Nesta sexta-feira (17), o Fortaleza venceu o CSA, por 3 a 0. A partida aconteceu pela 4ª rodada da Copa do Nordeste. Os gols foram marcados por Lucero, Yago Pikachu e Thiago Galhardo.
Com o resultado, o Fortaleza tornou-se o líder do Grupo A, com 12 pontos. Já o CSA tem cinco pontos e aparece na 6ª colocação. Na quarta-feira (22), o Sampaio Corrêa encara o Azulão. Já o Fortaleza volta a campo no dia 5 de março, diante o Ceará.
O jogo começou bastante movimentado. Logo nos primeiros minutos, Geovane e Kaio Nunes pararam na defesa do goleiro João Ricardo. O Fortaleza respondeu com um chute de Calebe, defendido pela trave. No rebote, Zé Welison recebeu de Lucero, mas o goleiro do CSA defendeu. Dudu tocou para Lucero, que balançou as redes.
No segundo tempo, o Tricolor seguiu na pressão. A arbitragem marcou toque de mão e deu pênalti para o Fortaleza. Yago Pikachu foi para a bola e converteu a penalidade. Por fim, Lucas Sasha acertou a bola na trave. Pochettino arriscou, mas o goleiro do CSA fez milagre. Na sobra, Thiago Galhardo anotou o terceiro.
O Botafogo divulgou na tarde desta sexta-feira imagens das obras que estão sendo realizadas no Nilton Santos. O estádio está sendo reformado desde janeiro e deve ficar pronto para receber jogos em meados de abril.
Além da implementação do gramado sintético, Botafogo também planeja receber grandes shows e espetáculos no estádio. Shows de bandas comoColdplay, The Weekend e RBD estão previstos para ocorrer neste ano.
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Hora de conferir no detalhe mais uma etapa nas obras do Nilton Santos: marcações, carrinhos e muita concentração. 📹🏟️👷🏾 pic.twitter.com/Pr9LJpvLQW
— Botafogo F.R. (@Botafogo) February 24, 2023
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As obras iniciaram na segunda quinzena de janeiro e devem ser terminadas em meados de abril. A expectativa é que o estádio fique pronto para ser palco dos primeiros jogos do Glorioso no Brasileirão.
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Enquanto Nilton Santos é reformado, Botafogo tem buscado outros locais para mandar suas partidas. O time de Luís Castro entra em campo neste sábado, diante do Flamengo, às 18h, no Mané Garrincha, em partida válida pelo Campeonato Carioca.
O São Paulo conheceu seus adversários para a fase de grupos da Copa Sul-Americana. Por ser cabeça de chave, os primeiros jogos acontecerão todos fora de casa. No caso, nesta primeira etapa, o Tricolor enfrenta o Tolima (da Bolívia), Puerto Cabello (da Venezuela) e terá o reencontro histórico com o Tigre (da Argentina).
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O Tricolor pode fazer sua estreia na próxima semana, no dia 5 de abril. No total, ainda na fase de grupos, deve viajar cerca de16.042 quilômetros. Logo após a estreia no continental, terá que lidar com as estreias pela Copa do Brasil e Campeonato Brasileiro.
São Paulo reencontra Tigre; Botafogo enfrentará altitude: veja os grupos da Copa Sul-Americana
Veja tabela do Campeonato Paulista
Em entrevista à ‘ESPN’, o diretor de futebol Carlos Belmonte traçou as prioridades do Tricolor com o calendário apertado e falou sobre a logística. Segundo suas palavras, é lógico que a equipe busca ser campeã no continental, mas destacou que também dará importância para a conquista da Copa do Brasil e por uma boa classificação no Campeonato Brasileiro – só não enxergando o título como prioridade no último torneio citado.
– A pretensão do São Paulo é ganhar. Vai focado, como no ano passado, vamos em busca do título. É fundamental , teremos nosso foco na Sul-Americana, sem esquecer da Copa do Brasil e buscando um bom posicionamento no Brasileiro – completou.
