Fulham could be set to lose one of their first-team players in January, with a new report revealing that he has already made the decision to leave Craven Cottage.
Fulham's summer departures
Marco Silva sanctioned the sales of 11 players in total over the summer, with Aleksandar Mitrovic, Joe Bryan and Anthony Knockaert being some of the bigger names to leave on a permanent basis, whilst there were also three who were sent out on loan for the remainder of the season in order to receive more game time.
The Cottagers have a further nine players out of contract at the end of the season, including the likes of Willian, Tim Ream and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham contracts), meaning that the boss has to consider cashing in should he not want to risk losing his prized assets for free.
Tosin Adarabioyo is another one of those who will have reached the expiration of his terms upon the conclusion of the current campaign, and having played just one minute of football this season in the Premier League following groin surgery (WhoScored – Adarabioyo statistics), the centre-back has fallen out of favour.
England’s former youth international had attracted interest from Tottenham Hotspur and AS Monaco before the previous transfer window closed, but with a second opportunity set to be made available for his potential suitors, the 26-year-old appears keen to start a new adventure elsewhere.
Fulham likely to lose Tosin Adarabioyo
According to Football Insider, Adarabioyo is hoping to leave Fulham in January, with a host of clubs expected to get their offers in ahead of the next window opening at the start of 2024.
“Fulham will be in the market for a right-sided centre-back in the January window with Tosin Adarabioyo expected to leave the club, sources have told Football Insider.
"Adarabioyo, 26, is out of contract at the end of the 2023-24 campaign and is set to be the subject of offers when the mid-season window opens on 1 January after making up his mind to leave. And Fulham are ready to spend big in the new year after promising Marco Silva much-needed funds.”
Fulham defenderTosin Adarabioyo.
Standing at a staggering 6 foot 5, Adarabioyo is a “towering” colossus at the heart of Fulham’s backline, as hailed by journalist Josh Bunting, and last season prior to his injury absence, he proved to be a real rock and physical presence in front of his goalkeeper.
The Manchester-born talent, who pockets £40,000-a-week (Fulham salaries), was averaging 5.5 clearances and 2.4 aerial wins per top-flight game during the previous term, so he’s extremely strong at getting rid of the danger and protecting his fellow teammates.
Adarabioyo is also a versatile operator having been deployed in four different positions over the grass since the start of his career, including at left-back, right-back and higher up in defensive midfield alongside his usual role (Transfermarkt – Adarabioyo statistics), so it will be interesting to see where he could go and who Fulham look to bring in to replace him.
Gio Reyna sent out a rallying cry after leading the USMNT to the CONCACAF Nations League final with his match-winning performance against Jamaica.
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The United States men's side found themselves a goal down and at serious risk of elimination, before Reyna came on at half time and helped change the contest. Once Miles Robinson's late deflected effort sent the match to extra time Reyna came into his own, laying on two assists for the in-form Haji Wright and secure a 3-1 victory. The current Nottingham Forest man celebrated that win after full-time as he looks ahead to Sunday's final against Mexico.
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The Borussia Dortmund loanee wrote in a post: "Stuck with it until the end! All focus on Sunday."
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Reyna can't have been surprised at starting that semifinal on the bench, given he has amassed less than 40 minutes of football at Forest since joining on loan in January. His contributions may make Berhalter think twice about benching him for the final, though, as the USMNT coach was widely criticised for several calls on Thursday. At club level, Reyna will hope his efforts were seen by manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who has thus far sacrificed the American's game time amid a need for immediate results.
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The four point-deduction for Forest earlier this week will not have helped Reyna's cause, as Espirito Santo cannot offer him the bedding-in process required as his side chase Premier League survival. The best chance for Reyna will be to perform well in Sunday's final against Mexico at AT&T Stadium, where the USMNT are aiming for for a second successive Nations League crown.
