أعلن رودي جارسيا، المدير الفني لمنتخب بلجيكا الأول لكرة القدم، قائمة الشياطين الحمر لمعسكر يونيو، من أجل مواجهتي تصفيات كأس العالم 2026 لقارة أوروبا.

منتخب بلجيكا سيواجه مقدونيا الشمالية ثم ويلز، يومي 6 و9 يونيو المقبل، ضمن منافسات الجولتين الثالثة والرابعة من تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

ويتواجد منتخب بلجيكا في المجموعة العاشرة بتصفيات كأس العالم للقارة الأوروبية، بجانب كل من، ويلز، مقدونيا الشمالية، بالإضافة إلى كازاخستان ومنتخب ليختنشتاين.

وشهدت قائمة بلجيكا تواجد حارس مرمى ريال مدريد تيبو كورتوا، للمرة الثانية عقب معسكر مارس بعد أن قرر اعتزاله بسبب خلاف مع المدرب السابق دومينيكو توديسكو.

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خط الوسط: كيفين دي بروين، جورثي موكيو، أمادو أونانا، نيكولاس راسكين، يوري تيليمانس، هانز فاناكين.

خط الهجوم: شارل دي كيتيلير، جيريمي دوكو، ماليك فوفانا، روميلو لوكاكو، دودي لوكيباكيو، لويس أوبيندا، ليكسيس ساليماكرز، لياندرو تروسارد.

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O torcedor do Palmeiras certamente foi pego de surpresa com o anúncio da contratação de Miguel Merentiel, que aconteceu na última quarta-feira. A reação foi por ser algo inesperado e também por ser um nome que não passava pela cabeça de ninguém, pois esperava-se que o reforço fosse mais “pomposo”. Embora o clube aposte no uruguaio, e o avalie positivamente, outro reforço não é descartado.

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Internamente, a negociação rápida e eficiente foi bastante comemorada no Verdão. O nome não vazou em momento algum para a imprensa, possibilitando que as conversas fluíssem sem atravessadores e sem inflação de valores, situações que prejudicaram as outras tentativas. Sem contar que o estafe do jogador se manteve fiel e seguiu com a palavra do começou ao fim das tratativas.

O nome de Merentiel passou por todos os “ritos” dentro do clube, ou seja, teve aprovação do departamento de mercado e de análise, passou pelo aval de Abel Ferreira e foi conduzido pela diretoria de futebol. Dessa forma, o centroavante chega com a confiança e com a aposta de todos os envolvidos, que creem que ele será de grande utilidade para o elenco e terá condições de brigar pela titularidade.

Contratado pelo valor de 1,5 de dólares (R$ 7,5 milhões) por 80% de seus direitos, Merentiel é considerado uma ótima oportunidade de mercado por um um preço bastante interessante que vale a “aposta”, já que o retorno técnico tende a ser imediato diante da necessidade.

No entanto, segundo apurou o LANCE! e o próprio Abel Ferreira declarou em entrevista coletiva, a busca por um centroavante pode não parar por aí. Mesmo com a confiança em Merentiel, o Verdão segue atento às oportunidades que possam aparecer nos próximos meses, especialmente durante a janela de transferências na Europa, que pode proporcionar algumas chances valiosas de reforço.

De acordo com Abel, ele perdeu três jogadores da posição do fim do ano passado para cá: Luiz Adriano, Willian e Deyverson, mas somente um havia sido reposto com Rafael Navarro. Merentiel seria o segundo da lista e ainda haveria espaço para mais um, que pode ser um centroavante mais “fixo”, com característica diferente dos outros.

Pelo que Abel disse na mesma coletiva, esse nome não deve ser um medalhão veterano, já que o técnico não quer um jogador que venha para o Palmeiras para “encerrar a carreira”. No entanto, ele deixou aberta a possibilidade da chegada de outro nome para o ataque, de acordo com a necessidade que aparecer dentro do elenco alviverde.

E de fato mais peças devem chegar no meio do ano, quando a janela abrir em 18 de julho, não somente para o ataque, mas para outras posições carentes, como o meio-campo e a zaga. O diagnóstico é que o elenco é curto e tem mostrado carências ao longo da temporada. A intenção é se manter na disputa das três competições atuais: Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil e Copa Libertadores.