Ainda antes do sorteio, já havia destacado a dificuldade que enfrentaria com a logística, ainda mais tendo em vista as viagens que devem ser realizadas. No dia 16 de abril, viaja até o Rio de Janeiro para encarar o Botafogo pelo Brasileirão. Segundo Belmonte, a ideia do São Paulo no continental era que o time não precisasse enfrentar viagens tão longas. Quatro dias antes do jogo pelo Brasileirão, estreia na Copa do Brasil.
– A gente estreia na Sul-Americana fora de casa, o sorteio é importante porque o tempo é curto para logística. Queríamos evitar viagens longas porque isso é prejudicial. Todos que estão na competição são aptos, mas queremos evitar viagens longas – completou.
Veja como ficaram os grupos da Copa Sul-Americana
Grupo A: LDU (EQU), Botafogo (BRA), César Vallejo (PER) e Magallanes (CHI) Grupo B: Emelec (EQU), Guaraní (PAR), Danúbio (URU) e Huracán (ARG) Grupo C: Estudiantes (ARG), Red Bull Bragantino (BRA), Oriente Petrolero (BOL) e Tacuary (PAR) Grupo D: São Paulo (BRA), Deportes Tolima (COL), Tigre (ARG) e Academia Puerto Cabello (VEN) Grupo E: Santos (BRA), Newell’s Old Boys (ARG), Blooming (BOL) e Audax Italiano (CHI) Grupo F: Peñarol (URU), Defensa y Justicia (ARG), América-MG (BRA) e Millonarios (COL) Grupo G: Independiente Santa Fé (COL), Universitario (PER), Goiás (BRA) e Gimnasia de La Plata (ARG) Grupo H: San Lorenzo (ARG), Palestino (CHI), Estudiantes de Mérida (VEN) e Fortaleza (BRA)
Na última semana, como o LANCE! adiantou, foi notado o ‘desaparecimento’ de Gabriel Neves de alguns registros de treinos do São Paulo, por conta de uma ‘misteriosa’ lesão. Mas ao que tudo indica, a situação do uruguaio não é nada para se preocupar.
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O volante enfrentou alguns quadros de dores no tornozelo, mas sem uma lesão diagnosticada ou alguma gravidade apresentada. Porém, prezando por evitar problemas maiores no departamento médico, começou a fazer alguns trabalhos de fortalecimento também – o que teria explicado a sua ausência nos registros que o clube geralmente publica sobre os treinamentos.
São Paulo reencontra Tigre; Botafogo enfrentará altitude: veja os grupos da Copa Sul-Americana
Veja tabela do Campeonato Paulista
Desta forma, Gabriel Neves estaria apto para jogar, descartando a hipótese de ter se juntado à lista de lesionados no departamento médico. O jogador treina normalmente no CT da Barra Funda.
No último ano, Gabriel Neves se lesionou no confronto contra o Atlético-GO, pelas semifinais da Copa Sul-Americana. No caso, o ligamento colateral medial do joelho direito. O atleta vivia uma boa fase no elenco de Rogério Ceni. Ficou afastado até o final do ano e só retornou no Campeonato Paulista, no início desta temporada.
Porém, diferente do cenário que viu em 2022, o volante enfrentou uma situação um pouco diferente neste ano. Com Méndez, Luan e Pablo Maia na disputa de posição, além do limite de estrangeiros que afetou o Tricolor no Paulistão, começou a perder espaço. Nesta temporada, disputou somente dois jogos.
Quanto a este limite, não terá mais este problema nas próximas competições que o São Paulo enfrentará. Muito pela lesão de alguns companheiros gringos, poderá voltar a ganhar espaço na equipe de Rogério Ceni.
A CBF definiu nesta sexta-feira o palco da estreia do Santos no Brasileirão diante do Grêmio. Trata-se do estádio Alfredo Jaconi, em Caxias do Sul, casa do Juventude. A partida está marcada para o dia 16 de abril (domingo), às 18h30.
