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O volante Gabriel Moscardo deve ser a próxima revelação da lista que o Corinthians deve vender para o futebol europeu. E o Chelsea, da Inglaterra, desponta como um possível destino. Giuliano Bertolucci, empresário que representa o jogador, apresentou alguns materiais do meia corintiano à direção dos Blues nos últimos dias, e os ingleses se interessaram pelo atleta.

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A equipe inglesa, inclusive, está disposta a enviar uma proposta superior a 20 milhões de euros (R$ 107,2 mi, na cotação atual) pelo jogador. Essa oferta já foi transmitida ao estafe do atleta e deve ser apresentada ao Timão nos próximos dias para que as partes negociem algumas condições financeiras e até mesmo a distribuição de percentuais na transação. O clube do Parque São Jorge possui 80% dos direitos econômicos do atleta.

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Bertolucci é o empresário brasileiro com maior influência na Europa e ultimamente tem realizado alguns negócios com o Chelsea. Nesta janela de transferências, ele foi responsável por negociar os atacantes Ângelo e Deivid Washington, ambos do Santos, com o time inglês.

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Moscardo tem 17 anos, mas completará 18 em menos de um mês, no dia 28 de setembro. De toda forma, ele só deixaria o Timão no ano que vem, mesmo no caso de um possível negócio ser fechado durante esta temporada. O período de mercado na Inglaterra se encerrará nesta sexta-feira (1º), mas o Chelsea não vê a revelação corintiana como um ativo a ser usado neste momento.

Assim como Ângelo e Deivid, que foram emprestados ao Strasbourg, da França, a tendência é que o destino do camisa 44 corintiano fosse o mesmo em caso de saída neste momento, o que não ocorrerá. O clube francês é comandado pelos mesmos proprietários dos Blues. O volante Andrey Santos foi outra revelação brasileira contratada pelo clube londrino e emprestado em seguida. O ex-jogador do Vasco, no entanto, foi cedido ao Nottingham Forest, que também disputa a Premier League.

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O Chelsea, contudo, não é o único time inglês interessado em Moscardo. Desde as categorias de base, o volante é monitorado pelo Manchester City. Recentemente, pessoas ligadas à base da equipe alvinegra foram contatadas por dirigentes do Arsenal, que buscavam mais informações sobre Moscardo. Isso aconteceu no primeiro semestre, durante o conturbado momento institucional vivido pelo Corinthians por conta da contratação do técnico Cuca, condenado por importunação sexual na década de 80 e que pediu demissão após dois jogos no comando corintiano. Como o momento corintiano não era bom, as conversas foram adiadas para um outro momento, que ainda não aconteceu.

A ideia de Bertolucci é conversar com outras equipes na Europa, mas, devido à relação com o empresário, o Chelsea é a prioridade.

Manchester City are not what they were, but they are still good enough to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

No side have scored more goals in the top flight so far than Pep Guardiola’s lot (15), and they sit just three points behind leaders Arsenal.

This is a young and developing side, but City have one of the strongest spines in Europe, with Erling Haaland well beyond scoring goals for fun and Gianluigi Donnarumma bringing a new brand of shot-stopping between the sticks.

However, the linchpin in the middle, Rodri, has suffered injury complications this year after missing the bulk of the 2024/25 campaign due to injury

The latest on Rodri's fitness

Rodri is one of the best footballers in the world, and he has been the glue at the heart of Guardiola’s genius for so many years.

It was no coincidence that the wheels came off with the Spanish star sidelined last year, and Guardiola grudgingly confirmed he would be unavailable this weekend, City hosting Everton in the Premier League, and perhaps for a while longer.

The 29-year-old confirmed he felt something in his hamstring during the narrow win at Brentford before the international break, lasting only 22 minutes at the Gtech.

With Nico Gonzalez yet to click into gear after joining the Citizens from Porto for £50m in February, Guardiola will need to come up with a solution.