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Sheffield Wednesday are providing competition for the signing of a “smooth” player with 51 international caps, according to a new transfer claim.

Latest Sheffield Wednesday news

It was a good weekend for the Owls, who kept up their Championship promotion push with an impressive 2-0 win away to Queens Park Rangers. Michael Smith and Callum Paterson scored the goals for Danny Rohl’s side, as a promising season continues.

Wednesday’s victory means they sit 10th in the league table and only three points adrift of the playoffs, putting themselves right in the mix with 17 matches remaining in 2024/25. Next up for them is the visit of struggling Luton Town on Saturday, acting as another good chance to get more points on the board.

In terms of Owls-related transfer news, Nottingham Forest striker Emmanuel Dennis has been mentioned as an option, with the 27-year-old potentially eyeing a loan move away after struggling for minutes at the City Ground so far this season.

While Rohl will be feeling happy about how things are going at Hillsborough, not least after managing to keep Shea Charles at the club by re-signing him on loan, he will know the importance of increased squad depth. Now, another player is being linked with a move to Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday eyeing move for "smooth" ace

According to reliable journalist Alan Nixon on Patreon [via Football League World], Sheffield Wednesday are interested in signing Stuart Armstrong, who is currently plying his trade at Vancouver Whitecaps.

It is claimed that Rohl wanted to sign the 32-year-old during last summer’s transfer window after he departed Southampton on a free transfer, but he opted to move to Canada instead. Now, the Owls have rekindled their interest, with Burnley also in the mix.

Armstrong could be a really shrewd signing by Wednesday this month, adding a wealth of experience and quality in the middle of the park.

The former Southampton man has won an impressive 51 caps for Scotland, scoring five goals for his country, while Russell Martin heaped praise on him during their time together at Saints, saying:

“I know how good of a player he is. He’s such a smooth footballer and is such a great athlete. He possesses everything he needs to play at the very top and I think we will give him a platform where he can really show what he can do.”

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Now 32, Wednesday wouldn’t be signing Armstrong at the peak of his powers, but he is still at an age where he could do an excellent job, providing industry and box-to-box quality.

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A total of 149 appearances in the Premier League is no mean feat for the midfielder, and his nous could make such a difference in the Owls’ playoff bid, potentially allowing Barry Bannan more of a breather at times in the process.

The Spanish champions seem to be locked in as the defender's next destination, but he should have second thoughts about heading to Spain

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It had to be him. It just had to be him. After three became two and two became one, you just knew Trent Alexander-Arnold was going to have his say.

So much of his last four months has been centred around a prospective move to Real Madrid when his Liverpool contract expires in the summer. The prospect of walking away from his boyhood club for the bright lights and untold riches of Los Blancos, with he as their next ‘Galactico’, has felt more like a procession than a possibility.

Yet amid rising unrest from Merseyside and Madrid’s own fall-off over the last month or so, swapping red for white doesn’t seem like the fanciful idea it was not long ago. The emotion of Alexander-Arnold’s clincher at Leicester City to move within one more win of the Premier League title was telling in one word, the image of his shirt hanging off the corner flag in front of the away end worth a thousand more.

So here are the big questions: Why does this have to be the end? Could Alexander-Arnold really play the most badass hand and reject Madrid?

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It’s hard to picture Alexander-Arnold’s contract issue as separate to those of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk’s for a few reasons. Not only did Liverpool threaten to let the loom of their expiries run wild and loose with their season, but the trio have all come through in the same team from 2016 onwards. They are a cerebral part of one of the world’s most cerebral sporting institutions.

What’s different is their age profiles. Salah and Van Dijk, though magnificent this season and still among the game’s best players, will almost certainly start to decline over the course of their new two-year deals. Alexander-Arnold, however, is heading into his prime years and understandably wants freedom over where to spend them.

The love that Salah and Van Dijk clearly have for Liverpool was a driving factor, but knowing they’re still going to be contending for the most major of honours must have been a sweetener too. Arne Slot has already talked up the potential of summer spending and that his project will be easier to sell to targets with the club able to keep their best players as is.

