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Crystal Palace have now opened talks to sign a Champions League player on a free transfer this summer, according to a report.

Eagles have lofty ambitions after FA Cup triumph

Oliver Glasner is expected to remain at Selhurst Park beyond the end of the campaign, despite no doubt catching the eye of some of Europe’s top clubs by leading Palace to FA Cup glory, and Steve Parish has now insisted the board must match their manager’s ambition.

The Palace chairman said: “He (Glasner) will stay here, for some period of time,”

“Of course we want him to stay but things happen in football, clubs evolve and move on and I’d love him to stay but the club has to develop and show the ambition in terms of the things we have to do to move it forward for people to feel part of something. If that all aligns maybe it will.”

With the summer transfer window now fast approaching, the Eagles have started to identify some ambitious transfer targets too, with Paris Saint-Germain forward Lee Kang-In and Lyon star Rayan Cherki entering the frame in recent days.

There has now been a new update on a defender Crystal Palace are keen on in a report from The Sun, which states they have now opened talks over a deal for Atletico Madrid’s Reinildo Mandava, who is set to leave the Spanish club for free this summer.

Mandava’s contract is set to expire this summer, and he is attracting a lot of attention from the Premier League, with Everton and Fulham also being named as potential suitors, although they are seemingly yet to make any formal moves.

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ByDominic Lund May 26, 2025

It appears as though the Eagles are more advanced than their Premier League rivals in their pursuit of the Atletico ace, having already entered discussions to sign the 31-year-old, with Glasner keen to wrap up a lot of his transfer business early this summer.

"True gladiator" Mandava could be shrewd signing

The report states the Atletico defender is being targeted to provide competition for Tyrick Mitchell at left-back, and there are certainly indications he would be able to do exactly that, given his experience at the top level.

The left-back has made 25 appearances in the Champions League, while also featuring regularly for Atletico in La Liga over the past four seasons, indicating he could be a solid back-up option for Mitchell at the very least.

Average per 90

Tyrick Mitchell

Reinildo Mandava

Assists

0.15

0

Tackles

2.65

2.13

Blocks

1.98

0.96

Clearances

3.14

2.82

Lauded as a “true gladiator” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, Mandava is an experienced defender, who could provide depth heading into a congested 2024-25 campaign, given qualification for the Europa League, but Mitchell has proven himself as more of a well-rounded full-back over the past year.

It wouldn’t be unfair to say that, for much of this year, there’s not been much for Arsenal fans to celebrate.

First, the club failed to sign anyone in the winter transfer window, then they crashed out of the FA Cup and League Cup, and to top it all off, injuries and a lapse in form saw them bow out of the Premier League title race.

However, in the last month or so, the team feel like they’ve turned a corner and, following what will go down as a legendary victory over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, there is a palpable sense of optimism and positivity coursing through the fanbase.

This turnaround in the team’s fortunes has also been reflected in individual players, with perhaps the most significant transformation – alongside Mikel Merino – being that of Jakub Kiwior.

The Polish international has gone from a worrying afterthought to a growing fan favourite and someone who looked impeccable away at the Bernabeu, but football is a brutal business, and if recent reports are to be believed, the club could already be eyeing up his replacement.

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Before we get to the player in question, there are a few other defenders who have been touted for moves to Arsenal this summer, such as Dean Huijsen.

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The Bournemouth gem reportedly has a £50m release clause in his contract. However, just because the club knows how much he’ll cost doesn’t mean he’ll be easy to sign, as sides like Real Madrid, Chelsea and Liverpool have also been credited with interest.

Another name that has, rather surprisingly, come up in connection to the North Londoners in recent days is Nathan Collins.

The Brentford ace has been enjoying a stellar campaign with the Bees this season and, according to journalist Graeme Bailey, is someone the Gunners have been looking at.

However, it probably wouldn’t be entirely accurate to describe the Irishman as being better than Kiwior, which could be said about Murillo.

Yes, according to a recent report from Caught Offside, Arsenal are one of the Nottingham Forest star’s ‘main suitors’ ahead of the summer transfer window.

