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Chelsea were victorious in their first Premier League match of the season after a convincing performance against Brighton.

The clash at the Amex Stadium saw the Blues scoop all three points after a 3-1 win to set them up for their meeting with Liverpool next.

Youngster Reece James shone after bagging a goal and an assist, with Timo Werner also doing well to earn his new side a penalty in the first half. However, fellow new recruit Kai Havertz had more of a quiet debut.

The official Chelsea Instagram page has uploaded snaps of the two new boys in action, but a lot of fans are demanding answers over Havertz.

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The midfielder was played on the right wing against Brighton, which is not his natural position. A lot of Chelsea fans have taken to the comments of the Instagram post to ask why their new £71million signing is being played out of position and not in his more comfortable midfield role.

Despite not being directly involved in any of the goals, Havertz still had a solid game. According to Sofascore, the 21-year-old maintained an 88% passing rate along with completing three tackles and one key pass.

It’s still very early doors for the Chelsea newbie and Frank Lampard is just getting started in terms of the club’s impact on the league this season. After a return of 18 goals and nine assists across all competitions for Bayer Leverkusen last campaign, some big performances can undoubtedly be expected from Havertz.

How many goals do you think Kai Havertz will score this season? Have your say in the comments below!

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho could be eyeing up an audacious swoop to bolster his midfield armoury this summer, according to emerging reports.

What’s the word?

La Repubblica, via Sport Witness, claim that the Portuguese chief wants AS Roma playmaker Nicolo Zaniolo at the club next season.

It’s also suggested that the 21-year-old’s relationship with his manager, Paulo Fonseca, is strained and that there’s an uphill battle faced in terms of reconciliation.

Whilst the Serie A outfit are seemingly unwilling to sell their midfield maestro, they have slapped a whopping €70-80m (£65-72m) price tag on Zaniolo’s back with league rivals Inter Milan and Juventus also keen on signing him.

Mourinho’s midfield talisman

The Italian international is one of the most exciting advanced midfielders in the game right now having provided seven goals and three assists whilst averaging 2.3 dribbles, 1.7 shots and 1.1 key passes per game, via WhoScored.

His performances for Roma have drawn high praise indeed.

Club legend Francesco Totti claimed that Zaniolo “has explosive strength and technique, and everything it takes to become a truly great player” whilst his former coach at Inter, Stefano Vecchi, likened him to Steven Gerrard and Mourinho’s ex-talisman Frank Lampard.

“He will go places. He has the characteristics to become a modern mezzala. He’s a [Steven] Gerrard, [Frank] Lampard-type player.”

Spurs hardly need any more attacking options, but a chance to sign his next Lampard should surely be too tempting to refuse.

Christian Eriksen’s void is still felt in north London with Giovani Lo Celso only managing to muster up one assist all season in the Premier League.

Zaniolo may come at a premium, but that’s somewhat the going-rate for a player who’s undoubtedly a generational talent.

And in other news, Paul Merson’s Spurs comments were instantly proven to be a mockery at the weekend…

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O Observatório de Futebol do Centro Internacional de Estudos de Esporte (CIES Football Observatory) publicou um estudo, nesta quarta-feira (10), com todos os jogadores com projeção de valorização acima de 5 milhões de euros nos próximos seis meses. E a lista inclui uma promessa do Botafogo: o argentino Álvaro Montoro, de 18 anos.

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O site especializado prevê que o valor de mercado do jovem aumentará 6,4 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 41 milhões), passando de € 26,4 milhões (R$ 169 milhões) para € 32,8 milhões (R$ 210 milhões), o que representa um crescimento de 24%.

Ao todo, a lista inclui 169 jogadores de 23 ligas diferentes. Outros quatro atletas do Brasileirão foram citados: Vitor Roque (Palmeiras), Alysson (Grêmio), Flaco López (Palmeiras) e Allan (Palmeiras). O líder geral é Yan Diomandé (RB Leipzig), seguido por Nick Woltemade (Newcastle) e Bazoumana Touré (Hoffenheim).

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O Alvinegro pagou € 7,9 milhões (R$ 50 milhões na época) de euros ao Vélez Sarsfield, da Argentina, por Montoro, que chegou no meio deste ano. Ou seja, caso consiga negociá-lo pelo valor de mercado previsto pelo CIES, já garantiria mais de quatro vezes o montante investido. O argentino tem potencial, inclusive, para ser a maior a venda da história do Botafogo: o posto atualmente pertence a Luiz Henrique, negociado com o Zenit, da Rússia, por 35 milhões de euros (R$ 220 milhões na época).

Tratado com muito carinho por Davide Ancelotti devido à pouca idade, o meia já fez 23 jogos pelo clube, com quatro gols marcados. No último jogo do Brasileirão desta temporada, contra o Fortaleza, deixou a sua marca em linda finalização de chapa.

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Newcastle United’s prospective £300m takeover continues to be in the hands of the Premier League with a decision seemingly still some way from being final.

