Leeds United are “interested” in signing a £6m “machine” who Liverpool officials were recently impressed by.

Leeds return to the top of the Championship with 2-0 win over Norwich

The Whites returned to the top of the Championship table on Wednesday evening, with a 2-0 win over Norwich City at Elland Road.

Manor Solomon and Dan James both scored and provided an assist in the midweek victory, with attention now turning to Monday’s crucial trip to promotion rivals Burnley.

Daniel Farke’s side are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions and are yet to add to their squad in the January transfer window.

The German’s message for new signings has been clear all month and was reemphasised in the week, where he said: “We stay awake in the market but we are not in panic mode.”

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Some players who have been linked with moves to Elland Road include Aston Villa attacking midfielder Emiliano Buendia and striker Willem Geubbels from Swiss side FC St. Gallen. However, additions at the back could also be on the agenda, especially with Pascal Struijk currently sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Leeds interested in signing £6m machine – Sky Sports

According to Sky Sports reporter Philipp Hinze, Leeds are “interested” in signing Nordsjaelland left-back Daniel Svensson. However, Red Bull owned RB Leipzig are also keen on the Sweden international, who is valued at up to €7m (£6m).

“Daniel Svensson is on the list of RB Leipzig. 22-year-old Swede, currently under contract with Nordsjaelland. Left-back, 1.83m tall. Also interesting for the summer. Initial loose talks have taken place. Fits the LV profile. Not hot yet. Realistic price: €6-7 million. Leeds is also interested in the player.”

Svensson is 22 years of age and has made more than 150 appearances for Nordsjaelland over the last four years, 19 of which have come during the current campaign. He also has experience of playing in central midfield and as a left midfielder, so he could be a shrewd addition for the Whites.

Svensson has also been catching the eye of some Premier League giants, with Arsenal and Manchester City scouting the player and Liverpool chiefs being left impressed after they watched the full-back.

Former teammate Jeppe Tverskov also previously hailed Svensson, labelling him as a “machine”: “Sometimes, you see that if you can do a bit of everything, you end up being a reserve. But [Svensson] doesn’t because he is so good.

“He is a machine. He has a strong body and can run a lot. During the time when we played almost every three days, there were many who played many minutes. The only difference was that, in every eternal fight, he had 13 kilometers in him. It is very impressive.”

Leeds’ current first-choice left-back, Junior Firpo, is out of contract at Elland Road in the summer, and there are no immediate signs of a new deal, so perhaps the 49ers and Farke view Svensson as a potential replacement for the Spaniard.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s towering and unbeaten century delivered India a resounding victory over England in Canterbury and an unassailable 2-0 ODI series lead.India’s 88-run win, built on Harmanpreet’s 143 not out off 111 balls, means Saturday’s finale at Lord’s will be a dead rubber in the context of the series with England’s best hope now claiming the two ICC Women’s Championship points on offer in a consolation victory after winning the T20I leg of the tour 2-1.Asked to achieve the first 300-plus run chase in a women’s ODI after India posted 333 for 5 – their second-highest in the format, England managed 245 in reply, Danni Wyatt’s half-century coming in a losing cause as Renuka Singh claimed four wickets to put the result beyond doubt.Having opted to bowl in cool and cloudy conditions, England knew the key to forcing the series to a decider was to diminish the threat of India’s firing top order.England started well enough when Kate Cross, playing her 50th ODI, bowled Shafali Verma in the second over of the match and Charlie Dean took a sharp return catch to remove Yastika Bhatia and break a second-wicket stand of 54.Opener Smriti Mandhana looked dangerous again though, peeling off four fours and swatting Sophie Ecclestone over the fence at wide long-on on her way to 40. But it was Ecclestone who ended Mandhana’s knock with one that spun back in to beat the attempted sweep and strike the side of her back thigh for lbw. At that stage Mandhana had put on 33 runs with Harmanpreet, who carried on in fine touch with Harleen Deol to keep pace nicely.Deol dispatched Ecclestone down the ground for six to move to 47 and raised her fifty a short time later with a single dabbed through midwicket, and then carried India past the 200 mark with another six, swept over deep square leg off Lauren Bell.By the time Bell had Deol caught by Wyatt at deep midwicket, India were on track to post an imposing total and Harmanpreet was into a stunning rhythm.Harmanpreet unleashed her signature slog sweep to devastating effect and was also punishing to the off side, her two sixes over the covers off debutant Freya Kemp bookending a brutal slog off Ecclestone over the deep-midwicket boundary.Kemp, the 17-year-old left-arm seamer who has had an impressive maiden international summer in England’s T20I team, endured a torrid introduction to the longer format. After bowling seven overs for 28 runs, she ended up conceding 82 runs off her 10-over allocation for just one wicket, that of Pooja Vastrakar, who was caught by Emma Lamb in the 46th. It was the most runs conceded by an England bowler in a women’s ODI, followed by fellow seamer Bell, who took 1 for 79 from 10 overs.Harmanpreet added the lion’s share as she and Deepti Sharma piled on another 71 runs after Vastrakar’s dismissal at a staggering partnership run rate of 17.75, the highest for a 50-plus stand in women’s ODIs where data is available.They took 62 runs off the last three overs, 26 of those coming off the 48th as Kemp sent down six wides and went for three fours and a six. Harmanpreet helped herself to 18 of the 19 runs Kemp conceded off the final over, including another aerial cover drive for six followed immediately by three consecutive fours to complete a stunning display.Renuka Singh struck regularly to peg England back in the middle•ECB via Getty Images