Alongside the Gunners, the report has revealed that Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid are also interested in the talented defender, but that the Tricky Trees value him at around €80m, which is about £69m.

It would be a costly and complicated transfer to get over the line, but Murrilo would undoubtedly improve Arsenal’s squad, although he’d be bad news for Kiwior.

How Murillo compares to Kiwior

So, if Arsenal were to get their way this summer and bring Murillo to the Emirates, it seems unlikely, at least to start with, that he’d replace either William Saliba or Gabriel Magalhães as the team’s starting centre-back.

Therefore, he’d likely be the first backup option and, in turn, be in direct competition with Kiwior, but who comes out on top when we compare them?

Well, as raw output isn’t something that really matters all that much for a central defender, it’s more useful to take a look under the hood, at their underlying numbers, and when doing this, it’s clear that the Brazilian is far superior.

Non-Penalty Expected G+As

0.07

0.05

Progressive Passes

3.17

3.07

Progressive Carries

0.60

0.53

Key Passes

0.38

0.40

Passes into the Penalty Area

0.35

0.13

Shot-Creating Actions

1.11

0.67

Goal-Creating Actions

0.06

0.00

Tackles

1.56

1.47

Tackles Won

1.05

0.67

Blocks

2.10

0.80

Interceptions

0.92

0.27

Clearances

6.95

3.87

Errors Leading to a Goal

0.10

0.27

Successful Take-Ons

0.83

0.27

Ball Recoveries

3.94

2.27

Aerial Duels Won

1.14

1.07

For example, he comes out on top in almost all relevant metrics, including but not limited to, progressive passes and carries, tackles and tackles won, interceptions, blocks, clearances, aerial duels won, ball recoveries and more, all per 90.

On top of that, while the former Spezia ace has seriously stepped up for the North Londoners in recent weeks, the Forest monster has been performing at a top level for the entire season and has played a key role in why they stand a brilliant chance of qualifying for the UCL next season.

Moreover, it’s been his incredible form this year which lends serious credence to the claim he’s “one of the best defenders in the PL” made by certain experts on Brazilian football.

Finally, while this isn’t massively important today, it does help that the Sao Paulo-born star is three years younger than the Tychy-born international, as that could see him coming into his prime years around the same time as Saliba and helping to further future-proof the team.

Ultimately, while he might cost a lot of money, Arsenal should do what they can to sign Murillo this summer, as he looks like he could be a mega defender a few years from now, and he’s already a better player than Kiwior.

Arsenal can forget Merino & Trossard by unleashing "unplayable" star at CF

Arteta must be bold ahead of Arsenal’s next game.

ByJack Salveson Holmes Apr 23, 2025

Records tumbled as India became the first Full Member team to pass 200 in successive Women’s T20I innings

Namooh Shah28-Jun-2025210 for 5 – India’s total in the first T20I against England is their second-highest total in Women T20Is, bettered only by their 217 for 4 against West Indies in the last T20I they played. This is also India’s highest T20I total away from home.1 – India Women beat England by 97 runs at Trent Bridge, England’s biggest margin of defeat by runs in Women T20Is, leaving behind the 93 runs loss to Australia at Chelmsford in 2019.ESPNcricinfo112 – Smriti Mandhana’s score on Saturday is the highest by an Indian in Women T20Is leaving behind Harmanpreet Kaur’s effort of 103 against New Zealand in 2018. Both were captaining India in their respective innings.Related