He will, of course, but this frustrating fitness saga draws us back to a time when the club parted with a young holding midfielder who could have been the perfect understudy.

Pep already sold Man City's Rodri replacement

Manchester City have one of the most efficient and respected youth academies in the world, with so many young prospects spending time cutting their teeth with the Elite Squad.

And among those to have parted with the Mancunians before earning a shot in Guardiola’s senior set-up was Douglas Luiz, who joined Aston Villa for £15m in 2019. The Brazil international was a monstrous presence in the Midlands, instrumental in Villa’s rise to European competition.

Now 27, Luiz left the Premier League for Juventus and returned after two years this summer, signing for Nottingham Forest.

Impressive on the ball, combative and a leader of men, the robust midfielder has the complete package, and that’s something that has set Rodri apart over the years.

Luiz has struggled for form and indeed minutes at the City Ground this season, but he has proven his ability to stand out in the Premier League before, and was certainly playing at a level suitable for a squad like City.

It’s within his ability, with the Brazilian even being described as being “better” than Declan Rice during those final days with Aston Villa by former Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant.

This might seem somewhat ridiculous now, but Luiz really has hit the highest level of performance in the Premier League before, and that’s without having been inculcated into Guardiola’s tactical sphere.

Declan Rice vs Douglas Luiz: 2023/24 PL season

Stat (per 90)

Rice

Luiz

Goals

0.15

0.31

Assists

0.05

0.15

Shots

1.39

1.70

Pass Success

91%

85%

Key Passes

0.77

1.49

Progressive Passes

9.48

5.67

Shot-creating Actions

2.06

3.81

Tackles Won

1.24

1.29

Successful take-ons

0.67

0.77

Progressive Carries

1.96

1.96

Aerial duel win %

39%

57%

Stats via FBref

Just imagine the partnership that could have been forged.

Of course, Rodri’s brilliance has eased any need for an elite number six across most of the Ballon d’Or-winning Spaniard’s career in England, but now, with the world-class superstar struggling, a player like Luiz could have been a difference-maker over the past 12 months.

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IPL’s breakout star produces another fast-paced innings after Rocky Flintoff top-scores for England

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 48 off 19 balls•Bipin Patel

India U19 178 for 4 (Suryavanshi 48, Kundu 45*) beat England U19 174 (Flintoff 56, Mohammed 42) by six wicketsIndia’s 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 48 from just 19 balls as India’s Under-19 side made short work of beating England in the first of five Youth ODIs at Hove.Suryavanshi, who became the youngest-ever century maker in men’s T20 when he hit 101 off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL earlier this year, made a startling debut to competitive cricket in England, putting on 71 in 7.3 overs with his captain, Ayush Mhatre as England were overwhelmed, losing by six wickets with 26 overs to spare.The young India side have made a memorable start to their tour of England. Three days earlier they had won another 50-over game, against a Young Lions Invitational XI at Loughborough, by 231 runs.Here, Suryavanshi was the star attraction, bludgeoning five sixes and three fours. Jack Home’s first over cost 21 runs as the left-hander top-edged his pull shot for six before driving over mid-on and pulling to cow corner for other sixes. But when slow left-armer Ralphie Albert came on Suryavanshi immediately skied to point.It was a different game after that, with India losing three more wickets before crossing the line, keeper Abhigyan Kundu leading the way with an unbeaten 45.England had been bowled out for a disappointing 174 in 42.2 overs, with only Rocky Flintoff (56) and Isaac Mohammed (42) reaching the 20 mark.There was a constant cloud cover and a green tinge to the pitch but it was India’s spinners, Mohamed Enaan and Kanishk Chouhan, who caused most problems, sharing five wickets and proving the most economical of the bowlers.England, who had chosen to bat, had started so positively, with Ben Dawkins and Isaac putting on an aggressive 39 for the fist wicket. The left-handed Isaac, one of two debutants in the team, along with French, was particularly exciting, pulling Henil Patel over square-leg for the first of his four sixes – there were also three fours in his 28-ball innings.The 17-year-old is related to England’s Moeen Ali and Worcestershire’s assistant head coach Kadeer Ali. He signed a three-year contract for Worcestershire from the Warwickshire Academy earlier this month.England lost their first wicket in the eighth over when Dawkins edged to first slip. But Isaac responded by striking Yudhajit Guha for successive sixes to bring up the 50 in the ninth over. Isaac then pulled Enaan over square-leg and out of the ground for another six. But three balls later he was caught at backward square-leg going for another big hit.Flintoff, the youngest player to score a century for the side, again looked in fine form. But his efforts were compromised by the constant fall of wickets at the other end. Ben Mayes looked in good touch when he drove through mid-on for four, but he was caught behind next ball to make it 80 for three and then captain Tom Rew was caught behind third ball.Flintoff, unsure whether to stick or twist, waited for some decent company but it didn’t arrive. Joe Moores and Albert fell cheaply to the off-spin of Chouhan and then Home was run out for five to make it 129 for seven. Flintoff was finally forced to hit out, and there were three sixes and three fours in his 90-ball innings before he was last out, going for another heave.