Alice Capsey, the prodigiously talented teenage allrounder, sent a scare through the England camp when she left the field in the 29th over after appearing to jam her finger into the ground trying to stop a well-struck ball from Deol at midwicket.However, Capsey did come in to bat at No. 4 after England had slumped to 12 for 2 when Tammy Beaumont was run-out by none other than Harmanpreet, firing the ball in brilliantly to the non-striker’s end from mid-on and Renuka rearranged Sophia Dunkley’s stumps. Capsey looked determined to fight, dealing only in fours on her way to 24 off 10 balls before working Vastrakar off her pads to deep midwicket for her first single.The DRS had been on the blink throughout the match due to technical issues and wasn’t available when Lamb was arguably unlucky to be given out lbw to Renuka while walking across her stumps and England slid to 47 for 3.When Capsey fell for 39 steering Deepti to Shafali at mid-off, it was in the hands of experienced duo Wyatt and Amy Jones – England’s acting captain in the absence of the injured Heather Knight and Nat Sciver, who is taking a mental health break – to steady the home side again.They put on 65 runs together but when Renuka bowled Wyatt for 65 with a dipping yorker to claim her third wicket and Dayalan Hemalatha had Jones stumped with only her third delivery after entering the attack, it felt like only a matter of time before India ended things.Renuka claimed her fourth when Ecclestone picked out Deol on the deep-midwicket boundary. Soon Shafali picked up her maiden ODI wicket – and third in international cricket – when Cross failed to overturn her lbw dismissal via a now-working DRS. Dean produced a solid knock at No. 9 to reach 37 from 44 balls before she was last batter out, stumped off Hemalatha, but the damage was done long, long before – by Harmanpreet.

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Desmond Haynes: No better place for Chanderpaul to start his career than in Australia

Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the son of former batter Shivnarine, has earned his maiden call-up to West Indies’ senior side for the two-match Test series in Australia in November-December. Tagenarine, who was picked as a reserve batter for the home series against Bangladesh earlier this year, is expected to open the batting alongside captain Kraigg Brathwaite.John Campbell, who had opened with Brathwaite against Bangladesh in June, was recently handed a four-year ban for violation of an anti-doping rule.Tagenarine brings with him rich first-class form: he was the second-highest run-getter in the 2021-22 West Indies four-day championship, scoring 439 runs in eight innings at an average of 73.16. He followed it up with a 59 against Bangladesh in a tour match, and 49 and 109 not out against Bangladesh A.Before heading to Australia, Tagenarine will likely turn out for Guyana Harpy Eagles in the Super50, West Indies’ regional one-day competition, which kicks off on October 29.”I think what you have to take into consideration too is with Tage, a young man, he’s got a very good technique to the new ball which is good,” Desmond Haynes, the lead selector, said. “He leaves alone very well. When you go to places like Australia, you don’t want to see the No.3 batsman coming in too early or the number four. So I think he and Kraigg would definitely complement each other because at least they would be looking at what openers should do for a team as well, which is build a foundation for the side so the guys coming in down the order would not get the new ball.”I think it’s a good choice of picking the young man. [There is] no better place to start your cricket career than Australia where a lot of people believe if you do well against Australia then you’re rated. It’s always been considered a tough place to play cricket and I think he has the ability to do it and I want to wish him all the best.”Roston Chase and Shamarh Brooks, who was part of the 2022 T20 World Cup squad after hitting a barnstorming century in the CPL, returned to the Test side. However, there was no room for Rahkeem Cornwall or left-arm fingerspinner Gudakesh Motie. Cornwall has been omitted despite being the highest wicket-taker in the four-day championship, with 23 strikes in five matches at an average of 21.47. That meant Chase, who is returning from an injury, is the only proper spin option in the squad.Tagenarine Chanderpaul has been in rich form in domestic first-class cricket•Cricket West Indies”Roston Chase has returned to the squad as an allrounder and we believe his experience and skillset will be beneficial and Shamarh Brooks has also returned to bolster the middle-order batting,” Haynes said.Devon Thomas was retained as the back-up wicketkeeper to Joshua Da Silva. Jason Holder, who was rested for the Test series against Bangladesh, returned to lead a bowling attack that includes Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales and Anderson Phillip.The squad is expected to assemble in Australia on November 10, 20 days ahead of the first Test in Perth. They will play a three-day warm-up game in Canberra from November 17, followed by a four-day pink-ball match against the Prime Minister’s XI, also in Canberra, from November 23. The second Test in Adelaide will also be a day-night affair, starting from December 8. The two Tests will be part of the World Test Championship (WTC).The Australia tour will be Phil Simmons’ last assignment as head coach of West Indies. After the side suffered a first-round exit in the T20 World Cup in the country earlier this month, he had put in his resignation. However, he will participate in CWI’s post-mortem of their early exit.While West Indies’ T20I record has been woeful in 2022, their Test record is encouraging: they notched up series wins against England and Bangladesh, though both times playing at home. West Indies have not won a Test in Australia since February 1997 and have lost 12 of the 14 Tests they have played in the country since.Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-capt), Shamarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Devon Thomas (wk), Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales

German people believe Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger should be expelled from the national team for his Copa del Rey final outburst against Barcelona.

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Rudiger set for lengthy ban after final anticsGerman poll reveals 78% readers want him out of national teamDFB sporting director Voller reveals Rudiger will stayFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Real Madrid star Rudiger was sent off in Los Blancos’ Copa del Rey final loss to Barcelona on Saturday after the centre-back launched a projectile towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea when the official awarded the Catalan side a foul in the closing stages of the match. The German, who had been substituted off before the incident, is now set to face a lengthy suspension for his actions.

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Former FIFA referee Thorsten Kinhofer, who now serves as an expert with German publication , has urged Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann to reconsider Rudiger’s position in the national team, as he believes that the centre-back's violent conduct is a 'disgrace' to the country. He told (via ): "Rudiger's behaviour is a disgrace. The national team coach should consider whether such a man can continue to represent our country."

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Additionally, a poll held by , which over 18,000 readers voted on, has concluded that a staggering 78% of people believe the former Chelsea defender should not play for the German national team, while 2% remained undecided about what decision Nagelsmann should take. Only 20% of the readers believe that the Real Madrid star should not suffer on the national stage.

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German national team sporting director Rudi Voller has now openly criticised Rudiger's actions in the Copa del Rey final, but revealed that his actions will likely not affect his standing with the national team. Voller also revealed that the centre-back has already reached out to him and Nagelsmann.

Speaking to , Voller said: “Toni is a great player, but as a national team player, he must also show class in his behaviour. He rightly demands respect for himself, but he must extend that same respect to others without exception.

"In this case, he and some teammates allowed themselves to be swept up by the extremely heated atmosphere that, inexplicably, often surrounds the club even before kick-off. That is unacceptable, particularly for a German international.

"Toni reached out to (national coach) Julian Nagelsmann and me yesterday, and we had an extensive conversation about the situation, directly with him, and internally with (DFB president) Bernd Neuendorf and (DFB sporting director) Andreas Rittig."

نجح فريق بتروجيت في تسجيل الهدف الأول بشباك الزمالك، خلال المباراة الجارية بينهما اليوم ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

بتروجيت يواجه الزمالك على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثامنة وقبل الأخيرة من مرحلة الحسم من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

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A quick Sheffield Wednesday star has suffered a “big” new injury in a fresh blow for Danny Rohl.

Sheffield Wednesday’s playoff push back on track with win at Swansea

The Owls sealed just a second win in their last seven Championship matches on Wednesday evening, with Michael Smith’s goal the difference at Swansea City.

The victory sees Rohl’s side jump to eighth in the table and just two points outside the playoff places. Talking after the game, Rohl said: “I think the win was fully deserved, especially second half we had a lot of good pressing moments.