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78 Runs off boundaries scored by Mandhana (15×4, 3×6), the most by an Indian in a Women’s T20I innings.3 – India scored their second consecutive 200-plus total in Women T20Is, becoming only the third team after Indonesia and Argentina to achieve this feat.5 – Mandhana became the fifth woman and the first Indian to score centuries in all three formats. Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney are the other four.21 – 50-plus partnerships in Women T20Is between Mandhana and Shafali Verma, the most by a pair surpassing the 20 between the Australian pair of Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.ESPNcricinfo8 – 50-plus scores by Mandhana against England in T20Is; only Mooney has more such scores (9) against a single opponent (India). Mooney also has eight 50-plus scores against England, while New Zealand’s Sophie Devine has eight against South Africa.124 Runs scored by India in the middle overs (7-16), the most they have ever scored in that phase. Among Full Member teams, India’s effort stands behind only West Indies’ 125 against Australia in 2023.13.12 – Economy rate of English spinners on Saturday conceding 105 runs in eight overs, the worst for a spin unit in a women T20I innings where spinners have bowled a minimum of eight overs. Indian spinners on the other hand bowled 10.5 overs giving away only 72 runs and dismissing eight English batters. Shree Charani’s spell of 4 for 12 is the second-best for an Indian Woman on T20I debut.

With a focus on leading a revolution, he pushes past tanking numbers that never really quantified his worth

Vithushan Ehantharajah25-Feb-2023For what it is worth, Ben Stokes looked pissed off. Even if he had only himself to blame.His head whipped back, looking to the heavens to stare down god himself after the ball came off the splice of his bat, grimacing as he felt the contact and narrowing his eyes as he saw substitute fielder Scott Kuggeleijn get into position. There were a few choice, self-flagellating words, a punch to his bat, and the kind of trudge off that, in a previous era, might have suggested the robustness of the walls of the Basin Reserve’s newly erected players’ pavilion were about to be tested.His balance was wrong, movements were off, and he played a shot selected by his own internal magic 8 ball that led to his downfall. Such an end, in truth, never seemed that far away. As far as cameos go in an otherwise engrossing production, his 27 off 28 was less Ana de Armas in and more Ana de Armas in . Coming in with one half-century in his previous ten innings, this slogger-like innings is how it has been for a while.Related

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But that’s fine by him. Because there’s an important caveat to toss in here – it didn’t matter. Stokes came to the crease at 323 for 4 in the 68th over, and left with England 362, saving his best timing of the day for when he called in his side on 435 for 8. New Zealand went into lunch on 12 for 2 and closed the day on 138 for 7. Even if rain plays a further part in proceedings as expected, the tourists are already in a commanding position to make it 11 wins from their last 12 Tests.That, really, is the only number Stokes cares about right now. And, really, is there a statistic that matters more, even in as selfish a sport as this? You do remember that “1 win in 17″ stat, don’t you? The batting average tending one way, the bowling average tending the other – all distractions in the eyes of someone already being talked of as one of England’s best captains.”I’m at a stage now where I would much prefer to leave a mark on other people’s careers than look to make mine more established,” he had stated before the start of this series. For a player who has been responsible for some of English cricket’s biggest highs in the modern era, and a person who, through personal toll, is focused on improving the lives and experiences of those nearest and dearest to him, tanking numbers that never really quantified his worth is no tax at all.

“Ultimately I think it’s more important the contributions he is making as a leader at the minute. Because he is getting the best out of ten other players and that in itself is massive for this team”Joe Root on Ben Stokes

