أعلن أشرف عبد العزيز المحامي، عن تلقيه تكليفًا من أحمد سيد زيزو لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، بشأن اتخاذ الإجراءات القانونية اللازمة ضد القلعة البيضاء، وذلك ردًا على ما يصدر ضده من عقوبات.
الأهلي حصل على توقيع أحمد سيد زيزو، وضمه في صفقة انتقال حر عقب نهاية الموسم الجاري، بعد انتهاء علاقته مع الزمالك.
ونشر أشرف عبد العزيز في منشور عبر صفحته الرسمية على موقع التواصل “فيس بوك”: “نظراً للعديد من التجاوزات والأمور المغلوطة الصادرة من مسئولي نادي الزمالك تجاه اللاعب أحمد سيد زيزو الذي كان بحق وبشهادة الجميع على مدار ست سنوات مثال على الالتزام والاحترام ولم يبخل بنقطة عرق واحدة”.
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وتابع: “ولما كان اللاعب متفانيًا في عمله في ظل وجود ثلاث مجالس ادارات منتخبة وثلاث لجان معينة كان الطبيعي أن يقابل بمزيد من التقدير وليس بكل هذا الكم من الافتراءات والتهديدات والخوض في الأعراض والسباب وعدم إظهار الحقائق”.
وأتم: “لذا نضطر أسفين لإتخاذ كافة الاجراءات القانونية تجاه كل من أخطأ في حق اللاعب”.
وكان الزمالك قد أعلن في بيان رسمي أول أمس عن إحالة أحمد زيزو للتحقيق نظرًا للتصريحات الإعلامية المسيئة للنادي، حسب وصفه، كما سيتم توقيع عقوبة مالية علىه بسبب تغيبه بدون إذن عن المران الجماعي.
A boa fase do originalmente lateral-esquerdo Luciano Juba tem sido um dos pontos altos do Sport no início de temporada. Com três gols e três assistências em 11 jogos, o jogador de 22 anos de idade tem sido um dos destaques ofensivos do Leão, algo que ficou em evidência diante do protagonismo na vitória por 3 a 2 sobre o Bahia, fora de casa, pela Copa do Nordeste.
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Com o gol e a assistência dadas por ele, a equipe encerrou seu longo jejum de sete partidas sem vencer e, de quebra, ele foi coroado como o melhor jogador da partida.
– Foi uma vitória muito importante pro grupo. Sabíamos da importância desse clássico, que seria um jogo difícil, mas graças a Deus conseguimos fazer um bom jogo e sair com o resultado positivo. Só tenho a agradecer a Deus por tudo que Ele vem fazendo comigo nesse início de temporada. Acredito que seja fruto de bastante trabalho. Vínhamos trabalhando muito forte e graças a Deus as coisas voltaram a dar certo para a gente – declarou.
Um dos combustíveis para Juba é o incentivo que vem das arquibancadas. Entre aplausos e vaias, a torcida pulsante do Sport é creditada por ele como um dos principais motivos para que os atletas rendam o máximo. Agora, o atleta quer que a virada de chave contra o Bahia resulte em uma sequência positiva na reta final do Campeonato Pernambucano.
– A torcida é sempre um jogador a mais pra gente. É muito importante ter a torcida dentro do estádio nos apoiando e incentivando. Temos uma sequência difícil pelo estadual agora. Estamos focados jogo a jogo. Vamos enfrentar o Salgueiro para depois pensarmos no clássico. Sabemos que é muito difícil jogar contra o Salgueiro na casa deles, mas vamos dar nosso melhor para sair com o resultado positivo – prometeu Juba.
O próximo desafio do Sport para tentar manter a empolgação da quebra de sequência negativa virá nesta terça-feira (8), diante do Salgueiro, às 19h30 (de Brasília), no Cornélio de Barros, em duelo atrasado da sexta rodada do Pernambucano. Nesse momento, a equipe é sexta colocada, com nove pontos ganhos, e está no limite da zona de classificação para as quartas de final.