Warwickshire’s seamers dismantled Kent before an unbeaten hundred from Will Rhodes took them a large step towards lifting the trophy
George Dobell at Edgbaston24-Sep-2018 ScorecardThe sides may have come into this game level on points, but by stumps at the end of day one it appeared there was a chasm between them. Warwickshire, with all 10 first-innings wickets in hand, trialled by just 19. A commanding century from Will Rhodes – his fourth of a breakthrough Championship season – coming on the heels of another excellent bowling performance from his colleagues, has given them a good chance of claiming the Division Two title.Kent, by contrast, were left to rue what their coach, Matt Walker, admitted was their “worst cricket of the season”.There was a time when late-summer matches like this counted for little. As a consequence, they would often lack intensity or purpose and provide unsatisfying fare for spectators. But the prospect of silverware (and a sunny-if-chilly day) had encouraged Edgbaston’s largest Championship crowd of the season – albeit a modest 1200 or so – and ensured motivation for the players of both sides. You might well ask why anyone felt the need to tinker with such a system.In truth, it is promotion that matters most. The trophy, and small financial bonus, that comes with winning Division Two is welcome, but it is very much secondary to what both these sides have already achieved. Whatever happens here, Kent have enjoyed an excellent season and may well be considered the most improved team in the land. In recruiting wisely, building an improved team spirit and then achieving both promotion and reaching the knockout stages of the limited-overs competitions, they have won more games than any other county across competitions.This may well prove an especially good year to be promoted, too. If the structure of the Championship is changed again ahead of the 2020 season – and it probably will be – it is currently expected the divisions would be reorganised along the lines of a 10-team top division and eight in the second. These teams might, therefore, have a better chance of retaining a Division One place at the end of 2019.If Warwickshire are to stay up next season, they will need to rely on several new faces. At least two of this side – Jonathan Trott, who is retiring, and Chris Wright, who is moving to Leicestershire – will be gone and it seems likely that Keith Barker will depart, too. The club have offered him a new deal but it is understood not to be quite as attractive as the package he enjoys at present or, crucially, as attractive as deals available elsewhere. Andrew Umeed, Sunny Singh, Boyd Rankin (all released) and Josh Poysden (Yorkshire) are also departing, while the club says it does not anticipate adding to Liam Norwell, Craig Miles (both Gloucestershire seamers) and Rob Yates (a top-order batsman) among those joining.This apparent imbalance between those departing and those arriving is not, Warwickshire insist, anything to do with budget – they are due to make a substantial repayment of up to £4m on the loan taken out to fund their redevelopment towards the end of 2019 – but rather a desire to provide opportunities to those already here and an inability to persuade others to join them.On the evidence of this performance, Barker would be substantially missed. While the pace he generates these days is sedate, the swing he gains is lavish, the variety is useful and the footmarks he creates for Jeetan Patel an underrated asset. Here he had Sean Dickson and Sam Billings trapped by sharp inswing, bowled Harry Podmore with one that may have held its line and came within an ace of dismissing Joe Denly without scoring when the batsman left one that swung sharply to clip the off stump. But while the bail was slightly dislodged, it refused to fall. Even after Trott – with a broad smile – stomped up to the stumps.He was complemented by Wright, who nipped one away beautifully to take Zak Crawley’s edge in his first over and later beat Darren Stevens with one he persuaded to move the other way, and Olly Stone, who has the pace to harass batsmen into errors. Even on this somewhat sluggish surface, Stone hurried them. Twice he induced reckless drives from full deliveries well outside off stump – Denly and Heino Kuhn were both smartly caught at second slip off somewhat loose shots – while Ollie Robinson played across one that swing from leg to middle. That was Stone’s 40th Championship wicket of the season. More impressively, they are coming at a strike rate of 22.5.Stone was, by some distance, the more impressive of the two men called up by England in recent days. While Denly timed a couple of shots beautifully off Stone, he looked uncomfortable against the spin of Patel which, given England’s touring destinations in the coming months, is a worry.While he has an excellent record against spin in county cricket – CricViz figures show he went into this match averaging 93.28 against spin since the start of 2016 – he seemed intent on charging the offspinner and carting him over mid-on. He was fortunate to survive on a couple of occasions. In the end it took a 10th-wicket stand of 42 – the highest of the innings – to even lift Kent beyond 150. The pitch, used for T20 Finals Day, was blameless as was the decision to bat first. It was simply a case of fine, relentless bowling and modest batting.It speaks volumes for Warwickshire’s bowling strength that this performance ensured they had taken maximum bowling bonus points in every game of the season. But they also have three batsmen in the top four run-scorers in the division.Certainly Rhodes has thrived on the opportunity provided to him this season. Given the chance to open only a couple of days before the match against Durham MCCU, he goes into the second day here in sight of 1000 Championship runs for the first time. Whether he achieves the milestone or not (he needs to reach 138) he has enjoyed a fine season and established with Dominic Sibley – who also has three Championship hundreds this campaign – a strong opening partnership that should serve the club well at the higher level.While he gave one chance – he was dropped on 38, Billings failing to cling on to a regulation edge – this was a highly impressive, remarkably dominant performance from a man who started the season without a first-class century to his name. Driving delightfully straight and putting away anything short with something bordering on the disdain, he took a particular liking to the offspin of Adam Riley (who bowled three overs for 32) and put his side well on course for the trophy. Just one day into this match and it is already hard to see how Warwickshire can be denied.
