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Os cinco títulos conquistados pelo time sub-20 do São Paulo em 2016 fazem com que os atletas se sintam mais leves na luta pelo tetracampeonato na Copa São Paulo de Juniores. Exemplo disso é o discurso do atacante Caíque, que completa uma década no CFA Laudo Natel, em Cotia, e quer rechear ainda mais o currículo vencedor na base tricolor.

-Pressão, só de jogar no São Paulo existe, e é boa, mas não temos pressão para ganhar, resultado é consequência do nosso trabalho. Estamos tranquilos e vamos em busca da Copa São Paulo – opinou.

Caíque, ao lado do meia Shaylon, era um dos titulares mais novos do sub-20, com apenas 18 anos – chegará a 19 somente no dia 14 de junho de 2017. Desde o time sub-9, passou pela lateral-esquerda, chegando até à Seleção Brasileira sub-17, mas firmou-se como uma das maiores promessas de Cotia quando o técnico André Jardine resolveu mudar sua posição.

Ora aberto pela esquerda, ora pela direita do ataque, o garoto mostrou bom poder de finalização e assistência. Assim, foi o terceiro artilheiro do elenco sub-20 nesta temporada, com 14 gols, atrás de Shaylon (23) e Pedro (22). O contrato de Caíque com o São Paulo é válido até 31 de dezembro de 2018.

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Lille defender Sven Botman has addressed rumours linking him with a summer switch to Liverpool, claiming it’s a ‘compliment’ when clubs like the six-time European champions are interested.

The 21-year-old defender has enjoyed a fabulous maiden campaign with the Ligue 1 table toppers, starting 36 of their 37 league games as they attempt to end Paris Saint-Germain’s domestic domination.

Despite only being at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy for six months following a £7m move from Dutch giants Ajax, Jurgen Klopp’s charges attempted to acquire the centre-back’s signature back in January in order to address the Reds’ injury crisis.

In an interview with The Athletic, the Dutch Under-21’s international commented on Liverpool’s interest and their reported pursuit of him over the winter.

“It is a good compliment when you hear these clubs are interested. I’m lying if I say it’s not interesting me — it’s the first time such big clubs are linked to me — but it was early days because in January, I was only at Lille for half a season,” revealed Botman.

“It was nice to hear, but I was focusing on Lille, and I’m still doing this. After the season I will enjoy a vacation and see what happens next.”

Botman’s admiration of the Reds may provide Klopp’s men with a significant boost in their pursuit of the youngster, and WhoScored’s report labelling him ‘the next Van Dijk’ could put him top of some fans’ wishlist.

Christophe Galtier’s men are currently leading PSG by one point at the top of the French first division with one game remaining, and Botman will go down in history if he is part of a side that ends the capital club’s three-year winning run.

However, given the unstable nature of French football’s finances, Les Dogues could be willing to part ways with one of their prized assets over the summer, and if that’s the case, Liverpool must take advantage.

With Virgil van Dijk still recovering from a potentially career-changing injury and the perpetually plagued Joel Matip and Joe Gomez also on the treatment table, Liverpool can’t afford not to strengthen at the heart of defence over the upcoming transfer window.

RB Leipzig’s Ibrahima Konate has also been linked with a move to Anfield, but the Frenchman has his own injury issues, and therefore, a move for Botman is arguably the logical and safest solution.

Even if the Reds make Ozan Kabak’s move to Liverpool a permanent one, they still need another centre-back given the fitness concerns over both Matip and Gomez. Botman fits the bill perfectly.

And, in other news…Forget Alisson: “Outstanding” LFC gem who had 120 touches was Klopp’s key man vs WBA

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A reunião do Conselho Deliberativo da última terça-feira em que os conselheiros reprovaram o contrato com a Globo também serviu para o São Paulo atualizar a situação financeira. Um dos pontos apresentados foi o débito com o diretor de marketing Vinicius Pinotti, que aumentou este ano em R$ 8 milhões. Responsável pelo empréstimo para a contratação do meia-atacante Ricardo Centurión, em janeiro do ano passado, Pinotti tem crédito de R$ 21 milhões com o Tricolor.

