Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a "never give up" message on social media after scoring his 907th career goal in Al-Nassr's dramatic win over Al-Shabab.
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The 39-year-old added yet another goal to his incredible tally as his late penalty strike helped Al-Nassr pick up crucial three points against Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League. Aymeric Laporte's 69th-minute opener was cancelled out by Ali Alhassan's 90th-minute own goal, however, the Saudi giants won a penalty in the dying moments of the game which allowed Ronaldo to complete his 907th career goal.
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The Portugal captain, who still seems hungry for goals in the twilight years of his career, had earlier vowed to reach 1,000 goals before retiring. After the Al-Shabab clash, the veteran star took to Instagram to send out a strong four-word message.
WHAT CRISTIANO RONALDO SAID
On Instagram, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star posted a few photographs from the game and wrote in the caption, "We never give up!!"
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Ronaldo and his team-mates will be back in action on Tuesday as they take on Iran's Esteghlal FC in an AFC Champions League clash.
“He’s been a great asset to the side and adds another variation as well,” Southee says of Kyle Jamieson
ESPNcricinfo staff05-Dec-2020At the end of a 15-wicket day in Hamilton, New Zealand are all but sure of taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Tim Southee started the carnage, sending back John Campbell on his way to returns of 4 for 35 in the first West Indies innings, as the visitors went from 53 for no loss to 138 all out, before following on and ending the third day on 196 for 6, still 185 behind. And for Southee, the difference was that New Zealand “knew where we had to be for longer periods of time”.Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite had taken West Indies to a safe 49 for no loss in reply to New Zealand’s 519 for 7 declared when play ended on the second day, but more swing with the older ball and the westerly breeze at Seddon Park, Southee said, had an effect.Watch cricket on ESPN+
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“It was nice, this is one of the few grounds that favours the outswing. But we assessed through it last night and we weren’t far off,” he said in a press interaction. “We knew where we had to be for longer periods of time, and managed to get a couple early and get the ball rolling.”While Southee has so far picked up five wickets, Neil Wagner (four) and Kyle Jamieson (three) have been among the wickets too, and the towering Jamieson, who also scored an unbeaten 51 earlier, came in for special praise from Southee.”He’s been a great addition at the back end of last summer, and he’s shown again here with both bat and ball,” Southee said of Jamieson, who made his Test debut against India last summer as a replacement for Lockie Ferguson, and has played in all three of New Zealand’s Tests since. “So he’s been a great asset to the side and adds another variation as well. Obviously you’ve got myself and Trent [Boult], left- and right-arm to swing it. Wags [Wagner] does his thing and then you’ve got a tall guy in him [Jamieson], who hits some challenging areas.”The New Zealand players gather around Tim Southee after his early strikes•Getty ImagesSouthee is currently on 289 Test wickets, and though he is focused on winning the Test, and the series, against West Indies, he said he was aware of the 300-wicket milestone.”[You] probably don’t chase [such milestones],” he said. “It’s something that when you play for long enough, those things happen. But yeah, it’ll be something special if I can get there.”At the moment, it’s about coming back tomorrow and taking the remaining wickets. It’s just nice to contribute… and it’ll be a lot of hard work between now and then.”In what has been a dominant performance by Kane Williamson’s team, a few fielding lapses have hrt them. Both unbeaten batsmen, Jermaine Blackwood and Alzarri Joseph, were dropped one each, and Jason Holder had been reprieved twice, in two balls.”We aren’t disappointed, we would have taken this position going into this morning,” he said. “Anytime you have a side follow on, you know you’ve obviously played pretty well at some stage. So although we weren’t quite at our best in the last hour, you’ve got to give a little bit of credit to Joseph and Blackwood – the way they took an attacking approach to it and had a little bit of luck along the way.”But they played positive cricket and we were a little bit off in that last session as well. So [we need to] restart and have another go tomorrow.”
Tottenham are pushing to land an exciting new signing for Ange Postecoglou ahead of the new Premier League season, it has been revealed.
