Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner offered an update on Eberechi Eze's future after Sunday's draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

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Eze's future at Crystal Palace remains the subject of speculation, with Tottenham eager to bring the England international to north London. The 27-year-old was in the Palace team for Sunday's opener against Chelsea and saw a goal ruled out in a 0-0 draw against the Blues.

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Tottenham are believed to be closing in on a move for Eze and manager Glasner was unsurprisingly asked about his attacker after the game against Chelsea. Glasner said he had no reason to leave Eze out at Stamford Bridge, amid the speculation over his future, and insists he remains fully committed to the Eagles.

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He told Sky Sports: "He was picked because he is a Crystal Palace player, and he’s a very good Crystal Palace player. There was no reason not to pick him. It is impossible to draw at Chelsea if everyone is no 100 per cent committed. I know Ebs' clause is gone, so it is the club's decision [whether he goes]. We will see what happens."

Glasner also said he expects Eze to play Crystal Palace's next game on Thursday in the Conference League. He explained: "Eb should have scored a goal today, he had one and it was disallowed. He will come tomorrow to the Crystal Palace training ground, Tuesday off, we take Wednesday and I expect him to be back playing for us against Fredrikstad."

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Fans will have to wait and see if Tottenham can prise Eze away from Palace. Glasner is clearly hoping he can play on Thursday in the team's Conference League play-off first leg against Fredrikstad but that could be his final match as a Crystal Palace player.

Napoli are considering entering the transfer market following Romelu Lukaku's injury in a pre-season friendly.

• Lukaku suffers injury in friendly
• Napoli waiting to assess the situation
• Antonio Conte's side might be forced to buy new striker

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  With Lukaku suffering an injury, Napoli might face problems in their attacking third, and according to Gianluca Di Marzio, Gli Azzuri might be compelled to add a new striker to Conte's contingent as the Serie A season nears. Napoli have already sold players like Giovanni Simeone and Giacomo Raspadori, who could have filled Lukaku's void. The club is currently assessing Lukaku's injury and, after the same, will take their next step in the transfer market.

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  Lukaku suffered a muscle strain in his left thigh during the pre-season friendly against Greek side Olympiacos last week. The medical team is set to receive an update on the extent of his injury soon, but the feeling inside the camp is that it is not going to be a minor niggle. After winning the Serie A last term, Conte and his camp are not expected to head into a fresh season without a prolific goal-getter up front.

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  Lukaku, who had worked with Conte at Inter, joined Napoli last season. Throughout the 2024-25 season, he recorded 25 goal contributions, notably 14 goals and 11 assists, across 38 appearances across all competitions. He is also Belgium's all-time top scorer with 89 international goals in 124 matches.

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  Napoli have no other option but to wait for Lukaku's medical reports. In case the Belgian suffers a long-term injury, they'll explore an alternative to the 32-year-old. And for that, they will have 13 days, as the transfer window closes on August 31.

خاض فريق ليفربول ثلاث مباريات في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز الموسم الجديد، حيث فاز في الأولى ضد بورنموث برباعية لهدفين وحقق الفوز في الثانية ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد بثلاثة أهداف لهدفين وتغلب على وصيف البريميرليج آرسنال بهدف نظيف.

وأعلن نادي ليفربول عبر موقعه الرسمي عن قائمة الأهداف المرشحة للفوز بجائزة هدف الشهر خلال أغسطس الماضي.

وجاء النجم المصري محمد صلاح بهدفه الذي سجله في شباك بورنموث ضمن قائمة الأهداف المرشحة للفوز بجائزة هدف الشهر خلال الشهر الماضي. هدف محمد صلاح في مباراة ليفربول وبورنموث

وترك نادي ليفربول عبر موقعه الرسمي حرية الاختيار والتصويت لجماهيره، لاختيار أفضل هدف في الشهر الماضي تم تسجيله بمختلف فئات النادي السنية.

أقرأ أيضاً.. المرشحون لجائزة لاعب شهر أغسطس في الدوري الإنجليزي.. موقف محمد صلاح

وينافس محمد صلاح بهدفه ضد بورنموث، أهداف زملائه فيديريكو كييزا ضد بورنموث أيضا، وهدف ريان جرافنبيرخ ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد وهدف هوجو إيكتيكي ضد نفس الفريق على ملعب سانت جيمس بارك.