O valor é superior ao que foi desembolsado por Centurión. Na época, foram gastos 4 milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 13 milhões) com o jogador destaque do Racing (ARG). Explica-se: o diretor de marketing fez mais aportes este ano.

Em situação financeira delicada há tempos, o São Paulo precisou da ajuda de seu diretor para quitar salários atrasados de jogadores, como de Alexandre Pato no ano passado, e do elenco deste ano. O clube chegou a dever três meses de direitos de imagens ao grupo no início de 2016, o que gerou uma greve de silêncio por parte de alguns jogadores e um racha consequente no elenco.

Os aportes de Pinotti são favoráveis ao São Paulo porque os juros são menores do que o clube conseguiria indo a bancos, e os prazos, maiores. No entanto, fazem parte da dívida total do clube da mesma forma.

O diretor de marketing, além da ajuda direta, tem sido o responsável por uma das principais fontes de receitas do clube. De outubro do ano passado, quando começou a gestão de Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva até agora, Pinotti saiu de zero para cerca de R$ 35 milhões em patrocínios de camisa. O último parceiro fechado para 2017 foi a Urbano, empresa do ramo alimentício. O diretor também é um dos maiores defensores no clube de uma política de ingressos com preços mais baixos.

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Daniel Farke’s Norwich City right-back Max Aarons is attracting an increasing amount of interest ahead of the summer transfer window.

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That’s according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, who, speaking on a recent episode of his Here We Go podcast (via Football League World), claimed that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have now joined the race for the 21-year-old.

The City star is also reported to be attracting interest from Manchester United, Bayern Munich, West Ham United and Everton this summer – with Norwich believed to be demanding a fee of around £30m to part with the England U21 international.

Fans will be gutted

While the sheer amount of interest in Aarons would appear to indicate that the right-back looks set to depart Carrow Road in the upcoming transfer window, the report of yet another side who intend to pinch the youngster away from the Canaries is nonetheless likely to come as gutting news for fans of the club.

Indeed, the £18m-rated defender has been influential to Norwich gaining promotion back to the Premier League in the season just past, with the 21-year-old scoring two goals, providing two assists and creating five big chances over his 45 Championship appearances, as well helping his side keep a whopping 17 clean sheets.

In addition, the right-back also made an average of 0.9 interceptions, 0.7 tackles and 1.4 key passes per game last term, culminating in an average SofaScore match rating of 6.97 – ranking him as Farke’s 12th-best performer in the second tier.

As such, if Aarons – who has been dubbed by Aidy Boothroyd as an “outstanding” player – is to move on to pastures new this summer, it would not appear to bode well for Norwich’s chances of retaining their status as a top-flight team come the end of next season, unless Stuart Webber can somehow find an apt replacement for the extremely talented 21-year-old.

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In an exclusive interview with The Transfer Tavern, Rob Lee, who made 280 Premier League appearances, has claimed that he expects West Ham to receive bids for their star midfielder Declan Rice this summer.

Rice has been linked with a move to Manchester United and the midfielder is reportedly interested in the switch having spoken to England teammates about the club during the last round of international fixtures.

Before his injury, which was sustained while on international duty, Rice had not missed a single minute of Premier League football for the Hammers and his form was a big reason behind their push for a Champions League place.

Speaking on how he is expecting bids for Rice this summer and what could persuade more clubs to make a move for the midfielder, Lee exclusively told The Transfer Tavern:

“I think they’ll have to stave off bids for Declan Rice, especially if he does well at the Euros, which I fully expect him to do, then it’ll be a major talking point for them.

“If you said to David Moyes right now that Declan Rice will stay and they’ll sign Jesse Lingard and Tammy Abraham, I think he would take that. I think he would snap your hand off.”

Rice has long been linked with a move to Chelsea, where he was released as a youngster, but since Thomas Tuchel was appointed manager those rumours have died down.