Matthews hits maiden WC century; Dottin picks up two wickets – and plays her part in a run-out – in manic final over to seal the game
Annesha Ghosh04-Mar-20221:12
Sophie Devine: To take the game till last over, shows grit of the team
The 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup started with a big upset result on the opening night as Hayley Matthews’ 118 trumped Sophie Devine’s 108, and Deandra Dottin stole the show when she picked up two wickets and played her part in a run-out in a manic last over to consign hosts New Zealand to a shock three-run defeat.The clincher, though, might have been Chinelle Henry’s return catch on her second attempt to dismiss Devine, with New Zealand needing 45 off 29. That helped her make amends – tellingly, as it turned out – for dropping Devine earlier in the night; West Indies’ fielding swung between excellent and poor. The count for shelled chances, five until that point, ended on six.At one point, New Zealand needed just 24 off 17 with Jess Kerr and the experienced Katey Martin on course to avert an upset. The two picked 14 off the penultimate over to bring it down to a-run-a-ball in the final over. Enter Dottin. The result: 1W1WW. Game: West Indies.With that over, her only one in the game, Dottin somewhat stole Player of the Match Matthews’ thunder, but Matthews played a huge role with bat – she became the third West Indies woman to score an ODI World Cup century – and then ball, when she returned 2 for 41. Matthews was promoted to open in the absence of Rashada Williams, who is recovering from a concussion.After Devine opted to bowl, three fours from Dottin in the opening over set West Indies’ campaign rolling. Their first four scoring shots were all boundaries, with Matthews driving a full-toss past cover for her first runs.Deandra Dottin bowled the final over against New Zealand and produced a sequence of 1 W 1 W W to seal the game•Getty Images
Lea Tahuhu, the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 3 for 57, struck back with Dottin’s wicket first ball of her second over, which, however, cost 13, with Matthews stroking three fours. She displayed her range with the first of many cuts, pulls, and back-foot punches that adorned her century, the first by a West Indies woman in an ODI in New Zealand.Along the way, she strung fifty-plus stands with Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle and Chedean Nation.Apart from the Kerrs – Amelia and Jess – and Hannah Rowe, all the other New Zealand bowlers came in for punishment from Matthews. She was particularly aggressive against 17-year-old Fran Jonas, New Zealand’s second-youngest ODI World Cup debutant, and reached her ODI fifty off just 55 balls, soon after which West Indies lost Taylor for 30.Campbelle joined Matthews in the middle for the rebuild as she transferred her reliance from boundaries to strike rotation. In the 29th over, she upped the offensive again, clubbing Jonas for two fours in the first two balls of the 11-run over. In all, she struck 16 fours, and a six off Devine. Her century would come off a scamper for two.After Matthews fell, Anisa Mohammed’s six-ball 11 in the end lifted West Indies to their third-highest ODI World Cup total.New Zealand had never successfully chased more than 208 in an ODI World Cup, and their chase began on a wobbly note.A deflection by bowler Henry off a Devine straight drive ended Suzie Bates’ six-ball innings in the fourth over. West Indies then frustrated Devine and Amelia Kerr with an off-side-heavy field and backed it up with a persistent outside-the-off-stump line and terrific discipline on the outfield. The home side managed only 41 for 1, as opposed to West Indies’ 54 for 2, in the first powerplay.Sophie Devine struggled at times, but stayed the course to get to her sixth ODI century•Getty Images
Matthews followed up her success with the bat with a key strike off just her second delivery – bowling with a tweaked left hamstring and Kinesio taped-up right arm, she trapped the in-form Amelia lbw in the 12th over for what was the batter’s first score below 30 in six ODIs.New Zealand reached 114 for 2 at the halfway mark and needed 146 off her final 25 overs, and a slew of let-offs helped them at that stage. First, a run-parched Devine powered Aaliyah Alleyne to Shamilia Connell at mid-on only to be dropped, when on 36. She then gritted out a tough phase with a 76 stand with Amy Satterthwaite and reached her fifty in 70 balls, her first in ODIs since October 2020.In the 24th over, three balls after coming in as the injured Connell’s substitute, Cherry-Ann Fraser handed Satterthwaite a lifeline when on 22 off Mohammed. The veteran offspinner, however, eventually trapped Satterthwaite lbw, becoming the first spinner to pick 300 wickets in international cricket. She took out Tahuhu next ball but was unable to bag a hat-trick.On 66, Devine received a second reprieve when Taylor, stationed at midwicket, couldn’t hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end. On 74, it was Henry’s turn to shell another chance off Devine, who reached her 3000th ODI run when she moved to 82.New Zealand needed 66 off the last ten overs. Nine of those Devine scored. Her hundred, second in ODI World Cups and sixth in the format, was all determination and patience, but it wasn’t enough on the night.