Spurs continue transfer trend
Recent transfer windows have seen Spurs shy away from big money moves for the most part and instead look to find future gems, as they did with the signing of Udinese defender Destiny Udogie and Metz midfielder Pape Sarr.
They have continued in that vein this summer, signing Archie Gray from Leeds United in a deal worth up to £40m to bolster their midfield, while they have blended that with experience by renewing Timo Werner's loan in north London.
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However, targetting young players is a trend that shows no signs of stopping.
Spurs pushing for winger
Now, it has emerged that Tottenham are the side currently pushing the hardest to land Stade Rennais winger Desire Doue amid interest from across Europe. Though just 19, he has already made a lasting impression in France.
Last season, the versatile winger grabbed four goals and five assists in 31 Ligue 1 appearances to help Rennes safely into midtable and out of relegation trouble.
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Asked about Doue, teammate Baptiste Santamaria was full of praise for the teenager, and revealed that he had never seen such a gifted player.
"He's a very talented player with a great sense of football. But he's still young. But he's a player who aspires to go to the biggest clubs. He's one of a kind: he likes to hit the ball but he's solid on his feet. Desire's technical, percussive and physical qualities are quite incredible. When he becomes more consistent, he'll be unplayable. For his age, he's the most gifted youngster I've seen in my career", he explained.
And Postecoglou is understood to be a big fan of the teenager and wants to bring him to Tottenham this summer, with Rennes understood to be holding out for around £35m to let him leave, a fee that would make him second only to Jeremy Doku in their list of most expensive departures.
Rennes midfielder Desire Doue
With that in mind, transfer journalist Ben Jacobs has revealed that the Lilywhites are pushing to get a deal done, stealing a march on other interested parties in the process.
“Links for Desire Doue, but I’m told it’s not Chelsea at the moment who are the club to watch, it is Tottenham who are pushing”, he explained.
“Desire Doue, PSG are one of the suitors, Bayern and Spurs, and Spurs are the ones who are really starting to move now. PSG are there but I’m told that Spurs are the ones who are really starting to circle at this stage.”
Luis Enrique's side are looking to replace Kylian Mbappe this summer, but can already boast both Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele in the wide areas, while Bayern Munich have just added Michael Olise to ranks that already include Serge Gnabry, Kinglsey Coman and Leroy Sane.
As a result, a move to north London and the Premier League may prove surprisingly enticing for Doue, who would be likely to see plenty of first team football, even if Postecoglou's side are not in the Champions League for the 2024-25 campaign.
However, he still has two years left to run on his £8.5k per week deal with Rennes, which means that he could well opt for another season in France before making the next step in his career.
Should Spurs manage to persuade him otherwise and get the deal over the line, it would represent a massive coup for the Lilywhites.
Alex Malcolm10-Jan-2021Rashid Khan will play his last match of the BBL season against the Melbourne Stars on Monday night as he, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman head to the UAE for Afghanistan’s ODI series against Ireland.While the legspinner is available for Monday’s clash the Strikers will be without Peter Siddle after scans revealed he had suffered a fracture in his left thumb while attempting to field a powerfully struck ball from Jake Fraser-McGurk in the loss to the Melbourne Renegades.The ODI series between Afghanistan and Ireland was originally scheduled to begin on January 18 in the UAE but the first ODI has been pushed back to January 21 after negotiations between the two boards. The series was nearly moved to Oman.Nabi, who was player of the match for his phenomenal 71 not out against the Strikers on Friday night, has already departed for the UAE and won’t play in the Renegades next match against the Brisbane Heat in Melbourne on January 14.But Mujeeb is expected to play in that fixture for the Heat before heading to the UAE. He will also play against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday night.Siddle’s fracture is minor and on his non-bowling thumb so there is a chance he could play in the Strikers return clash against the Melbourne Stars at the MCG on January 15.
Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman is keen for England to iron out the 'sloppy moments' which made victory over South Africa 'hard' on Tuesday night.
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England narrowly emerged 2-1 winners in Coventry in their second friendly of this international window, bouncing back from a difficult 4-3 defeat to Germany on Friday night. South Africa could've easily got a draw from the game though, with the Lionesses often gifting them opportunities in the second half in particular.
