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Australia confirmed their XI on the eve of the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney, with allrounder Hilton Cartwright to make his debut and spinner Steve O’Keefe included

Brydon Coverdale02-Jan-2017Allrounder Hilton Cartwright will become Australia’s 450th Test cricketer after being confirmed as a debutant for the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney.Cartwright will bat at No.6 and his inclusion was one of two changes to the Australia XI that won in Melbourne, with left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe chosen as a second spinner alongside Nathan Lyon, and fast bowler Jackson Bird left out. O’Keefe comes in for the fourth Test of his career and will be hoping to impress ahead of selection for Australia’s Test squad to tour India next month.Cartwright’s inclusion marks a return to Australia’s preference for picking an allrounder at No. 6, a selection policy that was ditched after the first Test of the home summer, when Mitchell Marsh was dropped for Callum Ferguson, who was then axed for Nic Maddinson. Although Cartwright averages 44.50 as a first-class batsman, he has only 15 wickets from 16 matches, but captain Steven Smith believes Cartwright’s bowling has improved significantly.”I think he’s improved a lot over the last year or so,” Smith said in Sydney on Monday. “I remember facing him a little while ago and I think since then he’s probably gained 10ks and got a lot more consistent with his areas. I think he’s improved a lot. I guess it depends how much we’ll use him, how the game goes. But he’s certainly improved over the last year.”Bird and spinner Ashton Agar were the two members of the 13-man squad who were left out of the XI, although Agar’s presence in the group is a strong hint that he will be part of the squad to tour India.”It was to bring him into the mix and have those three spinners working together,” Smith said of Agar’s inclusion in the squad. “I think the selectors probably have an eye on India and the guys that are possible to be there. I think it was just a good opportunity for those three to come together and do a little bit of work together.”However, Smith said that while the Sydney pitch was expected to offer plenty of turn, it was important to note that it was a different kind of spin that Australia would encounter in India.”Traditionally out here it does take some spin,” Smith said. “There’s a little bit of grass on the wicket at the moment and it can generally spin off that grass. That’s why we’ve gone with the two spin option.”The change of balance in Australia’s attack meant Bird was squeezed out having played the past three Tests against South Africa and Pakistan. Bird has 34 wickets at 27.47 from his eight Tests and made some important breakthroughs to contribute to all three of Australia’s wins.”I thought he bowled particularly well in Melbourne,” Smith said. “But conditions sometimes change the team. We’ve gone with two spinners on this occasion, and it’s unlucky for Jackson. I thought he did bowl very well last week. He continues to improve.”

On paper this series resembled India’s tour of England in 2011. The No. 1 side in the world went in with big expectations and came out bruised

The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Delhi02-Dec-2015

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December 3-7, 2015
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Moonda: Unclear whether Steyn will go back home

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On paper this series resembled India’s tour of England in 2011. Big expectation, No. 1 side to be tested over a long period of time by the hosts, the No. 1 side loses its No. 1 bowler in the first Test, it competes for a Test and a half, and is then run ragged. The key feature of both the assaults on the best side in the world at that moment was the complete decapitation of their batting units. Except for Rahul Dravid then and AB de Villiers now, the rest played as if they were facing ghosts and not bowlers.That is where comparisons end. India struggled on normal English pitches. South Africa have had to face extreme conditions, the most recent parallel to which is what India encountered in New Zealand in 2002-03. The ICC officiating team – match referee and the umpires – has labelled Nagpur “poor”. Mohali was on the borderline. Bangalore was good, but who knows how it would have turned out had the week in the lead-up to the Test seen some sun?While India have won, they have spent every breathing minute in public defending the pitches as opposed to basking in what should have been the glory of beating the best travellers of Test cricket in recent history. South Africa will want to provide another difference between the two series by competing hard once the series is lost whereas back in 2011 the bruised and battered best side in the world just sleepwalked through a whitewash.There is no time for Delhi to react to ICC’s verdict, which arrived about 40 hours before the toss. Daljit Singh, the artist who gave us Mohali, has been overseeing Delhi too, and after Ravi Shastri’s proclamation he wanted something similar to Nagpur, it is hard to expect a much better track. If it turns out to be better, it won’t be for a lack of effort. The ground staff will be caught between a rock and a hard place: the team wants a replica of Nagpur, the ICC has called it poor. A part of them must be wishing the High Court hadn’t intervened and kept the Test at Feroz Shah Kotla after financial irregularities in the organising association nearly resulted in losing Delhi the match.

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In the spotlight

Dean Elgar has confounded all through the series. He comes across as a feisty character and he has, in theory the easiest of batting slots in India: at the top of the order. Along with M Vijay, not surprisingly also an opener, he has got off to the most number of starts in this series. Yet Elgar has been finding ways to get out. It can sound harsh on a man playing for the first time in such extreme conditions, but he has been in the best position of all except AB de Villiers to have a big influence on South Africa. Can he get off to another start? Can he convert it?Poor Ajinkya Rahane. He has worked his backside off scoring all those runs in testing conditions outside Asia, and he now finds himself facing even tougher conditions at home, just as it was when he debuted, against Australia in Delhi. He now averages under eight in India. Hopefully his dressing room is not telling him he has forgotten the art of grafting for runs.The batsmen in this series have been playing as if they have been facing ghosts•Associated Press

Team news

There has been no rain, we are in no danger of seeing any seam movement, which means India should keep their three spinners intact. Depending on how much turn India expect from the Delhi surface, they will either play the extra batsman in Rohit Sharma or the extra bowler in Varun Aaron.India (probable): 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Rohit Sharma/Varun Aaron.Dale Steyn has been ruled out. Stiaan van Zyl’s lack of form is a big problem so one option for South Africa is to bring in Temba Bavuma for van Zyl at the top of the order. Bavuma is a middle-order batsman, but the way South Africa have been going there is no distinction between top and middle orders.South Africa (probable): 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Stiaan van Zyl/ Temba Bavuma, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 Faf du Plessis, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Dane Vilas (wk), 8 Simon Harmer/Dane Piedt/Marchant de Lange, 9 Kagiso Rabada/Kyle Abbott, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Imran Tahir.