Leeds United have endured a rollercoaster of a year as they were relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season and are now flying in third in the Championship this term.
The Whites made some significant changes over the summer as they opted to remove sporting director Victor Orta from his post and eventually appointed Daniel Farke as their new head coach to work alongside interim football advisor Nick Hammond.
Orta left with the team on the verge of relegation as his transfer dealings and managerial appointments failed to keep the side away from the drop.
Georginio Rutter
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Rodrigo
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Dan James
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As you can see from the table above, the Spaniard could not complain about a lack of funds from the board as he was given plenty of money to spend on new signings.
The ex-Leeds chief made a number of questionable moves throughout his time at Elland Road and one decision that supporters may have questioned at the time was the sale of Kemar Roofe in 2020, as he has outscored Patrick Bamford since his exit from the Yorkshire-based side.
Roofe's goal record for Leeds
He was brought in from Oxford United ahead of the 2016/17 Championship campaign after being crowned the League Two Player of the Season.
The Jamaica international did not enjoy a seamless transition to second tier football as his first season ended with a return of four goals and six assists in 42 league appearances in Yorkshire, along with zero goals and one assist in seven cup outings.
However, Roofe found his shooting boots during the 2017/18 season as he produced 11 goals and three assists in 36 league clashes for the Whites, along with three goals and two assists in three EFL Cup matches.
He followed that up with 15 goals and two assists in 33 games throughout the 2018/19 campaign, which was Marcelo Bielsa's first year in Yorkshire and one that ended in a play-off semi-final defeat to Derby County.
Roofe ended that term with three more goals than any of his teammates and six more strikes than fellow centre-forward Bamford (nine), who was brought in for a reported £10m package from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2018.
However, the English-born marksman put the club in a difficult position at the end of that season as contract talks stalled and he was heading into the final 12 months of his deal at Elland Road.
Leeds reportedly offered him a 'lucrative' extension but it was not enough to tempt him to commit his long-term future to the Yorkshire-based side, which left Orta with a decision to make as there was a risk that the gem would depart on a free transfer at the end of the following campaign.
This led to a reported £7m transfer to Belgian side Anderlecht, who were managed by Vincent Kompany at the time, in the summer of 2019, which left Bamford as the first-choice number nine for the Whites.
Bamford's goal record for Leeds since 2019
After Roofe's big-money exit, the former Chelsea academy graduate stepped into the spotlight and caught the eye with impressive performances throughout the 2019/20 campaign.
Bamford racked up 16 goals and four assists in 45 Championship appearances across the season for Bielsa's side as they won the league title and secured promotion to the Premier League.
The England international followed that up with an outstanding top-flight campaign with Leeds. He produced an eye-catching 17 goals and eight assists in 38 league games to help the club to avoid an instant drop back down to the second tier.
Leeds striker Patrick Bamford.
None of his teammates managed more than eight Premier League goals that season as the former Middlesbrough ace was Bielsa's main goal threat at the top end of the pitch, with a consistent stream of strikes at that level.
However, Bamford went on to miss 40 competitive matches through foot, groin, and hamstring injuries over the course of the following two seasons.
This affected his output in front of goal as the 30-year-old forward only scored six goals and provided four assists across 37 Premier League matches, along with two goals and two assists in three FA Cup outings.
In total, Bamford, who has not scored in eight matches this term, has found the back of the net 41 times since Roofe's move to Anderlecht at the start of the 2019/20 campaign.
Roofe's goal record since leaving Leeds
The former Oxford United star only spent one season in Belgium and produced seven goals and three assists in 16 outings for Kompany's side.
