Crystal Palace: Fans react to Dyche rumours

Plenty of Crystal Palace supporters have been giving their thoughts to a report linking Burnley’s Sean Dyche with a move to Selhurst Park.

According to the Daily Mail, Dyche is attracting interest from Palace, with the future of current manager Roy Hodgson uncertain.

Hodgson’s deal in the capital expires at the end of the current campaign and Palace aren’t expected to make a decision on the 73-year-old until the closing weeks of the season.

The report adds that any club wanting Dyche, who has also been linked to Newcastle, will need to pay a £3.5m compensation fee for the 49-year-old.

Should Dyche end his nine-year association at Turf Moor, the Daily Mail claim that former Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is a contender to take the Clarets job.

Palace fans react

@cpfc_xtra shared the Daily Mail’s report on social media regarding Dyche on Wednesday morning.

These Eagles fans were all excited by the update, with some seemingly keen for Dyche to take over from Hodgson.

“3.5 mil is a no brainer if true”

Credit: @OutYanks

“This is content we need to see on a Wednesday morning”

Credit: @Kevbartleyy

“OMG PLEASE”

Credit: @CPFC_Cal

“Wilder to Burnley and Dyche to us, solid.”

Credit: @matthew_poole30

“Dyche is a far better manager than Roy but isn’t gonna be an exciting move”

Credit: @amancpfc

“omg omg omg pleeeaaaaase”

Credit: @SigmondCPFC

In other news: Many CPFC fans buzz over official club post on 27 y/o, find out more here. 

Carrasco! Chape vira no fim e acaba com 100% do Flu em Edson Passos

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A Chapecoense manteve a fama de carrasco do Fluminense. Nesta quinta-feira, no Rio de Janeiro, a equipe catarinense ignorou o bom retrospecto do Tricolor no Estádio Giulite Coutinho e venceu por 2 a 1. A vitória veio com requintes de crueldade, com o gol da virada saindo aos 44 minutos do segundo tempo.

Os gols de Dener e Lourency levaram a Chapecoense aos 37 pontos, mesma pontuação do Tricolor das Laranjeiras. Assim, o time comandado Levir Culpi viu a distância para o G4 aumentar. O Santos, com 42, é o quarto colocado.De quebra, o Flu perdeu os 100% de aproveitamento em Edson Passos no Brasileiro. Agora, são cinco jogos com quatro vitórias e uma derrota.

Na próxima rodada, a 26ª do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Fluminense visita o Grêmio em Porto Alegre. O jogo, na Arena, será disputada no domingo, às 16h. No mesmo dia e horário, a Chapecoense recebe a Ponte Preta na Arena Condá.

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O JOGO

Diante de 8.820torcedores, o Tricolor não perdeu tempo e abriu o placar logo aos quatro minutos de partida. Para variar, Gustavo Scarpa cobrou falta com precisão e Cícero apareceu na área para marcar seu sétimo gol. O volante é o artilheiro do Fluminense no Campeonato Brasileiro.

Com a vantagem, os mandantes tiveram a tranquilidade para dominar a primeira etapa sem serem ameaçados. Kempes ainda tentou levar perigo à meta defendida por Júlio César, mas, atuando isolado, o atacante não teve sucesso. O Fluminense, por sua vez, criou as melhores jogadas pelos lados, com Scarpa, pela direita, e Marcos Junior, na esquerda, mas Magno Alves e Marquinho não concluíram bem.

O Flu voltou sem Magnata e William Matheus, com dores, do intervalo. Ayrton entrou na lateral esquerda e Maranhão no ataque, com Marcos Junior sendo deslocado para o centro, para ser a referência do ataque. Porém, mais importante que isso, voltou sem a atenção necessária. Quem aproveitou foi o lateral Dener, que tabelou com Thiaguinho nas costas de Wellington Silva e chutou da entrada da área para deixar tudo igual.

A resposta tricolor veio na sequência, com Marcos Junior e Cícero, mas Danilo foi bem e defendeu duas vezes.A última cartada de Levir Culpi foi a entrada de Henrique Dourado no lugar de Marquinho. A torcida não gostou, e a mudança
não teve o resultado esperado. A bola não chegou uma vez na área em condições do camisa 89 finalizar ao gol.