A mudança ocorreu graças a uma punição do STJD (Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva) ao Grêmio, devido a uma briga de torcedores na partida contra o Cruzeiro, pela Série B de 2022. O Tricolor foi punido com a perda de três mandos de campo e vai cumprir a punição somente agora.
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De toda forma, a última visita do Santos ao Alfredo Jaconi rende boas lembranças ao torcedor do clube: esta foi a primeira das quatro vitórias do Peixe como visitante no último Brasileirão. Na ocasião, o Santos saiu atrás no placar, mas virou na segunda etapa com gols de Eduardo Bauermann e Marcos Leonardo. O técnico da equipe era o argentino Fabián Bustos,
South Africa’s lead spinner is looking at a minimum of six months out of the game
ESPNcricinfo staff11-Mar-2023
Keshav Maharaj injured himself celebrating a wicket•AFP/Getty Images
Keshav Maharaj is in danger of missing the 2023 ODI World Cup after rupturing his left Achilles tendon while celebrating a wicket. South Africa’s lead spinner is looking at a minimum of six months out of the game and may not be able to make it to India in October when the iCC tournament is due to begin.Maharaj suffered the injury on Saturday when he took off on a run to celebrate the dismissal of West Indies’ Kyle Mayers in the second Test match in Johannesburg. He pulled up almost immediately and needed to be stretchered off the field and to a hospital. Scans taken there revealed significant damage and he is now on crutches, with a moon boot on his left leg.Maharaj has only played 27 ODIs since his debut in 2017. He has a much bigger role within the Test side as their hold-up bowler. His exploits include a taking a nine-for in Sri Lanka and given the upcoming World Cup is taking place in similar conditions, he might have had a reasonable chance of participating.In the short-term, Maharaj will not be able to join Middlesex, having signed on to play for them in the English County Championship and the T20 Blast later this year. He will turn his attention to rehab instead, much like Keegan Petersen, another long-term absentee as a result of a freakish on-field injury.South Africa waited until Maharaj was back at the Wanderers to celebrate their 284-run victory over West Indies, their final game of this World Test Championship cycle. Their next red-ball assignment is not until December 2023 against India.
CSA also roped in Duminy as permanent batting coach and Kleinveldt as temporary bowling coach for the white-ball set-up
Firdose Moonda06-Mar-2023
Aiden Markram takes over the T20I captaincy from Temba Bavuma•ICC via Getty Images
Aiden Markram has been appointed South Africa’s new T20I captain, while Cricket South Africa (CSA) roped in JP Duminy as the batting coach and Rory Kleinveldt as the bowling coach in the white-ball set-up. Markram takes over captaincy from Temba Bavuma, who has been dropped from the squad altogether for the upcoming home T20Is against West Indies later this month.Duminy has been appointed on a permanent basis whereas Kleinveldt has come in only for the West Indies series for now.Talks between new white-ball coach, Rob Walter, and former captain Faf du Plessis meanwhile proved unfruitful for now and du Plessis was not included in the T20I squad. This could change in the future.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Markram led South Africa’s Under-19 side to victory at the World Cup in 2014 and more recently was at the helm of Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who won the inaugural SA20 title. He has also been named captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming IPL and Walter sees the national leadership as a natural progression for Markram.”Aiden has shown himself to be a leader over a period of time now. Obviously, his most recent success for the Sunrisers [Eastern Cape] stands out so it seemed like just a logical progression into the leadership of the national side,” Walter said at a press conference in Johannesburg. “He has been there before but I think he’s matured a lot as a player and as a leader since then.”This is Markram’s second foray into leading the senior side after he captained them in an ODI series against India in February 2018, in the absence of an injured du Plessis. Then, the captaincy negatively affected his batting and he scored 118 runs in five matches at 23.60.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