West Ham are still in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League, and the return of Michail Antonio will have been more than welcomed by David Moyes – especially after his brace in the 2-1 win against Burnley on Monday.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has given the thumbs up to his old side bringing in a new striker this summer.

This season, Ollie Watkins has been the first-choice No.9 at the Midlands club and has led the line well, with the 25-year-old managing to get his name on the scoresheet last time out against Fulham – his 11th league goal.

Nevertheless, Villa could still move for a centre-forward in the next transfer window. According to The Telegraph, there is a desire at Villa Park to provide Watkins with some serious competition for the 2021/22 campaign.

It remains to be seen who the Premier League outfit end up bidding for, but the decision to target a striker in the first place is the right move for Hendrie.

On the rumours that Villa are likely to buy a new No.9 this summer, the retired midfielder told FFC:

“I think sometimes when you’re in a position where you haven’t really got to look over your shoulder and see who’s coming in, if you’re having a bad game or you’re not scoring goals [it can be a problem].

“I think that [competition] is healthy in a football club. I really do because it gets people on their toes, it gets reactions out of players. If you’re not playing well, you know the next man is coming in, so it keeps everyone on their toes and that’s important, it’s really important.

“Ollie Watkins has had a free season if you like, you know, there’s been injuries to Wesley, who’s struggling to get back to full fitness.”

As well as bringing in a centre-forward, The Telegraph reports that Villa could also add a winger to their squad as owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens look to fully back manager Dean Smith.

According to recent reports, Leeds United have been handed a major setback to their hopes of landing Rodrigo de Paul this summer.

Having been heavily linked with a move to Elland Road last year, Marcelo Bielsa’s interest in the Udinese midfielder is not thought to have subsided over the course of the season, with Leeds once again being touted as a potential destination for the 26-year-old this summer.

However, according to a recent report by Italian outlet CalcioMercato, Inter Milan have now joined the race for the £31,000-per-week Argentina international, something which could represent a huge blow in Victor Orta’s pursuit of the midfielder, as De Paul is reported to be extremely keen on a move to I Nerazzurri, with Inter’s ability to offer Champions League football said to be a major factor.

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It is questionable whether Leeds are indeed still in the De Paul race, as Udinese are once again thought to be demanding a fee of around €35 million (£30.2 million) to part with the 26-year-old this summer, an amount of money which priced Bielsa’s side out a move last year.

Having said that, with a year of Premier League football very nearly behind them, something which is likely to have had a positive impact on the financial health of Leeds, perhaps the club would have been able to cough up for the midfielder this summer.

However, with Inter now having a seat at the table, in addition to Liverpool reportedly holding an interest, the demand for De Paul would appear rather more significant than 12 months ago.

In other news: Leeds United have been urged to sign this “highly sought-after” £31k-p/w star this summer – find out more here!

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O São Paulo definirá o futuro do meia Michel Bastos nesta segunda-feira, em uma reunião no CT da Barra Funda. O jogador está abalado pela má fase técnica e física e, principalmente, por ter sido agredido por torcedores organizados na invasão ao CT no último dia 27. A diretoria tomará uma decisão em conjunto após ouvir o jogador. O técnico Ricardo Gomes relata uma péssima fase de Michel, e que isso não é bom para nenhuma das partes.

– Michel tem contrato com o clube, é bom jogador, conheço bem, mas não está vivendo uma boa fase mental. Já cheguei com ele em baixa de forma, estou tentando recuperar, conversamos bastante com ele, mas ele está em dúvidas com relação… Ele está com muitas dúvidas, a chegada do Marco (Aurélio Cunha, diretor-executivo) vai nos ajudar nisso. Ainda não conto com ele. Vai depender dessa reunião de amanhã (segunda), vamos decidir sobre o caso Michel. Tem qualidade, mas está num nível de performance que não é boa nem para o São Paulo nem para ele – disse Ricardo Gomes, após a vitória sobre o Figueirense neste domingo, no Morumbi.