Além disso, a Chapecoense começou a ter boas chances da virada. Primeiro, Lourency puxou contra-ataque, “bagunçou” Marcos Junior e finalizou rente à trave esquerda de Júlio César. Já aos 33, Cleber Santana, que entrou na etapa final, colocou a bola na área e William Thiego cabeceou com muito perigo.

Então, quando o jogo já se encaminhava para o fim, a Chapecoense fez valer a fama de carrasco. Cleber Santana cobrou escanteio, Josimar desviou e Lourency apareceu livre para fazer o gol da vitória aos 44 minutos.

FICHA TÉCNICA
FLUMINENSE 1 X 2 CHAPECOENSE

Local: Giulite Coutinho, Mesquita (RJ)
Data-hora: 15/09/2016, às 19h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Cláudio Francisco Silva (SE)
Auxiliares: Ailton Farias da Silva (SE) e Daniel Vidal Pimentel (SE)
Renda/Público: R$ 147.465,00/7.700 pagantes (8.820 presentes)

Cartões amarelos: Wellington Silva, Maranhão e Douglas (FLU); Matheus Biteco, Gimenez, William Thiego e Bruno Rangel (CHA).
Cartões vermelhos: Não houve.

GOLS: Cícero (1-0, 4’/1ºT), Dener (1-1, 8’/2ºT) e Lourency (1-2, 44’/2ºT)

FLUMINENSE: Júlio César; Wellington Silva, Gum, Henrique e William Matheus (Ayrton, Intervalo); Douglas, Cícero, Marquinho (Henrique Dourado, 17’/2ºT)e Gustavo Scarpa; Marcos Junior e Magno Alves (Maranhão, Intervalo). Técnico: Levir Culpi.

CHAPECOENSE: Danilo; Gimenez, Willian Thiego, Filipe Machado e Dener; Josimar, Gil, Matheus Biteco (Cleber Santana, Intervalo) e Arthur Maia (Lourency, 15’/2ºT); Thiaguinho e Kempes (Bruno Rangel, 39’/2ºT). Técnico: Caio Júnior.

Gillespie makes Lundstram exit claim

Former Sheffield United midfielder Keith Gillespie has exclusively told Football FanCast that the Blades’ “poor” campaign could see them struggle to cash-in on some of their players this summer.

Since losing heavily at Chelsea back in November, United have been rooted to the bottom of the Premier League for the entire campaign, and are likely to have their relegation back to the Championship confirmed in the coming weeks.

Sheffield United finished 8th in their first season back in the top-flight in what proved a well-oiled machine under Chris Wilder, but they’ve struggled at both ends of the pitch this term.

The Blades have scored the fewest amount in the division – with only Southampton and West Brom shipping more than their 52 in the Premier League.

Following the recent departure of Wilder, it promises to be a summer of change at Bramall Lane, especially with a host of players out of contract this summer, including one of last season’s major success stories in John Lundstram, and Gillespie believes their lacklustre campaign could affect their transfer plans.

He told Football FanCast: “In terms of the performances this season, because Sheffield United haven’t won games and have been poor this season, clubs are going to go ‘there’s nobody really I want to pick from Sheffield United’ that’s going to improve their side. Last season [John Lundstram] he was fantastic, popped up with a lot of goals, but this season has been more difficult.

“I know he’s out of contract, but he’s been a very good signing for him and somebody that definitely they would want to hold on to to help them get back to the Premier League. But if somebody comes knocking from the Premier League, he isn’t turning that down. 

“You want to be playing as much Premier League football as possible, because it is a short career, so you can understand players making that decision.”

With no permanent manager and some of their best players possibly eyeing moves away from Bramall Lane, by the time Sheffield United get their Championship campaign underway in early-August, they could have very different look about them.

Invicto como capitão do Verdão, Dudu terá que ceder faixa contra o Santa

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Invicto nos dez jogos em que foi o capitão do Palmeiras na temporada, o atacante Dudu cederá a braçadeira a algum companheiro no próximo compromisso do Palmeiras no Campeonato Brasileiro. O jogador recebeu o terceiro cartão amarelo contra o Coritiba, no sábado, e não enfrenta o Santa Cruz no dia 3, em Recife, às 20h, pela 28ª rodada da competição.

A tendência é que a faixa seja entregue ao veterano Zé Roberto, caso este volte ao time no Brasileirão. No compromisso contra o Coxa, no Allianz Parque, o veterano foi poupado pelo técnico Cuca e não teve o retorno garantido por ele durante entrevista coletiva.

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– Isso se ele voltar, né? Foi poupado porque jogou na Paraíba, vamos ver – disse o comandante sobre Zé Roberto, lembrando que ele atuou contra o Botafogo-PB, pela Copa do Brasil.

Como está suspenso da próxima partida do Campeonato Brasileiro, Dudu certamente será usado no duelo de quarta-feira, contra o Grêmio, pelo jogo de ida das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil, em Porto Alegre.

Chance para chegar ao 11º jogo de invencibilidade na condição de capitão do Palmeiras. Até agora, são sete vitórias e três empates do Verdão com o capitão Dudu em campo. Na derrota para o Botafogo-PB, fora de casa, o atacante sequer viajou.

مدرب كوت ديفوار يشيد بثنائي منتخب مصر ويصرح: لم ننجح في كسر الوحش الأسود

عبر المدير الفني لمنتخب كوت ديفوار، باتريس بوميل، على الخروج من بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا من مرحلة دور الـ 16 بعد الخسارة من مصر بركلات الترجيح أمس، الأربعاء بنتيجة 5-4.

وتعادل المنتخبان في الأشواط الأصلية والإضافية بنتيجة 0-0 قبل الانتقال إلى ركلات الترجيح لحسم اللقاء والتي ابتسمت للفراعنة وخروج الأفيال التي أقصت الجزائر بطل نسخة 2019 من دور المجموعات.

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وتحدث مدرب كوت ديفوار عن مباراة مصر في المؤتمر الصحفي، وقال: “كانت مباراة صعبة، مباراة متوازنة بين المنتخبين كانت متقلبة من حيث المستوى، لقد كنا أقوياء في بعض اللحظات وضعفاء في البعض الآخر”.

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وتابع: “أريد أن أهنئ مصر على الفوز ومواصلة المغامرة في كأس أمم إفريقيا، لكنها كانت مباراة مغلقة وصلت إلى الوقت الإضافي وركلات الجزاء وبها جزء كبير من الحظ، لا ألوم على اللاعبين باستثناء بذل المزيد من الجهد، لكني فخور بهم”.

وأضاف: “ركلات الجزاء ليست نقطة ضعفنا، لأننا لم نخطأ فيها جميعًا، ولو كان ذلك لقلت نعم، ليس هناك الكثير لأقوله، اعتقد أن حارس المرمى (محمد أبو جبل) قد تصدى للكرة بطريقة رائعة لكنها في النهاية ركلات جزاء وفزنا بها قبل سنوات وابتسمت لنا في 2015، وأطلب من اللاعبين أن يرفعوا رؤوسهم، بالطبع هناك إحباط لأننا أردنا الاستمرار في الكاميرون لكننا نتعلم الدروس في كرة القدم”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “كنا نستعد لركلات الجزاء على مدار اليومين الماضيين، لكنها صعبة وتلزم عمل شاق، اللاعبين لديهم شجاعة كبيرة، لقد قاموا بالمهمة على أكمل وجه، أنا الأكثر إحباطًا على الإطلاق”.

واستمر: “كنا نعلم صعوبة المباراة، مصر فريق يجيد الدفاع وغلق المساحات عكس الجزائر التي تحب الاستحواذ على الكرة ولذلك كانت المباراتين مختلفتين، استعدينا لها بشكل جيد وشعرنا أنهم سيلعبون بنفس الطريقة، كانت هناك هجمات في منطقة جزائهم وعلمنا أننا سنعاني في بعض الفترات، مصر والجزائر منتخبان كبيران ولكن مباريات المراحل الإقصائية صعبة ومختلفة، كانت مباراة مغلقة تكتيكيًا رغم وجود بعض الفرص لكنها لم تكن سهلة، للأسف لم ننجح، شعرت بأننا يمكننا التغلب على مصر ولكن حارس المرمى (محمد الشناوي) تصدى لأكثر من كرة بشكل رائع وقام بالمهمة بنجاح”.

وبسؤال إذا كان اعتقد أنه بإمكانه كسر العقدة المصرية قبل المباراة ولم يحدث ذلك؟، أجاب: “نعم، كنا نفكر في الأمر، مصر كانت نوعًا ما الوحش الأسود للأفيال، الليلة شعرت أنه يمكننا القيام بذلك، لكننا لم ننجح في كسرها، لست محبطًا بقدر أنها خيبة أمل، لأننا كنا معنا منذ 26 ديسمبر ولا نريد أن تنتهي رحلتنا، ليلة حزينة جدًا، لكن هناك مستقبل مشرق سواء معي أو لا”.

وعن إصابة فرانك كيسي: “أحد أهم اللاعبين لدينا، مع جان ميشيل سيري وإبراهيما سنجاري، خروجه للإصابة كانت مشكلة لنا، لأننا فقدنا بعض القوى في وسط الملعب”.

والخطوة القادمة: “ما يزال أمامنا الوقت للعمل الجاد والتحضير لأمم إفريقيا المقبلة لأنها مهمة بسبب استضافتها على أرضنا، كانت مغامرة النسخة الحالية رائعة، لكن سأفكر في مستقبلي لبضعة أيام قليلة لأن عقدي انتهى مع نهاية رحلتنا في كأس أمم إفريقيا”.

بعد لويس دياز.. سكاي: ليفربول في محادثات رسمية لحسم ثاني صفقاته الشتوية

كشف الصحفي الإيطالي “فابريزيو رومانو” بشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” أن نادي ليفربول قد دخل في محادثات رسمية مع نادي فولهام، لحسم ثاني صفقاته في نافذة الانتقالات الشتوية الجارية.

وكان ليفربول قد أعلن صباح اليوم الأحد، تعاقده مع دياز، مقابل 45 مليون يورو، بعقد طويل الأمد حتى 30 يونيو 2027.

ويرغب ليفربول في التعاقد مع فابيو كارفاليو، موهبة فريق فولهام، والذي دخل الـ6 أشهر الأخيرة من عقده، ولا يرغب في التجديد، حيث يريد الانتقال إلى نادٍ آخر.

وكتب رومانو عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”: “يجرى ليفربول محادثات رسمية مع فولهام من أجل فابيو كارفاليو”.

وأوضح: “لم يتم التوصل إلى اتفاق بعد، هيكل الصفقة ستتم مناقشتها في الساعات المُقبلة”.

فابيو كارفاليو هذا الموسم مع فولهام في الشامبيون شيب، شارك في 18 مباراة وسجل ثمانية أهداف وصنع هدفين.

Villa must start Keinan Davis vs Liverpool

After coming off the bench last weekend against Fulham, Keinan Davis deserves to start against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

The 23-year-old came on for the final 20 minutes or so of the game against the Cottagers, and it was his powerful run which led to his assist for one of Trezeguet’s two goals in the 3-1 victory.

Davis sent Villa boss Dean Smith a strong message with his performance, and the manager was quick to point to the work his substitutes put into helping to change the course of the game.

Smith said: “Sometimes you need the impact to come from the subs bench and that is what happened. All three who came on made an impact on the game and lifted our performance. It changed the game for us.”

Davis’ strength and athleticism is something his teammate and club captain Jack Grealish has come to admire, insisting that he compares favourably even with the likes of former Villa powerhouse Christian Benteke.

The England playmaker said: “He’s so strong, honestly, so, so strong. He’s one of the best hold-up players I’ve ever played with and that includes the likes of Benteke and stuff. Honestly, he’s unbelievable. The only thing he needs to add to his game is his end product.”

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That raw power could be the key to unsettling a Liverpool back-line which comes into the game off the back of a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash.

After his cameo against Fulham last weekend, Davis deserves the chance to showcase what he can do with more than just a measly few minutes here and there – all nine of his league appearances this term have been from the bench, with an average game-time of 11.44 minutes per match.

While Trezeguet may be the man on many people’s lips given his match-winning goals a week ago, Davis should also be pushing for a rare start.

Meanwhile, Villa could hire their perfect Dean Smith successor in this “winner”…

Números mostram Nenê como líder do Vasco na Série B

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Não restam dúvidas que Nenê é o mais importante do Vasco desde que chegou ao clube, no início do segundo semestre do ano passado. Apesar de hoje não manter o mesmo nível do início de 2016, o camisa 10 da equipe de Jorginho segue o líder em quase tudo. E nesta reta final da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, onde o Vasco luta pelo acesso, a tendência é que as estatísticas aumentem.

Números do LANCE! Footstats, em quase todas as categorias, mostram Nenê na liderança pelo Vasco na Série B após a disputa de 27 rodadas. É ele o que mais fez gols (12 no total, sete a mais do vice-artilheiro, Luan). Também foi o que mais deu assistências (seis, duas a mais do segundo, Andrezinho). Passes para finalização também têm Nenê como líder, com 59 (26 a mais de Andrezinho, de novo vice).

E não para por aí. A participação de Nenê nas atribuições do meio do Vasco faz com que o camisa 10 também lidere o fundamento cruzamentos certos (56, 35 a mais de Andrezinho, segundo no ranking). Cientes dessa qualidade do experiente meia, de 35 anos, os adversários fazem Nenê liderar até em quesito que não se vangloria: foi ele quem mais recebeu faltas no campeonato (55, nove a mais do número de faltas recebidas por Jorge Henrique, vice da lista).

Nas últimas semanas, o técnico Jorginho vem trabalhando com Nenê para que ele chegue novamente em sua forma física ideal, sabendo de que o camisa 10 é essencial nesta caminhada do Vasco pelo retorno à elite do futebol brasileiro. Os 51 pontos conquistados até agora pela equipe têm participação direta de Nenê em praticamente todos eles, já que pouco se ausentou na temporada.

Este trabalho, inclusive, se faz necessário para que Nenê deixe a liderança em quesitos desfavoráveis. É o camisa 10 quem mais recebeu passes em posição de impedimento (14, contra nove de Éderson, segundo da lista). É também quem mais sofreu com perdas de posse (126 no total nesta Série B, contra 72 de Jorge Henrique). Nos passes errados, Nenê também aparece na primeira posição (121, contra 107 de Madson), neste caso, também porque ele é quem mais se envolve no jogo.

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ديلي ميل: تشيلسي أول نادِ إنجليزي سيختبر "الحكام الآليين" في مونديال الأندية

يستعد تشيلسي لخوض أحدث تجربة “للحكام الآليين” في كأس العالم للأندية الأسبوع المقبل في أبو ظبي بالإمارات.

سيصبح البلوز أول فريق من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز يشارك في تجربة التكنولوجيا الجديدة الأسبوع المقبل عندما يسافرون إلى أبو ظبي للمشاركة في الدور نصف النهائي.

وذكرت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية أنه يمكن للنظام الآلي المستحدث اتخاذ قرارات التسلل التلقائي في غضون نصف ثانية ويعتمد على كاميرات خاصة مثبتة على أسطح الملاعب لإنشاء هيكل عظمي للاعبين، على هيئة رسوم متحركة، من خلال 29 نقطة بيانات.

وأوضحت أن مسؤولي تقنية الفيديو سيتلقون تنبيهًا شبه فوري حول ما إذا كانت التكنولوجيا الحديثة حددت ما إذا كان اللاعب متسللًا أم لا.

وأشارت إلى إنه بعد ذلك سيقومون بالتحقق من صحة القرار المقترح، الذي سينُقل إلى حكم المباراة.

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يأمل الفيفا في تنفيذ تلك التقنية بشكل كامل استعدادًا لمونديال هذا العام بعد تجربة ناجحة في كأس العرب الأخيرة التي أقيمت أيضًا في قطر.

