوس يتعامل بشكل أفضل مع الصراعات داخل الملعب، رد: “ليس من السهل دائمًا أن يستهدفك جمهور ملعب بالكامل، أو أن تتعرض للركل من اللاعبين المنافسين، لكنه تحسّن كثيرًا في هذا الجانب”.

وأردف كورتوا: “إذا كان قد تعلّم كيف يتعايش مع الصراع ويُفقد الخصوم أعصابهم، فدييجو كوستا كان يُجنّن مدافعي الدوري الإنجليزي بهذا الأسلوب، إذا كان فيني قادرًا على فعل ذلك، فهذا ممتاز بالنسبة لنا، الأهم هو أن يظل مركزًا ويلعب بطريقته، إنه واحد من أفضل اللاعبين في العالم”.

وإذا كان يُفضل أن يتجاهل فينيسيوس الخصم أم يتعامل معه كما يفعل، أستطرد كورتوا: “لا يهمني، أريده أن يلعب بشكل جيد، وأن يستمر في اللعب بشكل صحيح، وأن يواصل تسجيل الأهداف وتقديم الدعم”.

وشدد: “لم يرتكب أي خطأ في المباراة الماضية كان الخصوم يبحثون عنه ويستفزونه، كانوا يضربونه بدون كرة، مع البطاقة الصفراء الثانية، ضربه الخصم من الخلف، وكان الحكم دفاعيًا بعض الشيء تجاه فينيسيوس، لا نسمح للمدافعين بضربه بدون كرة، كانت البطاقة الصفراء الثانية مستحقة بكل تأكيد”.

وعن رأيه في قانون فينجر لتعديل قاعدة التسلل، علّق: “لا أعلم إن كان هذا هو التغيير الأكثر ضرورة، أعتقد أن مسألة إضاعة الوقت، نحن كحراس مرمى يُحسَب علينا الثواني الثمانية، لكن هناك فرقًا تستغل أكثر من 30 ثانية في رميات التماس، لذا يجب تغيير أمور أخرى أولاً”.

وأوضح: “أتفق على أن التسلل بفارق مليمتر واحد لا يمنح أفضلية حقيقية، لكنني لا أفهم كيف سيتمكن الـ فار من تحديد الإطار الدقيق في اللقطة، لا أعلم إن كنا سنرى مزيدًا من الأهداف لمجرد تغيير القاعدة، أين سنضع الحد الفاصل؟”.

وبشأن هدف ريال مدريد في التواجد ضمن الفرق الثمانية الأولى في مرحلة الدوري بدوري أبطال أوروبا، أتم: “قضاء أسبوع في فبراير دون لعب مباراتين إضافيتين يُسهّل الأمور ويُريحك، بدأنا بتسع مباريات من أصل تسع، ولدينا مباريات صعبة خارج أرضنا ضد أولمبياكوس ومانشستر سيتي، خسرنا العام الماضي، وكان ذلك درسًا جيدًا لهذا الموسم”.

Conmebol define datas dos jogos do Corinthians pela Sul-Americana e gera 'dor de cabeça' para a CBF

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A Conmebol definiu que o Corinthians enfrentará o Universitario, do Peru, pelos playoffs da Copa Sul-Americana nos dias 11 e 18 de julho, duas terças-feiras. O problema é que o Timão já tinha compromisso agendado pela CBF pela Copa do Brasil no dia 12, seguinte ao primeiro confronto pelo torneio continental. 

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A Confederação Sul-Americana não vai alterar as datas por questões comerciais, restando à entidade máxima do futebol brasileiro mudar a data do jogo de volta das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil, em que os corintianos recebem o América-MG, em São Paulo. O Coelho, inclusive, também está envolvido nos playoffs da Sula. 

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O quebra-cabeça acontece porque o formato de repescagem foi adotado pela Conmebol na edição da Sul-Americana deste ano a pedido dos próprios clubes, para dar chances aos segundos colocados de cada chave na fase de grupos. Eles enfrentarão os terceiros colocados nos grupos da Libertadores, que até o ano passado iam diretamente para as oitavas de final para o segundo torneio de maior importância entre os clubes da América do Sul. No entanto, o calendário da CBF havia sido planejado antes da criação destas novas fases na competição continental. 

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A tendência é que o duelo entre Corinthians e América-MG, pela Copa do Brasil, aconteça no fim de semana dos dias 15 e 16, adiando o duelo dessas duas equipes pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Na circunstância, o Timão enfrenta o Grêmio, na Neo Química Arena, enquanto o Coelho encara o Vasco, na Arena Independência. Essas partidas válidas pela 15ª rodada do Brasileirão devem ser remanejadas para as próximas datas Fifa, em setembro.

كاراجر عن جلوس محمد صلاح بديلًا في مباراة ليفربول وفرانكفورت: سلوت كان يشاهدني

تحقق في مباراة ليفربول وآينتراخت فرانكفورت ما تمناه جيمي كاراجر مدافع الريدز السابق بقرار آرني سلوت بجلوس محمد صلاح على دكة البدلاء.

واتخذ آرني سلوت قرارًا إبعاد صلاح عن تشكيل ليفربول بجرأة، وحقق الريدز فوزاً كاسحاً على حساب فرانكفورت بخماسية لهدف واحد، وظهر فريق الريدز بشكل أكثر توازناً وقدم هوجو إيكتيكي وفلوريان فيرتز أداء جيدًا.

وسبق أن طالب كاراجر، قبل أيام، بضرورة استبعاد محمد صلاح من التشكيل الأساسي لفريق ليفربول بسبب أدائه الضعيف ذلك الموسم، وكرر ذلك في حديثه عبر استوديو تحليلي يوم الإثنين.

وقال كاراجر قبل انطلاق مباراة ليفربول أمام فرانكفورت في تصريحات نشرتها “ليفربول دوت كوم”: “تحدثت عن ذلك في المباراة الماضية ومن الواضح أن سلوت كان يشاهدني”.

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وأضاف: “التحليل الرياضي ليست وظيفتي الأساسية، لدي جلسة جانبية أتحدث فيها مع الجهاز الفني لليفربول” .

وواصل كاراجر :”عندما لا يكون محمد صلاح أسطورة، يعامل كأحد لاعبي الفريق وهذا صحيح، يبلغ 33 عاماً وسيخوض ليفربول ثلاث مباريات خلال ستة أيام”.

وحول سبب رأيه بأنه لا يجب الاعتماد على صلاح أساسياً في كل المباريات ذكر كاراجر: “إذا لم يكن في أفضل حالاته حالياً، فلا ينبغي أن يلعب ثلاث مباريات خلال ستة أيام، هناك خيارات أخرى وليفربول أنفق مبالغ طائلة، قرار رائع من سلوت لأننا لدينا مباراة مهمة قادمة”.

Atlético-MG vence o Bahia pelo Brasileirão e Felipão respira; veja o resultado

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O Atlético-MG venceu o Bahia por 1 a 0, na manhã deste domingo (13), com gol de Paulinho, no Mineirão, pela última rodada do primeiro turno do Brasileirão. Resultado dá fôlego ao trabalho de Felipão e pode fazer o Tricolor de Aço terminar rodada na zona de rebaixamento.

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Todos os 90 minutos foram muito equilibrados, os dois times conseguiram criar muitas chances, mas só Paulinho, no início do segundo tempo, conseguiu balançar as redes.

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11 chutes para o Galo e 14 para o Bahia; 39% de posse para o Galo, 61% para o Bahia. Os números podem até mostrar uma mínima vantagem para os tricolores, mas, no campo, o equilíbrio marcou a partida.

Quem chegou primeiro com perigo foi o Bahia. Ademir finalizou de fora da área uma bola cheia de veneno. Éverson, que completou 200 jogos pelo clube, foi seguro e encaixou. Depois disso, o goleiro quase desviou para dentro uma boa finalização de Cauly, mas antes disso, Paulinho também obrigou o goleiro Marcos Felipe a trabalhar. No fim do primeiro tempo, Hulk caiu na área e ficou pedindo pênalti de Kanu. O jogo ficou parado por um bom tempo, mas não houve nada.

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Mais uma vez quem começou com perigo foi o Bahia, na cabeçada de Vitor Hugo. Mas, quem marcou mesmo foi Paulinho, após receber bola enfiada de Hulk. No fim do jogo, o atacante dedicou o gol ao pai, seu ídolo. Logo na sequência, o Bahia chegou ao ataque e, no rebote, Thaciano chutou beirando a trave. No final, o Tricolor acabou se afobando para buscar o resultado e não conseguiu ameaçar tanto a defesa do Galo.

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O próximo compromisso do Atlético-MG é contra o Vasco, no domingo (20), às 11h (de Brasília) em São Januário. O clube carioca ainda tenta levar a partida para o Maracanã. Já o Bahia enfrenta o Red Bull Bragantino no mesmo dia, às 16h, na Fonte Nova.

Mikel Arteta tips Arsenal for "wonderful future" after boardroom announcement

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared his positive thoughts about the club’s future after an official announcement this week.

Arsenal under pressure to end Premier League title wait

Arteta is currently in the midst of yet another Premier League title race, as he looks to finally topple the rest of England and bring an end to the Gunners’ two-decade-long wait for a domestic crown.

Some pressure has grown on Arteta, given the club’s vast spending since his arrival, with precious few major trophies to show for his efforts, despite coming very close on multiple occasions.

Arsenal transfer spending under Arteta

Money on new signings

19/20 – winter

£0

20/21 – summer

£81.5m

20/21 – winter

£900k

21/22 – summer

£156.8m

21/22 – winter

£1.8m

22/23 – summer

£121.5m

22/23 – winter

£59m

23/24 – summer

£208m

23/24 – winter

£0

24/25 – summer

£101.5m

24/25 – winter

£0

25/26 – summer

£257m

Arsenal reached the Champions League semi-finals last year, only to be knocked out by eventual winners PSG, and finished second in the Premier League for the third consecutive year.

With the help of sporting director Andrea Berta, who splashed north of £250 million on eight major signings to bolster Arsenal’s squad, Arteta has shored up key areas to give Arsenal the best possible chance of etching their name on the Premier League trophy for the first time in 2004.

Berta’s arrival was, by some way, Arsenal’s most significant boardroom change to usher in a new era, but major news emerged this week that long-serving vice-chairman Tim Lewis has left the Emirates Stadium after five years.

The 62-year-old’s “shock” exit was first revealed by David Ornstein, and soon after confirmed by the club in an official announcement.

Lewis was “integral” to Arsenal’s rise, but Richard Garlick has now become CEO and Josh Kroenke is set for a more prominent role in what is a real revamp of the hierarchy.

Commenting on the changes upstairs, Arteta shared an emphatic prediction.

Mikel Arteta tips Arsenal for "wonderful future" after boardroom announcement

The announcement of Garlick becoming CEO and Lewis departing has attracted plenty of debate, but Arteta has tipped Arsenal for a “wonderful future” as he welcomes the reshuffle.

Arsenal take on Man City in their next crucial top-flight match, and Arteta has been given a welcome boost with the confirmed involvement of Mikel Merino and Viktor Gyokeres following head-injury scares in midweek.

However, Ben White, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard face late fitness tests which will determine their involvement against Pep Guardiola’s side.

Fleming: Mhatre has 'everything that we like about a modern-day T20 player'

After a couple of handy knocks since joining CSK this season, Ayush Mhatre took his game up a few notches against RCB on Saturday, smashing 94 from 48 balls

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What makes Ayush Mhatre so effective?

Ayush Mhatre is all of 17 years and 292 days, but already has the makings of a top-drawer T20 cricketer. He looks pleasing to the eye, has shots all around the park, and the power game required for a modern-day T20 batter. But what impressed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming the most about Mhatre is the temperament and the composure he displayed at the trials and how he has backed it up at IPL 2025.”He’s got talent. He’s got hand-eye coordination. He’s got a beautiful, silky swing. He’s aggressive. Everything that we like about a modern-day T20 player,” Fleming said about Mhatre at the press conference after CSK lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday night. “But, to me, it’s the temperament and being able to execute in a trial and then on the big stage. That’s what I’m most impressed with.”It’s one thing to have a lot of shots, but to be able to execute that game plan on a big stage in front of some of the biggest players in the world is what I admire.”Related