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Na quinta-feira (14), o São Paulo anunciou o final do vínculo com a atual patrocinadora, no caso, a Adidas. Agora, quem deve assumir o patrocínio do Tricolor é a New Balance.

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A atual fornecedora tem vínculo até o final do ano e veste o São Paulo desde 2018. Mas a relação sempre foi conturbada entre as partes. Em julho de 2018, um dos primeiros problemas apareceram. No lançamento de um uniforme de treino, em julho daquele ano, as peças incomodaram alguns torcedores. Com um escudo dourado, estavam foram do padrão – o que foi justificado pela empresa alemã que teve um ‘prazo curto’.

Uma questão que sempre foi levada em consideração é a diferença de valores pagos e tratamentos concedidos a outros times que a patrocinadora também está presente, como Flamengo e Internacional. No lançamento da terceira camisa de 2022, feita em homenagem à conquista de 1992, o São Paulo viu sua relação com a marca alemã estremecer mais ainda.

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Isso porque o uniforme ‘sumiu’ das lojas ainda no primeiro lote e demorou para ser reposto. A promessa era que retornasse em 15 dias. Mas, no fim, demorou quase três meses. Com este problema,a previsão do marketing são-paulino é que o clube tenha deixado de arrecadar mais R$ 6 milhões com a peça devido às listas de espera de clientes feitas por lojas.

Em dezembro do ano passado, uma situação envolvendo o uso de uniformes na pré-temporada com a estampa de outro patrocinador que tinha rompido o contrato há meses também entrou em questão. E agora, o problema mais recente aconteceu com o lançamento do novo terceiro uniforme do time, feito em homenagem a Muricy Ramalho. Como no ano passado, mais uma vez a remessa das camisas esgotou ainda no primeiro lote.

Em março deste ano, a fornecedora lançou uma campanha mundial da nova coleção de uniformes inspirados em vestimentas dos anos 1990 virou motivo de mais reclamações nos bastidores do São Paulo. Tudo porque o Tricolor foi ‘esquecido’ no post que anuncia a coleção nas redes sociais, em que modelos vestem a camisa dos principais clubes e seleções atendidos pela multinacional alemã. Entre selecionados e equipes europeias, somente três sul-americanos aparecem na campanha: Flamengo e a dupla argentina River Plate e Boca Juniors. Único tricampeão mundial do futebol brasileiro, o São Paulo foi completamente ignorado.

O vínculo com a atual está valendo até o final do ano, as vendas das camisas que foram lançadas continuarão sendo comercializadas nos meios oficiais.

