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رصدت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، تقريرًا عن المصري محمد صلاح جناح ليفربول الإنجليزي، وتوديعه لمنافسات بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وتعرض ليفربول للهزيمة أمام باريس سان جيرمان بركلات الترجيح، ليودع دوري أبطال أوروبا من دور الـ16.

وبدأت “سبورت” تقريرها، مشيرة إلى أن فريق لويس إنريكي حطم حلم محمد صلاح بالفوز بالكرة الذهبية، وبعد المباراة، انفجر المهاجم بالبكاء بعد خروج الفريق الذي قاده إلى القمة مجددًا.

وتابعت موضحة أنه ربما تكون هذه هي المباراة الأخيرة للمهاجم المصري في دوري أبطال أوروبا على ملعب آنفيلد، حيث ينتهي عقده بنهاية الموسم، ويبدو أن كل شيء يشير إلى أنه لا ينوي تجديده.

وأشارت “سبورت” إلى أنه من المقرر أن يغادر محمد صلاح ليفربول بنهاية الموسم، وفي ظل عدم وجود شيء مؤكد، إلا أنه حصل على عرض مُغرِ من الهلال السعودي وقد يصل راتبه إلى 50 مليون يورو في الموسم الواحد.

وبالإضافة إلى العرض السوبر من السعودية، انضم برشلونة أيضًا إلى سباق التعاقد مع محمد صلاح، والمستقبل المفتوح أثار كل أنواع الشائعات حول مصير المصري المحتمل بعد 30 يونيو.

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وأفاد التقرير أنه بالنظر إلى الإحصائيات محمد صلاح يقدم أفضل مواسمه منذ انضمامه إلى ليفربول، وبدا وكأنه ينافس على الكرة الذهبية، لكن توديع الفريق لدوري أبطال أوروبا قلل من حظوظه.

وأكملت “سبورت” تقريرها، موضحة أن صلاح لم يكن في أفضل حالاته أمام باريس سان جيرمان، ونجح نونو مينديز في إيقاف خطورته الهجومية.

وأتمت مشيرة إلى تصريح سابق لمحمد صلاح أفاد خلاله أنه يفضل التتويج بدوري أبطال أوروبا على الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

Heading into 2025, Manchester City’s top concern is whether to replace injured superstar Rodri internally or with a fresh face in the transfer market, and the latest reports have revealed their opinion about Newcastle star Bruno Guimarães.

Man City plotting swoop for £51m-rated star as possible Rodri replacement

Man City are considering their options as they decide whether to replace Rodri or not.

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The Blues have had to deal with missing Kevin de Bruyne for large parts of the seasons in years gone by, but they have never had to deal with the long-term absence of Rodri. His injury is a big blow to Pep Guardiola, as he is seen as the key man in what the team does from back to front.

Therefore, given what they are going to miss, City may look to try and find a replacement, and they have already been linked with a few options. Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella emerged as a potential transfer target for City earlier this week. As well as Barella, Atalanta’s Ederson is the latest name to be linked with a move to the Etihad.

But City may also find that a replacement for Rodri is already at the club, as they have Mateo Kovacic, who Guardiola is said to be a “big fan of” and has already played an important role this season. Meanwhile, there is also Rico Lewis, who can operate at full-back as well as in midfield, and the young man came in for huge praise from his manager after his performance in the Champions League on Tuesday night – and for helping to fill the void left by Rodri.

Guardiola said of Lewis: “The way he’s playing, no words. He does everything. Making an assist and defending, he’s strong. Of course he has to improve with things, but he’s playing at the highest level.”

It appears that Guardiola and City are keeping their options open when it comes to replacing Rodri, as they are now being linked with a new player.

Man City plotting transfer swoop on £71m-rated Newcastle United star

According to reports from Spain relayed by The Hard Tackle, Manchester City are interested in signing Bruno Guimarães from Newcastle United. The Brazilian is seen as a potential replacement for Rodri, and his recent performances against the Blues have caught their attention.

The Blues played out a 1-1 draw with the Magpies last weekend, and Guimarães is said to have impressed City’s scouts and coaches, with his quality and leadership skills being on show. Meanwhile, his ability to “balance the midfield,” together with his endurance, makes him an “attractive” asset for City, as they look for a player with similar ability to Rodri.