“We were very compact, good pressing and in the right moment we scored. The game management, we learned from the West Brom game, especially the last four or five minutes.

“When a home team has just four shots, I think it shows a lot about how we pressed as a group. This is how we have to play – a clean sheet always gives us the opportunity to win games.”

A plethora of Owls players were missing from the trip to south Wales. Barry Bannan, Di’Shon Bernard, Akin Famewo, Dominic Iorfa and Anthony Musaba were all out, and there has been a concerning update on Bernard’s condition.

Sheffield Wednesday star Bernard out injured for the season

Bernard suffered a knee issue in the 2-1 defeat to West Brom last weekend, and as revealed by Rohl in his post-match presser this week, Bernard will miss the rest of the season.

The defender will be out for the last 14 games and requires surgery, with the boss describing it as a “big injury”.

“It’s a hard one, Dish is out of the season now, a big injury, it looks like six months so a big one. Tomorrow he will have a surgery. It’s very hard and also very sad but I think I said this straight after the game, I did not have a good feeling.

“We have to step up with all the other players around us, it is not an easy situation, but we will stick together and help him through this. I cross my fingers for a good surgery tomorrow and then a good recovery. It’s not easy to take but we will help him come back stronger.”

Bernard had been a regular at the back at Hillsborough, even chipping in with two second-tier goals this season.

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He’s also a player with “good” speed, as hailed by former Jamaica manager Heimir Hallgrimsson. “In that area, you can see his physical strength is good, his speed is good. Aerially, he’s very strong. But I haven’t seen this attacking skill like he showed in the opponents today.”

Unfortunately, he’ll be out of Wednesday’s end-of-season push for the playoffs, but hopefully, the 24-year-old will be back better than ever in 2024/25.

Barcelona will collect a significant after West Ham's Premier League survival ensured they will have to buy Jean-Clair Todibo in a permanent deal.

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• West Ham survive Premier League relegation
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  Todibo joined the Hammers from Nice last summer in a loan deal that includes an obligation to buy him outright for €42.5 million (£36m/$48m) should the London side avoid relegation. Their survival was confirmed on Saturday when Ipswich lost to Newcastle to ensure they will go down to the Championship with Southampton and Leicester.

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  Now that the London club must meet their obligation to buy Todibo from Nice, reports that Barcelona will receive 20 per cent of that fee, providing an extra €8.5m (£7m/$10m) for Hansi Flick's team. The Catalan side have already earned a significant amount for the 25-year-old, who joined the club in 2019. The centre-back failed to settle in at Barca and was loaned to Schalke and Benfica, seeing the Spanish side pocket €3.5m, before he was sold to Nice for a total fee worth up to €15.5m (£13m/$18m).

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  Todibo has endured a few spells on the sidelines in a rocky season for West Ham, but has started 16 of the 23 Premier League matches in which he has featured. The France international managed just five senior appearances for Barcelona before his permanent sale in 2021.

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Fast bowler to be monitored ahead of Afghanistan opener following incident at Gabba

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Reece Topley has emerged as an injury doubt for England’s opening match of the T20 World Cup, against Afghanistan in Perth on Saturday – and potentially beyond – after rolling his ankle on the boundary markings ahead of the team’s warm-up match against Pakistan in Brisbane on Monday.Topley, 28, has claimed 17 wickets at 28.00 in 16 T20Is in 2022 – more than any other England bowler – to cement his status as one of the key seamers in Jos Buttler’s new-look set-up, with his dual roles in the Powerplay and at the death.He has done so after overcoming a gruelling series of injury setbacks, including four stress fractures of the back in the space of five years since his fleeting appearance in England’s 2016 T20 World Cup campaign.This, however, was more of a freak setback, during a fielding drill in the build-up to England’s otherwise comprehensive six-wicket win over Pakistan at the Gabba, as Topley stepped on a triangular boundary marker while attempting a catch.He did not bowl in the subsequent contest as England rotated eight options in the course of their 19-over fielding stint, and according to an ECB spokesperson, will be assessed throughout the week ahead of the Afghanistan clash on Saturday.Should his injury prove more serious than hoped, England have options in their reserves – not least his fellow left-arm seamer, Tymal Mills, who was himself replaced by Topley after suffering a groin strain during last year’s T20 World Cup in the UAE.Lancashire’s Richard Gleeson is also among the team’s travelling reserves, while David Willey and Sam Curran are other left-arm seamers within the original 15-man party.In better news for England, Liam Livingstone showed no ill-effects after returning from his own ankle injury, sustained during the Hundred in August, as he produced a freeflowing innings of 28 from 16 at the Gabba.