عاد ألفارو كاريراس ظهير مانشستر يونايتد السابق إلى إنجلترا هذا الأسبوع، للمشاركة في مباراة ريال مدريد وليفربول في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وقد مر عامان تقريبًا، منذ أن قام مانشستر يونايتد بإعارة ألفارو كاريراس المعروف أيضًا باسم ألفارو فرنانديز إلى صفوف بنفيكا.

وكان مانشستر يونايتد قد قام ببيع ألفارو مقابل 5 ملايين جنيه إسترليني فقط، وقد تألق في البرتغال وانضم لصفوف ريال مدريد مقابل 43 مليون جنيه إسترليني هذا الصيف.

ولم يثير كاريراس إعجاب إريك تين هاج مدرب مانشستر يونايتد السابق، وأصبح هناك ندم كبير داخل النادي الإنجليزي على بيع اللاعب الذي أصبح أساسياً تحت قيادة تشابي ألونسو.

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وخاض ألفارو كاريراس 90 دقيقة في ملعب أنفيلد، حيث شارك في الهزيمة بهدف نظيف أمام ليفربول، وكان في اختبار مواجهة النجم المصري محمد صلاح.

وقد علقت وسائل الإعلام الإسبانية على أداء كاريراس، حيث وصفته صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” بـ”الشجاع” وكتبت: “لقد خاض مبارزة مثيرة مع صلاح وأزعجته قدر الإمكان، ورغم أنه لم يخترق دفاع ليفربول كما فعل في مناسبات أخرى لكنه قدم أداء قويًا وسدد كرة واحدة على المرمى”.

وأشادت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية بأداء كاريراس ضد صلاح أيضاً، حيث ذكرت: “كان منتبهاً للغاية منذ صافرة البداية وسعى لإيقاف الفرعون، ولم يعاني أمام صلاح إلا في اللحظات الأخيرة، كان فعالاً في المواجهات الثنائية وقوياً”.

وأضافت: “مرر بعض التمريرات الخاطئة لكنه قام بعدة انطلاقات خطيرة نحو الأمام، وفي إحدى المرات كاد أن يحصل على ركلة جزاء وفي أخرى أتيحت له فرصة بعد انطلاقة رائعة وقام بمنع هدف بواسطة اعتراض حاسم”.

Tottenham have been criticised as of late for a perceived lack of creativity, with it being clear they’re far from the finished article.

Tottenham travel to Everton after lacklustre Monaco draw

Thomas Frank’s side travel to Everton on Sunday with the aim of getting back to winning ways after two uninspired performances.

Their 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa last weekend heightened concerns around Spurs’ inability to dominate matches or create openings on a consistent enough basis, as critics call for Frank to shake things up.

Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur have been in fantastic form individually, particularly the former, but questions surround whether they should be the north Londoners’ starting pair in central midfield every game.

Frank’s men are struggling to connect defence with attack, and this was on full display during their stalemate in France.

Goalkeeper Gugilelmo Vicario was by far their player of the match against Monaco, saving Spurs time and time again with a string of excellent stops — thwarting ex-Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun three times in the first 45 alone.

Monaco 0-0 Tottenham – Champions League

Monaco

Team Stats

Tottenham

21

Shots

10

9

Shots on target

4

50%

Possession

50%

399

Passes

328

91%

Pass accuracy

89%

13

Fouls

12

0

Yellow cards

1

0

Red cards

0

1

Offsides

1

5

Corners

4

In terms of their attacking players, some believed winger Wilson Odobert had his “best game in a Spurs shirt” at the Stade Louis II, but the Frenchman was forced off through injury in the second-half and couldn’t make a further impact.

Even though Vicario has attracted criticism for his handling of crosses into the box this term, based off their 0-0 at Monaco, Frank’s goalkeeping department looks like one of the areas least in need of strengthening come January.

However, journalist Graeme Bailey reports that co-sporting directors Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange now have the chance to bring in a pretty big name for that position.