وكذلك يدخل ضمن الأهداف المرشحة هدف ريو نجوموها ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد وهدف ودومينيك سوبوسلاي من ركلة حرة مذهلة ضد آرسنال على ملعب آنفيلد إلى جانب العديد من الأهداف الأخرى.

وأعلن ليفربول أنه سيتم التصويت على الهدف الأفضل من قبل جماهير النادي قبل الإعلان عن اسم الفائز عبر موقعه الرسمي في أقرب وقت ممكن.

وسيستأنف ليفربول مشواره ورحلة الدفاع عن لقب الدوري الإنجليزي بعد انتهاء فترة التوقف الدولي بلقاء بيرنلي يوم الأحد 14 سبتمبر خارج ملعبه.

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Fausto Vera ainda não completou um ano atuando no futebol brasileiro, mas já caiu nas graças da torcida do Corinthians e parece estar cada vez mais acostumado com a mudança de Buenos Aires para São Paulo.

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O argentino de 22 anos não demorou para conquistar seu espaço no meio-campo do Timão, seu segundo clube na carreira e primeiro fora da Argentina. Com personalidade dentro de campo, o camisa 5 destacou os primeiros meses atuando no clube alvinegro.

– Sim, Corinthians é meu segundo clube na carreira, estou muito contente aqui. Ano passado foi bem lindo, tive situações bem marcantes para mim e para minha carreira futebolística, então fico muito contente em estar aqui – afirmou o meia em entrevista ao site do clube.

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Com contrato até junho de 2026, Fausto deixou claro que seu objetivo enquanto estiver no Corinthians é ganhar títulos. No ano passado, ele participou do vice-campeonato da Copa do Brasil.

– Meus objetivos com a camisa do Corinthians são ganhar títulos, dia após dia ir me fixando no Brasil e na equipe, sempre ajudando o clube – disse.

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Antes de São Paulo, Fausto Vera morou em Buenos Aires, onde defendia o Argentinos Juniors. O meia apontou semelhanças entre as duas cidades e detalhou como costuma aproveitar o dia no Brasil

– São cidades bem parecidas: as ruas, o centro histórico. Ambas são bem grandes, possuem muitos habitantes, por isso se parecem bastante. Na Argentina, sempre ficava mais com a minha família e entre amigos. Por estar em outro país, fico um pouco mais sozinho, mas é questão de se acostumar – ponderou.

– Em São Paulo saio bastante para jantar e fico com a minha família. Quando estou sozinho, gosto de treinar pela manhã e, à tarde, sigo trabalhando também mais um pouco na academia. Depois gosto de descansar em casa, assisto séries e tomo um mate – concluiu o argentino.

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Fausto Vera foi presença constante nas equipes de base da Argentina. Em 2017, disputou o Sul-Americano Sub-17. Dois anos depois, em 2019, esteve presente na mesma competição, mas defendendo a categoria sub-20. Além disso, o jogador também defendeu o seu país no Mundial Sub-20, em 2019, e nos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio, disputado no ano passado.

Com um novo ciclo na seleção albiceleste após a conquista da Copa do Mundo, Fausto Vera pode ser pintar como novidade nas convocações do técnico Lionel Scaloni. Desde que chegou ao Corinthians, o meia sempre deixou claro que uma vaga na seleção nacional faz parte dos seus sonhos.

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Graham Potter appeared to lose his cool at a journalist following West Ham's 5-1 drubbing by Chelsea.

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• Loses his cool at reporter after game

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  The West Ham head coach cut a frustrated figure after a second straight heavy loss in the Premier League, backing up their opening day 3-0 defeat at Sunderland last weekend. And when one reporter tried to chime in with another question, the former Blues boss quickly shut him down.

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  At his post-match press conference, he said: "You can say whatever you want, Jacob. Whenever you want it."

  When another journalist piped up, Potter cut across him by saying: "I thought that was your last question, there's a lot of other people here that might want to ask a question."

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  Despite only being two games into the season, Potter is under serious pressure to keep his job. The 50-year-old has taken fewer points (two wins) from his first 10 home games in the Premier League than any manager in West Ham's history. A win percentage of just under 24 maynot keep him in his role for much longer.

Ollie Palmer has seen a transfer ruled out that would have seen him swap Ryan Reynolds for David Beckham and Wrexham’s documentary for Salford’s.

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The veteran striker is expected to secure a move away from SToK Racecourse before the summer window closes. Red Dragons boss Phil Parkinson has said, “I had a good chat with Ollie Palmer. He needs to go and play, he knows that. Ollie has been brilliant for us, a great servant. Of course, he wants to stay and be a part of it. I have always said to him, I’ve got so much respect for what you’ve done in terms of as a player.”

