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Manchester United ‘set Jadon Sancho valuation ahead of likely January move’
Manchester United want around £50m for unsettled attacker Jadon Sancho in the January transfer window, according to a report....Click Here To Continue Reading>>
Manchester United will reportedly refuse to allow Jadon Sancho to leave the club for a cut-price fee in January, with the Red Devils valuing him at around £50m.
The England international has not played for the 20-time English champions since the end of August due to his high-profile and ongoing feud with Red Devils head coach Erik ten Hag.
Sancho, according to Ten Hag, was not involved in the squad against Arsenal at the start of September due to poor performances in training, but the 23-year-old insisted that was not the case, claiming that he had been made “a scapegoat”.
Ten Hag is believed to have been willing to bring the forward back into the fold if he apologised, but due to the amount of time that has now passed, even a sorry from Sancho at this stage is unlikely to resolve the situation.
The ex-Manchester City attacker is widely expected to leave in January, with a number of clubs, including Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, linked with his signature.
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Teams from Saudi Arabia are also said to be keeping an eye on events at Old Trafford, with a switch to the Saudi Pro League seen as a possibility despite Sancho preferring to remain in Europe.
Juventus have allegedly already failed with a loan move for Sancho, with Man United making it clear that they want to sell him in January rather than sanction a short-term exit.
According to The Mirror, despite the club’s desire to move him on, the Red Devils will refuse to allow him to depart for a cut-price fee.
The report claims that Man United value Sancho in the region of £50m due to his age and the fact that he was one of the best young forwards in Europe during his time at Dortmund.
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The club could struggle to attract suitors at that price, though, with the majority of clubs in Europe reluctant to pay out huge fees in January.
Sancho’s wages are said to be around £275,000 a week, which is another reason why the club are so desperate to move him on, as he is currently not involved with the first team in any form.
Al Ettifaq are believed to have attempted to acquire the forward on loan towards the end of the Saudi Arabian transfer window but were not willing to pay £50m to sign him permanently next summer, which Man United had demanded to be included in the deal.
Sancho, who has another three years left to run on his contract, has only managed 12 goals and six assists in 82 appearances during a disappointing spell at Man United.
The Englishman’s expected departure at the start of 2024 will almost certainly put the Red Devils in the market for a replacement, with the club’s budget set to be boosted by the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on captain Martin Odegaard amid his impressive form following the November international break.
The Norway international was sidelined with a hip problem last month and it was followed by another absence due to a head collision in training.
Odegaard made his comeback after the internationals. He had a quiet evening at Brentford last weekend, but was on the scoresheet against Lens on Wednesday.
He carried over the good form into the Wolves game, scoring the vital winning goal in the end.
Aside from his strike, the 24-year-old created three big chances for his teammates and was unlucky to not register an assist or two due to poor finishing.
Speaking after the 2-1 victory over Wolves, Arteta said that Odegaard has had two ‘very very good’ games and he is a ‘really consistent’ player.
The Gunners head coach added that the playmaker tends to fare best against high-pressing sides such as Wolves and he was ‘really good’ today.
He told Arsenal.com: “I thought he had two very, very good games and he’s a really consistent player, he gives a lot especially against teams like that, they didn’t want to defend very close to their own box and I think he was really good today.”
Odegaard has not played with the same creative freedom as last season, but he has still netted seven goals and provided two assists from 18 games.
The Norwegian appears to be picking up his form at the right time and he will be crucial to the Gunners’ chances of challenging for the league title again.
Today’s win has taken the Gunners to 33 points from 14 games. They are four points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was back to his best during the 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Gunners made it three league wins on the bounce after beating Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the sixth minute.
A wonderful bit of team play contributed to Odegaard doubling the lead in the 13th minute.
Arsenal should have been out of sight with the chances in the final third, but they had a nervy finish in the end after Matheus Cunha scored, four minutes from time.
A defensive mishap from Oleksandr Zinchenko paved the way for the goal, but the Gunners managed to hang on for a well-deserved victory over Gary O’Neil’s side.
In our view, Odegaard was clearly the man of the match with one of his best performances of the season.
The Norwegian was inconsistent with his form earlier this campaign, but he appears to be finding his feet at the right time for the Gunners in their title pursuit.
Against Wolves, he had 97 touches with 77 passes at an accuracy of 89 per cent. He had no defensive work to do, but was brilliant with his attacking display.
Odegaard managed six key passes and created three big chances for Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard and Eddie Nketiah respectively, but they failed to extend the lead.
The Gunners should have been out of sight with at least a five-goal margin, but they were made to work hard for the victory after a late consolation strike from Cunha.
The win over Wolves has seen the club extend their lead at the top of the table to four points.
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Twenty-year-old Serbian sixth seed Hamad Medjedovic is crowned the Next Gen ATP Finals champion with a captivating victory over Arthur Fils in Sunday’s final.
Twenty-year-old Serbian sixth seed Hamad Medjedovic was crowned the Next Gen ATP Finals champion with a captivating victory over Arthur Fils in Sunday’s final.
Emulating the feats of his compatriot Novak Djokovic in November’s ATP Finals, Medjedovic brought home another trophy to Serbia with a 3–4[6], 4–1, 4–2, 3–4 [9], 4–1 victory in just after two hours.
Medjedovic’s success caps off a stellar breakthrough year for the 2003-born protege, who reached the first round of Wimbledon and the French Open for the first time in 2023 and came close to breaking into the top 100, getting as high as world number 102 in October....Click Here To Continue Reading>>
“I can’t believe I have won this title, but it’s going to give me a lot of confidence for 2024. Arthur is an amazing player; he’s Top 40 for a reason, so I’m really happy,” Medjedovic said on the court.
“It was tough after the first set. I changed my clothes and recovered and started to play good again. I didn’t play good when I had match points in the fourth set. I wasn’t relaxed, I was very stiff. Thank God I recovered and I was just trying to stay relaxed as much as I could and I managed to do it in the end.”
2023 ATP Finals Champion: Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸2023 Next Gen ATP Finals Champion: Hamad Medjedovic 🇷🇸Learning from the best 👀 pic.twitter.com/ie284rcZ3M— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) December 2, 2023
Making a name for himself throughout the tournament with his blistering serves, the Serbian fired 19 aces past Fils throughout the contest and won 88% of points behind his first serve in total.
Medjedovic also kept his mistakes to a minimum, only producing nine unforced errors and 32 winners, as well as saving all four break points he faced against his French foe.
The 20-year-old recovered from a couple of early unforced errors in the fourth-set tie-breaker to bring up two match points, although he failed to take either of them as Fils took the contest to the distance.
However, an inopportune unforced error from Fils on break point allowed Medjedovic to establish an early two-game lead in the fifth set, and the Serbian quintessentially confirmed his champion status with an ace on match point.
Alongside his Next Gen supremacy, Medjedovic also took home three Challenger level titles in the 2023 season, as well as getting to the semi-finals of the Astana Open and Swiss Open on the ATP Tour.
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