Tottenham offered Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen on loan

According to Bailey, speaking to TBR Football, Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has been offered out to Spurs, with the 33-year-old told that he can leave in January.

Ter Stegen, who’s made just nine appearances in all competitions since the beginning of last season due to injury, has watched summer signing Joan Garcia take his number one spot.

The German, who is still captain of Barça regardless of his unavailability over the last 12 months, is close to returning from a back problem, but the La Liga champions have told his camp to find him a new club when the winter window opens.

Tottenham have been approached by intermediaries over signing ter Stegen as a result, with the Lilywhites handed an opportunity to strike a temporary deal.

A six-time Spanish champion with Barça and Champions League winner, ter Stegen’s proven top-level experience could be invaluable to a largely young Spurs dressing room.

However, his fitness issues, combined with a pretty lofty £280,000-per-week pay packet, makes this potential move a fairly risky one, even on loan.

Vicario’s heroics against Monaco prove that Frank already has that base pretty covered, and the club should really be prioritising new additions further forward.

Dominic Solanke’s fitness issues and concerns around Richarlison’s form have prompted reports that Tottenham are targeting a new striker in 2026, with ex-Brentford star Ivan Toney among the names linked as Frank looks to bolster his attack.

Paratici and Lange, after Tottenham failed to sign Savinho in the summer, could also look to target a new winger in the winter.

تقدم منتخب إنجلترا بالهدف الأول أمام مصر في المباراة التي تجمع بينهما الآن ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا.

وتقام مباراة مصر ضد إنجلترا على ملعب رقم (7) في منطقة أسباير بالدوحة، في إطار لقاءات الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة المجموعات لـ كأس العالم للناشئين.

طالع | تشكيل منتخب مصر أمام إنجلترا في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا

ويدخل منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا المباراة بثقة كبيرة بعد أداء مميز في أول جولتين؛ إذ استهل مشواره بانتصار قوي على هايتي بنتيجة 4-1، ثم تعادل مع فنزويلا 1-1 ليجمع 4 نقاط وضعته في صدارة المجموعة.

وأحرز ريجان هيسكي هدف إنجلترا الأول أمام مصر من تسديدة قوية، من على حدود منطقة الجزاء على يسار الحارس داخل الشباك بالدقيقة 14. هدف إنجلترا الأول أمام مصر في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا

 

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Em seu último GreNal com a camisa do Grêmio, Suárez até marcou após cobrança de falta na segunda etapa, mas não conseguiu evitar o resultado negativo. Na tarde deste domingo (8), no Beira-Rio, o Tricolor Gaúcho foi derrotado pelo Internacional por 3 a 2, e perdeu forças na já complicada missão de brigar pelo título do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Em entrevista, o atacante uruguaio criticou a postura do time nos minutos iniciais do clássico, cobrou concentração dos companheiros e comentou as chances de título da equipe na competição nacional.

– Faltou concentração. Neste tipo de jogo tem que começar focado. Demos de presente para eles (Internacional) os primeiros 15 20 minutos do GreNal. Nesse tipo de jogo se paga muito caro. Procuro sempre fazer o melhor para ajudar o time, mas hoje não foi possível. Se quisermos ter a mínima chance de brigar pelo título, temos que ganhar este tipo de jogo. Agora é descansar, focar no próximo jogo para procurar ficar na zona dos quatro primeiros – comentou o atacante.

Com o resultado, o Tricolor permaneceu com os mesmos 44 pontos e se manteve na terceira colocação, graças aos tropeços de Palmeiras e Fluminense na rodada, mas viu a distância para o líder Botafogo subir para onze pontos.

Por conta da data Fifa, o Grêmio ficará dez dias sem disputar partidas oficiais. A equipe volta a campo contra o Athletico, na quarta-feira (18), em sua arena, às 19h (de Brasília).