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However, if Bruno is going to leave Newcastle, it will not be for cheap, as the Magpies paid around 42 million euros, which is roughly £35 million, to bring him to England, and any offer will likely need to exceed that by a huge margin.

He is currently valued at 85 million euros, which is roughly £71 million, a significant rise from what Newcastle paid, and his £100m release clause expired in the summer. The 26-year-old is eight games away from 100 appearances in the Premier League and Newcastle will be hoping the games to come are all in a black and white shirt, as he is contracted to St. James’ Park until the summer of 2028.

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Northamptonshire 232 for 5 (Rossington 66*) vs GloucestershireAdam Rossington’s unbeaten 66 rescued Northamptonshire as the LV= Insurance Championship returned on a grey, cool day at Bristol with the visitors making 232 for 5 having lost the toss.Northants were reduced to 147 for 5 before captain Rossington made his fourth half-century of the summer. He and Harry Gouldstone, who made 32 not out, took the visitors to an early close in steady shape, with 25 overs chalked off the day due to bad light.Rossington has grown as a batsman since being handed the Championship captaincy midway through the 2019 season and here was the latest of his captain’s innings. He drove Matt Taylor through cover and Tom Price past his left boot for early boundaries. Ben Charlesworth was pulled wide of long leg and Graeme van Buuren worked fine for four more, just after reaching a half-century in 58 deliveries.Further boundaries followed in what proved to be the day’s last action. He drove and edged Taylor between slip and gully and then, looking to whip to leg, saw a leading edge fall just short of the cordon. Perhaps the misjudgements gave the umpires encouragement to take the players off.Gouldstone was also very easy on the eye. A 20-year-old born in Kettering, he made his first-class debut in this fixture, abandoned after just one session due to Covid, a year ago. He appeared to have plenty of time as he punched Price off the back foot past point, worked Charlesworth through square leg and drove him through cover to raise the fifty partnership – perhaps the day’s best shot.With fixtures in Division Two and Three taking on the same context as juvenile contests at the same stage of the flat-racing season – prep for next summer and the chance to collect some prize money – performances like Gouldstone’s are essential to keep September relevant.In that regard, Gloucestershire had 21-year-old Price playing his fourth first-class match. He took the first two wickets – the prize scalp of Ricardo Vasconcelos, who edged a ball of tight line low to second slip for 37, and Luke Procter, who sent a skier back to the bowler trying to pull.Taylor also took two. Emilio Gay’s pleasant 44 ended lbw when he was struck in line but above the knee roll. Rob Keogh then shouldered arms but edged into his middle stump.

تعادل فريق ليفربول مع نظيره أستون فيلا بنتيجة 2/2، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2024/25.

وواجه ليفربول، أستون فيلا، ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة والعشرين من منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب “فيلا بارك”.

وتم تبكير موعد مباراة ليفربول وأستون فيلا بعدما تأهل الريدز إلى نهائي كأس كاراباو، حيث سيخوض ذلك اللقاء ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد يوم 16 مارس القادم.

وبهذه النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد ليفربول إلى النقطة 61 في المركز الأول في ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بينما ارتقى أستون فيلا إلى النقطة 39 في المركز التاسع.

يذكر أن مباريات الجولة التاسعة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ستقام بين يومي 15 و16 مارس المقبل.

وفي تلك الجولة سيلاقي مانشستر سيتي خصمه برايتون، بينما يستضيف آرسنال جاره اللندني تشيلسي على ملعب “الامارات”.

بينما سيواجه نوتينجهام فورست نظيره إيبسويتش تاون، بينما سيحل مانشستر يونايتد ضيفاً على نظيره ليستر سيتي بملعب “كينج باور”. ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي

1- ليفربول، 61 نقطة.

2- آرسنال، 53 نقطة.

3- نوتينجهام فورست، 47 نقطة.

4- مانشستر سيتي، 44 نقطة.

5- بورنموث، 43 نقطة.

6- تشيلسي، 43 نقطة.

7- نيوكاسل يونايتد، 41 نقطة.

8- فولهام، 39 نقطة.

9- أستون فيلا، 39 نقطة.

10- برايتون، 37 نقطة.

11- برينتفورد، 34 نقطة.

12- توتنهام، 30 نقطة.

13- كريستال بالاس، 30 نقطة.

14- إيفرتون، 30 نقطة.

15- مانشستر يونايتد، 29 نقطة.

16- وست هام، 27 نقطة.

