Reliable club insider ExWHUemployee has shared some news on West Ham United and technical director Tim Steidten's transfer plans for January.

West Ham tipped for busy January

As reported elsewhere, West Ham are backed to be one of the busier sides in January, with defender Thilo Kehrer already sealing a loan move to Monaco for the rest of the season.

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Both in terms of incomings and outgoings, other reliable media sources like Fabrizio Romano have stated that West Ham chiefs have been working on this transfer window long before its official opening. It is believed that the Hammers could make multiple new signings this month (Wayne Veysey), including a new striker and centre-back, with West Ham believed to hold an interest in Wolves defender Max Kilman.

Supporters are eager to hear about West Ham bringing in a new number nine in particular, though, especially after they failed to replace Gianluca Scamacca last summer.

Michail Antonio's injury, combined with David Moyes' lack of faith in Danny Ings, has forced star winger Jarrod Bowen to play a makeshift striker role for large parts of the campaign.

While the Englishman has shone in that position, there is very little cover behind him, barring youngster Divin Mubama and Ings. West Ham, like half of Europe, are therefore taking a real liking to Stuttgart star Serhou Guirassy.

The Guinea international's sensational 2023/2024 season has turned heads from all over the continent, with Guirassy netting 17 league goals in just 14 Bundesliga appearances so far.

ExWHUemployee shares Guirassy to West Ham update

Speaking on his West Ham Way podcast, reliable club insider Ex has shared an update on West Ham's chances of signing the in-form striker this month. He says transfer chief Steidten has worked on signing Guirassy for West Ham, but the competition for his signature is fierce given the £15 million release clause in his deal.

“As we have reported for some time, Serhou Guirassy is still a top target for the club this January,” said Ex.

“Tim Steidten has worked on this potential deal, although I must stress there are many others keen on the player.

“Not only has his performances attracted other top clubs to look at the player, but the fact he’s got a £15m release clause makes the competition for his signature fierce. Another stumbling block is the player is part of the Guinea side at the AFCON, although they are not expected to advance far due to a tough group they are in.”

Barring his goals, Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg has also called Guirassy a "leading figure" in his club's dressing room.

"He is very strong physically," said Plettenberg to Sky.

"He knows how to score and he is known as a leading figure in the dressing room. However, what you do have to say is that it is a very good first season. So, there is a chance it is a one-season wonder but I'm not sure that will be the case.

"He's a good age, very experienced and very focused. He also has good and tough management in the background."

Somerset fight back after disastrous morning as Keshav Maharaj claims another five-for against them

Paul Edwards at Taunton10-Sep-2019
It is all too easy for folk in the West Country to fall in love with Somerset cricket and all too tempting at times to think their heroes have spurned such devotion. It is not so, of course; the players share that love, but as Yorkshire’s bowlers took six wickets for 85 runs and seamers’ cloud gave way to batsmen’s sunlight on this first morning many spectators at the County Ground feared this would be another September in which their hopes of a first title would founder.They may yet do so, of course. Yorkshire are only 129 runs behind the home team’s 199 and still have seven wickets in hand. But the day finished rather more evenly poised than had seemed likely when Somerset were in their lunchtime doldrums. Moreover, supporters have enjoyed unforgettable occasions at Taunton in recent years and few are more clearly printed on the mind than the morning four years ago to the day when Tom Abell reached his maiden first-class century. So perhaps it was fitting that it should be Abell, now Somerset’s captain, who rescued his team against Yorkshire with a patient innings of 66 which revealed all the nous the young skipper has picked up during four years in which his own resources, both mental and physical, have been tested to their limit.On a pitch offering slow turn and help to seamers who adhered to their disciplines, Abell eschewed the rashness which brought the downfall of Steve Davies, who was caught at point off Steve Patterson for 11 in the ninth over of the day. He also exhibited little of the technical looseness which caused James Hildreth to be bowled through the gate for a single by Duanne Olivier. Instead, he played late and watchfully, rarely driving through the V, wisely preferring to wait for the balls that were either too short or too wide.Somerset needed Abell’s vigilance. This is a game the home side may need to win if they are to sustain their dreams of the title. It is certainly a match Yorkshire must win if their own slender chances are to be anything more than arithmetical. So imagine the glee with which Abell and his players greeted the news that slow left-armer Keshav Maharaj would be available for this game. It may be compared to the joy likely to be felt by Andrea Leadsom were she to be told that John Bercow was dropping round for a cuppa and a chinwag. Maharaj, you see, took eleven wickets when playing for Lancashire in the tied match at Taunton last year; he then took another ten for Yorkshire in their innings victory over Somerset in July. And on this first day, he remained true to form by picking up another five, thus taking his total against Abell’s team to 26 in five innings at an average of 10.88.After the seamers had taken the first four wickets Maharaj was summoned to bowl at the River End ten minutes before lunch. His first wicket was something of a charity donation when George Bartlett decided it would be a good wheeze to reverse sweep the second ball after lunch. He duly edged a catch to Adam Lyth at slip. Young cricketers perceive reverse sweeps and scoops very differently to the old pro’s. They are part of their stock in trade. But it is still fair to ask whether the risk against reward equation worked in Bartlett’s favour on this occasion.In truth, Abell had little help until Jamie Overton joined him in a 51-run stand for the ninth wicket. Six of the first eight batsmen dismissed by Yorkshire’s bowlers reached double figures but none could manage more than the 15 notched by Dom Bess before he carelessly drove Maharaj to Tim Bresnan at short cover in the same over in which he had hit two fine fours. Bess was the seventh batsman dismissed but the fourth to be complicit in his departure. Overton, on the other hand, selected the ball to hit and celebrated the award of his county cap, after 153 games in all formats if you please, by clumping six fours in an unbeaten 40. Maharaj, of course, had the last word, removing both Abell and Josh Davey leg before wicket in the space of three balls to leave Somerset one run short of a batting point.Yorkshire began their innings as if intent on taking a first-innings lead this evening. Lyth hooked and pulled Davey for two sixes in the same over, thus taking him past 10,000 first-class runs for Yorkshire. But both he and Will Fraine were caught behind in the first six overs and after Gary Ballance had accumulated 35 runs in a little less than an hour, Dom Bess had Yorkshire’s top scorer leg before wicket ten balls before the close. We are thus set for a close contest, although no one is betting it will last into a fourth day.