This earned him a transfer to Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers in 2020 and he enjoyed a phenomenal debut year with Steven Gerrard's side as they won the Premiership title.
Roofe, who was once described as a “Duracell bunny" by Gerrard, played a significant role in their success with a fantastic return of 14 goals and four assists in 24 league outings, alongside four goals in the domestic and European cup competitions.
Glasgow Rangers striker Kemar Roofe.
The talented marksman then fired in 16 goals and assisted two in 36 appearances in all competitions for the Light Blues throughout the 2021/22 campaign.
Much like Bamford, though, Roofe has struggled with injuries in recent years as he has missed a staggering 70 competitive matches through fitness problems since the start of the 2021/22 season.
His injury woes have restricted him to 16 appearances since the summer of 2022, in which time the centre-forward has scored three goals and provided one assist.
In total, Roofe has scored 44 goals and assisted ten for Anderlecht and Rangers since his £7m exit from Leeds in 2020, which is three more goals than Bamford has managed during the same period for Leeds.
However, it would be harsh to say that it was a massive blunder by Orta to sell the 5 foot 10 ace as Bamford did play a crucial role at Championship and Premier League level in the two seasons after his former teammate's exit.
They have also both had significant injury problems and struggled for goals of late, which does not suggest that Leeds would be much better off right now if they had kept Roofe and decided to cash in on the Englishman instead.
He said that he wanted to “show something” since he was playing in place of Rubel Hossain
Mohammad Isam24-Oct-2018When David Miller had struck Mohammad Saifuddin for five consecutive sixes in Potchefstroom a year ago, Mashrafe Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal couldn’t keep their cool back in Dhaka. Tamim remembers that he got really nervous for Saifuddin and screamed at his TV, urging him to bowl the wide yorker. He did, and Miller had to contend with 31 runs off the over.A month later, Darren Sammy took 32 off Saifuddin during the Comilla Victorians-Rajshahi Kings BPL match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, where a year later Saifuddin was adjudged Player of the Match for his bowling performance against Zimbabwe. His 3 for 45 slowed down Zimbabwe particularly in the last five overs when he used a fine mix of slower bouncers and fuller length deliveries to stop their big-hitters.Saifuddin said that he wanted to support Mustafizur Rahman, who is one of the leading death bowlers in the world, by keeping the run rate around seven in the slog overs. He conceded 22 runs in his last three overs, picking up a wicket.”I have been bowling in the death overs in the Under-15 and Under-17, while playing under Miraz,” Saifuddin said. “I struggled in my early days in international cricket but I always speak to Miraz and Mustafizur, who is an experienced bowler. I tried to execute whatever I have learned.”It was a batting track. Having conceded some runs in Mirpur during the same period of the innings, we wanted to keep them under 250. Mustafizur is a superb death bowler. I supported him by giving away five to seven runs.”It was a far cry from the “has been” tag that some had put on him quite prematurely after he lost his place in the Bangladesh team earlier this year, having played two ODIs and two T20Is in January and February.Without doing anything flashy in domestic cricket or with the Bangladesh A team in the interim, Saifuddin was brought back because Bangladesh don’t really have a pace-bowling allrounder. He was earmarked from his age-group days as a future Bangladesh prospect. He was fast-tracked into the senior side last year, with disastrous results.Saifuddin said that one of the things he did was discuss handling pressure with the senior players.”I worked on the mental aspects of bowling,” Saifuddin said. “I have discussed it with senior players on how to approach bowling in international cricket. I have been quite expensive at this level previously. I will try to keep up what I did today. There’s a long way left for me.”I wanted Mash bhai to bring me into the attack. I wanted to show something since I am playing in place of Rubel [Hossain] . I wanted to do something different so that I get noticed.”Saifuddin also said that he drew inspiration from his mother’s advice about failing in life, while also using his experience of bowling at the death since his age-group days.”There will be some slips when you are trying to get success. My mother tells me that a baby may fall while taking his first steps but does that mean he will not walk? I will get hit but I will learn from it,” he said.
Spurs’ “gentleman’s agreement” with Bayern Munich has been explained, with there no option to “put down money” and get Harry Kane “the following day”.