17- ولفرهامبتون، 19 نقطة.

18- إيبسويتش تاون، 17 نقطة.

19- ليستر سيتي، 17 نقطة.

20- ساوثهامبتون، 9 نقاط.

ويمكن متابعة ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2024/25، محدث بشكل مستمر من هنا.

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Em meio a um longo jejum de mais de dois meses e meio sem vencer uma partida fora de casa no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Corinthians enfrentará nesta quarta-feira, às 21h30, no Maracanã, o Flamengo, rival que tem levado ampla vantagem sobre o Alvinegro no retrospecto recente do confronto entre os dois clubes. Nos últimos quatro duelos que fizeram, a equipe carioca conquistou quatro vitórias, marcou 14 gols e sofreu apenas quatro dos corintianos.

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E o Timão conseguiu vencer apenas um dos dez embates anteriores que fez contra o Rubro-Negro, que perdeu pela única vez para o adversário no período em setembro de 2018, quando foi derrotado por 2 a 1 no jogo de volta da semifinal da Copa do Brasil. De lá para cá, as duas equipes se enfrentaram em oito ocasiões e os flamenguistas acumularam sete vitórias e um empate.

No último encontro entre os clubes, o Flamengo venceu com facilidade, por 3 a 1, no primeiro turno deste Brasileirão, na Neo Química Arena, onde chegou a abrir vantagem de 3 a 0 já no primeiro tempo antes de os donos da casa descontarem o placar com um gol de Vitinho aos 43 minutos da etapa final.

Antes disso, em outros confrontos do Campeonato Brasileiro, a equipe carioca goleou o Corinthians por 4 a 1, no Maracanã, em 2019, e por 5 a 1, em Itaquera, em 2020, antes de voltar a derrotar o rival por 2 a 1, no Rio, ainda pela edição passada do torneio nacional, mas em jogo realizado só em fevereiro deste ano.

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Nas últimas dez partidas entre os clubes, o Fla marcou 21 gols e levou apenas sete do Timão, que está há três anos sem bater o adversário. E além deste retrospecto desfavorável contra o oponente, a equipe entrará em campo nesta quarta-feira para quebrar um outro jejum expressivo: o de não conseguir vencer fora de casa no Brasileirão desde o dia 28 de agosto, quando bateu o Grêmio por 2 a 1, em Porto Alegre, pela penúltima rodada do primeiro turno.

Depois daquele triunfo, o Alvinegro disputou seis jogos como visitante, nos quais acumulou três empates (com Atlético-GO, Red Bull Bragantino e Internacional) e três derrotas (para Sport, São Paulo e Atlético-MG).

Na vice-liderança do Brasileirão, com 60 pontos, o Flamengo jogará contra o Corinthians embalado por uma goleada por 4 a 0 sobre o São Paulo, no Morumbi. Já o Timão, quinto colocado, com 50 pontos, entrará em campo no Maracanã após ter emplacado a sua sexta vitória consecutiva como mandante, uma sequência que não conseguia em sua casa desde a campanha da conquista do heptacampeonato nacional conquistado pelo clube, em 2017.

Confira os resultados dos últimos dez jogos entre Corinthians e Flamengo:

12/9/2018 – Flamengo 0 x 0 Corinthians – Copa do Brasil
26/9/2018 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Flamengo – Copa do Brasil
5/10/2018 – Corinthians 0 x 3 Flamengo – Campeonato Brasileiro
15/5/2019 – Corinthians 0 x 1 Flamengo – Copa do Brasil
4/6/2019 – Flamengo 1 x 0 Corinthians – Copa do Brasil
21/7/2019 – Corinthians 1 x 1 Flamengo – Campeonato Brasileiro
3/11/2019 – Flamengo 4 x 1 Corinthians – Campeonato Brasileiro
18/10/2020 – Corinthians 1 x 5 Flamengo – Campeonato Brasileiro
14/2/2021 – Flamengo 2 x 1 Corinthians – Campeonato Brasileiro
1/8/2021 – Corinthians 1 x 3 Flamengo – Campeonato Brasileiro

