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São Paulo e Palmeiras se enfrentam no próximo sábado, no Morumbi, duelo que reúne um longo tabu a favor do Tricolor: 15 anos sem perder do rival em casa. A fase da equipe de verde é muito melhor, mas pelo menos no discurso os tricolores se sentem prontos para manter a sina. E o lateral-direito argentino Buffarini disse nesta quinta-feira que o grupo está preparado inclusive para frear uma arma do rival que tem sido fatal: a bola parada.

Nesta quarta-feira, o Palmeiras enfrentou o Atlético Tucumán (ARG) pela Libertadores e fez um dos gols em jogada de falta ensaiada, idêntica ao que tinha feito ano passado contra o Coritiba. Em comum, o comandante: Cuca. Mas Buffarini não se assusta.

– Trabalhamos durante a semana, estudamos o rival. O Rogério, se é Palmeiras, o time que seja, nos mostra toda as jogadas de bola parada e treinamos durante a semana para freá-las – afirmou, ao ser perguntado da importância de se preparar para esse tipo de lance.

Buffarini acredita que o São Paulo pode ter uma pequena vantagem por ter jogado na segunda-feira, quando venceu o Avaí, enquanto o rival jogou nesta quarta, com menos dias de descanso. Mas ele cita o elenco recheado do Palmeiras.

– Palmeiras jogou ontem uma partida importantíssima pela Libertadores. Porém, tem um time de muitos jogadores e todos de um mesmo nível. Isso era sabido, que iam ter um elenco amplo, por tudo que jogam esse ano. Porém, um clássico é um clássico. Quando entram em campo, se esquecem de tudo e querem ganhar – declarou Buffarini.

O lateral-direito é favorito para ser titular neste sábado no clássico. O time ainda treina nesta quinta e sexta, quando Ceni definirá a formação titular.

Acompanhe outros trechos da entrevista do argentino, que admitiu ter dificuldade em se adaptar ao Brasil:

Trabalho de Ceni
O trabalho é muito bom, tem ideias muito bacanas, são excelentes. Mas sabemos que os resultados é que mandam. Vocês podem fazer uma análise. Mas tanto eu quanto os meus companheiros estamos felizes com o trabalho. E agora no Brasileiro temos de fazer o melhor possível

Importância de vencer o clássico
No jogo contra o Avaí, não fomos bem no segundo tempo não foi legal. Porém, o importante era que tinha de ganhar e ganhamos. Para a confiança. A gente vinha de derrota contra o Cruzeiro, então era importante o resultado. Mas sabendo que sábado jogamos clássico, é um jogo muito importante para a gente. Porque jogamos no nosso campo, com nossa torcida, temos de fazer forte em nosso campo. É um clássico, não tem favorito. Temos de ser fortes como mandantes e sentir orgulho de nossa camiseta.

Possibilidade de volta dos argentinos Calleri e Centurión: seriam bem-vindos?
Sim. São situações pessoais. Calleri tem que ver o que pretende fazer. E Centurión é patrimônio do clube. Tem de ver se Boca vai comprar ou não. Porém, é um tema que pessoalmente não me corresponde. Porém, se vestem de novo a camisa do São Paulo, vão fazer igual ou melhor do que fizeram. São jogadores muito importantes.

Adaptação demorada?
Não foi fácil minha adaptação aqui. Lá é um campeonato muito tático. Aqui é totalmente diferente o estilo de jogo, todos são muito hábeis, atacam com muita gente, e isso me custou um pouco. Confio em mim mesmo, estou tranquilo, e sei que a cada partida vou me levantar e ter condições.

Falha em gol de Dudu no jogo do Paulista
Foi muito mérito de Dudu. Eu perdi a bola no meio do campo, quis correr e não deu tempo. Mas o mérito foi muito do Dudu, que conseguiu o chute de longa distância, do meio de campo.

Tabu
Oxalá possamos seguir com esse tabu. Como falei, temos que ser fortes dentro de casa, que é o mais importante. Se é o Palmeiras, qualquer time, temos de ser fortes como mandantes.

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وصل اللاعب البلجيكي ديفوك أوريجي إلى إيطاليا، مساء اليوم الإثنين، لإكمال انتقاله المجاني إلى ميلان بعد مغادرة ليفربول.