The whole process has been a long and tedious as it fastly descends into a third month of doubts and deliberations. Reports first broke in early April that Mike Ashley had agreed to sell the northeast club to Amanda Staveley’s Saudi Arabian-backed consortium.

But that’s where the PL have been forced into a tight corner as it’s believed that the Middle Eastern state is behind pirate streaming service beoutQ, which illegally broadcasts English top-flight matches.

This week, the Telegraph’s Luke Edwards has delivered a fresh verdict over the takeover, but it’s a rather bold and worrying call.

Speaking on the ‘Everything is Black and White‘ podcast, he said:

“My gut feeling – and it’s only a feeling – is that it will be passed but I am now at the point where I am probably reducing myself to 50/50. Now that’s where I am. I think it’s a 50/50 call on which way it will go.”

Edwards has been on the ball throughout the process, so his inclination that it’s going to be a 50/50 decision on the Premier League’s part is cause for concern.

He does state that he thinks it will hinge on the positive side of things, but given how long it has already taken, there is an air of uncertainty floating around the St James’ Park faithful.

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In reality, no one really knows what the PL will decide to do, and it’s fair to argue that they’ve had the ‘Project Restart’ fiasco on their hands, too.

Only time will tell if United will begin a new era in the northeast.

AND in other news, George Caulkin reveals why Newcastle takeover has been delayed…

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Paris Saint-Germain are seemingly still trying to cope with Neymar Junior over in the French capital.

Even though the Brazilian has been quite effective for the Saints – seeing how he managed to net 57 goals and a total of 30 assists in just 67 games played since his arrival – Thomas Tuchel just might be ready to offload the samba star.

Or he’s at least bracing for his potential departure further down the line.

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France Football (via Sport Witness) have come out recently with a report stating that PSG are looking at Neymar alternatives in case he truly does end up leaving Parc des Princes.

The same source mentions that the Saints see Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, valued at £135m by Transfermarkt, as the perfect replacement for the Brazilian.

And looking at it from their point of view, that truly seems like a match made in heaven.

After all, Jurgen Klopp’s talisman has arguably been one of the best players in the Premier League in 2019/20, already bagging nine goals and six assists in the league.

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He was also recently named as the fourth-best player in the world, finishing only behind Lionel Messi, Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo in the final Ballon d’Or standings.

Needless to say, he is a player with incredible quality and at the age of 27, he truly looks like a like-for-like replacement for Neymar.

Right now he could very well be an upgrade if Paris Saint-Germain manage to snatch him away from Liverpool.

But that’s the trick in the whole story – is this deal even possible?

Considering how important Mane is to Klopp and the fact Liverpool are currently among the best teams in Europe, it’s highly unlikely that the French giants can clinch this deal.

But the odds were arguably against them in the signing of Neymar as well and here we are. Nothing is truly impossible in football and for that reason, this deal, although unlikely, shouldn’t be completely disregarded as a non-starter.

Let’s see what ends up happening.

Elsewhere, many Spurs fans were over the moon with the latest update on Jose Mourinho’s huge winter plans…

Leeds United fans on Twitter have vented their frustrations on social media after Tyler Roberts came off injured in the first half against Reading.

The Wales international went down just after the half-hour mark, and he was unable to continue as he was replaced by Helder Costa.

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Sadly, it was widely reported by reputable journalists that Roberts looked upset when coming off the pitch.

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Rather than showing him sympathy in what seemed to be a tough moment, fans on social media lambasted him for his injury proneness.

To be fair to them, Roberts has missed a lot of action as he’s only been able to start four games this term after missing the first few months of the campaign with a knee problem.

Here is just a selection of the reaction from the Elland Road faithful…

Others were even less sympathetic as they took his injury as a chance to jump on his back about his poor performance up until that point in the evening.

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When Jordan Hugill left West Ham United to join Queens Park Rangers on loan during the summer, he did so as a man with a point to prove

He had pretty much been discarded by the Hammers after playing just 22 minutes of football for them across three substitute appearances in 2018.

The striker spent last season with Middlesbrough, scoring 6 goals in 20 league starts and 17 substitute appearances for the club – a decent total, albeit far from eye-catching.

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He has really kicked on this season at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium though, already exceeding last season’s goal tally with 7 strikes from 11 starts and 4 substitute appearances – that tally includes a brace against Sheffield Wednesday to secure a 2-1 victory for QPR.

Following that game, Mark Warburton summarised how useful he has been for the club, as he was quoted on West London Sport as saying: “A good striker feeds off of good chances and I told him he’d get that by coming to QPR, and he has. He’s responded really well.

“There were good quality finishes today I’m sure he upset a few in the crowd. But you have to do that. You have to come to a tough venue and draw the fouls, and you have to be strong, and you have to look after the football and link play – and he did all of those and more.”

The 27-year-old’s effectiveness hasn’t come solely from goals though, as he has won 3.3 aerial duels per game, helping to bring strike partner Nakhi Wells into the game – his influence is indicated by the fact he has already been awarded Man of the Match twice by WhoScored.