Agarwal’s men boast a lot of power-hitting talent, but will be without Bairstow for their season opener
Alagappan Muthu26-Mar-2022
What kind of Kohli, the batter, will we see this time around?•BCCI/IPL
Big pictureA lot of IPL teams, for a lot of the time, go into the auction to buy back the players they’d been forced to let go. And it makes for fun viewing because their rivals always drive up the price. Punjab Kings though did things a little differently.They retained two, bought back five and said #okbai to 17. Then, with money to burn, they built a brand new team and it just bristles with power-hitting talent. Their former captain openly admitted he couldn’t play the way he wanted to because he was worried about what would happen if he fell cheaply. Mayank Agarwal won’t have any such concerns.Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the first team who will take on the challenge of containing a line-up that has Shikhar Dhawan at the top, Liam Livingstone in the middle and Odean Smith at the end.It is a daunting enough task without the added complication of no longer having access to their top-wicket taker anymore. Life after Virat Kohli (as captain) and AB de Villiers (as, well, Superman) is kicking off with a proper test.Related
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In the newsFaf du Plessis is the man charged with leading the Royal Challengers transition and he can breathe slightly easier, if only for now, because Jonny Bairstow and Kagiso Rabada won’t be among the opposition on Sunday on account of national duties.That doesn’t mean there aren’t other issues. Glenn Maxwell – one of RCB’s best players in 2021 – will not be available for the first two games and Josh Hazlewood, who lifted the title with Chennai Super Kings just a few months ago, will be arriving late after a successful tour of Pakistan.Likely XIsRoyal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Faf du Plessis (capt), 2 Anuj Rawat, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Sherfane Rutherford, 5 Mahipal Lomror, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 David Willey, 9 Harshal Patel, 10 Shahbaz Ahmed/Karn Sharma, 11 Mohammed SirajPunjab Kings: 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Mayank Agarwal (capt), 3 Liam Livingstone, 4 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 5 Shahrukh Khan, 6 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 7 Odean Smith, 8 Nathan Ellis/Harpreet Brar, 9 Sandeep Sharma, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Rahul ChaharStrategy punt David Willey is a powerplay expert. His record – 81 wickets in 139 innings – suggests he almost guarantees you an early wicket. And with Hazlewood out, he could be the perfect new-ball bowler for RCB. Plus, given the DY Patil stadium actually assists pace bowling, there’s even a chance that the England left-armer might do something that’s been impossible lately – swing the white cricket ball. A lot of teams may resort to taking the pace off to contain the Royal Challengers line-up. Among 20-plus players to have scored 100-plus runs against spin last season, Kohli had the lowest strike-rate (100 from 10 innings) and du Plessis had the third-lowest (108.08 in 12 innings). Dinesh Karthik’s average of 20 against spin was the fourth lowest for a batter in IPL 2021 (min 10 innings). Punjab will be eager to exploit this weakness, especially since they won’t have to worry about Maxwell throwing a spanner into the works.Stats that matter The DY Patil stadium has hosted 17 IPL matches so far. Ten of those have been won by the chasing team and you’ll know why when you see the average first-innings score: 147. Agarwal will be captaining a cricket team at senior level for only the fourth time in his career. And while a lack of experience like that can be a challenge to overcome, it must help that the 31-year old now knows his game inside out. Agarwal has become especially good at pacing his innings and is an absolute menace in the middle overs (7-16) with a strike rate 158.68. Among those with at least 50 runs in this period since IPL 2019, only four others fare better. du Plessis loves playing against Punjab. His average – 61 – and number of fifties – 7 – are both way higher (42 vs KKR and 3 vs RCB) than his records against any other IPL team. Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Kohli an IPL record seven times.
Everton would have walked away from their Premier League stalemate with Arsenal as the far happier side, having frustrated the Gunners all afternoon by putting in a defensively dogged display.
Mikel Arteta’s men would only muster up one big chance all contest consequently, as Sean Dyche’s visitors intentionally sat back in order to pick up a share of the points, with Arsenal even amassing a whopping 77% possession.
Everton manager Sean Dyche
The Everton defenders certainly earned their praise come the full-time whistle, therefore, with the likes of James Tarkowski battling hard throughout the 90 minutes to keep stars such as Kai Havertz at bay.