Du Plessis, Hosein and Ferreira had combined to give Texas Super Kings a fighting total, but it was no match for the power of Pollard and Pooran

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Kieron Pollard turned the game MI New York’s way•Sportzpics for MLC

Kieron Pollard. A batting coach at Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Apt, seeing that he is 38-plus. But a full-fledged allrounder elsewhere around the world, including at MLC, where he is such a key part of MI New York. Just how key, he showed on Friday night in Dallas, walking out with MINY’s asking rate over 12, smashing 47 not out from 22 balls, and putting his team in the MLC 2025 final at the expense of Texas Super Kings, who must have felt they were going to the title round till Pollard happened.The chase wasn’t massive: 167. But MINY lost Quinton de Kock and Michael Bracewell for single-digit scores by the seventh over. That they had 43 on the board when Bracewell fell was mainly down to Monank Patel, but he was going at a strike rate of just around 120. Nicholas Pooran, who had walked out at the fall of Bracewell, was at just about a run a ball. And when Monank, after trying hard, fell for 49 off 39 in the 13th over, MINY had only reached 83.They needed a shift in gears. Pollard, facing his first ball, off Noor Ahmad, saw the ball in his arc just outside the off stump and went thump – 100 metres down the ground.Akeal Hosein hit a quick half-century to give Texas Super Kings a fighting total•Sportzpics for MLC

Somehow, though, TSK stayed in the game. And after 16 overs, the asking rate was still 12.50. Then Zia-ul-Haq found the ball in his hand, Pollard across the pitch from him second ball onwards, and Pollard went 6, 4, 4, 2, 6. The over went for 23. That was the shift MINY needed, and TSK must have been dreading.It was straightforward after that, till Pooran finished it off with his third six off the last ball of the 19th, walking off with 52 from 36. Pollard walked off with him, 47 off 22. And MINY were in the final, where they will play Washington Freedom, having completed a dramatic switch after finishing the league stage with three wins from ten games and having to go through the Eliminator-Qualifier 2 route, which they have now.To be fair, the chase should have been more comfortable when TSK were kept to 166. Faf du Plessis had to play pretty much a lone hand for the best part of the innings, till the 13th over, with the rest of the batting collapsing like a pack of cards. Smit Patel, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane and Marcus Stoinis all fell for single-digit scores, and du Plessis’ 42-ball 59 was the only reason TSK were in the contest.His fall, though, gave TSK their best phase with the bat, as Donovan Ferreira joined Akeal Hosein with the scoreboard reading 85 for 5 with just over seven overs to go. Hosein hit 55 in 32 balls, Ferreira hit 32 in 20, they put together an unbroken stand of 81 in 45 balls, and gave TSK hope. Pollard, in the main, and Pooran dashed it 19 overs later.

Manchester United made it three successive wins in the Premier League at the weekend when they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Bryan Mbeumo was, arguably, the star of the show with his two impressive goals for the Red Devils, taking his tally for the season to five goals since his move from Brentford.

The Cameroon international was not the only United star who caught the eye with an excellent display for Ruben Amorim in the win over the Seagulls, though.

Experienced central midfielder Casemiro impressed with his performance in the middle of the park, although his goal was rather fortunate with the deflection off Ayari.

The Brazil international provided a goal and an assist, whilst winning four of his six ground duels (Sofascore), in the 4-2 win for United, which shows that he was effective in and out of possession.

Despite producing an eye-catching display for the Premier League giants alongside Bruno Fernandes in midfield, Manchester United may be starting to think about what life will look like after Casemiro.

Why Man Utd need a replacement for Casemiro

The Brazilian midfielder will be 34 when his contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season, and it remains to be seen whether or not the club will exercise their option to extend it by a further year.

This means that they may be looking at who will take his place in midfield alongside Bruno in the mid-to-long-term. Kobbie Mainoo, though, may not be that player, for reasons outlined by Amorim.

As shown in the comments above, the Portuguese head coach views the England international as an alternative to Bruno, rather than as a defensive option to take Casemiro’s spot.