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It didn't look like things would be hard for England when Leah Williamson scored after just 12 minutes, or when Grace Clinton doubled that lead midway through the first half. But Williamson's poor pass allowed Thembi Kgatlana to halve the deficit before the hour and many of her team-mates made similar mistakes before full-time, albeit ones that went unpunished as the Lionesses claimed the win.
WHAT WIEGMAN SAID
Offering her thoughts on the result and the performance afterwards, Wiegman told : "I thought after the first half, it was a little more straight-forward. I think the first half, we played well. The second half, we had some struggle moments. I think we were a little bit too sloppy. I think the first half we had sloppy moments too but we created some chances from corners and also just in open play. The second half… we were a little bit sloppy and they're smart in a counter attack and very fast so, of course, that was hard for us."
Asked how she and her team fix that sloppiness, which was a huge problem against Germany as well, Wiegman responded: "Keep trying. We all know that. Keep playing football, keep playing forwards and, of course, talking about taking that out. Some passes are, I think, easy, and some are in connections and just feeling at moments when there was transition, they would really jump on us, and then making some better decisions. Just talk about it and move forward."
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England will need to be sharper for their next fixture, with them set to welcome Emma Hayes' United States to Wembley in November. Despite only being in her new job for a few weeks, Hayes led the U.S. to an Olympic gold medal this summer and the lively attack was a particularly important factor in that triumph.
After another season in which they fought Manchester City for the Premier League title, Arsenal have a massive summer ahead of them to recruit the players who'll help them finally get over the line next year.
It looks as if Mikel Arteta is about to welcome his first new major signing in the coming days in the shape of Riccardo Calafiori, and there have been countless rumours linking the club to a whole host of talented strikers from Benjamin Sesko to Viktor Gyokeres.
However, the midfield is another area of the team that must be strengthened in the coming months, and the good news is that Edu Gaspar and Co seem to agree.
Based on recent reports, the latest player touted for a move to the Emirates has excelled there in recent seasons and could even help Declan Rice become even more effective.
Arsenal transfer news
According to a recent report from The Athletic, Arsenal want to sign a central midfielder this summer and have identified Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino as a player of interest.
The report claims that Arteta is a fan of the 28-year-old's overall talent and, in particular, his 'physicality.'
His age profile would make him an unusual signing for the Gunners considering their transfer activity over the last few windows, but according to The Athletic, they do not see this as a problem thanks to the 'relative youth of the squad.'
No price is mentioned in the story, but a report from Spain last month revealed that the Merino would be available for €25m, about £21m. This might prove to be a bargain, especially if he can form a brilliant partnership with Rice.
Why Merino would be a great signing for Rice
Now, to get straight to the point, there is one key reason why signing Merino is a brilliant decision for the team and for Rice, which is the position in which he thrives.
The Spanish international has started in other positions before, but the vast majority of his starts – 241, to be exact – have come in the centre of midfield, not in defensive or attacking midfield, but right in the middle, as an eight.
This is an area of the pitch that the former West Ham United captain started in 19 times for the Gunners last season, and while he said that playing this role leaves him "excited", he has also admitted that playing slightly deeper as a six is his "strongest position."
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice
So, with this in mind, signing Sociedad's "monster" midfielder, as dubbed by data analyst Ben Mattinson, would allow Arteta to keep his record signing in the position, which he has admitted to being his strongest while fielding an out-and-out central midfielder in the eight role, which should also see that area of the pitch improve.
This shouldn't negatively impact the team's attack, either.
In 45 appearances last season, the 26-capped international scored eight goals and provided five assists, meaning he averaged a goal involvement every 3.4 games – he showed his heading ability against Germany as well.
This level of output is only marginally worse than the Englishman's average of a goal involvement every three games, from 17 goals and assists in 51 games, and he did that in a far more effective side as well.
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Lastly, the 6 foot 2 titan might actually improve the team's overall solidity as well.
According to Squawka, he was the only player in Europe's top seven leagues last season to win over 300 duels over the course of the campaign – 326, to be precise.