How Everton's defence performed at the Emirates
The aforementioned Toffees captain led by example at the Emirates Stadium alongside his centre-back partner Jarrad Branthwaite, as the ex-Burnley man successfully won four duels alongside making seven clearances to preserve his resolute side’s clean sheet.
Branthwaite also put his towering 6 foot 5 frame to good use with three duels of his own won, whilst Jordan Pickford had to stay alert throughout with five saves tallied up which would constantly frustrate faces such as Bukayo Saka attempting to beat the clued-up 30-year-old.
Whilst Pickford would rightfully win a lot of plaudits at the full-time whistle for some top-notch stops, Ashley Young also put in a gritty display at the back to ensure a draw was sealed, with the ex-Aston Villa man winning a sublime seven duels to routinely thwart Gabriel Martinelli bombing forward.
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It wasn’t just in north London that Young has shone this term. For his relegation-threatened side this campaign, he has starred as an attacking menace, with the 39-year-old rolling back the years to become his side’s answer to Liverpool phenom Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Often operating as a winger during his hay day in the Premier League, Young’s creativity from this more forward-thinking spot is still managing to come to the forefront as he now regularly lines up in a back four.
This season to date, the top-flight veteran has amassed an impressive one goal and three assists, with that solitary strike coming against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a comprehensive 4-0 win just one match before the shut-out at Arsenal.
This resurgence is even more admirable considering there were shouts for Young to be axed from Goodison Park this summer, with his high £40k-per-week wage the topic of many a discussion on Merseyside.
Now, he is more than justifying this steep pay packet, with his numbers not too dissimilar to that of Alexander-Arnold – according to FBRef.
Young vs Alexander-Arnold – 24/25 PL numbers
Stat
Young
Alexander-Arnold
Games played
13
14
Goals scored
1
0
Assists
3
3
Shot-creating actions *
2.40
4.08
Passes attempted *
50.23
76.51
Progressive passes *
5.75
7.46
Tackles *
3.11
2.34
Interceptions *
1.44
1.03
Clearances *
3.11
1.28
Stats by FBRef (* = per 90 mins)
While the Everton veteran is understandably still ranking behind Trent for a host of numbers, you can see the similarities between the two in the way they progress the play via their passing.
Unsurprisingly, Young has more defensive know-how than the Real Madrid-linked 26-year-old too, with more tackles and clearances averaged when glancing at the above table, albeit the Toffees are more defensively active than Liverpool.
It’s been quite the sharp turnaround for the ageing full-back, who will hope these stellar performances keep coming in order to see out the twilight of his playing days in style.
Dyche does have a reputation for getting the most out of experienced heads at his disposal, with the Toffees boss keeping his fingers crossed that Young and Co can continue picking up results like the draw at Arsenal to push further away from the dreaded relegation spots.
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Além de comentar sobre a situação psicológica de Andreas Pereira, Paulo Sousaesmiuçou a estratégia adotada ao longo da vitória do Flamengo sobre um fechado Vasco, por 1 a 0, com gol de Gabi, nesta quarta-feira, pela ida das semifinais do Campeonato Carioca.
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– Enfrentamos um adversário que procurou defender, contra-atacar e buscar situações nas bolas paradas. Foi mais ou menos o que aconteceu durante o jogo. No segundo tempo, nosso adversário procurou ter um pouco mais de velocidade e arriscou em nível individual uma pressão mais rápida. Muitas vezes jogamos muito para trás e temos que superar essa pressão. É algo que temos que melhorar, sobretudo nos últimos minutos de jogo, quando temos mais controle. Se sairmos dessa pressão, teremos mais espaço para encontrar capacidade de finalização – comentou o Mister, em entrevista coletiva, complementando a respeito do rodízio aplicado no Carioca:
– A ideia não é fazer experiências em uma competição. Sabemos da importância do tetra, que tentamos vários anos e não conseguimos. Tivemos a necessidade de entender em competição a resposta dos nossos jogadores em relação à complexidade de cada jogo. Cada vez estamos mais claros para ajudar nossos jogadores dentro de posições e ideias de jogo para corresponder com a qualidade que têm.