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Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, wants to bring the IPL to the city, with Surrey said to be in preliminary talks with authorities in India to explore the possibility.London hosts NFL (American football) and MLB (US baseball) games regularly but Khan, who is seeking re-election as mayor, believes IPL matches in the city – and eventually around the country – could tap into a more diverse audience than the sport does currently.”Surrey are speaking to teams in India and colleagues in the BCCI and IPL,” Khan said at a cricket club in southwest London. “The first step will be friendlies and exhibition matches. We want to get them going, maybe even this year if we make progress as we are doing with the pandemic. It has to be Covid-safe, of course. We have to bang the drum for our city, and sport is one way to do this.”The BCCI have not indicated any desire publicly and the only times they have played the IPL outside India is when they were compelled to by circumstances: in 2009, they moved the tournament to South Africa because general elections were ongoing in India at the same time; in 2014, for the same reason, they played the opening two weeks of the tournament in the UAE; and last year, they first postponed the event and then staged the all of it in the UAE because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Rajasthan Royals did play a game against Middlesex in 2009 at Lord’s in the British Asian Cup but that remains the only game played by an IPL franchise in the UK. Rajasthan do have a number of England players as well as an academy in Surrey.”This is part of my plan to build a better London after the pandemic,” Khan said. “I know Londoners are hungry to see more of the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant and, with two of the world’s greatest cricket grounds in Lord’s and The Kia Oval, London is ideally placed to host IPL matches. I know we can see our capital confirmed as the undisputed sporting capital of the world.”Surrey have long been interested in hosting IPL games at The Oval and the effects of the pandemic – with counties expected to be hit with a combined £100m loss – has sharpened ambitions.”We would love to bring the IPL to London and other areas of England,” Surrey chairman Richard Thompson recently told the . “We think that’s the silver bullet in terms of reaching a more diverse audience for cricket in this country.”We could stage games in the same way Jacksonville Jaguars, for one, play legitimate NFL games in London. The windfalls that staging the Champions Trophy and World Cup provided for English cricket were huge and we see the IPL on that level.”This could be worth tens of millions to the English game. We have all lost so much money through Covid that we have to be more creative and provide cricket that generates revenue you wouldn’t otherwise have made. That’s why I think IPL is a no-brainer.”

Jese Rodriguez has explained why there is not “much difference” between Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo in the superstar stakes.

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Former Real Madrid academy graduate Jese played alongside Portuguese icon Ronaldo during his time at Santiago Bernabeu. The ex-Spain U-21 international went on to become a team-mate of World Cup winner Mbappe at Paris Saint-Germain.

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He has seen Mbappe tread a familiar path to the Spanish capital, with the Frenchman becoming another ‘Galactico’ addition for Los Blancos in 2024. He has faced the odd question of his contribution to the collective cause in Madrid, but is looking to play his way into peak form.

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Jese sees no reason why Mbappe cannot become another legendary figure at the Bernabeu, as he boasts similar qualities to Real’s all-time leading goalscorer. Jese told of working with two fearsome forwards: “There wasn't that much difference with the feelings I had when I trained with Cristiano. They were both the same, they scored goals in every training session. They both have their different talents, but it was already clear that Mbappe was going to be a star.”

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Jese went on to say of Mbappe sounding out a move to Madrid a long time before a deal actually happened: “I had a couple of conversations with him before I left. He asked me what Real Madrid was like as a club and I told him that it was the best club in the world and that if he wanted to win the Ballon d'Or he should sign for Madrid.”

Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam accept their upgrades after a PCB performance review

Umar Farooq24-Feb-2021Mohammad Hafeez has rejected a Category C PCB contract. ESPNcricinfo understands Hafeez’s reason for declining the deal is that he is unhappy at being offered the lowest grade of contract.While Hafeez has been without a central contract since 2019, in 2020 he was offered Category A match fees for any game he played for Pakistan during the year, as a special case given his seniority.He has since gone on to reinvent himself in T20Is, and is second only to Dawid Malan in terms of runs scored in the format in the last 12 months: 331 to the Englishman’s 386, from one fewer innings.Mohammad Rizwan, who is in prime form, has been elevated to the top category from Category B. Fawad Alam, who had an A+ category contract with his domestic team – Sindh – has been rewarded for a stellar return to the Test side with a Category C central contract.Following a PCB review of performances, these three players were offered the upgrade in advance of the full list of central contracts, that will be announced later this year. The current contracts run till June 30. Both Rizwan and Alam accepted the offers, but Hafeez – now a T20I specialist – “politely turned down” the offer.Related