Ultimately, Rice put in a fine shift in the middle of the park last season when called upon, but by signing Merino Arteta can get the most out of him by starting him at the base of midfield and playing a star whose bread and butter is acting as the midfielder that links defence to attack – and for just £21m, this transfer is a cost-effective no-brainer.
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Eight of the best teams will battle from March 4 to April 3 to decide the champion
ESPNcricinfo staff15-Dec-2020Hosts New Zealand will kick off the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup on March 4 against one of the qualifying sides in Tauranga, as eight of the best teams in women’s cricket will battle over 31 matches in 31 days across six cities.Defending champions England will start their campaign with a high-profile meeting against Australia on March 5 in Hamilton. And 2017 runners-up India will hope to go one better as they, too, start off by facing the qualifying side on March 6.While New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa and India have qualified, three qualifying sides will come from a tournament to take place in Sri Lanka between June 26 and July 10, 2021. As to the format of the World Cup itself, all eight teams will play against each other once and the top four will go through to the semi-finals.Wellington will host the first semi-final on March 30 and Christchurch will host the second semi-final and the final on March 31 and April 3. All three games will have a reserve day. Auckland and Dunedin are the remaining two of the six venues which were retained from the original schedule of 2021.Auckland will also host the massive double-header weekend with India taking on Australia on March 19, and New Zealand facing England the following day. An ICC release confirmed all matches will be broadcast live to a “huge global audience”.The Hagley Oval has only recently been upgraded with floodlights and New Zealand veteran Amy Satterthwaite is eager to see how her home ground will look come game time.”To play in a World Cup at our own stomping ground here in Christchurch, under lights, would be a real career highlight,” she said. “It was hard to watch the T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup from the sidelines back in March (after giving birth in January) so seeing the match schedule all locked in for the ODI World Cup here in 2022 gives both myself and the rest of the team a target to strive for as we prepare over the next 16 months.”In addition to being called champions, the team that wins it all will walk away with a prize money of NZD 5.5 million (US $3.9 million approx.). India have come close to clinching those honours and Mithali Raj is keen to go again.”India has been doing very well at ICC tournaments in the past three or four years, whether you talk about the (ODI) World Cup or the recently concluded T20 World Cup,” she said. “And if we manage to win the tournament in 2022, it will be a massive inspiration for the next generation of girls, as the 50-over format, is considered the pinnacle for any cricketer.”The World Cup had to be postponed from its original date in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will be one of two bumper women’s cricket events in 2022 alongside the Commonwealth Games in England.2022 Women’s ODI World Cup scheduleNew Zealand vs Qualifier, March 4, Tauranga Australia vs England, March 5, Hamilton Qualifier vs South Africa, March 5, Dunedin Qualifier vs India, March 6, Tauranga New Zealand vs Qualifier, March 7, Dunedin Australia vs Qualifier, March 8, Tauranga Qualifier vs England, March 9. Dunedin New Zealand vs India, March 10, Hamilton Qualifier vs South Africa, March 11, Tauranga Qualifier vs India, March 12, Hamilton New Zealand vs Australia, March 13, Wellington South Africa vs England, March 14, Tauranga Qualifier vs Qualifier, March 14, Hamilton Australia vs Qualifier, March 15, Wellington England vs India, March 16, Tauranga New Zealand vs South Africa, March 17, Hamilton Qualifier vs Qualifier, March 18, Tauranga India vs Australia, March 19, Auckland New Zealand vs England, March 20, Auckland Qualifier vs Qualifier, March 21, Hamilton India vs Qualifier, March 22, Hamilton South Africa vs Australia, March 22, Wellington South Africa vs Qualifier, March 24, Wellington England vs Qualifier, March 24, Christchurch Qualifier vs Australia, March 25, Wellington New Zealand vs Qualifier, March 26, Christchurch India vs South Africa, March 27, Christchurch England vs Qualifier, March 27, Wellington 1st semi-final, March 30, Wellington 2nd semi-final, March 31, Christchurch Final, April 3, Christchurch
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Robert Andrich believes his team-mate Florian Wirtz is better than Bayern Munich sensation Jamal Musiala.