سيختبر فريق المدرب توماس توخيل التكنولوجيا الأسبوع المقبل حيث سيلعب مع الهلال أو الجزيرة أو بيراي في نصف النهائي يوم 9 فبراير، على أن يتبع ذلك مباراة تحديد المركز الثالث أو النهائي بعد ثلاثة أيام.

ووفقًا للفيفا، تتمتع التكنولوجيا المستحدثة بإمكانية تقديم رؤى جديدة للمدربين والطاقم الطبي والمشجعين

وقال مجلس الإدارة أيضًا إن التكنولوجيا ستمكّن فريق العمل في الكواليس من “تحليل حركة لاعب معين على أرض الملعب، أو فحص لحظة ما في المباراة من الزاوية المثالية أو الحصول على نظرة شاملة للملعب”.

يُذكر أن فريق الأهلي المصري سيشارك في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية باعتباره بطلًا لدوري أبطال إفريقيا، الموسم الماضي، وسيلتقي مع مونتيري المكسيكي يوم السبت المقبل.

Everton must target Juventus’ Rabiot

Marcel Brands must seal a summer swoop for rumoured Everton target Adrien Rabiot of Juventus after Kevin Campbell identified a major flaw with Carlo Ancelotti’s current squad.

Campbell has claimed that competition for places is the main factor standing between the Toffees and qualifying for Europe, after seeing Ancelotti being forced to name several academy players on the bench against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Ancelotti was without Andre Gomes (hamstring), Allan (knock), Abdoulaye Doucoure (foot), Fabian Delph (tendon) and Jean-Philippe Gbamin (knee) at the Amex Stadium, leaving Tom Davies as his only natural central midfield option.

Among those named on the bench against Brighton included goalkeeper Harry Tyrer, Kyle John, Reece Welch and Isaac Price, all of whom are yet to make their senior debuts, and the latter two’s inclusions were their first in a senior squad.

Campbell believes that Ancelotti’s thin squad has played a key role in Everton’s hopes of qualifying for Europe subsiding, after Monday’s goalless draw left the Goodison Park natives eighth in the table and six points down on the guaranteed UEFA places.

“I think Tom Davies has done pretty well most of the time, but Everton just don’t have the squad,” the 51-year-old told Sky Sports, via quotes shared by the Daily Mail. “They need to fatten that squad up, so you can play like for like, make different changes, because if you’re looking to step up, you’ve got to rotate your squad.”

Doucoure had started 25 of 26 available Premier League games following a £20m summer switch from Watford before fracturing his foot, while Allan opened 15 of 16 available top-flight fixtures either side of a lengthy hamstring injury.

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Allan has so far only failed to see the final whistle on one occasion when he has started a league game for Everton, while only Michael Keane (2,450), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (2,246) and Richarlison (2,171) have played more minutes for Everton than Doucoure (2,137).

Gbamin’s return from 19 months of injury hell with quadricep and Achilles problems would have provided Ancelotti with some welcome support in the engine room, but the Toffees are now set to be without the Ivorian for the remainder of the season due to his knee injury.

The midfielder’s latest issue, sustained in a training ground collision with Lucas Digne, may instead see Everton target other options in the summer market, following reports by The Athletic claiming that Brands’ work could hinge on Gbamin staying fit and finally proving his worth.

Everton have been linked with a move for Rabiot since Ancelotti’s arrival at Goodison Park, and France Football [via Sport Witness] claimed earlier in the year that the Italian was urging club figures to sign the Juventus midfielder, who Andrea Pirlo believes is a “complete player”.

It could take as much as €30m (£26m) to sign Rabiot, although Tuttosport noted last month that Juventus are willing to listen to offers for the Toffees target, for whom Ancelotti has never lost his fondness.

Ancelotti gave Rabiot his debut for Paris Saint-Germain aged 17, and ESPN have claimed that he considers the £187,000-per-week maestro to be an upgrade on Gomes as the Frenchman is a great box-to-box option who has talents which may suit the Premier League.

With Campbell now questioning the depth of Ancelotti’s squad and seemingly urging his former club to spend in the summer, Brands should be doing all he can to see that Rabiot is an Everton player next season.

AND in other news, Everton have been tipped to sign a £25m star once dubbed “a freak of a talent”

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