Rival fans are trying to asterisk the hell out of this Premier League title, though that’s an incredibly easy feat when you aren’t a fan of the winning team. Even despite the Reds’ slight drop off through the spring, they’ve shown remarkable progress in a season where they were meant to go backward, so says the footballing script. They have seamlessly transitioned away from the rock-and-roll Jurgen Klopp era into one of more control and flexibility. If this is just the start, players from across the land should be queuing up to join the club.

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Madrid are still the envy of the footballing world, but there’s no doubt some shine has come off their sparkling mythos of late. Arsenal were more than deserved 5-1 winners over the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final as they showed off the various chinks in Los Blancos’ armour to the world.

The Gunners must have been shocked at how little they had to work to keep the reigning European champions at bay. Any semblance of a system quickly dissipated and resembled a gathering of mercenaries. All of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo were blunted.

Thibaut Courtois perhaps said it best – Madrid missed a Joselu, a focal point in attack. That’s what the Madrid of old could always turn to, be that with the veteran Spanish striker, Karim Benzema or Cristiano Ronaldo. Yet there does not seem to be much appetite to bring in another forward of that ilk.

Beyond Alexander-Arnold, Madrid are said to be looking at centre-backs, with William Saliba, Jonathan Tah and Dean Huijsen among the names linked with a move. That’s fine, they do need reinforcements at the back, but they’ll still run into the same problems up front.

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You only need to hear the testimonies of Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho to understand just how needlessly brutal the Spanish press are. What happens in England pales in comparison to the Iberian media machine.

"We cannot compare the pressure we have in England to Spain, in my experience. It's a thousand times tougher there," Guardiola attested. Mourinho, meanwhile, was far more explanatory: "If you want to compare the Italian to the Spanish or the Portuguese, then you can, but in England it is a whole different approach. For example, Portugal is a country with 10 million inhabitants and, like Italy, it has three daily newspapers dedicated solely to sport. In England there are no sports papers, just two pages in each newspaper every day and on Monday a supplement of six or seven pages. There is Sky Sports who talk about football a bit every day, but nothing more than that. After matches there is a flash interview lasting one minute and then a press conference for five minutes. You cannot compare the experiences, it is impossible. The English press is fantastic."

The drive to get Alexander-Arnold to Madrid has been clear and calculated, but you only need to ask any Galactico past or present and they’ll tell you how swiftly you can sink from hero to zero.

At his best, Alexander-Arnold is one of the most elegantly unique footballers to have ever stepped on a pitch. There’s never been a full-back who’s acted as a playmaker the way he does. That’s what makes him such an attractive package to Madrid, though his weaknesses are what will drive them crazy.

Where Alexander-Arnold was once a slightly above-average defender, his work ethic off the ball leaves much to be desired despite his physical growth and general standing. A performance like his away at Manchester City in February, during which he broke the unwanted record of most times someone had been dribbled past in a Premier League game, won’t fly under the radar as easily in Spain.

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There’s an extra wrinkle to Alexander-Arnold’s proposed move which has snuck past everyone’s attention – it has been reported more than once he would not immediately come in and be first-choice over Dani Carvajal. What’s more, he wouldn’t even be among Madrid's highest earners or pocket a wage of more significance to that at Anfield.

Madrid seem to be riding on their laurels of ‘we’re Real Madrid Club de Futbol’ a bit much. If it really is Alexander-Arnold’s dream to go to the Bernabeu and wear that iconic kit and represent that club, then fair enough, you do you. If there’s any other reason behind wanting such a move, it’s worth at least considering otherwise, even this late into the saga.

Alexander-Arnold is already a king at Liverpool, borderline the face of the club – he already is among the local fanbase anyway. At Madrid, would he even be on the posters? It’s worth a thought, especially given there’s not a lot between the size of the clubs either.

حُسمت هوية الأندية الثالثة الهابطة من بطولة الدوري الإسباني، إلى منافسات الدرجة الثانية في إسبانيا، الموسم المقبل 2025/26.

وتنتهي منافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم، موسم 2024/25، مساء الغد.

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ونجح برشلونة، بقيادة المدرب هانز فليك، في التتويج بلقب الدوري الإسباني في الجولة قبل الماضية بعد الفوز على إسبانيول بهدفين دون رد.