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Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala might not have even turned 22 yet, but they are not just wonderkids anymore. They are among the best 'young' players in the world, have been lighting up Bundesliga and Europe, and are the beacon of hope for the upcoming generation of Germany.
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The amount of talent and quality these two possess will make it extremely hard for anyone to make a verdict on who's better.
Musiala has been among Bayern Munich's best players since breaking into the first team in 2020. Wirtz, on the other hand, has been near unstoppable at Bayer Leverkusen, propelling the Xabi Alonso-caoched side to the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles last season, not to forget a heartbreaking runners-up finish in the Europa League.
However, German holding midfielder Robert Andrich has already given his stance on who he believes to be the better player.
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"For me, Flo is better than Jamal. For me, it's just brutal how he embodies so much of a winning mentality at his age and also makes so many meters for the team when the ball is not in play, putting his stamp on every team," Andrich opined in an interview with BILD last Sunday.
"Everyone knows what quality Flo has, the best player I've played with. Incredibly consistent at his age, his mentality is not normal. We'll see whether he'll take the next step in the summer, but it will come at some point, that's for sure."
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Musiala will be eager to help his side maintain their unbeaten domestic run when they host in-form Union Berlin on Saturday, November 2.
Meanwhile, Wirtz will feature in Leverkusen's home outing against Stuttgart on Friday night, with Alonso and Co. keen to cut the lead at the top of the table.
India captain expects Rishabh Pant to be fit for the series-deciding fourth Test in Brisbane
Varun Shetty11-Jan-2021The sentiments from captains Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Paine were understandably in contrast at the end of a gripping fifth day of the Sydney Test. India were three down early in the day when Rahane was dismissed, and faced the prospect of batting out close to a 100 overs with potentially two incapacitated batsmen. One of them, Rishabh Pant, did come out to bat and swung the momentum India’s way before a 42-over rearguard from Hanuma Vihari – who also picked up an injury – and R Ashwin sealed a draw without the tail waiting.Paine said the result was a “tough one to swallow” for his team, and for himself in particular, having dropped three catches. One of them was that of Vihari late in the day.Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Paine at the end of the SCG Test•AFP via Getty Images”[We were] pretty confident (at the start of the day), with our attack. We certainly created enough chances to win the game,” Paine said in the post-match presentation to the host broadcaster. “It’s a tough one to swallow, particularly given my situation. I thought our bowlers were superb all day. Marnie [Labuschagne] and Nathan [Lyon] tried everything, the quicks were awesome. Just didn’t hold our catches, myself in particular, so we’re going to cop the blame for that and wear it and move on to Brisbane.”The draw marked the end of a second consecutive match where India have had to make a comeback, for a variety of reasons. In Melbourne, they bounced back from player absences and being 36 all out in the first Test, and the injury situation got worse with blows to Pant and Ravindra Jadeja in the first innings of this Test. Rahane, who remained undefeated as a captain in Tests after the SCG fixture, said the chat in their dressing room was about persisting with that spirit.”Our talk this morning was about showing character, fighting till the end and not to think about results,” he said. “Really happy the way we fought, especially today but throughout this game. First innings, Australia were 200 for 2, and from there to get them all out for 338 was really good.”Yes, there are a few areas we can improve on, but special mention to Vihari and Ashwin in the end, the way they batted, [they’ve] shown their character, which was really good to see.”Underpinning the fight was the bold move to push Pant up to No. 5, above Vihari who usually bats there, despite his having missed the entirety of the third innings when India were on the field. Pant was carrying an elbow injury into the innings, but showed little evidence of that as he counterattacked his way to 97. In the same passage of play during which he fell, India briefly entertained thoughts of chasing 407 down, with Cheteshwar Pujara also going strong at the other end and at least 50 overs to get 157.Rishabh Pant swung the momentum India’s way with a counterattacking innings•Getty ImagesWhile his dismissal – and then Pujara’s not long after – put an end to those aspirations, there was good news at the end for India – Rahane indicated that Pant would be available for the next Test.”Yeah, credit to him. I mean, we made the strategy, but in the end it’s all about that player showing the character,” Rahane said. “It was all about a left-hand-right-hand combination in the middle that worked out really well for us. Credit to him, the way he batted; attacking innings, backed himself really well.”Rishabh is all right. Injuries, I think, we cannot control. We are just focusing on the Brisbane Test match. Jadeja…the physios are going to take the call, but apart from that, we have to see how Vihari is feeling. Looking forward to Brisbane now.”Paine and Australia would also be looking forward to the final Test – which is a must-win if they are to take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy back from India – at the Gabba, which is historically one of Australia’s favourite venues, and potentially a place where his team could hit what would satisfy him as their best.”As I have said before, we didn’t play our best in Adelaide, or in Melbourne, to be fair. I thought this Test match we showed glimpses of our best. We’re certainly back closer to where we want to be as a batting group, still probably left a few out there in the first innings,” Paine said. “There were some positive signs there and again, I thought our bowlers tried their hearts out, created plenty of chances, plenty of opportunities. The ball was dropping short of the fielders and stuff like that, so it was a whole-hearted effort from the boys and things just didn’t go our way.”