That leaves Manuel Ugarte as the only natural replacement within the current first-team squad. That is a concern because his performances for the club last season left far too much to be desired.

24/25 PL

Manuel Ugarte

Rank vs midfielders

Non-penalty goals

0.05

Bottom 41%

xAG

0.06

Bottom 30%

Shot-creating actions

1.56

Bottom 16%

Progressive passes

3.08

Bottom 18%

Progressive carries

0.81

Bottom 23%

Passes into the final third

2.96

Bottom 36%

Passes into the penalty area

0.45

Bottom 20%

Stats via FBref

Ugarte, as shown in the statistics above, was among the worst midfielders in the division in a host of key possession-based metrics, which shows that he does not offer enough on the ball.

Casemiro has had a turbulent time at Old Trafford, as shown in the graphic below, but his recent performance against Brighton shows that he can still offer quality in and out of possession.

With Amorim’s view of Mainoo and Ugarte’s lack of quality, Manchester United may have to look elsewhere to find a replacement for the former Real Madrid star.

Man Utd preparing offer for Premier League midfielder

The Red Devils appear to have identified that as an issue in the squad, as they are reportedly looking to sign a new midfielder in the next window.

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According to TuttoJuve, Manchester United are one of the clubs interested in a deal to sign Chelsea’s versatile midfielder Andrey Santos in the January transfer window.

The report claims that the Premier League giants and Juventus are both keen on a move for the Brazil international, as they look to bolster their midfields ahead of the second half of the campaign.

TuttoJuve adds that both clubs are preparing to make offers to sign the 21-year-old starlet, which suggests that they are both serious about a deal for his services.

Al-Qadsiah had an offer of around £60m (£59.5m) turned down for the midfielder last month. This suggests that United and Juventus will need to be in or above that ballpark if they want to snap him up in January.

Why Man Utd should sign Andrey Santos

The Red Devils should be pushing to beat Juventus to Santos’ signature in the January transfer window, even if it costs north of £60m, because he could be the perfect long-term replacement for Casemiro.

He has only started two of his seven appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea this season, with Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, two midfielders who cost over £100m each, ahead of him. This means that he has not had too much of an opportunity to shine for the Blues.

His performances whilst on loan at Strasbourg in Ligue 1 last season, though, suggest that he has the quality in and out of possession to be a dream signing for United to replace Casemiro in the defensive midfield role in Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system.

Santos, including the stunning strike in the clip above, scored 11 goals and provided four assists in all competitions for Strasbourg in the 2024/25 campaign, per Sofascore, which shows that he can make a big impact in possession from a central midfield position.

Analyst Ben Mattinson described the Brazilian star as a “duel monster” who “has everything you want in a CM”, and his statistics in Ligue 1 last season back up that claim, as he was influential all over the pitch.

24/25 Ligue 1

Andrey Santos

Percentile rank vs CMs

Goals

10

Top 1%

Assists

3

Top 20%

Passes completed

1,400

Top 7%

Successful dribbles

18

Top 18%

Fouls won

63

Top 1%

Tackles won

110

Top 1%

Duels won

228

Top 2%

Duel success rate

66.7%

Top 5%

Blocked shots

14

Top 14%

Stats via FotMob

As you can see in the table above, Santos excelled in virtually every aspect of the game, as a scorer, a passer, an assister, a dribbler, a duel winner, a tackler, a blocker. He did it all for Strasbourg.

These statistics suggest that the 21-year-old star has all the qualities that Amorim would want from his defensive and combative midfield player next to Bruno, because he has the defensive and duel-winning skills to screen the defence, whilst still being good enough to make an impact in possession.

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Posts BySean Markus Clifford Oct 27, 2025

Therefore, he could take the best qualities of Ugarte and Mainoo and combine them to be a complete star for United in the middle of the park as Casmeiro’s long-term replacement, as he is 12 years younger than his international teammate.