أمضى اللاعب البالغ من العمر 27 عامًا 7 سنوات في أنفيلد، لكن اقتصرت مشاركاته في الدوري الإنجليزي الموسم الماضي على 7 مباريات فقط.

مع انتهاء عقده مع ليفربول رسميًا يوم الخميس، يقترب أوريجي من الانتقال إلى ميلان بطل دوري الدرجة الأولى الإيطالي.

ومساء اليوم الإثنين، تم تصويره وهو يغادر مطار مالبينسا قبل أن يخضع للكشف الطبي في ميلانو، والذي من المقرر أن يتم صباح الثلاثاء.

أعطى أوريجي إشارة إبهام ولوح للجماهير خارج المطار، وبدا أنه في حالة مزاجية جيدة.

اقرأ أيضًا.. جدول مباريات ميلان في الدوري الإيطالي 2022/2023

في حالة خضوعه للكشف الطبي دون أي مشاكل، فمن المحتمل أن يتم الإعلان عنه كلاعب جديد في ميلان في الأيام المقبلة.

كافح أوريجي ليثبت نفسه كلاعب أساسي في التشكيلة الأساسية خلال الفترة التي قضاها في ليفربول، حيث كان يورجن كلوب غالبًا ما يلجأ إلى محمد صلاح وساديو ماني وروبرتو فيرمينو.

The Express and Star reporter Luke Hatfield told The Transfer Tavern that Carlos Vinicius would be an interesting signing for Wolves.

The Brazilian striker spent last season on loan at Tottenham having been signed by Jose Mourinho, but managed just one Premier League goal, although he played just 303 minutes in the league.

But in the Europa League and domestic cups, Vinicius proved himself as a lethal goalscorer, netting nine goals in just 670 minutes outside of the Premier League, including one hat-trick and two braces.

However, with Heung-min Son and Harry Kane at the peak of their powers, Vinicius was an unused substitute on 17 times last season, which all but ended any chance of Tottenham activating his buy-out clause.

Just a matter of months down the line, however, according to the Mirror, Wolves, who’re short of options up front, could turn to the £16.2m-rated striker.

Vinicius scored 24 goals under the guidance of Wolves boss Bruno Lage when the pair were together at Benfica in 2019-2020.

“He would be an interesting player were Wolves to sign him,” Hatfield told The Transfer Tavern. 

“He didn’t get a fair crack at the whip at Spurs, it was always going to be tough playing back-up to Harry Kane because he’s always going to want to play week in week out and you’ll only see limited opportunities.

“But he showed enough to attract interest of Premier League clubs, so he’d be an interesting signing for Wolves.”

Chris Martin has been ruled out of New Zealand’s upcoming Test series against Bangladesh and will be replaced by Mark Gillespie. Martin was already left out of the ODI squad due to niggling hamstring and lower back injuries

Cricinfo staff07-Oct-2008
New Zealand will have to face Bangladesh without Chris Martin © Getty Images
Chris Martin has been ruled out of New Zealand’s upcoming Test series against Bangladesh and will be replaced by Mark Gillespie. Martin was already a late withdrawal from the ODI squad due to niggling hamstring and lower back injuries.He picked up the problems during his spell in county cricket with Warwickshire this year. Dion Nash, one of New Zealand’s selectors, said although Martin was pain free and making good progress, he had lost some condition in recent weeks.”With such a big season ahead it would have been foolish to rush Chris back too early,” Nash said. “He is better at home working on his fitness and strength and preparing himself for the two-Test series against Australia next month.”Martin was originally named in the group to take on Bangladesh in three one-dayers until his place was taken by Michael Mason. Gillespie is already with the squad for the limited-overs series, which begins in Dhaka on Thursday.

أعلن نادي ليفربول وصيف الدوري الإنجليزي ودوري أبطال أوروبا في الموسم الماضي عن ثالث صفقاته الصيفية بعد التعاقد مع ظهير أيمن نادي أبردين، كالفن رامزي.

وتوصل ليفربول لاتفاق مع أبردين على ضم رامزي، ووقع اللاعب على عقوده بعد اجتياز الفحص الطبي في مركز “أكسا” التدريبي.

ولعب رامزي مع أبردين في الموسم الماضي 39 مباراة وصنع 9 أهداف وسجل هدفا وحيدا.

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We are delighted to announce the signing of @calvinramsay03 from Aberdeen, subject to international clearance. — Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 19, 2022

أول تعليق من كالفن رامزي بعد انضمامه إلى ليفربول

تحدث رامزي إلى موقع ليفربول الرسمي، وقال: “أشعر بالسعادة والصخب، الانضمام إلى هذا النادي حلم أصبح حقيقة”.

وأضاف: “لقد كان حلمي أن ألعب لصالح أبردين، الآن انتقلت إلى أحد أكبر إن لم يكن أكبر نادٍ في العالم، يا له من إنجاز كبير أتطلع إلى مشاهدة جماهير أنفيلد وتقديم كل ما لدي للفريق ولهم”.

وأتم تصريحاته: “آمل أن أتمكن من الالتحاق بالفريق في فترة الإعداد للموسم الجديد، وأثبت جدارتي، للمدربين وزملائي وكل شخص في ليفربول وبعد ذلك سنرى ما سيحدث”.

“We will just take it as it plays out, get to the end of the event. I’m satisfied that it will still be an outstanding World Cup”

Nagraj Gollapudi16-Oct-20232:35

Arthur: Pakistan were ‘timid’ with their performance

The ICC will review the criticism by Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur that the India vs Pakistan World Cup match on October 14 in Ahmedabad felt more like a “bilateral series” game, though it remains confident that the tournament will be remembered as an “outstanding” one once it’s over.Arthur admitted after his side’s seven-wicket loss that with barely any Pakistan presence at the packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the team was affected by the partisan crowd. Pakistani fans were conspicuous by their absence at the ground, with no fans having received visas to travel across the border. Only a handful of Pakistani journalists made it in time to cover the match, and a small number of Pakistani-origin fans who are residents/citizens of other countries.”Look, I’d be lying if I said it did [not affect us],” Arthur said after the match. “It didn’t seem like an ICC event, to be brutally honest. It seemed like a bilateral series; it seemed like a BCCI event.”Related

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Asked to respond to Arthur’s comments, ICC chairman Greg Barclay seemed to downplay them as the kind of criticism that is par for the course at such tournaments. “Every event that we have, there’s always criticisms from various quarters,” Barclay was quoted as saying by AFP in Mumbai, where he was attending the International Olympic Committee Session, which voted for T20 cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.”Things that perhaps we’ll take away and try to work on, try to do better… so this event’s only [at] the start. Let’s see how the whole thing plays out and we’ll go away and we’ll review what could change, what we can do better, how we can improve World Cups and the general offering around cricket.”We will just take it as it plays out, get to the end of the event. I’m satisfied that it will still be an outstanding World Cup.”While the India vs Pakistan contest was watched by a record crowd – both at the ground and globally – the organisers have not yet put out the official attendance.The Ahmedabad venue is the largest ground in cricket in terms of capacity with over 110,000 seats.ESPNcricinfo has sent a query to both the ICC and the BCCI, the tournament hosts. There has also been no response from ICC and BCCI to a query on to how many seats were officially put on sale for the marquee contest. When the plan for ticket sales for the tournament was released in late August, the BCCI had said September 3 was slotted solely for the India vs Pakistan game tickets. On October 8, the BCCI announced it was putting a further 14,000 tickets on sale for the match. Three days later, the BCCI put out a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing that another set of tickets – no numbers revealed – originally meant for its official partners, was being sold.There have been numerous complaints from fans about the online ticketing system in place and the early part of the tournament – excluding India games and games held in Delhi – has been marked by low attendances.

Says teams are not playing to win, but for “something far more important, humanity”

Nagraj Gollapudi27-Apr-2021

The BCCI has told the eight teams in the IPL that they will not just be playing to win this time, but for something “much more important…humanity.”Reassuring the franchises that everyone’s safety was the priority, the BCCI also confirmed that the tournament will carry on despite the raging Covid-19 pandemic in India, and that the IPL is “strengthening” the biosecure bubble for the rest of the tournament which is scheduled to end on May 30.With India registering a record number of positive cases over the past 10 days, there has been a lot of apprehension both inside the IPL bubble as well outside about carrying on with the tournament. With countries barring travellers from India, overseas players from different teams have opted to return home with many more questioning how they will get back once their tournament was over.Related

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On Tuesday, the BCCI’s interim chief executive officer Hemang Amin sent out an email to the teams reassuring their safety as well elaborating on the precuautionary moves being taken to keep the IPL bubble intact.”I write to you at a time when India faces unprecedented challenges stretching its healthcare and spirit,” Amin said in the email, accessed by ESPNcricinfo.”As we commenced the second leg, we understand that there are few apprehensions and concerns regarding the general situation in India and the withdrawals of certain cricketers. We completely respect the decision taken by the players and extend our support to them in every way. At the same time, we would also assure you that you are totally safe within the bubble.”The IPL this time is being conducted on a caravan model with two venues in operation at one time to cut down on the travel and risks involved during the pandemic. The first leg of the tournament was conducted in Chennai and Mumbai. The second leg, which commenced on Monday, will be played in Ahmedabad and Delhi. This will be followed by matches in Bangalore and Kolkata before the tournament returns to Ahmedabad for the playoffs, including the final.According to Amin, the IPL was making the testing process more rigorous while making the bubble more secure.”In order to allay any apprehensions and concerns, we are further strengthening our bio-secure environments to keep everyone involved in the tournament safe and healthy. Recently, we increased testing in our bio-bubbles to be extra vigilant. Instead of the stipulated test every five days, we now conduct a test every two days.”Further, earlier in the tournament, we had permitted food deliveries from outside your designated hotels, but these privileges have also been withdrawn. Apart from this, we have also increased our level of caution to strengthen our bio-bubbles.””In order to allay any apprehensions and concerns, we are further strengthening our bio-secure environments”•BCCI/IPL

While franchises and players have maintained the IPL bubble is currently the safest place in India, there has been an acknowledgement that individuals would still have concerns. The Indian contingent in the IPL has been concerned about the welfare of their families, and the overseas players have had questions about how they would be returning to their respective countries which have updated travel guidelines issuing stringent quarantine norms.On Tuesday morning, Australian batter Chris Lynn, who represents defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians, said he had urged Cricket Australia to arrange for charter flights after the Australian government banned direct flights from India until May 15.It is understood that the teams and the BCCI have been discussing about arranging charter flights to countries that have barred travelers from India, and Amin said the board would use help from the Indian government to facilitate the same.”We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes, which is natural and understandable. We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about. The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly. The BCCI is monitoring the situation very closely and is working with the government authorities to make arrangements to get you home once the tournament concludes. Be rest assured that the tournament is not over for BCCI till each one of you has reached your home, safe and sound.”Despite the IPL bubble being secure, critics have questioned the timing of the tournament carrying along when there has been so much strife and stress on the streets including mounting surge in the number of deaths owing to the pandemic. However, Amin told players that by playing they were providing “hope” to millions.”While you go about playing the sport we all love, you are also doing something really important. As some of you have said, ‘if we can help distract people from all the troubles of recent times, even if it is for a short while, we have done a great job’. When you all walk out onto the field, you are bringing hope to millions of people who have tuned in. If, even for a minute, you can bring a smile on someone’s face, then you have done well. While you are professionals and will play to win, this time you are also playing for something much more important… humanity.”

تُغلق اليوم السبت، فترة الانتقالات الشتوية لموسم 2024-2025، حيث يتوقف تسجيل اللاعبين عبر النظام الإلكتروني عند الساعة السابعة مساءً، بينما يستمر العمل داخل الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم حتى منتصف الليل لإنهاء إجراءات توثيق العقود ودفع الرسوم المستحقة للأندية.

وشهدت فترة الانتقالات الشتوية تحركات نشطة من جانب النادي الأهلي، حيث أبرم عدة صفقات لتدعيم صفوفه. صفقات الأهلي في يناير 2025

مصطفى العش، مدافع زد إف سي، الذي انضم للأهلي على سبيل الإعارة لمدة 6 أشهر، لدعم خط الدفاع.

السلوفيني جنيك جراديشار، لاعب فيهرفار المجري، الذي وقع عقدًا يمتد لـ 4 مواسم ونصف، لتعزيز القوة الهجومية للفريق.

أحمد رضا، لاعب بتروجت، الذي انضم إلى القلعة الحمراء بعقد يمتد لـ 4 مواسم ونصف، كأحد المواهب الواعدة.