Michel Bastos tem contrato com o São Paulo até dezembro de 2017. Se comunicar à diretoria que não quer mais jogar pelo clube, haverá uma dificuldade para seu futuro. Isso porque ele já disputou sete jogos no Campeonato Brasileiro e não pode atuar mais na competição por outro clube. Além disso, a janela de transferências internacionais está fechada na maioria dos grandes centros. O que fazer?

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A intenção do São Paulo era levar a situação do jogador até o fim do ano e depois negociá-lo. A diretoria tentou envolvê-lo em uma troca com Rafael Marques, do Palmeiras, mas as negociações foram brecadas quando o palmeirense fez o sétimo jogo no Nacional.

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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Giovani Lo Celso has suffered an injury setback ahead of the Europa League clash against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday night.

The Spurs midfielder returned to training ahead of the Premier League game against Crystal Palace at the weekend, with Mourinho suggesting that while he had an “opportunity” to make it in time for the Eagles, he was more likely to be in contention for the game against Zagreb.

However, speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the clash tonight, the Spurs boss has now revealed: “Gio is not ready but it’s nothing to do with his previous important injury, from which he’s totally recovered.

“But with his accumulation of work, his feelings are not the best at the moment, a little bit of some back pain so he’s had to stop working the way he was doing. So not for this match.”

It’s fair to say it’s been a strange old campaign for the midfielder, with numerous injuries and niggles restricting the £31.5m-rated gem to just 11 Premier League appearances amounting to only 436 minutes of action – frustratingly for both manager and player, he’s completed the full 90 minutes in just two games all year.

Just last season, Lo Celso’s Spurs teammate Harry Winks waxed lyrical about the Argentine’s ability, saying: “It took him a while to get used to all the intensity and the aggression of the league but he’s flying now and he’s been fantastic.

“He is a technically gifted player. But he is not afraid to get stuck in when he needs to as well.”

Sadly for both him and Spurs, things just haven’t quite panned out as they would have wanted this time around.

Lo Celso’s latest setback will surely just add to Mourinho’s concerns and worries over the midfielder – there’s nothing more frustrating than having an injury-prone player who continues=s to break down just when you think they’re ready to be welcomed back into the fold.

With the north London derby on Sunday against Arsenal, there was every chance that Lo Celso could well have played a part, or even started against Zagreb tonight in order to perhaps rest some of the Lilywhites’ other key stars who have had a busy few weeks.

Instead, Mourinho will be forced into sticking to a familiar eleven, and Lo Celso, who he likely thought was going to be ready to feature tonight, has now just added to his worries.

Meanwhile, Spurs should start this £16.2m-rated gem tonight…

According to a report by Ian Ladyman of the Daily Mail, via City Xtra, the Sky Blues and Pep Guardiola are in the running for three star names – with Erling Haaland apparently destined for Man City, the Lionel Messi conversation not yet closed and Jack Grealish touted by ‘good sources’.

It has been quite the stellar campaign for City over 2020/2021, with a Manchester derby looming on Sunday after 21 straight wins in all competitions.

Guardiola’s men haven’t lost a match since their 2-0 defeat away to Spurs last November, meanwhile West Brom were the last team to take a point off them in the Premier League.

Regardless of their electric season, with City still fighting on all four fronts, transfer news for the summer window is already emerging as Ladyman brings this promising update.

Indeed, the Mail journalist has revealed that Haaland is ‘destined’ for City, meanwhile the Messi conversation is not yet closed and Grealish’s name has reappeared from trusted source.

Flocking to this news, plenty of Man City fans had their say – find all of their best verdicts down below.

Man City fans wowed as transfer news emerges

“OMDS”

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“Grealish and Haaland is what dreams are made of.”

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“PLEASE HAPPEN

I think we are serious on £110M + deal”

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“PLEASE”

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“Very very interesting”

Credit: @FAZZAAAAAHHH

“Oh my”

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“OMG GREALISH AND HAALAND”

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“Please get Grealish and Haaland I beg!!!”

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