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Palmer tumbled down the pecking order in North Wales last season, alongside fellow frontman Paul Mullin, but did net twice off the bench for Wrexham to help them to a thrilling Carabao Cup victory over Hull City on August 12.

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That may end up being his last notable contribution to a cause that has delivered three successive promotions, but claim that talk of a switch to Salford being lined up is wide of the mark.

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Palmer would have traded Reynolds and McElhenney for Beckham and Gary Neville had he headed to Greater Manchester, with Salford boasting a documentary series of their own that rivals the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ phenomenon.

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O Fluminense levou um verdadeiro balde de água fria na primeira decisão do Campeonato Carioca contra o Flamengo. A equipe não teve uma boa atuação no segundo tempo e viu o rival sair de campo com uma vantagem de 2 a 0. Apesar disso, David Braz deixou claro que o grupo irá analisar os erros para chegar forte no segundo jogo e conquistar o bicampeonato. O duelo foi cercado de polêmicas com as expulsões de Samuel Xavier e Fernando Diniz e reclamações sobre uma falta de Léo Pereira em Arias.

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Antes disso, o Tricolor embarca nesta segunda em direção à Lima, no Peru, para fazer a estreia na Copa Libertadores contra o Sporting Cristal. Dentro do projeto do clube, o título da competição continental é visto como objetivo principal e além dos peruanos, River Plate eThe Strongest também compõem do Grupo D do torneio.

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– Em uma final, ao jogar contra uma grande equipe tem que estar sempre ligado e não dar brechas. Infelizmente, em duas oportunidades que eles tiveram ali e foram felizes. Nós tivemos várias também e não fomos felizes. Como falei, é um jogo que nós iremos analisar durante a semana, temos um jogo importante no meio de semana. Iremos analisar tudo que erramos hoje e tudo que a gente precisa fazer para reverter e conquistar esse título – frisou.

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Ao ser perguntado sobre os lances polêmicos, o zagueiro disse que questionou o árbitro ao fim da partida. No entanto, Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães alegou que David Luiz e Fabrício Bruno estavam na mesma linha no momento do carrinho de Léo Pereira, o que não se configura expulsão. David disse que não entrará em polêmica, mas reclamou que a análise para o vermelho de Samuel Xavier foi feita com o vídeo parado.

– Não quero colocar toda responsabilidade no árbitro. Não somos isso. Infelizmente faz parte do futebol esse tipo de situação. Mas a gente acredita que naquele momento o Léo Pereira poderia ter sido expulso porque era o último homem. Eu analisei o vídeo que David Luiz e Fabrício Bruno não estão na mesma linha que o Léo Pereira para tentar pegar a bola do Arias. Se o Arias passasse pelo Léo ficaria na frente do Santos – disse, antes de completar:

– Não sei se poderia fazer o gol, mas o Léo Pereira tomou a decisão de matar a jogada com um carrinho por trás. Normalmente, os árbitros tomam a decisão de dar o vermelho. Foi até um questionamento que tive com ele no final do jogo. Questionei e ele me respondeu que David Luiz e Fabrício Bruno estavam na mesma linha – acrescentou.

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– Sobre a expulsão do Samuel, pelo que eu vi, ficou muito fácil mostrar a imagem parada. Enfim, não quero criar polêmica, só quero dizer para o torcedor que estamos chateados hoje, mas não podemos lamentar por muito tempo porque temos um desafio no meio de semana pela Libertadores. É um desejo muito grande não só do torcedor, como nosso também. A gente vai procurar trabalhar, dar o máximo no próximo jogo para sair com o título – finalizou.

Lothar Matthaus backed Nick Woltemade’s Premier League move, highlighting Stuttgart’s transfer stance and why the striker suits English football.

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Germany legend Matthaus has praised Stuttgart for their handling of Woltemade's impending transfer to Newcastle United. According to media reports, the Premier League club have agreed a deal worth a potential €85 million (£74m/$100m) for the striker, with a further €5m available in add-ons. Stuttgart confirmed on Thursday that they had received a concrete offer and have released Woltemade from training to finalise discussions.

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The transfer represents a major financial success for Stuttgart, who resisted long-term interest from Bayern Munich to secure a much larger fee from the Premier League side. Matthaus noted that Bayern were "not willing to put enough money on the table," suggesting they did not think he would be worth the money after spending big on Luis Diaz. The move now places Woltemade in what Matthaus describes as "the best league in the world," where he will be under pressure to justify the significant investment.