Glasgow Rangers may have begun their summer rebuilding job at Ibrox, but it is far from finished. With just three weeks to go until the season opener, Philippe Clement will be keen on signing at least another three or four players to speed this process up.
The oldest player that has signed is Liam Kelly, who is 28, as it appears the Belgian is building for the future. While this policy may pay dividends in the next few years, the Ibrox faithful are a hard bunch to satiate at the best of times, which means some experience is needed.
One of the newest links is to a midfielder who is currently playing in the Swiss top flight, but he could perhaps turn into Steven Davis 2.0 for Rangers.
Rangers showing interest in Senegalese midfielder
According to reports, Rangers have reportedly made contact with BSC Young Boys midfielder Cheikh Niasse to try and lure the player to Scotland this summer.
Nothing has been said about the potential transfer fee that the 24-year-old could cost the Glasgow side, and it remains to be seen whether Young Boys will want to cash in on one of their prized assets ahead of the new season.
Rangers target Cheikh Niasse in action in the Champions League.
If Clement is successful, he could be signing a player similar in style to Davis, whose presence has been missed in the heart of the Gers midfield recently.
How Cheikh Niasse compares to Davis
Davis, particularly during his second spell at the Light Blues, dictated games on a regular basis for the club, and he was incredible during the title-winning 2020/21 campaign.
Glasgow Rangers midfielder Steven Davis.
Indeed, across 35 games that season, the midfielder finished with an 89% pass success rate, along with averaging 81.7 touches and being dribbled past on just 0.7 occasions per game, showing how imperative he was to their success.
For Young Boys, Niasse finished the season with an 83% pass success rate while averaging 48.7 touches in just 22 starts, showing his talents in the heart of the midfield.
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Defensively, he is also excellent, as evidenced by the fact he ranks in the top 4% for blocks per 90 (2.02) and in the top 1% for interceptions per 90 (2.69) when compared to his positional peers in leagues similar to the Swiss top-flight, proving that he isn’t just impressing among his own teammates, but also when likened to other players from different leagues.
Rangers Journal founder Kai Watson lavished praise on the African talent amid the recent links, taking to X to say: “A strong, ball winning midfielder who’s capable going forward. A good ball carrier and passer of the ball, Cheikh Niasse is the perfect profile for what we’re needing in the middle of the pitch.”
Rangers midfielder Steven Davis.
That ability to pass and progress the play certainly sounds like Davis and thus, he could be exactly what Clement needs in order to establish some control during matches next season, something that let the club down towards the end of the 2023/24 campaign. Just imagine that partnership alongside fellow summer arrival, Mohamed Diomande.
The Ivorian boasts similar qualities, surging forward to provide 1.5 key passes per match in Rangers colours last term but also making 1.5 tackles a game.
If Rangers sign Niasse and partner him with Diomande, it could turn into a wonderful piece of transfer business.
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The Light Blues are reportedly interested in a potential deal to sign the midfielder.