وتحددت الفرق الخمسة المتأهلة إلى دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم المقبل، وهي، برشلونة، ريال مدريد، أتلتيكو مدريد، أتلتيك بلباو وفياريال. الفرق الهابطة من الدوري الإسباني الموسم الحالي 2024/25

من جهة أخرى، تحددت هوية الفرق الثلاثة الهابطة من الدوري الإسباني الدرجة الأولى إلى الدرجة الثانية الموسم القادم.

وهبط كل من بلد الوليد ولاس بالماس إلى الدوري الإسباني الدرجة الثانية، في وقت سابق.

في حين لحق بهم فريق ليجانيس، اليوم السبت، رغم فوزه على بلد الوليد بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، ولكن إسبانيول فاز بدوره على لاس بالماس بثنائية نظيفة، لينجو من الهبوط مقابل هبوط ليجانيس.

He promised himself he would have an unforgettable year, and now he has earned a national call-up

Shashank Kishore05-Oct-2022Rajat Patidar’s journey from Indore to the Indian team has been swift. In February, he went unsold at the IPL auction. But instead of wallowing in self-pity, he picked himself up and promised to have an unforgettable year. It is this promise he has delivered on, as he finds himself on the cusp of the India cap.Currently part of India’s second-string ODI squad led by Shikhar Dhawan, Patidar is fighting for a middle-order berth. If and when he gets picked in the XI, it’ll be a spot well deserved.”It’s a dream come true for me,” Patidar told BCCI.tv of his call-up. “The IPL was the turning point for me. But I feel I have the ability to play all three formats. I am trying to focus on the processes [of the formats] differently. I want to keep myself in the present, and play to the demands of the team.”Related

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At 29, Patidar understands selection and snub are two faces of the same coin. As much as that boring cliche goes, in Patidar’s mind, it is as simple as being able to control the controllables – and for him, that is to score runs.A week after his IPL snub, Patidar hit twin fifties in a game Madhya Pradesh won against Gujarat. He finished the Ranji Trophy league phase with 335 runs at 83.75, with no score below 53. Those runs translated into a knockout berth for MP.After he helped MP to the Ranji quarter-finals, came a phone call from Mike Hesson in early April, asking of his availability because Royal Challengers Bangalore needed a replacement.Patidar was in the midst of finalising his wedding preparations in May, but it was something he happily postponed to be a part of the IPL.Within 24 hours of the phone call, he was on the plane to Mumbai, and a few weeks down the line, he became the first uncapped Indian to hit a century in a playoff game. That knock at Eden Gardens against Lucknow Super Giants was followed by a half-century in Qualifier-2 against Rajasthan Royals.Patidar finished his second IPL season with 333 runs at a strike rate of 152.75. It marked his coming of age. Having played for nearly seven years in relative anonymity, he was firmly in the national consciousness.Rajat Patidar recently struck two centuries in three first-class games against New Zealand A•Manoj Bookanakere/KSCAIt is this form he has built on. A week after IPL ended, he was part of MP’s march to their maiden Ranji title. He made 323 runs in the knockout stages, including a century in the final; on the way, he had crossed a half-century in every knockout game.Most recently, he struck two centuries in three first-class games against New Zealand A. It was made special even more because it was his first stint with India A. This dream run that started in February culminated with his India call-up last week. Much of this run-scoring spree is down to how he “feels”; and it is not only about technique.”Especially if you talk about batting, but I also don’t judge myself on performance,” he had said after the Ranji final. “I need to get that batting feel – the shots are good, the balance is there, the head is in the right position. Till I don’t get that feel, I don’t feel I’m in good form. Obviously it is every batsman’s job to score runs, but for me, if I feel good about my batting, the runs come automatically.”

“He himself came up to talk to me. It was nice talking to him, he appreciated my performances and wished me well for my future”Patidar on his interactions with India’s stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan

The feel he speaks about is something he has learnt from watching AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik from close quarters.”Virat, AB – they were all my idols; experienced international players,” he said. “I felt a little overawed meeting them for the first time. It was a great moment to speak to them for the first time. Watching them all train and bat in the nets, I learnt a lot on how they approach their cricket.”Fast forward to this Monday, when he had his first full training session with the senior national team. He was welcomed in a huddle by stand-in coach VVS Laxman, who underlined why he had gotten this far. Laxman is believed to have appreciated Patidar’s big-match temperament and hunger for runs. Dhawan, the captain, then spoke to Patidar about his potential.”Legendary players, if they welcome you in the huddle, it feels motivating,” Patidar said with a smile, as he reflected on his first day in office. “It felt good, I know a lot of the guys. But this is the first time I’m playing with Shikhar [Dhawan] bhai; in fact, I had a chat with him the first time over here itself.”I thought how it would be when I talk to him, [and] how I can talk to him, but he himself came up to talk to me. It was nice talking to him, he appreciated my performances and wished me well for my future.”

Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a ‘crazy’ deadline day offer to sign a new international player, according to a report.

Wolves transfer news

Vitor Pereira’s side ended their five-game winless run in the Premier League on Saturday, as they claimed a 2-0 win over Midlands rivals Aston Villa. The victory has lifted Wolves out of the relegation zone, but with still plenty of work to do to make sure they stay in the Premier League, Pereira and Wolves have their eye on one or two new arrivals before the transfer window closes.

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Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Midlands side are chasing a deal for Dynamo Kyiv ace Volodymyr Brazkho. In fact, Wolves have made an offer for the player worth £16.7 million, and Brazkho is keen on moving to England and the Premier League.

Brazkho is not the only midfielder on Wolves’ radar, as it’s been claimed that they could make a move for Jordan Henderson in the final hours of this transfer window. The former Liverpool midfielder looked set to join AS Monaco last week, but the deal fell through after Henderson threatened never to play for Ajax again if they didn’t allow him to leave. However, he has since apologised, but Wolves could look to test the waters with a bid.

Wolves make deadline day bid to sign new international player

The Premier League side’s search for a new midfielder doesn’t stop with Brazkho and Henderson, as according to Foot Mercato relayed by Sport Witness, Wolves have made a “crazy offer” to sign Marshall Munetsi from Stade de Reims.

The Midlands side have already done business with the French club this month, as they signed Emmanuel Agbadou from Stade de Reims. Their search for a new midfielder has taken them back to the Ligue 1 club, with Wolves making an unknown offer to sign Munetsi, but it is claimed to be near the €20 million (£16 million) they paid for Agbadou. The Premier League side are hoping the big offer will help convince Stade de Reims to sell Munetsi this close to the deadline, and discussions between the two clubs are ongoing.

The 28-year-old is comfortable playing in multiple roles in the midfield, as he can play as a holding player, central, as well as a more advanced midfielder. Ideal for Pereira, who is looking to improve and add to his options in the middle of the park.

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Munetsi has 23 caps for Zimbabwe to his name and has played over 100 games in Ligue 1, meaning if he were to arrive at Molineux, he would bring experience to a Wolves midfield that is full of youth and experience. Munetsi’s arrival at Wolves could see him replace Mario Lemina, who is currently suspended and has been linked with an exit from the Premier League side in recent days, as well as Boubacar Traore, who is out injured, and it is unknown when he will return.

Manchester City are now considering a blockbuster move to sign a former Champions League winner this summer as they look to rejuvenate their squad following a dismal first half of the Premier League season.

Manchester City splashing the cash

The reigning Premier League champions spent over €200m in the January transfer window, more than the rest of the Premier League combined as they looked to arrest their worst ever run of form under Pep Guardiola.

In fact, only Chelsea have ever spent more in a single winter window (they shelled out almost £300m in 2023) as Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and lastly, Nico Gonzalez all arrived at the Etihad Stadium.

There is little sign that their spending will slow down in the summer either, with the club looking a shadow of their former all-conquering selves and likely to try and remedy that amid contract uncertainty surrounding Kevin de Bruyne, while other areas of their squad are also ageing.

Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake are among those who will be 30-years-old or older come the start of the 2025/26 campaign.

They have already bid farewell to Kyle Walker, who moved to Milan on loan with an option to buy at the end of the campaign after struggling in the first half of the season, and with his downturn went any electric pace from the Manchester City backline, leaving them looking vulnerable on the counter attack, something that their most recent 5-1 thrashing by Arsenal demonstrated all too clearly.

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Now, they are looking to bolster their backline further in the summer, and have identified another potential addition.

Manchester City monitoring UCL winner

That is according to a report from TEAMtalk, who reveal that Manchester City are now monitoring AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez as he continues his contract standoff at San Siro.