Speaking on the latest edition of the podcast, director of England men’s cricket Rob Key had this to say on Stokes’ batting: “He just thinks he’s going to smack it ten rows back. And everyone else, he makes them all justified in what they do by what he is doing because he is prepared to take it to the limit.”Since the start of last summer, Stokes has attacked 20.1% of deliveries faced. Comparing that to 33 innings across 2019 and 2020 when the attacking percentage was just 8.5% (it was in this period, of four centuries and six fifties, that his technique and approach were so finely tuned he was a legitimate shout to bat No. 3) shows how significant a shift this has been. He averaged 50.41 in that section and currently averages 35.07 in this one.As for the impact he is having on others, we are having conversations about Harry Brook involving the words “Don Bradman”, while James Anderson and Stuart Broad are still winning matches for England in 2023. Young and old are thriving on the field and having the times of their lives off it. Joe Root, the median on that spectrum, registered century number 29 and what he regards as possibly the most satisfying of the four he now has under his best mate’s leadership.”Ultimately I think it’s more important the contributions he is making as a leader at the minute,” said Root, who had the gig for five years before stepping down last April. “Because he is getting the best out of ten other players and that in itself is massive for this team.”The thing is, those two things – batting as if he has had too much sugar, and making sure everyone else is sweet – aren’t all that linked. Certainly at the start of all this, there was a clear need to not just show his charges where the edge of the cliff was but also the pool at the bottom if they veered off it. The collective needed to take the leap as one, in their own ways. But it’s pretty obvious from the innings this winter in Pakistan, Mount Maunganui, and this first one in Wellington that he’s now preaching to the choir.Except that Stokes’ duties extend beyond the field. In the changing room during an innings, he goes around pumping the tyres of those next in or congratulating/lifting those who have returned. He knows pretty much how everyone in the squad ticks – staff included – and takes a different tack with different personalities. He remains an encouraging voice in the ear of opener Zak Crawley while balancing trust and respect with the members of a seasoned bowling attack who like things a certain way. A case in point: he was happy to announce an unchanged line-up for this second Test after confirming the recoveries of Anderson, Broad and Ollie Robinson by text the morning before.Ben Stokes has won 10 out of 11 Tests after taking over the captaincy from Joe Root•Getty ImagesBefore Stokes became captain, the worry was the negative effect it would have on the allrounder. Little did we know that would come about through self-sacrifice. Though we’re probably fools in that regard – this is yet another example of putting himself on the line for the good of the team. You wouldn’t put it past him to one day sit out a Test yet stick around in the dressing room as the designated hype man.Root’s admiration for where Stokes is right now should be heeded, because the initial dip and late rise in Root’s form while wearing the armband was evidently in search of a happy balance between self and side he never truly found. “I think there were times when I was only focused on everyone else, and there were probably times when I was overly focused on myself,” he admitted on Saturday evening. “And I think it just comes through time and experience of understanding how you manage both.”Among this is a concern that does need to be tracked. Stokes no longer plays warm-up matches and has stripped down his training considerably from his previously intense levels. His left knee – the one he lands on when he bowls – requires constant management. His bowling now comes from the same place as his batting: primarily the short, energy-sapping spells because he wouldn’t want to ask his quicks to do anything he wouldn’t, especially the harder, nastier bits. Considering he is one of the best reverse-swing bowlers in the team, there is a sense that fuller spells may be fewer and farther between in case he has to save himself for when the ball stops talking.Of reassurance are the knocks of last summer at Trent Bridge and Old Trafford. The former against New Zealand, unbeaten for 75 in pursuit of a target of 299, dovetailing with Jonny Bairstow as the straight man and then pulling out all the shots to see things home with Ben Foakes for company. The latter the more encouraging: coming in in the first innings when South Africa, 1-0 up in the series, had eyes on making the second Test a second-innings shootout, absorbing pressure (44 from 100 deliveries at one point) before finishing up 103 from 163. England, posting 415 for 9 declared, won by an innings.That, along with the big-stage stuff of being the main man in a couple of World Cup finals, makes you wonder if the quiet at the moment is actually fine. He raises his game for the biggest moments, when he is seemingly the only hope.Not all situations require a saviour. Superman doesn’t rescue cats from trees. Iron Man probably leaves tax fraud to the IRS. You never see Batman slashing the tyres of a car parked on a double yellow, do you?His team-mates have full faith that Stokes will produce another typically big performance when it’s needed most. And heck, maybe it’s overdue that they are stepping up while he takes a step back. That they no longer need saving, for the time being, is because he is working his magic elsewhere.