His lack of polish is still evident though, marked by 6 yellow cards, 2.2 fouls committed per game, as well as his average of 2.5 unsuccessful touches.

It is this side of the former Preston North End striker’s game that makes it unlikely Manuel Pellegrini will reinstate him to the West Ham team, but that should not detract from the fact Hugill, who is valued at £5.4m by Transfermarkt, has achieved some form of redemption this season after a tough couple of years since moving to the Hammers.

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Leeds United’s defence has been incredible this season.

Even the biggest critic of Marcelo Bielsa’s side has to admit that their backline is mightily impressive as they’ve conceded just nine goals in 16 matches in the league this term.

Ben White has been a vital component in United’s incredible defensive record as the centre-back has started every game for the Whites this season while both fans and journalists have named him as the club’s Player of the Season so far.

One of United’s former players has dished out huge praise for the defender this week, and he’s made a massive claim.

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What’s been said then?

Noel Whelan spoke very highly of Ben White.

“This kid is going places,” Whelan told Football Insider.

“He is going to be an England international and is heading for a top club, a Champions League club. There’s no doubt he’s good enough.

“Right now, he’s on a par with John Stones, if not better than him. Ben White is much younger, has room for improvement and has a massive career ahead of him.

“I’m not surprised he’s being linked with Liverpool and Man United. This kid could play in any team. He’s heading for a £50million move in the next year or two.”

Absolutely massive

The former Whites attacker hasn’t been coy about how highly he rates the Brighton loanee.

Saying that he will is headed for a Champions League club is huge praise, but the most interesting part of this is the fact that he’s said he’s on a par with John Stones.

Stones is a key component in arguably the best team in Premier League history, so for Whelan to say that Leeds have a player just as good as him shows how impressive White has been.

Certainly in their ball-playing abilities, they are very similar. The Manchester City defender has completed 93.2% of his passes while White maintains a rate of 85.5%. Of course, there is a difference in the quality of the league they’re playing in but some parallels can certainly be drawn.

There are also similarities in terms of their development. Stones first made his name in the Championship playing for Barnsley before heading to Everton and then onto Champions League football with City.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… 

Aston Villa ran riot in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as they picked up just their second win of the season against Norwich City.

Dean Smith’s men were surprisingly rampant, sticking five past an injury-stricken Canaries side with club-record signing Wesley doubling his tally for the season to four, and a trio of midfielders also getting their names on the scoresheet – including captain Jack Grealish.

Villa have been reaping the rewards from a key tweak the manager has made in playing the 24-year-old further forward over the past two matches.

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He’s started on the left-wing against Burnley and Norwich and has moved centrally into a number ten role when Matt Targett advances forward or when Smith throws on one of Trezeguet, Jota, or Anwar El Ghazi.

However, as good as this move is for Villa, it will seriously hinder Grealish’s England prospects from here on out.

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There’s very much a changing of the guard going on with Gareth Southgate and his senior Three Lions squad – for instance, Kyle Walker, a mainstay over recent years at right-back having earned 48 caps, hasn’t been called up in back-to-back international breaks now while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have been.

Therefore, the opportunity for the 2016 Toulon Tournament winner has never been greater, yet it still seems like an impossible task ahead.

In the wing position, Grealish will now have to compete with Premier League winner Raheem Sterling, wonderkid Jadon Sancho, and maybe even Marcus Rashford – he wouldn’t start above any of those if they all played for the same club, so he won’t do so internationally either.

Then in the number ten position, it’s just as competitive. Mason Mount’s breakthrough at Chelsea has almost cemented his place as the front-runner for the role, scoring four already this season, but then there’s also his Chelsea teammate Ross Barkley, and Leicester star James Maddison.

Dele Alli can’t even get into the squad above any of these, so again, why would Grealish?

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His old central midfield position would give him a far greater chance of breaking into the team ahead of Euro 2020.

Fabian Delph has withdrawn through injury, but given Everton’s form of four straight defeats and his age, it was a surprise to see him even named in the squad.

There is Jordan Henderson, who will be 30 by the time the tournament swings around, so his time at the very top of the international stage is likely to dwindle over the next few years.

There’s not much the 24-year-old can do, he’s massively helping his boyhood club out by thriving in a new role, but it’s one that is a hotbed for talent in the national team currently. He would have to really play out of his skin to be given a chance above any of the names as mentioned above.

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Indeed, the moment we’ve all dreaded has come as the husbands have gotten involved.

Jamie Vardy has taken the bold step of unfollowing the former England captain on Instagram.

Luckily the pair don’t play together for England anymore as both have retired from international football, but we’re sure that every football fan in the country is hoping that Leicester draw Derby County in the FA Cup once Rooney joins the Rams.

It’s a real shame to see these two Premier League greats at odds with one another, but when your other half is having a public feud for the whole world to see, you don’t really have any choice but to pick their side.