Contra o Vasco, nesta noite, Paulo Sousa repetiu a escalação pela primeira vez, em 11 jogos – foi o mesmo time que iniciou contra o próprio Vasco, no dia 6 deste mês, pela fase anterior do Estadual.
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Agora, o jogo da volta será realizado às 16h deste domingo, novamente no Maracanã, sendo que o Flamengo conta com a vantagem do placar igual no agregado – por ter feito uma campanha superior ao Vasco, que perdeu todos os clássicos em 2022, na Taça Guanabara.
توفي المهاجم الجابوني، آرون بوبيندزا، عن عمر 28 عامًا بعد سقوطه من الطابق الحادي عشر في أحد المباني بالصين، أثناء تواجده مع نادي تشجيانج.
الحادث وقع في ظروف غامضة، والسلطات الصينية تحقق في ملابساته لمعرفة هل هناك جاني أم ماذا حدث؟.
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صحيفة “Fanatik” الرومانية، أكدت أن الوفاة قد تكون انتحارًا أو حادثًا عرضيًا، فيما رجحت رواية ثالثة وهي نشوب شجار بين بوبيندزا وشقيقه داخل الشقة قبل الحادث مباشرة.
نادي تشجيانج أعلن أن اللاعب غاب عن آخر التدريبات دون إخطار مسبق، وفشلت كل محاولات الوصول إليه قبل تأكيد وفاته، مما أثار القلق داخل أروقة النادي.
بوبيندزا انضم إلى النادي الصيني في الميركاتو الشتوي مقابل 800 ألف يورو من رابيد بوخارست، وقدم أداءً لافتًا بتسجيله 4 أهداف وصناعته لهدفين في 6 مباريات فقط.
في صيف 2023، دخل بوبيندزا في أزمة مثيرة مع الزمالك، حيث كان قريبًا من الانضمام للنادي، قبل أن يتراجع فجأة رغم إعلان الزمالك عن الصفقة، إلا أنه لم يصل إلى القاهرة وغيابه جاء دون سابق إنذار.
اعتبر الزمالك تراجع بوبيندزا المفاجئ نوعًا من الهروب، خاصة أن اللاعب ظهر لاحقًا في رومانيا للتوقيع مع رابيد بوخارست، ما تسبب في حالة من الغضب داخل النادي.
خلال فترة قصيرة مع رابيد، تسبب بوبيندزا في عدة مشاكل انضباطية، من بينها التأخر عن التدريبات، ما دفع النادي للتخلي عنه رغم بدايته التهديفية الجيدة.
نهاية بوبيندزا المأساوية طوت صفحة لاعب موهوب كان هداف الدوري التركي في موسم 2020/2021، وسط تساؤلات مؤلمة عن المصير الذي واجهه في هذا العمر المبكر.
Após ser derrotado pelo Coritiba na Arena da Baixada, o Athletico volta a campo no domingo para encarar o maior rival, no Couto Pereira.
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Com o revés por 2 a 1, o Furacão tem a necessidade de vencer por dois gols de diferença para ficar com a vaga. Se vencer pela vantagem mínima, a vaga será definida nos pênaltis.
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Uma das mudanças para o Atletiba vem no banco de reservas. O técnico Alberto Valentim está suspenso e o time será comandado por Lucho González.