The top five contributors in Delhi Capitals’ 59-run victory all played major roles in what was a superb team performance

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Axar one of our unsung heroes – R Ashwin

Kagiso Rabada returned superb figures of 4 for 24 in the Delhi Capitals’ 59-run win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, but according to Smart Stats, Axar Patel’s 2 for 18 was the most impactful performance of the game. Rabada’s impact was only fifth, after Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje and Prithvi Shaw. The numbers were close, though – hardly two points separated Shaw and Rabada, and less than five points separated Shaw and Nortje – indicating that all five played important roles in the victory.ESPNcricinfo LtdPatel’s 2 for 18 got top spot because Smart Stats takes into account the period when a bowler bowls, the batsmen he bowls to, and the quality of the wickets he takes. Patel bowled an over in the powerplay – the fourth – and conceded only six runs while taking the key wicket of Aaron Finch. Then, when Virat Kohli was looking to get the chase back on track, Patel bowled the crucial middle overs and gave him nothing to hit. Overall, Kohli scored only 14 off 17 against Patel; in these middle overs, he scored a mere eight off 13 against him. Patel also took the important wicket of Moeen Ali, and made things a lot easier for the bowlers who bowled later in the innings.Nortje finished with 86.6 impact points largely because he dismissed the one batsman who was most likely to pull off the chase. Not only did Nortje dismiss AB de Villiers, he also got him early in his innings, before de Villiers could inflict any damage. According to Smart Stats, that wicket was worth 1.9 Smart Wickets – the reward for dismissing a great batsman early. In contrast, the other wicket that he took, of Mohammad Siraj, was worth only 0.13 Smart Wickets.Rabada did dismiss Kohli, but by then Kohli had already played 39 balls without doing much damage, scoring only 43 runs. In the context of the game, those runs were only worth 38 Smart Runs. By the time Rabada took the other three wickets, the match was well and truly done.ESPNcricinfo LtdThere were two batting efforts that stood out, too. Stoinis has taken on the role of finisher with aplomb in this IPL, and his 26-ball unbeaten 53 ensured that the Capitals finished with an above-par total. His 53 was worth 69 Smart Runs, and his impact score was next only to Patel’s. Then there was the important contribution of Shaw at the top of the order. He scored 42 of the 63 runs that the Capitals got in the powerplay, and was largely responsible for ensuring that his team grabbed the early momentum after being put in to bat.Patel’s was the top performance, but what should please the Capitals team management more is the fact that so many players put their hands up and contributed substantially in what was a top-class team performance.

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Opting for increased batting insurance is placing a greater workload on India’s MVP – and Jasprit Bumrah is still delivering

Alagappan Muthu26-Dec-20242:08

Manjrekar: India preferring Reddy over Gill not a great call

Boxing Day was going to be hard on the team that had to bowl at the MCG. The heat and lack of moisture was so severe that the Met Department had issued a warning. This is “fire weather,” indicating an increased risk of bush fires if people weren’t careful. It was 38C when Jasprit Bumrah came on for his fourth spell.He has been carrying the Indian attack and not just because the rest have been flat -the team’s selections have also been strange. They picked six bowling options for Melbourne but for the first 50 overs of Australia’s innings they had to turn to the same four over and over again. The two India barely needed – Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy – seem to be in the XI as a safety net for a fragile top order.Test cricket brings time into the game. Batters are required to give risk the cold shoulder here. To prise them out – especially in the harsh weather of Melbourne – specialists are needed. The three India had actually did a good job. Bumrah (22), Mohammed Siraj (16) and Akash Deep (14) induced 52 false shots in the first 30 overs (one every three balls). In total there were 55. Ravindra Jadeja contributed the other three at a rate of one every eight balls.The risks Sam Konstas took kept coming off. His livewire half-century forced India into playing catch-up and playing catch-up is not easy when half the bowling attack comprises batting allrounders. That’s the kind of thing that works in limited-overs games because there, batters are obliged to attack and that increases the chance of making a mistake. You don’t always need a specialist to capitalise on that. Sachin Tendulkar has more five-fors than Shane Warne in ODIs.Related