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Em uma nota curta, o Inter oficializou o acordo entre as partes chamado de “rescisão amigável”, exaltando o profissionalismo demonstrado pelo jogador de 32 anos de idade desde 2017, data em que chegou para o Colorado depois de passar pelo Corinthians.

– O Sport Club Internacional comunica que rescindiu amigavelmente o contrato com o lateral-esquerdo Uendel. No Inter desde de 2017, o jogador atuou por 131 vezes. O Clube agradece o período em que o atleta defendeu o Colorado, com muita dedicação e profissionalismo, e deseja sorte na continuidade da sua carreira – comunicou o Internacional.

A tendência é que, nos próximos dias, ele seja anunciado como reforço do Cuiabá para a disputa da primeira temporada da história dos mato-grossenses na Série A do Brasileirão.

Segundo o portal ‘ge’, existia a possibilidade de Uendel ser apenas emprestado pelo Inter visando mais oportunidades. Porém, falhas cometidas principalmente na reta final da temporada 2020 acabaram pesando para a longeva relação receber um ponto final.

Com isso, agora o técnico espanhol Miguel Ángel Ramírez tem a sua disposição no setor Moisés, atual titular, e o jovem Léo Borges, cria do Celeiro de Ases.

Liverpool football club have been knocked out of countenance by the news that Jurgen Klopp will end his trophy-laden tenure at the club at the end of the season.

The German manager came and conquered and will be forever remembered as one of the most influential figures in Anfield's distinguished history, winning the whole gamut of silverware and taking the club from mediocrity to the apex of European football.

Still, the 56-year-old leaves the club in a good place, first in the Premier League, into the Carabao Cup final, and competing in the FA Cup and Europa League, and he will lead the charge for success across all four fronts.

The news is raw and comes as a shattering shock but Klopp has admitted that he informed FSG of his decision in November and, with that in mind, it's clear that work has been conducted behind the scenes.

The managers that could replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool

While Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso is the early frontrunner to succeed Klopp on Merseyside – with SPORT BILD confirming that there is a clause in his contract that would allow Liverpool to swoop in in the summer – the Spaniard is not the only boss on Liverpool's radar.

Indeed, Fabrizio Romano recently relayed a response from Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi who confirmed that his "focus is on the end of this season" after being questioned on Liverpool job links.

And while this in itself is insubstantial, the Reds were reportedly interested in appointing the Italian last year when Liverpool were in a rut and speculation about Klopp's future emerged.

He could now be a dream alternative to Alonso in the dugout due to his Premier League pedigree and his similarities to Klopp in the way that he sets his team up.

Roberto De Zerbi's tactical approach

De Zerbi joined the Brighton project back in September 2022 after Graham Potter left the AMEX Stadium to take to the dugout at Chelsea.

The 46-year-old has taken the bricks laid by Potter and sculpted a truly remarkable team on the south coast, leading Brighton to a fifth-place Premier League finish last year that secured European qualification for the first time in the club's history.

Whereas, Alonso is yet to manage in England it remains to be seen whether or not his work at Leverkusen would translate to success in the English top-flight.

Described as a "genius" by former player Maxime Lopez, De Zerbi's system is built on fluency in possession and domination across all areas, with his preference for in-cutting wingers something that aligns with Klopp's approach.

While De Zerbi and Klopp's systems are not diametrically opposed, the former does implement more of a passing game than Klopp's suffocating pressure, unrelenting and electric in recycling the ball and darting toward the final third.

Nonetheless, both managers offer an exciting offensive style and Klopp has even gone as far as to remark that De Zerbi is a "very influential" leader for the Seagulls.

Club

Matches played

Passes made

Brighton & Hove Albion

21

13,414

Manchester City

20

13,370

Liverpool

21

12,050

Chelsea

21

12,003

Tottenham Hotspur

21

11,950

Source: Premier League

Moreover, Liverpool aren't exactly averse to ball-playing and a collection of first-rate players at Anfield would be more than capable of adapting to a new style.

It remains to be seen whether or not Liverpool will move for De Zerbi but he has proven his mettle in the Premier League and could be the perfect fit due to his similarities with Klopp's style of play.

Namibia’s net run-rate takes a hit too as they lose their second in a row, this one by 81 runs

The Report by Peter Della Penna in Dubai20-Oct-2019PNG’s biggest partnership in T20Is, between Tony Ura and Assad Vala, left Namibia battered and bruised and without an escape route, as they slid to an 81-run defeat at ICC Academy Oval 2 on Sunday. Ura and Man of the Match Vala added 125 in just 12.2 overs as they punished poor lengths from Namibia, who cycled through eight options with the ball but found little success.The pair got off to a relatively quiet start, reaching 23 in three overs after opening the innings, before they plundered a trio of fours first off Christi Viljoen’s medium pace in the fourth over and then in the sixth, bowled by captain Gerhard Erasmus. It wasn’t until the eighth before the first six came, and Ura followed up the first with a second, in three balls off Pikky Ya France’s offspin, and then cleared Bernard Scholtz straight for another in the ninth. A bottom-edged four past the keeper brought up his 50 in 30 balls in the tenth over, and then brought up the team 100 at the end of the over when he smoked a drive over extra cover off Craig Williams for his fourth six.Viljoen struck twice in the space of three balls to finally send both players back to the pavilion – Vala hooking to deep square-leg two short of a fifty and Ura feathering an edge down the leg side for 71 – but the PNG opening combo had put Namibia well behind the eight ball. Sese Bau and Lega Siaka provided sharp bursts to keep the pressure on before Jan Frylinck’s triple-wicket 19th applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, though the damage was already complete.Early pressure from Nosaina Pokana with the new ball produced a wicket for Bau’s new-ball offspin at the other end as Nico Davin gave a catch to mid-off in the fourth over. The desperation for quick runs resulted in the run out of JP Kotze two overs later as Bau struck again with an underhand flick at the striker’s end after charging in from backward point. Williams was bowled two balls later for a duck by Norman Vanua before Erasmus pulled Damien Ravu’s medium pace softly to Vala at short midwicket to complete a slide of three wickets for no runs in five balls.Rather than try to mitigate their net run-rate hit with a victory becoming hopeless, Namibia continued to try to hit their way out of trouble only to spiral faster to defeat. Vala brought himself on and struck three times in four balls in the 12th: JJ Smit driving to long-on, Zane Green bowled playing back to a good length ball and Zhivago Groenewald missing a flick across the line to have his stumps rattled as well to make it 86 for 7.A deflection on to the stumps by Riley Hekure to run out non-striker Bernard Scholtz for the final wicket summed up the day for both sides as Namibia failed to bat out their final 17 balls. It resulted in a crushing net run-rate blow to 0-2 Namibia and a massive boost on the tie-break formula for 2-0 PNG.

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da cassino： O Botafogo trabalha nos bastidores para recuperar os jogadores lesionados. Na tarde desta quinta-feira, o clube atualizou, por meio do Núcleo de Saúde e Performance, os quadros do meia Pedro Castro, do lateral-esquerdo Hugo e dos goleiros Diego Cavalieri e Gatito Fernández.

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No comunicado, o Glorioso afirma que o quarteto está em processo de evolução, mas as principais novidades envolvem Hugo e Diego Cavalieri: a dupla entrou em transição e está ainda mais perto de retornar aos gramados.

Pedro Castro, com uma entorse no joelho, e Gatito Fernández, que teve um edema no joelho, seguem com trabalhos mais específicos e ainda estão em um estágio abaixo dos outros dois citados.

Hugo e Diego Cavalieri devem começar com um trabalho no campo – ainda de forma leve, vale ressaltar – em breve. O clube não informa sobre prazos de retorno aos gramados.

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Aston Villa recovered from their 3-1 defeat to Newcastle by thrashing Sheffield United 5-0 to move back into the Premier League's top four. It was Villa's biggest away win since the 2007/08 season, when they beat Derby County 6-0 at Pride Park.

One concern for Villa fans, though, was that Ezri Konsa failed to complete 90 minutes for just the third time this season after going down injured. Unai Emery tried to calm fears after the game by insisting that Konsa's withdrawal was tactical rather than enforced.

The Spaniard is already dealing with a considerable injury list, topped by season-long absentees Emi Buendia and Tyrone Mings, both of whom have damaged their anterior cruciate ligament. Left-back Lucas Digne is expected to be back this month, but Jhon Duran may be out until April.

Now, Villa reporter John Townley has shared a fresh update on Konsa, and unfortunately it appears that Emery's initial confidence was misplaced, with the defender facing a spell on the sidelines.

Konsa out for up to a month

Townley reports that Konsa will be "out for three to four weeks" following an update from Emery in his press conference ahead of Wednesday night's FA Cup fourth-round replay against Chelsea. The 26-year-old has suffered a sprained knee and could miss four Premier League games, starting with Sunday's home game against Manchester United.

In a timely boost for Villa, though, another of their defenders is back available for the clash with Mauricio Pochettino's side. Pau Torres is set to return to the matchday squad having resumed full training at Bodymoor Heath.

"Incredible" Konsa is Emery's most trusted player

It's no exaggeration to say that Konsa has become one of Villa's most important players under Emery. A tactical weapon who can play as either a centre-back or a right-back, he's started every single league game so far, as well as 10 of Villa's 12 matches in the domestic cups and Europa Conference League. In total, he's been on the field for 2,823 mins, more than anybody else in the squad.

In the Premier League specifically, he ranks sixth among outfielders for playing time, as you can see in the table below. Unfortunately, he'll have lost a lot of ground in that leaderboard by the time he returns.

=1

Joachim Andersen

Crystal Palace

2,070

=1

Max Kilman

Wolves

2,070

=1

William Saliba

Arsenal

2,070

=4

Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa

2,069

=4

James Tarkowski

Everton

2,069

6

Ezri Konsa

Aston Villa

1,996

Team-mate Matty Cash has dubbed Konsa an "incredible" player who should be regarded as "one of the best Premier League centre-backs", and the stats justify that assessment. He's won a higher share of his challenges (88.9%) than any other player in the top-flight this term.

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Torres' comeback certainly softens the blow for Villa, but it remains to be seen how much their Champions League aspirations suffer without a player who's been among the first names on the teamsheet all season.

Earlier, Callum Ferguson and Tom Cooper had helped South Australia put up a competitive score

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Nov-2019

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Victoria slipped to a last-ball one-run defeat against South Australia in Melbourne despite being on top of their 323 chase until the 45th over, with Aaron Finch’s 119. They needed 39 off 31 balls when Finch fell to Adam Zampa before Kane Richardson conceded only 10 runs in his two remaining overs and Cameron Valente defended 11 in the final over. The result had no bearing on next week’s final.Jake Fraser-McGurk scored eight runs off four balls as soon as he got strike in the final over, but with three needed off the final ball, he failed to connect and only managed a leg bye.Victoria’s chase had been set up by Finch’s 21st one-day hundred and Peter Handscomb’s 87 off 75 balls after Callum Ferguson scored 122 and captain Alex Carey and Tom Cooper struck half-centuries for South Australia.Ferguson has been in stunning form of late – he came into this match on the back of scores of 127 and 91 in the competition – and continued to dominate the Victoria bowling after Carey opted to bat, his 122 coming off 128 balls. Jake Weatherald fell early, and Ferguson lost the company of Harry Nielsen in the 19th over, but added 104 runs with Carey for the third wicket to put SA on the road to a solid score. More than Ferguson, though, it was Cooper’s blitz towards the close – 76 runs came in the last four overs of the SA innings – as his 81 off 46, with five fours and seven sixes, powered them to 4 for 322.In reply, Victoria lost opener Sam Harper in the first over for a duck before Finch led the reply smartly almost till the end, with a 147-run stand for the third wicket with Handscomb. Richardson accounted for Handscomb and Matthew Short chipped in with 35 before Finch was dismissed and the chase went out of their hands.

Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has admitted the club were priced out of a deal for Florian Wirtz after Liverpool sealed a £116 million ($157m) swoop for the Germany star. Hoeness claimed Der Rekordmeister would never pay such a fee for a player, insisting that the Reds’ spending spree showed a transfer market resembling 'Monopoly' this summer.

• Bayern priced out of Wirtz as Liverpool spent £116m
• Hoeness claims transfer rivals are “playing Monopoly”
• Bundesliga champions confident with Kompany’s squad

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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Wirtz joined Liverpool in a record-breaking deal after shining at Bayer Leverkusen, with Bayern and Real Madrid also exploring moves. Bayern eventually pulled out as they refused to meet the £116m asking price, turning instead to other deals. Hoeness has now slammed Liverpool and, in turn, the Premier League's spending power in the transfer market by also highlighting Newcastle's big-money move for Nick Woltemade.

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  WHAT HOENESS SAID

  Hoeness told German media: “We’re very satisfied at FC Bayern. We are the real winners of the summer transfer window. We have a strong team and didn’t need to strengthen it much. Of course, we would have liked to have Florian Wirtz, but we’d never have bought him for €150 million (£130 million).”

  He then added: “Other clubs are playing Monopoly. Newcastle paid big for Nick Woltemade when we were interested. That’s not how Bayern work – we won’t be dragged into that kind of game.”

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Bayern missed out on both Wirtz and Woltemade, with Premier League clubs flexing their financial muscle. Despite that, the Bundesliga champions kept their spending at a modest £75m while raising funds through major sales. Hoeness believes that Bayern's squad remains strong enough to compete across all fronts.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR WIRTZ?

  Liverpool will hope Wirtz can justify his price tag after a slow but promising start under Arne Slot. Bayern, meanwhile, will count on their balanced squad and Kompany’s leadership to chase silverware. The contrasting strategies highlight the widening gulf between German and English transfer markets.

Lionel Messi is being urged to follow David Beckham's example and become an owner when his playing career in MLS is over. A new contract for the Argentine superstar at Inter Miami is being speculated on, with American soccer eager to see the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner remain part of their brand for the foreseeable future. It could be that he stays on for many years to come.

New Messi contract: Terms to be revealed

Details of the terms presented to Messi are yet to be revealed, with it previously suggested that he could agree an extension through to 2028. That would take the South American GOAT beyond his 40th birthday.

AdvertisementGetty/GOALWhat next for Messi? Retirement plans

The end of a remarkable career would be close by then, with it yet to be determined what Messi will do once record-shattering boots are hung up for the final time. His initial deal in South Florida includes a 10 per cent stake in Inter Miami, but he may decide to head off on his own.

Will MLS find a role for Messi? ex-USMNT star hopes so

Whatever happens, Brad Friedel is hoping that a role is found for Messi in American sport. The former USMNT goalkeeper, speaking in association with , told GOAL when quizzed on what is next for Messi: "I hope from an MLS point of view and football in America that he stays put. I think that a departure would be a big blow to MLS, a big blow to building things up for MLS prior to a World Cup on home soil.

"There have been a lot of players at the end of their careers that have come to MLS. He’s been one that has performed incredibly well, you see his numbers – goals and assists don’t lie. He’s been incredibly professional around the league itself. I think that would be a big blow for the league if he didn’t sign a new deal.

"The thing that makes any professional league tick, in any sport, is the type of media rights deals that you can get to keep the sport going. When you have people like Lionel Messi, it helps a lot.

"For someone that grew up in this country without a professional league at all, I would like to think that perhaps when he has done playing he will still be involved in MLS in an ownership capacity or something of that nature – to keep helping the name and the brand of MLS to grow. That’s from a selfish standpoint. Let’s hope that he stays in Miami."

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Messi moved to the United States in 2023, with the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain playmaker bidding farewell to European football. His family are settled in Florida, with fresh terms at Inter Miami set to carry him through the 2026 World Cup with reigning champions Argentina.