West Ham are now in advanced talks to land another forward for Graham Potter even as they also close in on a deal to sign Evan Ferguson, Sky Sports have reported, with the Hammers leading the race to sign both players.

West Ham close in on Evan Ferguson

As per multiple reports, Potter is set to be reunited with Evan Ferguson in the final hours of the January transfer window, with the Republic of Ireland international set to make the move to the London Stadium on loan for the remainder of the Premier League campaign.

Pottter handed Ferguson his debut when the pair were together at Brighton, and is now ready to offer Ferguson a regular berth leading the line for the Hammers as he suffers with a striker injury crisis. Niclas Füllkrug remains sidelined, while both Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio are also absent with no return date set for the latter after a serious car crash.

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The 20-year-old is set to undergo his medical at the London Stadium on Sunday as they look to wrap up a loan deal, which won’t include an option to buy the player at the end of the campaign and will see West Ham cover his entire salary during his time away from the AMEX Stadium.

There is still hope of further business between now and the end of the transfer window for the Hammers, but they are also looking to plan for the future and are set to close a deal with that very much in mind.

West Ham in advanced talks to sign teenage forward

Sky Sports’ Anthony Joseph has also reported that West Ham are in advanced talks over a pre-contract agreement to sign highly-rated Celtic forward Daniel Cummings.

The 18-year-old made his debut for the Celtic senior side in their Champions League defeat to Aston Villa in midweek after an impressive time in the Lowlands League. In 18 appearances this season, he has hit 18 goals for the junior side.

Now, he appears London-bound, with West Ham set to poach the Scotland youth international. As per the report, discussions over a move have “reached an advanced stage” and the Hammers are “leading the race” for his signature after talks with Portsmouth proved fruitless.

Brendan Rodgers has urged Cummings to stay at Celtic, warning him of agents with “a different agenda” in a recent interview.

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The Hammers are still pursuing a new number nine.

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“There’ll always be chances here for young players. One, if they have the ability. Two, if they have a bit of patience. If you want to be patient and trust the club, you’ll get there.”

“If you don’t, you might listen to your agent, who’s got a different agenda, that takes you away from here, and then you’ll go somewhere else.”

However, it seems that the plea has fallen on deaf ears, with the 18-year-old likely to sign for the Hammers in what will be regarded as a significant coup for the London side, and could end their long-term search for a new forward.

Tottenham Hotspur have been presented with a late-window chance to sign an “extraordinary” forward, amid their failed pursuit of Bayern Munich starlet Mathys Tel, who rejected a move to north London on Friday.

Mathys Tel snubs Tottenham transfer after Daniel Levy talks

Spurs were determined to strike a deal for Tel, with Lilywhites chairman Daniel Levy even travelling to Munich in an effort to sway the player’s thinking (Fabrizio Romano).

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However, the boardroom chief’s efforts were in vain, as the 19-year-old snubbed a move to Spurs and became their second high-profile rejection of the window after their publicly botched swoop for Randal Kolo Muani.

Tottenham are now back to square one in their search for a new centre-forward, with Dominic Solanke sidelined and manager Ange Postecoglou bereft of options amid an ongoing injury crisis.

According to David Ornstein, Tel expressed his desire to remain at Bayern until the summer, where he will look to reassess his options despite the plethora of clubs chasing his signature before the 3rd February deadline.

In any case, Postecoglou needs options now, and they’ve since been handed a chance to strike a potential deal for Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface.

Tottenham offered Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface

The prolific Nigerian bagged 21 goals and a further 10 assists for the Bundesliga champions last season, displaying proficiency again this term with 8 goals from his last 15 appearances in all competitions.

Boniface was on the verge of a £50m switch to Al-Nassr, but that deal fell through due to Jhon Duran’s move there.

According to journalist Graeme Bailey, writing for The Boot Room, Tottenham have been offered Boniface via intermediaries, who are attempting to push him towards the Premier League.

The 24-year-old’s quality is evident, but Boniface’s injury record doesn’t make for pretty viewing, so Spurs will want to think carefully about this one if they opt to pursue this transfer.

Manager Xabi Alonso has previously lavished praise on Boniface, while teammate Florian Wirtz says he’s a player who can do “extraordinary” things following an incredible pass in the build-up to a goal earlier this season.

“That’s his signature move. He’s the best at it in the world of football. He can do extraordinary things with the ball.”