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So at 237 for 2 in the 66th over, with Marnus Labuschagne on 72 and Steven Smith on 42, India were courting trouble. Then came a bit of luck. Or perhaps a change of luck, considering a lot of their good work didn’t yield results earlier in the innings? Either way, after Labuschagne charged Sundar but couldn’t clear mid-off, all eyes turned to one man. The ball was too old to be threatening. The weather too hot to be outside. The team angry and too far behind. But as soon as Bumrah is at the top of his mark, there’s renewed hope.Rohit Sharma went to him because walking into bat was . Travis Head. Taking him down was vital. All batters are vulnerable early. Even those who have single-handedly whisked Tests that were in the balance and thrust them into match-winning territory. Twice in this series. Bumrah started from around the wicket. He snapped his wrist down on the ball. Head could have seen the shine was on the inside, which normally means it would move away from the left-hander. This one didn’t. It came in and took his off bail. In the slips, Rohit leapt into the air with the same joy kids all over the world would have done 24 hours or so earlier. Tis the season for jaffas.That three-over spell from Bumrah produced nearly as many wickets as India were able to take all day. There was an immediate debrief at stumps with Rohit and the entire coaching staff. Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar then arrived for the press conference and said he was happy with the XI India picked, though he sympathised with Shubman Gill who paid the price for his team hedging its bets.Jasprit Bumrah bowled 21 out of 86 overs on a hot day in Melbourne•Associated PressIndia have changed their combination before every match of this tour. The spinner that played in Perth didn’t play in Adelaide and the spinner that played in Adelaide didn’t play in Brisbane. Harshit Rana is back on the bench. KL Rahul has been pushed down the order. R Ashwin, who might have enjoyed this pitch, has retired. Is all this a horses for courses thing, or is it something else? Australia have only budged to accommodate injury or loss of form.”The thought process [in picking the XI] wasn’t so much batting,” Nayar said, “If there was an overemphasis on batting, then we would have had Shubman in the team. We just think of the balance of the team based on the conditions and what’s ahead of us.”It is pretty obvious that we felt in these conditions, looking at the pitch, having Washi in the bowling attack will give us that variation. Especially towards the end once the ball gets old, post the 50 overs, we felt that is an area that we wanted to get better at. We felt Washi could give us that solidity with Jaddu, especially the way Travis Head and Alex Carey were getting runs lower down, so we felt having an offie in the ranks will provide us with that.”India went back with a share of the day’s spoils because Bumrah bowled 21 of the 86 overs. That’s nearly 25%. Only twice has he bowled more in a day. By the end, he needed to slip off the field for short periods, which meant India delayed taking the new ball until he had spent that time back on the field and could bowl again, and was seen requiring the physio’s attention on his left calf.Those visuals along with the scorecard, which shows Reddy bowling only five overs – some of them with the wicketkeeper standing up – and Washington not being needed until the last over before tea, tell the story of this series. India’s efforts to protect their out-of-form top-order by picking bowlers based on their batting ability is putting a lot of stress on their greatest asset.

If you're tuning into the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this weekend in Charlotte, you'll see a few golfers donning a rather surprising icon: the MLB logo. No, it's not new, but it may be the first time you've noticed it!

Jhonattan Vegas wears it on the left side of his polo, and others have the logo elsewhere on their clothing. It sits in a place not uncommon for sponsors, but it seems like a strange thing to include on a shirt of an athlete for a completely different sport. So why is it there?

No, these aren't athletes who are former MLB players or anything like that. It's actually simply a sponsor/ambassador exchange for those athletes, even if a bit unconventional.

Agent Dave Parker had the idea as early as 2013 when he brought it to Major League Baseball. A GOLF.com article detailed the story years ago, and the arrangement then was that the player would get paid for the logo exposure, and he also might entertain some of MLB's biggest clients with a golf outing or two.

One other bonus? At least one player—Shawn Stefani, the first to sign the deal—got free baseball tickets to his hometown Houston Astros whenever he wanted. Peter Malnati later got a ticket hookup too, but with the Kansas City Royals. Vegas has been spotted at Astros games too, perhaps with a similar perk in exchange for his shirt real estate.

Newcastle United could do with an injection of positivity after the November international break, having slumped their way down to 14th place in the Premier League after 11 matches.