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Matthaus told : "One can only praise the VfB management. They did everything right in a very difficult, heated transfer window. Compliments to VfB for staying tough for so long." 

He also endorsed the striker's move to England, adding: "He can earn a lot more there. And Bayern wasn't willing to put enough money on the table. Unlike with Luis Díaz, for example. 

"I can't imagine Newcastle paying almost 90 million and then benching the player. I believe that Woltemade, with his stature, is a good fit for the Premier League. He now has to assert himself there."

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Woltemade is expected to complete the formalities of his transfer to Newcastle in the coming days, including a medical and signing his contract. He will then link up with Eddie Howe's squad and will be tasked with adapting quickly to the demands of English football as he looks to make an immediate impact at St James' Park.

Borussia Dortmund are closing in on the signing of Wolves striker Fabio Silva, with the forward set for a potential debut against Union Berlin.

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  According to , Dortmund have wrapped up a deal to sign Silva from Wolves for €22.5 million (£19m/$25m) plus €4m in add-ons, taking the total package close to €27m (£23m/$29m). The Portuguese striker has agreed personal terms and will undergo his medical on Thursday, with Dortmund pushing to have him available for their Bundesliga clash with Union Berlin on Sunday.

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  Silva bid farewell to his Wolves team-mates after their Carabao Cup win over West Ham on Tuesday night, having not been included in the squad. Roma and AC Milan had also shown interest, but Dortmund moved quickly to close the transfer. The Black and Yellows have been busy strengthening their attack this summer, with Silva’s arrival coming after the additions of Chelsea pair Carney Chukwuemeka and Aaron Anselmino, Manchester City full-back Yan Couto and Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland.

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  The 23-year-old, who cost Wolves a record €40m (£34m/$44m) when he signed from Porto in 2020, has struggled to make an impact in England. However, he rebuilt his confidence during loan spells at Anderlecht, PSV, Rangers and, most recently, Las Palmas, where he scored 10 goals last season. Silva brings both potential and European experience to Dortmund. He has made 72 appearances for Wolves, scoring five goals and providing six assists, but has shown flashes of quality in his loan stints. The forward has also represented Portugal at youth level and made one senior appearance for the national team.

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  Silva is due in Germany on Thursday to complete his medical and final paperwork. If all goes smoothly, he will be registered in time for Dortmund’s Bundesliga fixture against Union Berlin at the weekend.

Birmingham are dreaming big, but how realistic is it that the Blues will have a 60,000-seater stadium hosting NFL games and Taylor Swift concerns?

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Ambitious plans are being drawn up in the West Midlands, with the intention being to step out of the shadows and back into the limelight. Claiming the League One title in record-breaking style last season ensured that a vital first box was ticked.

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Birmingham now have their sights set on returning to the Premier League, with big money being invested on and off the field. It has been suggested that minority stakeholder Tom Brady could help to bring American football action to an upgraded St Andrew’s, alongside some of the biggest musical acts on the planet.

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Quizzed on whether all of this sounds feasible, former Blues striker Cameron Jerome – speaking to casino.org, who help players find the best online casino – told GOAL: “The city in its own right is the second city in the country behind London. It’s a massive city and a city that probably hasn’t had as much investment as others – like Manchester and others in the UK. There is a lot of scope for growth economically in the city.

“The owners have got big dreams of bringing this all-purpose stadium in. We have seen it with a couple of other stadiums around the country where they have managed to incorporate other events and generate revenue that way. I believe it is only a good thing what they are planning. Whether that materialises or not is another thing. I believe they have to have Premier League status in order to achieve and attract that magnitude of event.”

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Birmingham are pushing towards that target in 2025-26, with Jerome adding on how long it will take for the Blues to reach the big time: “I think this season is a progression for them in terms of where they were when the ownership took charge. I believe they have equipped themselves correctly, recruited smartly this season in terms of the acquisitions they have brought in, and they will feel like there is an opportunity to try and get promotion this year.

“The league is a little bit open in terms of there not being a clear, standout candidate. Some of the relegated sides have lost key players and are not looking as strong as previous years. Teams have previously come down and been earmarked for promotion, but now a lot of teams will look at it and think there is an opportunity this year – with the relegated sides in a transition period. There is not an outstanding team in that division so Birmingham are in the mix alongside seven or eight teams that will fancy their chances at having a crack at promotion.”