As for Bavuma, who stepped down as the T20I captain to take over the Test leadership recently, Walter indicated the shortest format door is not closed to him. “It was purely a T20 performance-based decision,” Walter said. “My job now is to work with him to get him back into the side. That’ll certainly be one of our focuses.”Bavuma had a tough 2022 in the T20I format, and got into double figures only five times in 12 innings. He led South Africa at the last two T20 World Cups, in 2021 and 2022, and they failed to reach the semi-finals in both. Bavuma also faced criticism over his strike rate, which sits at 116.08 in T20Is and he was not bought at the SA20 auction. He got a deal with Sunrisers Eastern Cape as a replacement player later in the tournament, by which point he scored a series-winning century against England in a World Cup Super League ODI.Walter was still in New Zealand at the time, where he coached Central Stags, and the ODI team was under the command of new Test coach Shukri Conrad, who introduced a more aggressive style of play which Walter endorses and will build on. “The way that you saw the ODI side play against England was how we’d like the team to play going forward,” Walter said.South Africa will play three ODIs against West Indies, starting on March 16, which do not count for World Cup Super League points. For those ODIs, South Africa have rested fast bowlers Anrich Nortje (who is also out of the second Test with a groin niggle) and Kagiso Rabada, but the duo will return for the following three T20Is. Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee and batters Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs earned their maiden ODI call-ups.There is no place for Dewald Brevis in the South Africa squads yet•SA20
There is still no room for 19-year old batting sensation Dewald Brevis, who was the leading run-scorer at last year’s age-group World Cup, and has experience in the IPL, CPL and SA20. Walter had indicated Brevis needs to bide his time before making the step up.”He forms part of a category of young, exciting cricketers that are in the system. The job and the journey with him will be exactly the same as it is for the others in trying to find opportunities that are below the Proteas level to give him access to,” Walter said. “The SA20 would have given him some insight as to the areas that he needs to develop in his game, along with many others. There’s an x-factor that is exciting and now we just need to give him the foundations and the pathway to grow.”After the T20Is, South Africa will end the summer with two must-win ODIs against Netherlands in the World Cup Super League. If South Africa win both games and Sri Lanka win one match or fewer in their three-match series against New Zealand, South Africa will secure automatic qualification for the 2023 World Cup. “Hopefully the Blackcaps do what they need to do and and secure that series and then we still have to take care of our business,” Walter said. “Everything else becomes irrelevant if we don’t take take care of that first.”The matches against Netherlands take place on March 31 and April 2 and clash with the opening matches of the IPL. CSA’s director of cricket, Enoch Nkwe, confirmed that the South African contracted players who are part of the IPL will be available for national duty before leaving for India. “As it stands, they are available,” Nkwe said. “We have been engaged with the IPL and the BCCI as well, so the selected players will be available for the two ODIs.”South Africa’s T20I squad for West Indies series: Aiden Markram (capt), Quinton de Kock , Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.Squad for ODIs: Temba Bavuma (capt), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams, Rassie van der Dussen. For third ODI only: Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wayne Parnell.
Root’s double-wicket burst towards close plus Tongue’s two wickets meant all was not grim for England
Andrew McGlashan28-Jun-2023
Steven Smith and Travis Head added 118 off 122 balls•ECB/Getty Images
Steven Smith and Travis Head gave the opening-day honours to Australia at Lord’s, but the scorecard was not quite as bleak for England as appeared likely shortly before the close until Joe Root burgled a double-wicket over after what had been a largely uninspired performance from the home side.It may only have been day six of the series, but as Smith and Head were combining to add 118 in a bit over 20 overs for the fourth wicket, it felt as though Australia were taking a significant step towards having a stranglehold in the Ashes. A close-of-play total of 339 for 5 may yet end up proving decisive but England were clinging on.Head had played in what has become his trademark style as he flayed 77 from 73 balls, catching up with Smith who had a 43-run head start when he joined him at the crease. But having deposited Root down the ground he could not resist trying again and this time he was beaten convincingly, although Nathan Lyon will have noted the turn on offer.Two balls later Cameron Green played a very out-of-character hoick, miscuing