Gone is the easy fluency of last season, and Eddie Howe has a task on his hands to rekindle the spark at the heart of his Tyneside squad.

While the impending return of Yoane Wissa from injury will add that extra dimension in attack, Howe will be concerned that this current international pause might inflict injury on one of his players in a similar fashion to when Wissa damaged his knee back in September, before he had even kicked a ball for the Toon.

No such bad news at the moment, though watching England defeat Serbia in their penultimate World Cup qualifier has issued a sombre reminder that PIF must do all that they can to bring Elliot Anderson back to St. James’ Park. How about that for an injection of positivity?

The latest on Newcastle's interest in Elliot Anderson

Anderson, 23, left Newcastle for Nottingham Forest in 2024, arriving at the City Ground after a fee in the region of £35m had been agreed.

How PIF must regret that PSR-influenced decision, with Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel recently hailing Anderson as being “one of the best midfielders in the Premier League” before his latest performance alongside Declan Rice, impressing as England claimed a professional 2-0 win.

So combative, cultured and composed in the middle of the park, the Tyneside-born talent never managed to spread his wings for his boyhood club, but he has made such impressive progress since leaving and forging his own path.

Howe, it should go without saying, would love nothing more than to bring Anderson back home, having expressed last month how the sale “didn’t sit right with me”, and intimating his desire to strike a transfer down the line.

It won’t be easy, though; far from it. Anderson’s all-encompassing qualities in the engine room have been picked up by some of the Premier League’s finest, with Arsenal and Manchester United among those looking to complete a deal for the £100m-rated midfielder.

Whether Newcastle manage to bring him back is anyone’s guess, but they must not let the same thing happen again, especially when there’s a new Geordie talent looking to break into the first team.

The Newcastle talent who could be bigger than Anderson

Newcastle will look for ways to bring Anderson back to St. James’ Park, but sadly there is no certainty that they will win the race for his signature.

That’s why they must prove they have learned from their blunder and ensure Sean Neave has a clear pathway from the academy to the first team.

The 18-year-old has been prolific right from the get-go this season, and his mature, confident displays are beginning to see a level of noise rise around him, with Howe sure to be considering handing him a professional breakthrough before long, should the right opportunity arrive.

While Neave hasn’t featured for the senior side yet, he was involved in Newcastle’s pre-season preparations this summer and is clearly viewed as having the potential to wedge his way into the fray.

Moreover, he was this week awarded an award during the annual Sport Newcastle ceremony for ’embodying the Newcastle spirit’, with Dan Burn taking the cake for the men’s team.

Though it’s a big leap from the world of development football to the major stage, Neave is nothing if not clinical, with an ease and accuracy in the final third that should lend itself to success in the Premier League for the seniors, albeit with physicality and maturity further elements that must be woven into the youngster’s game.

But given that he’s only just entered adulthood, there is every reason for United fans to get excited by this one. Magpie Media have already described him as “the best Geordie striker prospect in a long, long time”, after all.

If Neave reaches even the rim of what his potential suggests is possible, there’s every chance that Newcastle could have an even bigger talent than Anderson on their hands, and one who must not be allowed to leave for new pastures before being handed a shot at the big time.

Newcastle have already paid for that mistake, and they may pay more still if they succeed in re-signing Anderson. That would be a rousing transfer for the club, but one which would come at what could have been an avoidable financial cost.

Lighting surely won’t strike twice. Neave’s goalscoring efforts for the development teams underscore his quality and the importance of easing him into the first-team action under Howe’s wing.

Sean Neave – Career Stats so Far

Club/level

Apps

Goals (assists)

Newcastle U18

37

21 (7)

Newcastle U21

21

9 (4)

Newcastle YL

9

2 (1)

Newcastle

–

–

Data via Transfermarkt

With a brace netted against Burnley last week, Neave is finding his feet for the U21s, and it’s surely only a matter of time until he is unleashed in the Premier League, just searching for that extra steel in his physicality to prove he’s every bit as talented as Anderson, maybe even more so.

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