Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim included in 17-man ODI squad
ESPNcricinfo staff02-Dec-2021Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Hasan Ali have all been left out of Pakistan’s 15-man squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies at home.Pakistan also named Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Wasim jr in their 17-man ODI squad, with Abdullah Shafique included as a travelling reserve. Faheem Ashraf, Hasan, Agha Salman and Sarfaraz – who had been included in the squad for the ODIs against England in July – were left out.”As we have been playing T20Is since October and now have a pretty settled and balanced side, we have decided to reduce the number of players to 15. As such, we have not included Imad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik,” Mohammad Wasim, the PCB chief selector, said.”For the ODIs, which we last played in July, we have accepted the team management’s request and provided them two additional resources. In consultation with Hasan Ali and taking into consideration that he has been playing non-stop cricket since returning from a back injury, we have decided to give him time off from this series.”Pakistan will host West Indies for three T20Is and ODIs each – all in Karachi – between December 13 and 22. The T20I matches will count towards the ICC T20I rankings, while the ODIs will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.Pakistan T20I squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah,Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman QadirPakistan ODI squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
Leeds United fans will be roaring on their players every week in the hope that promotion back up to the Premier League is won, but the Daniel Farke era at the Whites doesn’t quite have that same charm to it as when Marcelo Bielsa was occupying the dug-out.
Bielsa, who is a revered figure to this day at Elland Road, was rightly adored in West Yorkshire, having lifted the Championship title aloft under his eccentric stewardship, whilst also steering the Whites to an impressive ninth-place finish right after promotion was sealed back playing amongst English football’s elite.
Marcelo Bielsa
The beloved South American was responsible for some top signings coming in through the door during his four years at the club too, even if everything began to fall apart towards the back end of his tenure.
Marcelo Bielsa's best players at Leeds
Away from getting the most out of the likes of Kalvin Phillips during his time in charge, alongside the infamous Victor Orta, Bielsa also went out and purchased some fine talents who would don the Leeds strip in style.
Raphinha is an obvious name that springs to mind, with the Brazilian trickster’s audacious tricks and flicks spellbinding the Leeds masses on a regular basis after he joined in 2020 on a bumper switch from French outfit Rennes.
He amassed 17 goals and 12 assists playing in West Yorkshire before an inevitable big-money move away from Elland Road happened, with Barcelona now taking in the delights of Raphinha week in week out.
It wasn’t always the flashiest signings who came good under the now Uruguay manager, however, with the likes of Mateusz Klich impressing. He was purchased for £1.5m from FC Twente 12 months prior to Bielsa’s arrival but it wasn’t until the South American head coach came in that he proved himself to be a masterstroke buy.
Mateusz Klich
He went on to make 195 appearances in total for the Whites after leaving the Netherlands behind, becoming an everpresent member of Bielsa’s starting XIs as a reliable midfield presence.
Of course, although the decorated manager ended up sanctioning some top deals whilst managing in England, he also fell victim to some blunders in the transfer market.
Former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa.
One of Bielsa's worst signings
It could be argued that one of Bielsa and Orta’s worst-ever signings was the purchase of Kiko Casilla back in 2019, even with the former Real Madrid shot-stopper joining on a free transfer.
The Spaniard’s time at the club saw him make countless errors between the sticks, enough to be referred to as a “complete liability” by Leeds content creator Oscar Mario in 2020. The Whites also had to make do with a younger Ilian Meslier for eight games that same year after the 6 foot 3 ‘keeper was ruled out having been banned due to racially abusing another player.
That would then lead to the now free-agent ‘keeper never reclaiming his number one spot back off the Frenchman, going on to make just five appearances in total during his final season at the club during 2020/21.
It wasn’t just his below-par performances which saw him notch up just 23 clean sheets for the club, that would anger those at Leeds during his disastrous stint. Indeed, the one-time Spain international was also earning a significant pay packet.
1. Rodrigo
£100k
2. Raphinha
£63.5k
3. Kiko Casilla
£40k
4. Diego Llorente
£40k
5. Robin Koch
£40k
Amazingly, despite making such limited appearances during his swansong season, Casilla would still rake in a hefty £40k-per-week salary, only beaten by star players Raphinha and Rodrigo in terms of higher wages.
In total, on wages alone, Leeds would end up burning through £6.2m on Casilla during his three seasons at the club.
Looking at Farke’s camp now, both Wilfried Gnonto and Largie Ramazani staggeringly earn less, despite being key parts of the German manager’s plans at Elland Road.
Largie Ramazani
Both attackers will be key for Leeds as they aim to win promotion back into the Premier League – with Ramazani on to two goals already for his new employers since a summer move from Almeria – but both the former Manchester United youth player and his Italian counterpart earn just £17.5k-per-week and £30k-per-week respectively.
Leeds have since moved on from the rollercoaster ride of Bielsa’s time in charge, and poor signings such as Casilla, with Farke and Co now attempting to go full steam ahead after the international break to put together more wins for an ongoing promotion charge.
Leeds could seal promotion by signing "the best ST in the Championship"
The Whites were once interested in a deal to bring the centre-forward to Elland Road.
Neymar to Major League Soccer is gaining traction, with three clubs reportedly interested in the Brazilian
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Neymar has been long speculated to be joining his former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Sergio Busquets at Inter Miami, but there might be a chance he will end up in Major League Soccer with another team, at least according to a series of reports.
The Chicago Fire are among three MLS sides who are chasing the 32-year-old forward, who has starred for Santos and PSG among the Neymar is currently suiting up for Al Hilal, but has largely been disappointing for the Saudi Arabian side. He has yet to score a league goal for the club and has made just three league appearances.
The Fire declined to comment on the potential move for Neymar. Santi Aouna was first to report the news of the Fire's interest in Neymar, with ESPN adding that two other clubs are also pursuing the forward.
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Neymar's potential arrival in the North American top flight is appearing to gain traction. Inter Miami remain the favorites to sign him, but as new manager Javier Mascherano insisted, adding him under the current MLS rules would be prohibitive. All of that opens the door for the Fire and other MLS teams.
The Fire have been linked with several big names since the arrival of former USMNT boss Gregg Berhalter and this would be one of the bigger arrivals in MLS history.
Neymar, when healthy, is among the world's best attacking talents, scoring 204 league goals in 340 appearances. He's also an incredible playmaker, setting up 83 goals during his time at PSG and Barca. Yet, his injury track record is concerning. He hasn't played more than 25 matches in a season since his last campaign with Barcelona in the 2016-17 season.
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Neymar's future remains undecided with his contract coming to an end in June. Until then, the speculation will continue to ramp up.
Manchester City are set to be offered the chance to sign an exciting young defender in a player plus cash deal, according to a recent report.
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Man City transfer updates
The Blues are said to be looking to tie Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri down to new contracts over the coming months, as the Belgian has entered the final year of his deal at the Etihad and Rodri is the subject of interest from Real Madrid.
But as well as looking to tie players down to new contracts, Pep Guardiola and Co. are also looking at potential transfer targets for January or next summer. The latest player to be on the radar of Man City is midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
Nottingham Forest player Morgan Gibbs-White
The Blues are said to be keeping an eye on Gibbs-White and have compiled a detailed dossier on the midfielder after his impressive performances, which recently saw him handed his first senior England cap. The scouting network at the Premier League club are said to be huge admirers of Gibbs-White but may face a battle on their hands, as Nottingham Forest are keen on tying the player down to a new and improved contract.
But while City potentially look into a deal for Gibbs-White, they now potentially face a difficult task in keeping one of their star players as a European side prepares an interesting offer.
Barcelona prepare Araujo-Haaland swap bid
According to a report from Spain relayed by Football365, Manchester City could be offered the chance to sign Ronald Araujo from FC Barcelona. This report states that the Spanish giants are keen on signing Erling Haaland, and they are prepared to offer Araujo in exchange plus around £40m to sign the Norwegian.
The Blues are said to have “huge interest” in Araujo, who has been described as an “athletic monster” by BBC analyst Raj Chohan in the past. Guardiola is also keen to add a new centre-back to his squad, but the report states Barca expect City to reject their advances due to the inclusion of Haaland.
The 25-year-old has been at Barça since August 2018 and has played 150 times for the Catalans, scoring eight goals. Were Araujo to join Man City, he could become the Blues’ very own Virgil van Dijk, as the pair are very similar when it comes to their style of play and what they offer on the football pitch, as shown by Fbref’s comparison tool.
Ronald Aruajo’s 2023/24 stats compared to Virgil van Dijk
Ronaldo Aruajo
Virgil van Dijk
Pass completion rate
88.8%
91.4%
Shots per 90
1.04
1.27
Shot creating actions per 90
0.99
1.67
Tackles won
22
23
Fouls
25
23
Aerial duel win rate
73.2%
81.4%
The club’s president, Joan Laporta, sees Haaland as his dream signing for Barcelona and they think offering Araujo is a “galactic exchange”, albeit one they expect City to reject in its current format.
Further rain in Cardiff limits chances for either side to push for victory
ECB Reporters' Network12-Jul-2021Glamorgan 52 for 2 trail Northamptonshire 215 (Zaib 50, Salter 4-18, van der Gugten 3-46) by 163 runsGlamorgan had a solid day two of their LV= Insurance County Championship with Northamptonshire but more Welsh rain cut into the time available to ensure a result. Figures of 4 for 18 from Andrew Salter helped Glamorgan dismiss Northamptonshire for 215 although the home county only needed to take nine wickets with Gareth Berg absent hurt.Glamorgan’s reply reached 52 for 2 when the second rain shower of the day delivered a fatal blow to the afternoon’s action.Rain meant only 44.5 overs were possible on day one and day two started half an hour late, but Northamptonshire saw Berg suffer an ankle injury warming up. It was a big blow to the visitors.Overnight batsman Charlie Thurston and Saif Zaib resumed with the score 128 for 4 and while both played and missed on occasion, the pair were relatively untroubled.Zaib went to 50 from 92 balls, but both batsmen were then dismissed in quick succession. First, Thurston was caught by Billy Root from the bowling of Michael Hogan. Then, Zaib drove Salter to Marnus Labuschagne at short cover for 50. Salter also dismissed Simon Kerrigan for a 22-ball duck, caught by Timm van der Gugten at mid-on.Ben Sanderson went lbw to Salter with Northamptonshire 197 for 8 at lunch and Salter’s fourth ended the innings nine down after the break. Jack White was caught by van der Gugten, with Berg unable to bat.Glamorgan opener Joe Cooke survived a run-out scare but was then caught at first slip by Northamptonshire captain Ricardo Vasconcelos as Sanderson got one to move away off the seam. Vasconcelos then grabbed David Lloyd too with Luke Procter the bowler this time.A sharp downpour forced the players from the field at half past three with Glamorgan 48 for 2 and an early tea was taken. Labuschagne and Root returned to the field but were able to add only four more runs before more wet weather intervened.The second shower of the day was far heavier than the first and play was abandoned at 5.05pm. Labuschagne and Root will restart on Tuesday morning, but Glamorgan will have to bypass their opponents quickly if they are to try and force a win. Australia star Labuschagne – who didn’t look totally convincing with a couple of boundaries to third man – will hold the key to their fortunes.
While the Premier League starts on Friday night, Manchester United's season began on Saturday with a closely fought loss to Manchester City in the Community Shield.
Erik ten Hag's side may have come out of the match empty-handed, but they looked competitive, and with several signings expected to join in the coming weeks, they could be in for a successful campaign.
The biggest name set to join Sir Jim Ratcliffe's revolution is Matthijs De Ligt, but another name recently touted for a surprise transfer to Old Trafford is Sander Berge.
The Norwegian midfielder is a talented player, but it could be argued that he's not of the level to help take the club forward, which is why fans should be excited about recent reports which have now linked a far more impressive midfielder with the Red Devils.
Manchester United transfer news
According to a recent report from Football Insider, United are now targeting AS Monaco's Youssouf Fofana.
France'sYoussoufFofanaduring the press conference
The report claims that Ten Hag is now prioritising a move for a new number six, and one of the players the club is looking at is Fofana, who has been impressing for Les Monégasques for years.
However, Ratcliffe and Co will need to present a compelling case to the 25-year-old, as the report has revealed that he is currently leaning towards a move to Italian giants AC Milan.
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The potential price is not mentioned in the story, but reports from last week revealed that a fee of around £30m should be enough to complete the deal. While that's not an insignificant amount of money, if the club could bring in Fofana over Berge, it would be worth it.
How Fofana compares to Berge
Okay, so while both players are primarily central and defensive midfielders, let's kick off this comparison by looking at their raw output, as while their main job will be to help out with defensive work and breaking up the opposition's attack, in the modern game they'll be expected to help out in attack themselves at points.
France international Youssouf Fofana
In this battle, it's an easy win for Fofana, as in his 35 appearances for Monaco last season, he scored four goals and provided four assists, equating to an impressive average of a goal involvement every 4.37 games.
In contrast, Berge could not provide much attacking impetus for Burnley last year, scoring just two goals and providing two assists in 40 appearances, meaning he averaged a goal involvement every ten games.
France midfielderYoussouf Fofana.
Okay, how about their underlying numbers, then? When we compare what's going on under the hood, is the Frenchman again the clear winner?
Unsurprisingly, in practically every relevant metric, the Paris-born "monster," as data analyst Ben Mattinson dubbed him, comes out ahead, including non-penalty expected goals plus assists, actual non-penalty goals plus assists, progressive passes, shots and shots on target, key passes, passes into the final third and penalty area and shot and goal-creating actions all per 90.
Fofana vs Berge
Stats per 90
Fofana
Berge
Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists
0.28
0.13
Non-Penalty Goals + Assists
0.27
0.09
Progressive Carries
1.77
1.92
Progressive Passes
8.30
4.91
Shots
1.74
0.75
Shots on Target
0.43
0.09
Passing Accuracy
81.2%
88.1%
Key Passes
1.33
0.87
Passes into the Final Third
6.47
3.86
Passes into the Penalty Area
1.43
0.48
Shot-Creating Actions
3.34
2.01
Goal-Creating Actions
0.33
0.24
Tackles Won
1.30
1.38
Blocked Passes
0.93
0.87
Blocked Shots
0.23
0.60
Interceptions
1.23
0.69
Errors Leading to a Shot
0.03
0.06
Successful Take-Ons
1.30
0.60
Aerial Duels Won
0.57
1.92
Ball Recoveries
7.67
6.05
All Stats via FBref for the 23/24 League Season
Moreover, even in the slightly closer fought defensive metrics, the former Strasbourg ace does well, blocking more passes, making more interceptions, completing more ball recoveries and making fewer errors that lead to an opponent's shot, also per 90.
Ultimately, whether by pure output or their underlying numbers, it's clear that Fofana is a vastly superior midfielder to Berge. Therefore, if United have the opportunity to sign him for around £30m this summer, they must take it, as he'd be a brilliant addition to Ten Hag's side.
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With less than a fortnight until Everton's Premier League season kicks off with the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion, the Toffees are still in the market for a new midfielder to fill the void left by a departing star.
Everton eye potential Onana replacements
The big news out of Goodison Park this summer has been the departure of midfielder Amadou Onana. The Belgium international had been a vital part of Sean Dyche's side last season, however a £50million move saw the 22-year-old join fellow premiership side Aston Villa.
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With a hole in their midfield and a significant windfall in their pockets, the Toffees are now on the hunt for Onana's successor on Merseyside. The latest rumours have linked Everton with a move for out of favour Manchester City star Kalvin Phillips. A recent development suggests that the Toffees are now leading the race for the former England international, who is set to be shown the door at the Etihad this summer.
Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
Another name on Everton's shortlist is Habib Diarra, who enjoyed a successful season with Ligue 1 side Strasbourg last term. The 20-year-old is valued at around £29million by the French outfit meaning that it would take up a significant chunk of the Onana money to get the deal over the line.
Habib Diarra in action for Strasbourg
With Everton eager to have a new midfielder on the books before the start of the season, it appears that the club are in active talks to bring a former Liverpool man back to Merseyside.
Toffees continue talks for Arthur Melo
As reported by Sport Witness, the Italian press are claiming that Everton are in ongoing discussions over a deal for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo. The outlet claims that the Toffees are joined by Leicester City in these talks as both sides attempt to ascertain whether the Brazilian would be interested in a move to the Premier League.
Everton have been linked with a move for the 27-year-old for much of the summer, with the Toffees now in active talks to bring the player to Goodison Park. The report by Sport Witness states that Arthur's name is on the list of players not in the plans of new Juventus coach Thiago Motta, meaning that he is likely to be leaving Turin before the window closes.
Much of the Goodison faithful will remember Arthur from his disastrous loan spell at neighbours Liverpool that saw the Brazilian make just one appearance for the club. Despite this, the 27-year-old is still a talented player with even Jürgen Klopp singing the player's praises upon his arrival at Anfield: "What does he bring? He's a really good footballer – I think we all agree on that.
"He gives rhythm, he can give rhythm, he's a really good passer, has speed with the ball, safe on the ball and, how I said, can demand rhythm, which is pretty important, really good in tight areas – all these kind of things. I like it a lot."
With a new midfielder still high on Everton's list of priorities, the Toffees could do a lot worse than signing a player with Arthur's experience this summer, a Brazil international who joined Juventus for an initial £62m who may simply need a fresh start.
Sunderland are among the clubs interested in signing a Championship winner, according to a new report.
It has been an excellent start to the Championship campaign for the Black Cats, as they have so far gained maximum points out of their opening two league games.
Regis Le Bris got his time in charge of Sunderland off to a great start with a win away at Cardiff City, and since then, also secured another win in the league, thrashing Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at the Stadium of Light.
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ByKelan Sarson Aug 20, 2024 Sunderland's summer signings
Given that Le Bris is in charge of Sunderland, it has been a rather quiet transfer window for the Championship club. The Black Cats disappointed last season, as they finished well below expectations, with them in the end just finishing a handful of points above the dreaded dotted line.
So, there was an expectation that Sunderland would look to put things right this summer and make some necessary changes to the squad.
Sunderland's summer signings
Signed from
Alan Browne
Preston
Ian Poveda
Leeds United
Simon Moore
Coventry City
Blondy Nna Noukeu
Stoke City
The club has brought in new players, and they have also let players leave, but it probably hasn’t been as busy as fans would have hoped for or expected. So far, with over a week remaining of the transfer window left, the club has signed four players, and they have seen eight players depart.
Those four arrivals have all been on free transfers, showing that Sunderland are looking to operate in a smart way and not spend money for the sake of it. The Black Cats have added goalkeepers Simon Moore and Blondy Nna Noukeu from Coventry City and Stoke City, respectively.
While they have also brought in midfielder Alan Browne after he left Preston North End and winger Ian Poveda from Leeds United, who enjoyed a successful spell with Sheffield Wednesday last season.
It has been a quiet transfer window so far for the club, but that could be about to change as Sunderland enters a race to sign a Championship winner.
Sunderland "on it" over Manuel Benson move
According to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Manuel Benson is set to leave Burnley in this transfer window, and Sunderland are among the clubs interested.
It is claimed that talks are taking place with Leeds United in regards to a permanent transfer to Elland Road. But as well as the Yorkshire side being keen on the winger, Sunderland are also “on it," as well as Norwich City, if they lose winger Jonathan Rowe in this transfer window.
Tavolieri goes on to add that personal terms will not be a problem for the 27-year-old, who scored 11 goals and recorded three assists in 33 Championship games in his first season at the club as he helped the Clarets to the title.
It was an excellent start for the winger at Turf Moor, but he was unable to replicate the same form in the Premier League last season. Benson featured just nine times for the Lancashire side during the whole of the 2023/24 campaign, eight of which came in the top flight, and he was unable to register a goal or an assist.
Leeds United are slowly but surely adding in a couple of new faces here and there to their ranks this transfer window, with Joe Rothwell joining Daniel Farke's camp as the most recent capture.