Root to mid-off, and Australia’s good work was in danger of unravelling. However, Smith remained immovable and was closing in on Test century No. 32 on the ground where he was felled and concussed by Jofra Archer four years ago. As had been expected, there was not going to be two Tests in a row where he and Marnus Labuschagne did not contribute.David Warner, riding a little bit of luck along the way, had helped lay the early foundation under slate-grey skies which looked tailor-made for bowling although the surface itself was much less green than the days leading into the game. When he departed shortly after lunch, during a terrific over from the recalled Josh Tongue, England threatened to hit back but first Smith and Labuschagne, then Smith and Head shut them out before Root’s late incisions.David Warner already has crossed his tally of Ashes 2019•Getty Images
On an overcast morning where light drizzle and a pitch invasion by Just Stop Oil protesters, which required orange powder to be removed from the square, caused a couple of delays Ben Stokes was happy to insert Australia but England failed to take advantage of conditions. As at Edgbaston, catching – this time from the slip cordon – was one of the key reasons.Usman Khawaja, on 1, survived a low edge to first slip which just reached Root. Then a much more clear-cut chance escaped Ollie Pope at fourth from Warner off Stuart Broad when he had 20. Dismissal No. 16 went begging. Pope later spent much of the day off the field nursing a shoulder injury after diving to intercept a ball.Although Australia did not initially race away with the scoring – they were 39 for 0 after 17 overs – they had weathered the early window, albeit with a little bit of good fortune going their way. Warner had not been afraid to try the unconventional, twice stepping outside off stump to effectively sweep Broad, the first of which brought smiles between the batter and bowler.Warner, who passed his tally from the 2019 Ashes in three innings this time, scored more freely than Khawaja and it appeared the pair would take Australia to lunch without loss. However, Tongue, whose first three overs had cost 24 – including a hooked six by Warner to reach fifty – brought one back down the slope and Khawaja judged poorly as he left it alone.Josh Tongue cleaned up both Usman Khawaja and David Warner on either side of lunch•Getty Images
After the interval, Tongue got the better of Warner during an over where he produced an inside edge that narrowly missed the stumps then sliced him in half with a delivery that went for four byes before bowling one a touch fuller to obliterate the middle and leg stumps. Warner, though, has done enough to ensure he gets the rest of the Ashes, and probably the Sydney farewell he has mapped out.Labuschagne, coming off 0 for 13 at Edgbaston, still did not appear quite at his best but did not have to front up to Broad early – he had faced 29 balls by the time Broad was brought on. Broad’s comeback over involved drama with Smith who began by taking consecutive boundaries and was then given caught behind but the DRS showed daylight between bat and ball.Labuschagne started to find his groove with three boundaries in an over off Broad and another brace off Stokes as the scoreboard rattled along. Then he, too, made use of the DRS when given lbw shouldering arms to Broad against one which nipped down the slope but was shown to be going over off stump. Two overs later, England used a review against Labuschagne, but the ball had been trapped off the inside edge.The partnership had just passed 100 shortly after tea when Ollie Robinson found Labuschagne’s outside edge to give England an opening. But they bowled poorly to Head and he was away to a flying start by dispatched two short, wide deliveries from Robinson through the off side.In the blink of an eye Head was at a run-a-ball and though the ball occasionally flew past his outside edge there was plenty crunched out of the middle – some of his timing through the leg side was exquisite. Smith, as he was during the World Test Championship final against India, was happy to ride in Head’s slip stream as his fifty came in 102 balls during which he became the second-fastest to 9000 Test runs.Tongue, the quickest of England’s attack, was briefly used for a short-pitched plan against Head with the field spread far and wide but he threaded the gap on the leg side to reach fifty from 48 balls. A repeat of the Gabba, where he scored a century in the final session of the day, was on the cards before the spirit of adventure brought his downfall. Smith and Alex Carey negotiated the closing stages, including two overs against the second new ball, but while Australia are not out of sight England are already playing catch up.