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In a season where very little has gone CSK’s way, Mhatre has been one of the few positives. He came into the team as a replacement for captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was ruled out five games into the season with an elbow injury. Mhatre’s season debut was also his T20 debut, in the game against Mumbai Indians (MI). He scored a 15-ball 32 in his first match, followed by a 19-ball 30 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).On Saturday, he moved his game up a couple of gears and smashed a 48-ball 94 against RCB, becoming the third-youngest player to score a fifty in the IPL. While his innings did not result in a CSK win, it’s ensured the franchise had a player for the future.”It’s sometimes hard to explain, but there’s just a quality around what he was doing,” Fleming said about Mhatre’s selection as Gaikwad’s replacement. “It’s early days, but we have been very impressed with his skills right from when he trialled and was with us at the early part of the season.”We have enjoyed a lot of the shot play from young players in this tournament and we’re delighted that we’ve got one ourselves. So, yes, excited about the future for him.”Despite being with CSK only for the last month or so and despite his young age, Mhatre has fitted into the team well.”We have a pretty relaxed camp, which has always been our style. He has some team-mates [from Mumbai] on the side. [Shivam] Dube, is one that has seen a fair bit of him,” Fleming said. “Again, it comes back to his maturity. He fitted in seamlessly. It’s often not what the team around him does, but it’s just the way that he behaves.”He was very comfortable right from day one and the team was very comfortable with him. Hopefully, it’s the start of a long relationship.”Ayush Mhatre took 26 runs in an over off Bhuvneshwar Kumar•Getty Images

In just this last week, IPL 2025 has had two teenagers rip into bowlers of international repute. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, had on Monday become the youngest centurion in men’s T20s, while Mhatre fell six short of a century on Saturday. While being fearless is one thing, Fleming has been impressed by the skills that these teenagers possess, and also a little worried for some of the Under-19 opponents these two will come up against in the near future.”It’s amazing, really,” Fleming said. “It’s extraordinary to watch that fearless approach. But you’ve got to have skills as well. And to have the skills that these young players have and to be able to execute them against some of the best bowlers in the world is quite remarkable.”It doesn’t matter whether you’re 14, 18, 21. The innings that we’ve seen being played, particularly by these two youngsters, is just top class. It shows maturity beyond their years, but it shows a skill set that is quite daunting, I think, particularly for bowlers around the world.”I worry a little bit about the Under-19 opposition. They’ll come up against two pretty handy openers when a World Cup comes around. But it’s amazing how much talent and how composed they are.”

Auremir prega CRB focando jogo a jogo na Série B do Brasileiro

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Atleta com experiência internacional e passagens por grandes clubes do futebol brasileiro, o volante Auremir é um dos jogadores mais experientes do elenco do CRB que joga atualmente a Série B do Brasileiro. Para o ex-jogador do Vasco da Gama, o time alagoano deve ter tranquilidade no decorrer do campeonato.

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– Nosso pensamento é que precisa ser jogo a jogo. A Série B é uma competição bastante disputada e em poucas rodadas uma equipe pode se aproximar do G4 ou ficar perigosamente perto da zona de rebaixamento. O foco tem que ser sempre no confronto que vem a seguir, até porque o planejamento para o seguinte dependerá do que ocorrer no anterior – declarou.

Auremir passou algumas semanas afastado do elenco se recuperando de uma contusão, mas já vem sendo relacionado para os últimos jogos. Sobre titularidade, o pernambucano demonstra vontade de jogar, mas também respeito aos companheiros.

– Fiquei um período parado e felizmente retornei bem, 100%. É natural, quando um jogador volta de lesão, que ele tenha que lutar novamente pela vaga que lhe pertencia e é o que venho fazendo. O CRB está bem servido na minha posição e isso é o mais importante – concluiu.

Kohli and Hazlewood break RCB's home duck as RR botch another chase

An unhittable 19th over from Hazlewood yanked a third successive match away from RR’s grasp

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What makes Hazlewood a much-improved T20 bowler?