Hernandez has been a key figure for Milan once again this season, but as things stand his £83,000 a week deal expires in 2026, leaving this summer as the final opportunity to cash in on the former Real Madrid defender, who helped them lift the Champions League trophy in 2018.

Indeed, it is claimed that “it is increasingly likely that he will not sign a new contract”, meaning that a summer move seems inevitable amid interest from Madrid in a €50m (£42m) move.

Los Blancos are reportedly keen to bring him back to Madrid as they look to find a long-term solution to their fullback issues, having missed out on Alphonso Davies after the Bayern defender penned a new deal at the Allianz Arena.

Theo Hernandez in Serie A 24/25

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However, City could complicate things. According to the report, Guardiola’s side “are poised to rival” Real Madrid for the defender, and are “keeping close tabs on the Milan star’s situation”. They have already reportedly agreed a deal to sign Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso, but could also look to strengthen on the other side with Hernandez.

He would certainly add speed to their backline, with the Frenchman being hailed as an “electric fast” fullback who is “probably the best attacking LB in the world” by Football Analyst Ben Mattinson on X.

And with his contract running down, he could present a massive market opportunity for interested parties, something that Manchester City won’t want to miss out on.

Siraj is expected to link up with the squad later today in Guwahati

Shashank Kishore30-Sep-2022

Mohammed Siraj hasn’t played a T20 match since the 2022 IPL•Associated Press

Mohammed Siraj has been named as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s T20I squad for the remainder of the series against South Africa. Siraj is expected to link up with the squad later today in Guwahati, ahead of the second T20I on Sunday.Siraj’s late call-up comes on the back of fresh injury concerns for Bumrah, who was required to undergo scans on his lower back in Bengaluru before the National Cricket Academy’s medical staff takes a final call on his participation in the T20 World Cup.Siraj last featured in a T20I for India in February against Sri Lanka and is seen mainly as a red-ball option at present. His latest outing was a one-off appearance for Warwickshire against Somerset earlier this month, where he picked up a five-wicket haul.So far Siraj has played only five T20Is, picking up as many wickets at an economy of 10.45. Since 2020, however, he’s been a regular feature for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and was also one of three retentions for them ahead of this year’s auction.Siraj isn’t the only late addition to the squad. Just before the series opener, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed and Umesh Yadav were also included in the side.Iyer came in for the injured Deepak Hooda, who is also under the supervision of the BCCI’s medical staff at the NCA, while Umesh filled in for Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from Covid-19 having returned a negative test. Shahbaz, meanwhile, replaced Hardik Pandya, who is undergoing “conditioning-related work” at the NCA.The Guwahati T20I on Sunday will be followed by the final match of the series in Indore on Tuesday. The World Cup-bound squad is expected to depart later that week for Australia, where they will have a short camp in Perth. The selectors are likely to announce a second-string squad, led by Shikhar Dhawan, for the three-match ODI series against South Africa.India squad for 2nd and 3rd T20Is: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj

Marcus Rashford is expected to snub Aston Villa to pursue a dream move to Barcelona, and he is willing to take a pay cut to make the deal happen.

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Rashford has heart set on joining Barça£350k per week wages potential stumbling blockUnited want to sell player at £40m valuationFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?

The Manchester United attacker is believed to have his heart set on a move to Catalonia, as it has become clear that he has no future at Old Trafford with Ruben Amorim in the dugout. Villa have a £40 million ($54m) option to buy when Rashford's loan deal ends, but the 27-year-old would prefer a move overseas.

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Rashford's wages of £350,000 per week could prove a stumbling block for the Catalan giants, as they continue to battle against La Liga's salary cap. A report by suggests Barcelona would be keen on signing the player, but would be unwilling to match the £40m fee agreed with Emery's side. Another loan move with the Red Devils contributing to Rashford's pay is a possibility, but the Old Trafford club would prefer to offload the player permanently this summer to bolster Amorim's transfer kitty ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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Rashford may have played his last game for the Villans. The hamstring injury he picked up in the build-up to Villa's FA Cup semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace will likely keep the attacker on the sidelines for at least the next few weeks. He is ineligible to play against parent club United in Villa's final game of the season.

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The mounting speculation over Rashford's future suggests any hope of a reconciliation between player and manager at United is misplaced. Wherever the 27-year-old ends up, many United fans will be sad to see one of their own shepherded out the door.