That followed on from the low-key signing of Alex Cairns joining from Salford City to help bolster the Whites in the goalkeeper positions, as supporters of the West Yorkshire side now look forward to the first high-profile purchase arriving at Elland Road.
This could come in the form of a new right-back joining Farke's group shortly, with no planned deal in place for Connor Roberts to return.
Leeds looking at £7m rated signing
According to football journalist Mike McGrath, Leeds are 'set to move' for Sheffield United right-back Jayden Bogle this transfer window, to finally sort out issues that have been plaguing the Championship side for some time down that flank.
Archie Gray filled in here on numerous occasions last campaign, but with the 18-year-old sensation now on the books at Tottenham Hotspur, it's no surprise to see Farke and Co deliberating now on what they want in this position ahead of the season to come.
It won't be straightforward for Leeds to land their desired target in Bogle, however, with football journalist Alan Nixon reporting that the recently relegated Blades want the Whites to cough up £7m to consider parting ways.
As it stands, the West Yorkshire outfit are allegedly way off spending that much to secure the services of the right-back.
Jaden Bogle for Sheffield United.
The second-tier promotion hopefuls could still go all out to win Bogle, despite this recent stumbling block over a price, with football journalist Graham Smyth also adding fuel to the fire surrounding Leeds' drawn-out hunt for a new body at right-back, when he revealed that an imminent move for Roberts wasn't on the cards.
The in-demand 23-year-old could even be viewed as an upgrade on his Burnley counterpart when you consider their 23/24 seasons against each other.
What Bogle can offer Leeds
As can be seen in the strike Bogle managed to bag against Manchester City last August, the ex-Derby County defender is unafraid to get forward and help out in attacks, which will suit the attacking mentality Farke likes his sides to play with.
The Blades number 20 has 12 goals next to his name from 103 games playing in South Yorkshire, with an impressive 115 games accumulated in the Championship alone on his career CV, where he's tallied up 16 assists too.
Games played
34
12
Goals scored
3
1
Assists
0
1
Touches*
42.8
24.0
Accurate passes*
15.8 (70%)
15.3 (89%)
Interceptions*
0.9
0.1
Tackles*
1.9
0.4
Ball recoveries*
4.1
1.3
Total duels won*
4.8
0.7
On the contrary, Roberts – when looking at last campaign in isolation – really struggled to nail down a starting spot in the Leeds ranks away from any past second-tier heroics, with just an average of 27 minutes per game handed to him by Farke, which is reflected in his poor numbers in the table above.
Bogle can at least hold his head somewhat high with his numbers from what was a car crash season for all those involved with Chris Wilder's men, with his 4.8 total duels won on average per game actually bettering the likes of Sam Byram who routinely stepped up last season at right-back too for Leeds, but has just 4.4 duels as his lesser average.
Connor Roberts
Roberts will just aim to bounce back with Burnley, who are now in the same division as Leeds, with new manager Scott Parker perhaps taking a shining to the Welshman.
Whereas, Farke and Co will have to weigh up whether an ambitious £7m swoop for Bogle is truly worth it, knowing the expensive 23-year-old – who was once labelled as a "quality" player by Blades boss Wilder – could fix many a selection dilemma moving forward.
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Leeds United look to be nearing towards selling on this high earner.
Celtic enjoyed a relatively decent season last time out as Brendan Rodgers lifted two domestic trophies in his first year back in the dugout at Parkhead.
The Northern Irish boss came in to replace Ange Postecoglou, who departed for Tottenham Hotspur and the Premier League, last summer and won the Scottish Premiership title and the SFA Cup.
However, the Hoops were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage, finishing bottom of their group, and they could be set to aim for more success in Europe to go alongside domestic success next term.
Changes to the squad could help the Scottish giants to push on in the continent and the forward department has already seen some alterations this summer.
Adam Idah spent the second half of last season on loan from Norwich City and the Hoops are reportedly continuing talks to sign him on a permanent deal, having already had an offer of £4m plus add-ons turned down.
The Scottish Premiership champions have also allowed one of their senior strikers from last season to move on this month as Hyeon-gyu Oh was sold to Genk.
Celtic's Hyeon-gyu Oh masterclass
The Belgian outfit have reportedly paid a fee of £4.5m to sign the South Korea international to bolster their forward line ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
That is £2m more than the £2.5m the Bhoys reportedly paid Suwon Bluewings to bring him to Glasgow in the January transfer window at the start of last year.
Celtic, therefore, played a masterclass with the 23-year-old attacker as they almost doubled their money on him, despite his distinct lack of quality on the pitch during his 18-month spell at Paradise.
Firstly, his finishing during the 2023/24 Premiership campaign left a bit to be desired as he plundered five goals from 6.35 xG, an underperformance of 1.35.
Kyogo Furuhashi
18.39
14
-4.39
Daizen Maeda
8.78
6
-2.78
Reo Hatate
4.92
3
-1.92
Luis Palma
8.54
7
-1.54
Hyeon-gyu Oh
6.35
5
-1.35
As you can see in the table above, only four Celtic players underperformed their expected tally by more than the South Korean dud, who was behind Kyogo Furuhashi and Idah in the pecking order in his final few months at the club.
The biggest issue for Oh was that he did not offer much outside of scoring goals and that meant that his wasteful finishing made him a liability for the side.
In the Premiership last season, the right-footed marksman failed to create a single 'big chance', did not register any assists, and only made 0.3 key passes per game across 20 appearances, which shows that he offered very little, if anything at all, as a creative threat.
Celtic striker Hyeon-gyu Oh.
Oh also lost 58% of his ground duels and 60% of his battles in the air in those 20 league outings, which shows that opposition defenders got the better of him in physical contests more often than not.
Taking these statistics into account, Celtic played a blinder to make a £2m profit on him as his performances on the pitch did not suggest that he was worth more than they paid for him, as the forward struggled physically and technically.
Rodgers could, now, perfectly replace the £4.5m sale by dipping into the market to sign one of the club's reported targets before the end of the summer transfer window.
Celtic's interest in Danish sensation
The Scottish giants reportedly have a long-standing interest in Brondby centre-forward Mathias Kvistgaarden, and they already know how much he would cost.
Back in June, Austrian outlet VICTAURI, as relayed by the Daily Record, claimed that the Hoops target had a price tag of €10m (£8.4m) this summer.
The report stated that RB Salzburg are also eyeing up a possible move for the Danish sensation and that they had already sent scouts to watch him in action.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers looks on.
However, the Bundesliga side were not willing to pay the £8.5m transfer fee required for him at the time, which meant that they did not press ahead with a deal for his services.
This means that the door could still be open for the Hoops to swoop in to bring him to Parkhead as the dream replacement for Oh in Glasgow next season.
Why Mathias Kvistgaarden would perfectly replace Oh
Being a back-up striker option, at least initially, is a hard sell for players and a difficult position for Celtic to fill, particularly if they also sign Idah from Norwich to join Kyogo in the striker ranks at Parkhead.
However, it could be sold to Kvistgaarden as an opportunity for him to prove himself and potentially earn a move to a major league in Europe, whilst winning trophies and playing European football.
At the age of 22, he is younger than Oh and seven years younger than Kyogo, which means that the talented gem could come in as the long-term heir to the Japan international.
This suggests that Kvistgaarden would be perfect for the role that the South Korean dud vacated as a young back-up striker with the potential to emerge as a key figure for Rodgers in the future.
His statistics for Brondby in the Danish Superliga also suggest that he could come in as a big upgrade on Oh, in terms of what he offers on and off the ball, as he enjoyed what talent scout Jacek Kulig described as a "superb season".
Appearances
24
20
Goals
8
5
Assists
5
0
Big chances created
6
0
Duel success rate
45%
41%
As you can see in the table above, the 22-year-old sensation offered more to his team as both a scorer and a creator of goals, whilst also winning a higher percentage of his duels.
This suggests that Kvistgaarden, who racked up 31 goals and 11 assists in 45 games for Brondby's U19s, could provide a greater threat at the top end of the pitch for Celtic, in comparison to Oh.
Therefore, the Danish marksman could perfectly replace the new Genk signing due to his age profile, potential, and quality that he could immediately bring to the team.
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