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“The decision to promote the players was made during a meeting with the chair of the selection committee, Mohammad Wasim, while we were reviewing player performances in the 2020-21 season and discussing the upcoming commitments,” Wasim Khan, the PCB chief executive, said in a statement. “It was agreed during the meeting that three players were the most deserving and outstanding performers in the season to date and, as such, they needed to be rewarded now instead of waiting for the time when PCB Central Contract List for 2021-22 will be reviewed and announced.”However, Mohammad Hafeez declined the reward and, while I am disappointed, I fully respect his decision. He wants to wait for the PCB central contract 2021-22 list, which he is fully entitled to. Hafeez has been one of our star performers of the season and we hope he will carry the form and momentum to Africa. I am sure this merit and performance-based decision will once again send out a loud and clear message to all professional cricketers that the PCB will not only recognise, appreciate and acknowledge their performances and achievements, but will also reward them so that they can strive to do better next time.”Alam has scored 320 runs in six Tests since his comeback in August 2020, including centuries in New Zealand and at home against South Africa, the first one even earning him the PCB Individual Performance of 2020 award. As for Rizwan, he moved up to B last year after replacing Sarfaraz Ahmed as the country’s leading wicketkeeper-batsman and, in the last nine months, he has become Pakistan’s leading scorer in Tests with 529 runs in seven matches at an average of 52.90. He has also been elevated to vice-captaincy in Test cricket.Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir remain out of the list, while Ahmed is in Category B, Shaheen Afridi and Azhar Ali have moved from B to A, joining Azam in the top category for PKR 1.1 million (US$ 7000 approx.).The PCB has also introduced a new ’emerging’ category for three upcoming players – Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf – while Naseem Shah earned a maiden Category C contract.

استأنف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك تدريباته، اليوم الثلاثاء، على ملعب عبد اللطيف أبو رجيلة، بمقر القلعة البيضاء بميت عقبة، استعدادًا لمواجهة حرس الحدود في بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وكان الزمالك قد نجح في الفوز على بلاك بولز الموزمبيقي، في المباراة الماضية بكأس الكونفدرالية، بنتيجة 3-1.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الزمالك مع حرس الحدود يوم الخميس المُقبل الموافق 16 يناير، في إطار مباريات الجولة الثامنة من عمر مسابقة الدوري المصري. جروس يعقد جلسة مع اللاعبين

عقد السويسري كريستيان جروس المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك جلسة مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق مران اليوم، وأشاد باللاعبين بعد المستوى الذي ظهر عليه الفريق في مباراة بلاك بولز الأخيرة.

وطالب جروس اللاعبين بضرورة غلق ملف بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، للتركيز في مباراة حرس الحدود المقبلة، و شرح لهم بعض الجوانب الفنية لتنفيذها في مران اليوم استعداداً لمواجهة حرس الحدود.

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انتظم التونسي سيف الجزيري مهاجم الزمالك في التدريبات الجماعية بشكل طبيعي، بعد عقد جلسة مع السويسري كريستيان جروس، وطالبه المدرب بالتركيز في المرحلة المُقبلة ليكون ضمن حساباته الفنية. جلسة مع الحراس

خاض حراس مرمى الزمالك تدريبهم اليوم، تحت قيادة السويسري توماس جروتر مدرب الحراس الجديد.

وكان عماد المندوه المشرف على مدربي حراس قطاع الناشئين تولى تدريب الحراس في الفترة الماضية بصورة مؤقتة لحين وصول جروتر.

وحرص مدرب الحراس على عقد جلسة مع كل من، محمد عواد ومحمد صبحي ومحمود الشناوي وعمر عبد العزيز رباعي حراسة المرمى قبل خوض التدريبات لمنحهم بعض التعليمات الخاصة بطرقه التدريبية، وأدى الرباعي تدريبات قوية تحت قيادة جروتر في إطار تجهيزهم للفترة المقبلة. عودة ندياي

انتظم السنغالي سيدي ندياي مهاجم الزمالك في التدريبات الجماعية، بعد أن تعافى من الإصابة التي كان يعاني منها في كاحل القدم، والتي خضع على إثرها لبرنامج علاجي تحت إشراف الجهاز الطبي، ثمخضع لاختبار طبي قبل المشاركة في المران للتأكد من جاهزيته من الناحية الطبية. عودة محمد حمدي

عاد محمد حمدي الظهير الأيسر للفريق للمشاركة في التدريبات الجماعية، وخاض تدريبات الكرة بشكل طبيعي بعد الاطمئنان عليه، ولكن دون التحامات وفق تعليمات الجهاز الطبي بقيادة الدكتور محمد أسامة.

وكان حمدي تعرض للإصابة في الضلوع خلال مباراة الزمالك وطلائع الجيش بمسابقة الدوري. برنامج خاص للاعبين الذين شاركوا أمام بلاك بولز

وضع الجهاز الفني برنامجاً تدريبياً خاصاً للاعبين الذين شاركوا بشكل أساسي في مباراة بلاك بولز، وخاض نبيل عماد “دونجا” وأحمد مصطفى “زيزو” وأحمد فتوح وحسام عبد المجيد ومصطفى شلبي تدريبات ببعض أجهزة الجيمانيزيوم المتواجدة في أرض الملعب.

في حين أدى محمود حمدي “الونش” وعبدالله السعيد وحسام أشرف ومحمد شحاتة تدريبات بالركض حول الملعب لعدة دقائق، قبل أن يؤدي اللاعبون تدريبات بدنية وإطالات تحت إشراف الجهاز الطبي وشيخ بوزيان مدرب الأحمال.

Carlos Corberan showed last season that he won't hesitate in giving youth a chance at the Hawthorns, exemplified in the quick rise of Tom Fellows in the West Bromwich Albion first-team.

The homegrown Baggies product ended up amassing five goals and four assists from 39 games in all competitions, after being given his first big break in the senior mix throughout the course of 2023/24, with Fellows wanting to push on even more next season to cement his spot in Corberan's XI.

Another and-coming West Brom youngster could well use Fellows' jump up to the first-team as a source of inspiration, therefore, with the talent in question a deadly finisher of chances playing out on loan in the EFL last campaign.

Modou Faal's numbers last season

Playing in the lower depths of the four divisions with both Doncaster Rovers and Walsall last time out, it could be an almighty leap for Academy prospect Modou Faal to make next season pushed into the deep end of the Championship, but one he could adjust to over time judging by his goalscoring numbers in League Two.

The promising 21-year-old would bag 15 strikes from 53 overall games for his two loan employers, to further live up to his billing as being a prolific attacker when playing youth football for West Brom, as was seen in his previous 14 goals from 33 appearances in the U21 set-up.

Fellows also benefitted from being loaned out to Crawley Town early in his development as a young starlet learning the ropes, whilst Albion also struck gold on Brandon Thomas-Asante, when signing him from League Two Salford City back in 2022, to then become Corberan's main man up top.

Yet, the 25-year-old's lack of potency in front of goal towards the back end of West Brom's promotion push last campaign would have really irked those at the Hawthorns, with the 5 foot 11 striker only registering a meagre two goals from his final 11 appearances, which included two anonymous showings in both play-off matches against Southampton.

This could result in Faal being given more chances to come, as a rival to Thomas-Asante's first-team spot, as Corberan aims to find his next breakout talent akin to Fellows.

How Faal compares to Thomas-Asante

Like Faal will be looking towards the aforementioned Fellows as a figure he will want to replicate, he will also look to Thomas-Asante, who had to rough out in League Two similarly, before being given a shot in the Championship.

Faal's 15 goals in all competitions last season playing for his two loan sides actually betters any goal return the ex-Salford man mustered up whilst still playing in Greater Manchester, which shows that the 21-year-old could be fast-tracked to the first-team shortly, to see if he can handle the step-up in quality already.

Faal (23/24) vs Thomas-Asante's record at Salford
Player	Season	Games played	Goals scored	Assists
Faal	23/24	53	15	2
BTA	22/23	7	5	2
BTA	21/22	43	13	4
BTA	20/21	49	6	3
BTA	19/20	27	6	4
Sourced by Transfermarkt.

Looking at the table above, Thomas-Asante has never quite been a deadly finisher, even during his Salford education, whilst Faal could go on to explode into life in the senior team at West Brom, based on his encouraging output last season.

Described as a talent who could go on to be "unplayable" by Donny manager Grant McCann, Corberan will hope Faal can be another exciting prospect that can offer West Brom depth ahead of the new second-tier campaign.

With a lack of reserve strikers at the Spaniard's direct disposal, as Andreas Weimann is no longer on the books after a forgettable loan spell, an injection of youth could be even more well-needed.

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