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Tottenham reluctantly agreed to part with their all-time leading goalscorer when sanctioning a big-money transfer to Germany in the summer of 2023. Kane has maintained his prolific strike rate in Munich, plundering 37 goals, but is in danger of missing out on major silverware once again.
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There has been talk of the England captain making a hasty return to the Premier League despite agreeing a contract through to 2027. Daniel Levy claimed back in September that Spurs have a buy-back option of sorts on Kane – meaning that he could be returned to north London at some stage.
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There is, however, no clause to trigger there. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has told when asked about the terms of a deal that could work in Tottenham’s favour: “More than a traditional buy-back clause, from what I’m hearing it’s more of a gentleman’s agreement between the clubs where if they decide to sell Harry Kane in the future, Tottenham will be made aware of the decision. This is the discussion that took place between Bayern and Tottenham, but it’s not a traditional buy-back clause where you can go there and put down the money and the player is coming back the following day, I don’t think it’s an automatic clause, but more of a gentleman’s agreement.”
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Kane, who spent several months living in a hotel before being joined by his young family in Germany, has offered no indication that he is looking to retrace steps to his homeland. For now, he remains determined to break his trophy duck while on the books of Bayern.
The Zimbabwe captain praised the team for doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled
Mohammad Isam15-Nov-2018The confidence of doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled is Zimbabwe’s biggest gain in Bangladesh, according to Hamilton Masakadza, their captain. In the second Test, Zimbabwe fought back after conceding a 218-run deficit but pushed the game into the second session on the final day. They eventually lost the Test with the series finishing 1-1.In the last three years, South Africa, England, Australia and Sri Lanka have struggled in Mirpur, England and Australia were famously defeated by Bangladesh for the first time in Tests.”I think the biggest thing for us is the way the guys played in both Tests, just showed us what we can do as a team,” Masakadza said. “It will give us a lot of confidence going forward. Having been in battles like this really hardens you, and you come out the better for it on the other side. That’s the biggest lesson and the biggest positive for us.”We came and showed what we can do in foreign condition, conditions that have been really hard for pretty much everyone around the world. We came and really competed and took the game to Bangladesh. So that’s really positive and big for us.”Masakadza credited Brendan Taylor for becoming the first Zimbabwean to score hundreds in each innings of a Test twice, and Kyle Jarvis for bowling consistently throughout the tour. In Sylhet, it was the spin trio of Sikandar Raza, Brandon Mavuta and Wellington Masakadza who kept the home side under pressure.”A world-class performance from a world-class player there in Brendan Taylor in this game. He really showed the way of how to bat in these conditions. That was really impressive from him, the way he batted in both innings.”Kyle Jarvis also bowled really well. Even in Sylhet, Tendai Chatara. The seamers have got us wickets early in every game, and the spinners came into it in the first match with Brandon [Mavuta], my brother [Wellington Masakadza] and Sikander [Raza] bowling really well,” he said.Masakadza however rued giving away the advantage on the fourth morning when they reduced Bangladesh to 25 for 4 in the first hour.”If we had managed to build on that four wickets, we might have managed to keep them down to something sort of 320-350 which we would definitely have fancied our chances of getting.”That wicket didn’t really deteriorate or misbehave as much as we expected it to, or as much as it normally does. If we had managed to get a few more after they were four down, we could have had them under pressure.”But for all the gains made in the two Tests, Masakadza said that fewer matches in the near future wasn’t “ideal” for the team. It is likely that their only international cricket in the next six months is a Test in India, likely to be held in March.”I haven’t really had a look, but I think we only have one series between now and the next six months, and that’s some games against India. That’s the only thing that’s on the radar.”I know the board is trying to organise some more games for us, but I don’t know how far along that has gone. That will be the next challenge for us. It’s not ideal to be waiting this long before play, but we have to take that as it is.”
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has revealed he needs some time to rest after an uncharacteristically shoddy display against Real Madrid.
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Rodri was one of City's weakest performers in the heart-stopping 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. The Spaniard was unable to bring his usual sense of control in midfield amid a chaotic and enthralling match and was showing signs of tiredness amid a relentless schedule of matches. And he admitted that he might benefit from sitting the odd game out.
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"I do need a rest, let's see how we deal with the situation," Rodri told reporters after the epic quarter-final first leg. "Sometimes I need to adjust but it is what it is."