أشرف بن شرقي، النجم المغربي، العائد للدوري المصري من جديد، والذي انضم للأهلي في صفقة انتقال حر بعقد يمتد لموسمين ونصف، ليكون إضافة قوية في الخط الأمامي.

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على الجانب الآخر، دخل الزمالك سوق الانتقالات الشتوية بصفقات محدودة، حيث أعلن النادي عن التعاقد مع:

أحمد حسام، لدعم خط الدفاع.

محمود جهاد، أحد المواهب الشابة التي يعوّل عليها الفريق في الفترة المقبلة.

كما كشف وكيل اللاعب التونسي صلاح مصدق عن انضمامه للقلعة البيضاء، ليكون إحدى الإضافات الجديدة للفريق.

إلى جانب ذلك، أشار مصدر لـ بطولات إلى أن الزمالك أنهى الاتفاق مع أحمد الجفالي، لاعب الاتحاد المنستيري، إلا أن الإعلان الرسمي لم يصدر حتى الآن.

ومع إسدال الستار على فترة الانتقالات، تبقى التساؤلات قائمة حول مدى تأثير هذه الصفقات على أداء الفريقين خلال النصف الثاني من الموسم، في ظل المنافسة القوية على البطولات المحلية والقارية.

Sri Lanka’s transitioning limited-overs squad face yet another stern test in Pallekele against Australia, who cracked the dusty pitches as their batsmen steadily developed a taste for spin

The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando05-Sep-2016Match factsSeptember 6, 2016
Start time 1900 local (1330 GMT)Big PictureSri Lanka may have the beginnings of a future-proof Test team, but in the shorter formats, the juggernaut that is their transition rolls relentlessly on. So long has it reigned now, it probably deserves to be capitalised: Transition. Perhaps in years to come, Sri Lankan historians will see fit to add a prefix, and it will become “The Great Transition”. Whatever the case, it continues to guzzle up players and spit out empty husks of international careers, chewing up those husks and spitting them up even emptier, fans wailing by the roadside in rags, a terrible limited-overs drought afflicting their once-lush land.Back together in this current squad are players like Chamara Kapugedara, Sachithra Senanayake and Thisara Perera, many of whom had been part of Sri Lanka’s T20 boom years, from 2009-2014, but their presence does not seem a guarantee the boom years will come again. The more experienced hands are as much on trial as the likes of Kasun Rajitha or Dasun Shanaka. A big, limited-overs breakthrough continues to evade them.Australia are without Aaron Finch and Chris Lynn, but through the ODI series, their bowlers cracked Sri Lanka’s dusty pitches, and the batsmen steadily developed a taste for spin. David Warner’s scored his first Asian limited-overs ton playing a more measured brand of cricket than he would have liked, but now that he is in the runs, the T20 format may bring the violence out of him. George Bailey seems the most assured batsman playing in this series. Even Mathew Wade and Travis Head look well-set to contribute.Like Sri Lanka, Australia had also exited this year’s World T20 at the end of the group stage, but during that campaign, had beaten Bangladesh and Pakistan, both of whom Sri Lanka had lost to in the preceding Asia Cup.Form guide(last five completed matches, most recent first)