The pair shared an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 76 off 46 balls to successfully chase down 138
Firdose Moonda30-Mar-2024
File photo: Vishmi Gunaratne scored her maiden T20I fifty•Sri Lanka Cricket
Eighteen-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne scored her first T20I half-century as Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series against South Africa with a seven-wicket win in Potchefstroom. Gunaratne and Kavisha Dilhari shared an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 76 off 46 balls to successfully chase 138 after South Africa opted to bat first under stand-in captain Nadine de Klerk. This was Sri Lanka’s fourth-highest successful chase.Laura Wolvaardt, the regular skipper and match-winning centurion from the first match, was ruled out through illness but Anneke Bosch proved to be a handy replacement. She scored 50 off 32 balls and had support from Marizanne Kapp, with whom she put on 58 for the second wicket. South Africa were 84 for 1 in the tenth over when Bosch was dismissed, sparking a collapse. They lost their next seven wickets for 47 runs.The squeeze was started by Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu, who finished with 1 for 18 and an economy of 4.50, and the advantage was pressed home by seamer Achini Kulasuriya, who took 2 for 26. South Africa will be concerned with the three run-outs in their innings and that no one outside the top three, other than de Klerk, reached double figures. Debutant Karabo Meso, who is 16 years old and was part of the Africa Games squad that won the silver medal in Accra earlier this month, was dismissed for a second-ball duck by Athapaththu, who did more of a job with the ball than bat.Athapaththu was caught behind by Meso off Tumi Sekhukhune for 6 to leave Sri Lanka in early trouble on 25 for 1 after five overs. South Africa kept the pressure on through Chloe Tryon, who conceded just 4.66 runs per over, and bowled Harshita Samarawickrama at the halfway stage, with Sri Lanka still 82 runs away from victory.Gunaratne also saw experienced No. 4 Hasini Perera dismissed for 1 but held her own and struck eight fours on her way to 50 off 52 balls to put Sri Lanka within touching distance of the win. She went on to add another four and the only six of the Sri Lankan innings off what turned out to be the penultimate ball of the match. Sri Lanka reached the target inside 19 overs to leave the series balanced at 1-1 ahead of the decider in East London on Wednesday.
As rumours continue to rumble on over Marc Guehi’s future, Crystal Palace have reportedly set their sights on signing a South American defender who has impressed club chiefs.
Crystal Palace targeting Guehi replacement
After earning the interest of Newcastle United before the Magpies were priced out of a move last summer, Guehi was always likely to receive plenty of attention just one year later. This time, however, it’s clubs of Liverpool’s calibre who are reportedly interested, as they look to reinforce Arne Slot’s backline by splashing out on the Palace star.
Crystal Palace's MarcGuehicelebrates after the match
Such interest in Guehi should come as little shock either following the season that he has enjoyed. After a slow start in Oliver Glasner’s first full campaign in charge, Palace have rediscovered their best form since the turn of the year and recently booked their place in the last four of the FA Cup by thrashing Fulham 3-0.
That success often comes with consequences, however, and those in South London are seemingly already preparing for Guehi’s potential departure by turning their focus towards signing a replacement.
According to GiveMeSport, Crystal Palace are now plotting a move to sign Kevin Lomonaco from RB Bragantino this summer by potentially triggering his €20m (£17m) release clause.
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A concern for those at Selhurst Park…
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The 23-year-old Argentine defender has seemingly impressed those at Selhurst Park and could now be on his way to European football for the first time. On loan at Independiente this season, Lomonaco has played a key role, starting in all 11 of their Torneo Apertura games and helping them keep five clean sheets in that run.
Whilst there will still be some question marks over just how ready he is to step into the Premier League, clubs around English football have benefitted in the past from welcoming South American players of such calibre.
"Aggressive" Lomonaco could become Guehi heir
Whilst he wouldn’t steal instant headlines like other options might, Lomonaco is still one to watch if Guehi leaves Crystal Palace this summer – especially when priced at just £17m. Earning plenty of praise during his time at Independiente, who bought 75% of his rights last winter, PanoScout described Lomonaco as “aggressive in ground duels”, and a player who “won’t hesitate to tackle”.
With West Ham United and German club Wolfsburg also chasing the defender’s signature, those at Selhurst Park should make their move as soon as possible this summer.
The last thing that the South London club will want is to miss out on Lomonaco and then watch on as Guehi departs to join a club of Liverpool’s calibre in the coming months.