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Rodri has missed just four matches for City this season and they have lost all of them. His red card against Nottingham Forest in September saw him banned for the Carabao Cup tie at Newcastle and the league games at Wolves and Arsenal. He earned another suspension in December for the visit to Aston Villa, which was City's last defeat. Rodri won City the Champions League final last season against Inter Milan and has been just as impressive this season, dominating games while scoring eight goals and providing 10 assists in all competitions.
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The draw with Madrid saw Rodri maintain his astonishing unbeaten record for club and country, which has stretched to more than a year. He has not been beaten with either City or Spain for 65 matches, with his last defeat coming against Tottenham on February 5, 2023.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is starting to turn his attention towards the January transfer window in order to secure some much-needed reinforcements.
United have struggled so far this term, winning just nine of their opening 18 matches and something needs to change once the domestic season resumes.
With January fast approaching, the Dutchman has targeted a few players ahead of a potential move to Manchester.
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According to Football Insider, the Old Trafford side are in the race for young French defender Arouna Sangante, although they face stiff competition as Chelsea and Manchester City are also interested.
The 21-year-old is currently valued at €7.4m (£6.5m) according to Football Transfers, and while Le Harve will expect a fee bigger than this, Ten Hag could perhaps secure a bargain.
The need for another centre-back comes after the rumour mill circling regarding the future of Raphael Varane.
According to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich are reportedly showing interest in the 30-year-old ahead of a potential move in January, with the player himself seemingly considering an exit in the New Year.
His contract doesn’t expire until 2025 and this suggests the winter window may be the best time for Ten Hag to cash in on Varane, giving him funds to secure another defender.
It could be all over for the former Real Madrid star in the coming weeks, but the Dutchman may just have an ideal heir in a swoop for Sangante.
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Lauded as “interesting” alongside a host of other Senegal U23 prospects by talent scout Jacek Kulig, Sangante – who has also been dubbed a "sensation" by journalist Pete O'Rourke – has enjoyed a meteoric rise of late.
The 21-year-old made his debut for the club during the 2020/21 season, and he played an integral role in leading Le Havre back to Ligue 1 as they won the title and the youngster chipped in with three goals and two assists.
Arouna Sangante
The youngster proved his worth by ranking first among the squad for accurate passes per game in the second tier, while also ranking in the top five for interceptions and clearances per game, but he has taken his development to the next level in Ligue 1 this term.
The centre-back has helped his side record five clean sheets in ten league matches – including keeping AS Monaco and Lyon at bay – while he has also recovered 5.1 balls per game and won 52% of his ground duels each match.
These statistics are even better than what Varane has registered, as the 30-year-old has kept just one clean sheet in eight Premier League matches, while recovering four balls per game and winning 50% of his ground duels.
Sangante is also the youngest captain in Ligue 1, proving that, despite his tender age, the Frenchman has outstanding leadership qualities and Utd certainly need more of that right now.
While he has developed into a solid defender, he clearly has plenty of learning to do, yet a move to Utd could allow him to gain experience at one of the biggest clubs in the world, alongside gaining some vital European exposure.
It is looking increasingly likely that Varane won't be at the club by the end of the campaign and this opens the door for a replacement, with Sangante appearing to be a perfect option for the former Ajax boss.
Alejandro Garnacho has reportedly been “dealt with” by Manchester United after liking social media posts questioning Erik ten Hag’s decisions.
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The Red Devils boss opted to replace Argentina international Garnacho during the disappointing 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. The 19-year-old winger was taken off at half-time in that contest, with Amad Diallo sent on in his place.
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Garnacho went on to like two comments from a YouTuber questioning why he was hauled off at the interval. The reports that Ten Hag has spoken with the teenager since then, with the matter considered to have been “dealt with internally”.
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Ten Hag told reporters of his decision to replace Garnacho at the Vitality Stadium: “I think we had to repair over the right side. We didn't play well, the spaces were there. In possession, we had to bring a sub there. Garnacho was during the week not training. Only yesterday. We thought bring some energy and bring some more quality, quality in the sense of cooperation and togetherness on that right-hand side.”
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There is no word on whether Garnacho has been disciplined as a result of his actions – with the likes he made public quickly being rescinded. He will be hoping to figure in Ten Hag’s plans when United face Coventry at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday.