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Besiktas vs Sporting preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Besiktas will look to pick up their first win of the Champions League group stages when they take on Sporting this week. The two sides meet on the 19th of October at 17:45 pm BST. Both teams have lost their first two group games and they will be desperate to bounce back with a win here. These are two evenly matched teams and they will fancy their chances against each other. Besiktas vs Sporting team news Kenan Karaman, Mehmet Topal, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Miralem Pjanic are ruled out for the home side with injuries. Pote is the only injury worry for the visitors. Besiktas possible starting lineup: Gunok; Rosier, Welinton, Vida, Yilmaz; Hutchinson, Souza; Ghezzal, Ozyakup, Larin; Batshuayi Sporting Lisbon possible starting lineup: Adan; Neto, Coates, Feddal; Porro, Palhin...
Blow for Tottenham as report claims they can’t afford brilliant 26-year-old
Tottenham cannot afford the asking price for Sporting ace Joao Palhinha this summer according to a report from O Jogo (print edition August 20th, page 12). Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo is clearly keen to bolster his central midfield ranks this summer. And the addition of another defensive midfielder to compete with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg could be crucial to Tottenham’s hopes of achieving success this season. The North London outfit have been heavily linked with a move to sign Palhinha over the past few weeks (Record). There is some bad news on the horizon for Spurs, however. Tottenham target Palhinha in action for Portugal – PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxJPN 0121222836st Tottenham can’t afford Palhinha O Jogo claims that Daniel Levy will not stretch to Sporting’s £35 million valuation of the Po...
Report claims Everton can now sign ‘unbelievable’ midfielder for just £17.1m
Everton can sign Sporting ace Matheus Nunes for just €20 million (£17.1 million) this summer according to a report from Correio da Manha. Record (print edition August 17th, page 8) also back up those claims. In fact, it is suggested that the Toffees are showing the strongest interest in signing Nunes. Central midfield is certainly an area where Rafa Benitez will want to strengthen at Goodison Park this summer. And it seems as though the Merseyside outfit have a great opportunity to sign a top class player who plays in that position for a very reasonable fee. Nunes in action for Sporting last season – PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY xGerardoxSantosx Nunes could cost Everton just £17.1 million CDM and Record claims that the Toffees can sign the Sporting midfielder for a real b...
Report: Wolves now want to sign ‘unbelievable’ midfielder, £15m fee needed
Wolverhampton Wanderers want to sign Sporting ace Matheus Nunes this summer according to a report from A Bola. And the Black Country outfit allegedly need to part with around €18 million (£15 million) in order to bring the Portuguese ace to Molineux. Central midfield may well be an area where new Wolves boss Bruno Lage wants to strengthen this summer. Ruben Neves is being heavily linked with an exit from Molineux (The Sun). Matheus Nunes is an alleged transfer target for Wolves this summer PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY xGerardoxSantosx Wolves chasing Matheus Nunes The 22-year-old Sporting ace is on the Black Country outfit’s radar according to A Bola. The Portuguese side are allegedly demanding around £15 million for the midfielder. That really does seem like very good value for...
Tottenham transfer plan in tatters as report claims Levy told to pay £51m for 26-y/o or no deal
Tottenham Hotspur have been told to pay a massive €60 million (£51m) if they want to sign key target João Palhinha this summer, according to Record (print edition, July 12, page 6). Record first reported about Spurs’ interest in the 26-year-old Sporting Lisbon ace at the end of last month. Nuno Espirito Santo is clearly keen to bolster the defensive side of his team this summer. And the addition of another defensive midfielder to compete with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg could be crucial to Tottenham’s hopes of achieving success next season. Joao Palhinha in action for Portugal at Euro 2020 However, it seems as though Spurs have their work cut out. Palhinha will cost Tottenham some serious cash Record’s print edition today suggested that Spurs chief Daniel Levy will have to pay £51...
Jorge Mendes rubbishes Cristiano Ronaldo’s Sporting Lisbon return links
Former Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will not be returning to Sporting Lisbon this summer. The Portuguese international has been linked with a fairy tale return to his boyhood club ahead of the 2021/22 season after enduring a mixed campaign with Serie A giants Juventus. Ronaldo’s mother Dolores Aveiro also fuelled speculation over him going back to Lisbon by claiming she would ‘talk to her son about a return’. However, despite speculation over the 36-year old’s next move, as he enters the final year over his contract in Turin, his agent Jorge Mendes has confirmed there will be no move this summer. “Cristiano is proud of the title won by Sporting (this season), as he has publicly demonstrated,” Mendes told an interview with Portuguese outlet Record. “But at the moment his career p...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother ready to convince him to join Sporting Lisbon
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother said she will talk to the Portugal international and ‘try to convince’ him to return to Sporting CP. The Leoes have qualified for the Champions League by winning the Primeira Liga for the first time in 19 years and Dolores Aveiro, Cristiano’s mother, said she will do everything she can to make the superstar return to the club. Ronaldo started his professional career with the Verde e Brancos, before he moved to Manchester United in August 2003. He then moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 and was picked up by the Bianconeri after nine years in the Spanish capital. His future at the Allianz Stadium is uncertain, as Juventus are struggling to finish among the teams in the Champions League and Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from the club. The hypothes...
Nico Rosberg: I take my hat off to Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg hailed Lewis Hamilton’s record 92nd Formula One win and sporting longevity as a great achievement on Tuesday. Rosberg added that the way the Briton was using his platform to raise awareness for global issues was just as impressive. The 35-year-olds were teammates and fierce rivals at Mercedes from 2013 until the German won the 2016 title and immediately retired. Rosberg was also teammate to Michael Schumacher, whose record Hamilton broke in Portugal last Sunday, at Mercedes from 2010 to 2012 after the Ferrari great had made a comeback. “I have huge respect for what he’s managed to achieve,” Rosberg told Reuters after a launch for the Extreme E off-road electric series that starts next year with both men entering teams. “One thing is being at the level that he’s at, just a phen...
Frank Lampard urges Premier League clubs to help save struggling EFL
Frank Lampard has urged Premier League clubs to ‘have a heart’ and help save Football League sides amid the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic. The impact of the pandemic and continued absence of supporters is being felt right across the sport, but nowhere more so than the lower leagues who remain without a vital source of income as fixtures continue to be played behind-closed-doors. Sporting authorities have approached the government warning of the disastrous consequences potentially awaiting without financial aid, though the Telegraph are reporting that elite level football will not receive support given the riches at the highest level of the game. The government believes that the Premier League – the richest division in world football – should be responsible for providin...
Bruno Fernandes: I believe I’ll improve on last season
Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes feels he’ll be even better this new season after a successful first six months in England. The Portuguese midfielder arrived at Old Trafford in January for £55million from Sporting and changed the course of United’s season. He said, “It’s instinct. Over the years, because of the position in which I was playing, I developed my ability to move around and look forward. “When we lose the ball, I try to be the first one to react and to call on the other attacking players to help out in winning back possession. “And obviously for me, to be able to build up the play, to have the ball and provide passes to my team-mates to enable them to score goals – it’s very important. “I think that’s what I need to do a bit more because, yes, I’ve provided some assists but...