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Ireland international signs as Bears’ second overseas player for majority of group stages
Matt Roller22-Mar-2022
Paul Stirling starred in the Hundred’s knockout stages in 2021•Getty Images
Warwickshire hope that Paul Stirling will be a “transformational signing” for their T20 Blast ambitions, as he joins the club for the majority of the group stage to form a new-look opening partnership with Alex Davies.The Bears were beaten in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Kent last season, but lacked a reliable source of runs at the top of the order. Ed Pollock, explosive on his day but frustratingly inconsistent, has since left for Worcestershire while Adam Hose looks set to slide back into the middle order after a quiet 2021 at the top.Stirling, a sought-after opening batter in T20 leagues around the world, has spent the vast majority of his county career at Middlesex, though also played for Northamptonshire in 2020 after Ireland’s rise to full-member status forced him to register as an overseas player, rather than a local.”I’m incredibly excited to join up with the Bears for this year’s Vitality Blast,” Stirling said. “They were the masters of the red-ball game last year but also have big ambitions in white-ball cricket and want to be playing at home on Finals Day. It’s going to be a special few weeks and I can’t wait to get started.”Related
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He is due to play the first 12 group games before joining up with Ireland for their two T20 internationals against India at the end of June, and Warwickshire are hopeful he could be available for Finals Day on July 16 – the day after an Ireland ODI against New Zealand in Dublin – if they Bears reach that stage.Paul Farbrace, Warwickshire’s director of cricket, said that Stirling would open alongside Davies, his team-mate at Southern Brave during their title win in the Hundred last year. That would leave Hose, Chris Benjamin, Sam Hain, Will Rhodes and new captain Carlos Brathwaite in the Bears’ middle order, with recent England Under-19 internationals Dan Mousely and Jacob Bethell in reserve.”Paul could be a transformational signing for us in this year’s Blast,” Farbrace said. “He is one of the most powerful openers in the T20 game and has lots of experience on the biggest stage, having played in World Cups and global franchise tournaments.”With a new look opening pair of Paul and Alex Davies in this year’s Blast, it’s an incredibly exciting line-up that Carlos Brathwaite is going to be captaining when we take to the field at Edgbaston for our opening game against the Steelbacks on May 26.”Stirling was player of the match in the Hundred final last season, but is not expected to be picked up in this year’s competition due to a clash with Ireland’s series against South Africa and Afghanistan.
A “sensational” Arsenal player close adviser is apparently pushing for him to leave the club in January, with the winter transfer window soon upon us, as reports begin to heat up surrounding both potential incomings and outgoings at the Emirates.
Players who are most likely to leave Arsenal in January
Despite Mikel Arterta being forced to deal with a host of injury problems so far this campaign, which has already threatened to extinguish their bid to win a first Premier League title in 21 years, there are suggestions that first-team squad members could depart north London as early as next month.
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The Gunners want an alternative to Kai Havertz.
2 ByEmilio Galantini Dec 12, 2024
Left-back Kieran Tierney, after recovering from a hamstring injury which kept him sidelined since Euro 2024, has been re-introduced to the first-team squad by Arteta – with the Spaniard confirming that he could hand the former Celtic star for his first senior appearance since the 2023 Community Shield final.
“He is ready, he’s training really well and he’s going to have an opportunity for sure,” said Arteta on playing Tierney.
“The way the team is looking at the moment, he is going to do that for that reason and because he’s earned it. The way he’s behaved, the way he’s been with us because he’s willing to do it and when that happens, you have to give those opportunities to players.”
Arsenal’s next five Premier League games
Date
Everton (home)
December 14
Crystal Palace (away)
December 21
Ipswich Town (home)
December 27
Brentford (away)
January 1
Brighton (away)
January 4
Tierney has been an unused substitute in all of Arsenal’s last five games in all competitions, first making his way back on to the bench for their 5-1 win away to Sporting Lisbon at the end of last month, but this certainly isn’t an indication he won’t be going anywhere in January.
Reliable journalist Charles Watts stated that Tierney is likely to leave Arsenal when the window reopens, and the plan was always to ease him back into the first team in a bid to attract potential suitors.
Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney.
“He has been included in Arsenal’s Premier League squad for the season so he could play once fit, but I struggle to really see that happening,” said Watts, who also claimed Tierney is not in Arteta’s long-term plans.
“He will hope to get a move in January, probably on loan.”
Meanwhile, despite starting in each of the club’s last three games in all competitions, Poland international Jakub Kiwior continues to be heavily linked with a move back to Italy.
Jakub Kiwior's agent pushing for him to leave Arsenal in January
The 24-year-old has done well to fill in for the injured Gabriel Magalhaes lately, helping to shut out both Man United and AS Monaco alongside William Saliba, but there is a belief among the Italian press that Arsenal are prepared to sell Kiwior outright next month – amid interest from Napoli.
Now, newspaper Il Mattino (via Gooner Talk) has provided another update, and they write that Kiwior’s agent is pushing for him to leave Arsenal in January – with the player’s representative eager to secure a move away for the defender.
Jakub Kiwior for Arsenal
Once Riccardo Calafiori and Oleksandr Zinchenko return to the fold, you can make a case that the former Spezia starlet will once again be confined to Arteta’s bench for the foreseeable, so you can see why those close to Kiwior are in favour of him quitting N5.
However, from Arsenal’s perspective, it would be very risky to let the “sensational talent” leave when injuries have been such a reoccurring theme of their campaign.