At some point, you’d think the toss gods would show Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) a little mercy at home. But once again, the coin turned its back on Rajat Patidar. This time, though, the bad luck ended right there as they posted 205 for 5, their highest total at home this season. For all that, another heartbreak loomed, but RCB turned it around sensationally to clinch their first home win – and perhaps their most dramatic win at any venue – of IPL 2025.The losing side were Rajasthan Royals (RR), who came into this contest having let back-to-back games slip out of their control in the final over. Their tension seemed to have defused when Dhruv Jurel, having scratched his way to 18 off 23, found his hitting range, and when he and Shubham Dubey ransacked 22 off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 18th over, the equation came down to 18 off 12.Related

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Then came Josh Hazlewood. He was ice-cold in the moment, producing a masterful 19th over of unhittably steep bounce – conceding just one run and taking two wickets, of Jurel and Jofra Archer in successive balls.It was left to Yash Dayal, the same man who had held his nerve in a now-legendary last over to deliver their previous home win, against Chennai Super Kings last season. And he delivered as RR lost by 11 runs after having the chase in their grasp for so long.The M Chinnaswamy Stadium erupted. RCB had finally found their voice at home and, with it, a long-overdue win that put them in the top three. For RR, this was a fifth straight loss that left them on the brink.1:28

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Hazlewood’s knockout blowsWith 17 needed off ten, Hazlewood conjured a moment of magic – a pinpoint wide yorker that Dhruv Jurel shaped to scythe but appeared to miss. With little conviction, Patidar opted for a caught-behind review. Technology confirmed what only Jurel might have known – a faint under edge that carried low to Jitesh Sharma. A seemingly innocuous dot turned into a game-changing strike.Jurel, who had weathered a slow start and was just beginning to ignite, walked back, and with him went RR’s best hope. But Hazlewood wasn’t done. He cranked up a hard-length ball next that cramped Archer for room. It was as if Archer had been served a dish of his own, cold. The ball ballooned to cover, where Patidar pouched it gleefully.If Hazlewood’s final over, the 19th, was theatre, his penultimate over was no less telling. Having seen balls angled across the left-handers disappear, he went around the wicket to Shimron Hetmyer and pounded the surface with venom. Hetmyer tried to nudge him away but only managed a feather of an inside edge through to Jitesh. Only six runs came off that over, the 17th, and RCB’s grip got firm.Krunal tightens the screwsLong before the chaos of the death overs, RR were cruising. Yashasvi Jaiswal had lit the Chinnaswamy up with a power-packed 49 off 19, and Nitish Rana was stroking it with finesse. At 110 for 2 in nine overs, the chase seemed to be on autopilot.It’s here that Krunal Pandya was summoned and he delivered a breakthrough first ball when Riyan Parag, looking to muscle a slog sweep, only managed a top edge that settled into Jitesh’s gloves.At the other end, Suyash Sharma was equally impressive. Mixing up quick, skiddy legbreaks with the odd wrong’un, he kept the pressure on. RR managed just one boundary from the tenth to the 13th overs. Under rising pressure, Rana went for a release shot in the 14th, only for Bhuvneshwar to pluck a catch on the second attempt at short fine leg. Krunal now had figures of 3-0-19-2. The strangle was on.Virat Kohli scored his first home fifty of IPL 2025•Getty Images

Kohli, Padikkal fuel RCBHalf-centuries from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal laid a strong foundation after Phil Salt’s scratchy 26 off 23, while a late dash from Tim David and Jitesh lifted RCB to 205 for 5. Kohli overcame a streaky start to get to a composed fifty in 32 balls. His early duel with a fiery Archer was, in particular, thrilling. Meanwhile, Padikkal made the most of two dropped chances to notch up a second straight half-century.Just as the platform was set for a lift-off, RR struck back, removing Kohli, Padikkal, and Patidar in quick succession. But David and Jitesh picked up 42 runs in just 19 balls to cap the innings with a flourish. In a match that swung wildly from one side to the other, those closing overs turned out to be the difference between a defendable total and yet another heartbreak.