Australia: LWWLW
Sri Lanka: LLLLW
In the spotlightTillakaratne Dilshan has had an eventful week since playing his last ODI. He made veiled accusations about Angelo Mathews in the press conference after that match, and neither Mahela Jayawardene nor Kumar Sangakkara came off well in Dilshan’s verbal memoirs either. In addition to suggesting he did not have these players’ support during his captaincy, Dilshan has also taken umbrage at some team-mates “trying to rename the dilscoop by saying it is a shot a cricketer with no brain plays”. The comments have divided opinion, but Dilshan remains a draw card for one final series. He will want to give evidence to his claim that he could easily have played two more years.Adam Zampa’s T20 career began in South Africa, where he went wicketless in two games, but Asia has been kinder to him. He took five wickets across two games in the World T20, and has generally been economical, if a shade under-bowled. Having now imposed himself in Sri Lanka in the ODIs, claiming nine wickets at 20.77, the opposition will turn out on Tuesday with a plan to neutralise him. If Zampa can get through that trial, however, he will have made further headway in what is becoming a good limited-overs career.Teams newsThere are so many injuries and so many permutations with the Sri Lanka squad that pinning down an XI is difficult. Kusal Perera is likely to return to the top of the order. In the past, Sri Lanka have liked to stack their team with allrounders.Sri Lanka (possible): 1. Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Kusal Perera (wk), 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (capt.), 5 Chamara Kapugedara, 6 Milinda Siriwardana, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Sachith Pathirana, 9 Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Sachithra Senanayake, 11 Kasun RajithaThe visitors’ XI is no less difficult to predict, as they have not played T20s since March. On current form, Mitchell Starc, James Faulkner, John Hastings and Zampa should make up the bulk of the attack.Australia(possible): 1 David Warner (capt.), 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 George Bailey, 4 Travis Head, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Matthew Wade, 7 James Faulkner, 8 Peter Nevill (wk), 9 John Hastings, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Adam ZampaPitch and conditionsThe Pallekele surface aids both quicks and spinners under lights, so the match is unlikely to be a high scorer. There is a small chance light showers could interrupt play. The game is already sold out.Stats and trivia Pallekele is the scene of Tillakaratne Dilshan’s lone T20 hundred, also against Australia, in 2011. In eight T20s between these sides, Sri Lanka have won six and lost two. George Bailey needs 30 runs to complete 500 in the format.

Tottenham Hotspur are believed to be plotting a double raid on recently relegated Leicester City, according to the latest reports.

What are the latest Tottenham transfer rumours?

As per The Sun, the Lilywhites are said to be ready to battle it out with Newcastle United for the signing of both James Maddison and Harvey Barnes, with the pair both set to leave the King Power Stadium this summer following the drop into the Championship.

The report suggests that Spurs and the Magpies are 'pushing hardest' to sign the England duo, with the two men both set to command a fee of roughly £40m each – totalling £80m.

The report suggests that Maddison, in particular, has been a 'long-term target' for Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, with now seemingly an opportune time to pounce with just 12 months remaining on the 26-year-old's existing deal.

Should Tottenham sign Maddison and Barnes?

It is fair to say that the north London outfit are in desperate need of new recruits following what proved to be a rather turbulent and underwhelming campaign at N17, with the club missing out on European qualification and proving unable to end their 15-year trophy drought.

The days of reaching the Champions League final under Mauricio Pochettino back in 2019 may feel a world away for both the Spurs support and for Levy, with the Englishman no doubt keen to get back to competing for major honours sooner rather than later.

The aim for any new permanent manager will be to try and fashion a side in a similar image to the one which became regular top-four dwellers during Pochettino's time at the helm, with the Tottenham side then having featured an exciting attacking quartet involving the current pair of Harry Kane and Heung-min Son, as well as Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen.

Should Kane – who has been linked with a move away of late – and Son opt to stay put this summer, then Levy and co could well bolster that forward line by bringing in the next Alli and Eriksen in the form of Barnes and Maddison – the latter pair having been hailed for their "positive" impact at Leicester in recent seasons, as per BBC's Football Daily.

In the case of Maddison, the former Norwich City man could well be a dream heir to Eriksen in the side, with the Englishman having previously been identified as a possible successor to the Dane back in 2019.

Taking a look at the 2016/17 campaign – in which Pochettino's side finished second behind rivals Chelsea – Eriksen notably contributed eight goals and 16 assists in the top-flight as a marker of his creative brilliance, having typically operated in a playmaking role or on the flanks.

Maddison has the credentials to emulate such success having provided ten goals and nine assists in the most recent campaign, having also been deployed in a number ten berth or in a wide role.

Equally, his younger colleague Barnes could also potentially replicate the goalscoring heroics of the aforementioned Alli, with the latter man having bagged 18 league goals during a stellar 2016/17 season.

While Barnes hasn't quite hit those heights, it is still impressive that the 25-year-old was able to register 13 league goals for a struggling side this season, showcasing that as part of a functioning unit the Burnley native could shine even brighter.

Although the one-time West Bromwich Albion loanee is more of a forward than a midfielder like Alli, the latter man did also operate on the left flank in 16/17 at times, while also playing in an advanced central role behind compatriot Kane – a role which Barnes has also fulfilled in his career to date.

Those comparisons would suggest that if Levy can manage to win the race for the Leicester duo, the heights of the Pochettino era could well be reached once again…