خاص | جلسة حاسمة في الزمالك بين فيريرا وأحمد عبد الرؤوف قبل انضمامه للجهاز الفني

يعيش نادي الزمالك حالة من الترقب قبل الإعلان الرسمي عن هوية العضو الجديد في الجهاز الفني للفريق الأول بقيادة البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا.

وتشير الكواليس إلى أن الساعات المقبلة قد تشهد حسم أحد الملفات المهمة داخل القلعة البيضاء، بعد رحيل أحد أفراد الطاقم الفني في ظروف غامضة أثارت الجدل بين الجماهير.

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وعلم بطولات أن أحمد عبد الرؤوف أصبح الأقرب للتواجد في جهاز فيريرا، حيث تم الاتفاق على عقد جلسة غدًا الإثنين بين المدرب البلجيكي وعبد الرؤوف لمناقشة دوره الجديد داخل الفريق.

وأكدت مصادر داخل النادي أن يانيك فيريرا يضع عبد الرؤوف في مقدمة المرشحين للانضمام للجهاز الفني، لما يمتلكه من خبرات ومعرفة دقيقة بطبيعة العمل داخل الزمالك.

ويرى المدير الفني البلجيكي أن وجود عبد الرؤوف سيساهم في تحقيق توازن أفضل بين الجهاز الأجنبي والعناصر المحلية، ويعزز التواصل مع اللاعبين داخل غرفة الملابس.

يأتي ذلك بعد استقالة حازم إمام من منصبه في الجهاز الفني، بعدما شعر بأن دوره أصبح هامشيًا وغير مؤثر خلال الفترة الأخيرة.

وقبل مغادرته، عقد حازم إمام جلسة ودية مع المدير الرياضي الذي وافق على الاستقالة، مؤكدًا احترام النادي الكامل لموقفه وتقديره لما قدمه للفريق.

Tottenham determined to sign "spectacular" star in January, £35m bid planned

Tottenham Hotspur are now determined to open talks to sign a “spectacular” attacker in the January transfer window, with a £35m bid planned.

Spurs looking to sign new attacking midfielder

Tottenham’s pursuit of a new attacking midfielder lasted for the majority of the summer, before finally getting a deal for Xavi Simons over the line at the end of August, with the Dutchman arriving from RB Leipzig.

With James Maddison ruled out due to an ACL injury, it was clear that Spurs needed to bring in another option in that area of the pitch, but Simons has been utilised as a left-winger so far, with Thomas Frank recently explaining the decision to play the 22-year-old out wide.

Tottenham expected to open talks to sign "incredible" £27m star in January

Tottenham expected to open talks to sign “incredible” £27m star in January.

ByDominic Lund Sep 21, 2025

When asked whether the decision to deploy the former RB Leipzig man out wide was made to introduce him gently, Frank said: “No, I think it’s how we let the team grow and develop,

“Where we came from in the summer. I was thinking the other day, I don’t think I said it, that we last year and the last two seasons, but definitely the last year, it was like Kulusevski, Son, Maddison, Solanke. None of them is available. So it’s a completely new front four.”

As such, there may still be room for Spurs to bring in another attacking midfielder, and they have now set their sights on bringing in a La Liga star in the January transfer window…

That is according to a report from Spain, which states Tottenham are now determined to open talks over a deal for Real Sociedad star Brais Mendez, expressing a strong interest in securing his signature.

Such is their determination to sign Mendez, the Lilywhites have planned a bid, which could amount to €40m (£35m), with the Spanish club said to be in a position where they need to listen to offers.

"Spectacular" Mendez could excel at Tottenham

Claudio Giráldez has spoken very highly of the Real Sociedad star in the past, saying: “He’s a player I like. He’s having some brilliant seasons, with spectacular developments in his game. He’s very complete.”

The 28-year-old certainly deserves the plaudits, having impressed in La Liga over a sustained period of time, picking up 37 goals and 29 assists in the competition, across spells with Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo.

The Spaniard, and fellow transfer target Oihan Sancet, also excel with their long-range shooting, regularly finding the back of the net from outside the box.

Mendez clearly has the talent to succeed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so it is exciting news that an approach could be made during the January transfer window.

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