Pitch and conditions

If you lived in Delhi more than four-five years ago and came back expecting fog and cold in December, you are in for a rude shock. It is hardly cold here, the forecast is clear and unless the Delhi pollution plays up we shouldn’t lose any time to the elements.

Stats and trivia

• Hashim Amla began the series 230 short of 7000 runs. Over four matches in India you would have backed him to nudge that mark. He still needs 140. If he somehow manages to get there in the first innings, he will be the joint-fastest South African to the mark. Graeme Smith reached 7000 runs in 148 innings.
• R Ashwin has a staggering 15 five-wicket hauls in his first 31 Tests. Among spinners only Clarrie Grimmett had that many under those constraints. In their first 31 Tests, only two men have taken more wickets than Ashwin’s 169: Sydney Barnes (189) and Waqar Younis (180).
• If Ashwin takes another five-for in Delhi, it will be his seventh in 2015, which will be a record for an Indian.

Quotes

“We’ve got England coming shortly so it would be good for us to get back to winning ways.”
“I don’t want to say much about the pitch as lot has been said about it. It’s better if we talk about the positives. Because when the team wins, you should get support from every corner. We always try to find points to criticise people, but we should give confidence to people. That’s why this is something which I don’t find logical, that everyone is commenting on the pitch.”

The MCC has revealed a 25-year Masterplan for the development of Lord’s to maintain the ground’s status as the finest in the world and to secure Two Test matches and two ODIs every year.

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Gatting to be MCC president

Mike Gatting, the former England captain, will become the next president of MCC when he takes over from Mike Griffith on October 1.

Gatting, who played 79 Tests, retired from first-class cricket in 1998 having hit more than 36,500 first-class runs at an average of 49.52 and is now Managing Director of Cricket Partnerships at ECB.

“Few people are so closely identified with Lord’s as Mike Gatting,” Griffith said. “He made Lord’s his home for Middlesex, and made more appearances for the county than any other player. He was an excellent and a particularly brave batsman for England, and he has continued to serve cricket with a dedication and passion that is unstinting for both ECB and MCC.
“Mike’s absolute priority is the good of cricket – he cares for and thinks deeply about the game. He has already done so much for MCC and Middlesex – it is fitting that someone of his cricketing stature should be president during this great ground’s Bicentenary in 2014.”

The MCC has revealed a 15-year Masterplan for the development of Lord’s to maintain the ground’s status as the finest in the world and to secure two Test matches and two ODIs every year.The project, compiled by the MCC Ground Working Party and publicised to members at the club’s AGM, will cost up to £200 million, begin in 2014 will the final phase schedule to get underway in 2027.The development will see the capacity increase by 2,700 with the Warner, Tavern, Allen, Compton and Edrich stands rebuilt and the pavilion extended. A new entrance will be created on Grove End Road behind the pavilion, which will supersede the Grace Gates as the member’s entrance, and the existing entrances will be upgraded to better cater for large attendances.The new stands, Grove End Road entrance and new Thomas Lord building will be completed by 2017 and be funded by current MCC resources. The development will pause in 2019 when England host the World Cup before continuing with the rebuilding of the Compton and Edrich Stands and work on the Nursery Ground – a new food street, ECB offices and the removal of the Nursery pavilion to move the playing area towards Wellington Road.”This Masterplan has cricket at its heart,” MCC president Mike Griffith said. “Every MCC Member cares deeply for our wonderful ground and we have a duty to ensure any changes made to Lord’s reflect the love we have for cricket, its history and its heritage. This Masterplan will reinforce the special place the ground has within the game by making it even better for every player and spectator who comes here.”Colin Maber, the chairman of MCC’s Ground Working Party and Estates committee, added: “The Masterplan has been designed to provide a framework within which Ground development over the next 15 years can be set.”The phased approach allows room for flexibility and evolution. Our key principles – on the absolute need to retain the size of both grounds, on keeping Lord’s as a Ground rather than making it a stadium, on the importance of green open spaces, and on enhancing the experience for every visitor – will underpin all we do. It is advanced work in progress, but can be flexed to reflect changing economic circumstances, technology and research.”

Wayne White and Matthew Hoggard saw out almost ten overs to secure a draw for Leicestershire with nine wickets down

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ScorecardLeicestershire held out for a draw in a tense finish to their Division Two match against Northamptonshire. Having been set a victory target of 341 in 86 overs, the home side finished on 289 for 9, with last-wicket pair Wayne White and Matthew Hoggard surviving the last 9.2 overs to deny Northants their second win of the season.At one stage Leicestershire looked the more likely winners, with Ramnaresh Sarwan hitting 94 and Josh Cobb 59, to leave them needing 101 runs off 20 overs. But they then lost five wickets for 28 runs in 10 overs before White and Hoggard salvaged the draw.It was a fine effort from Northants who were reduced to a four-man bowling attack because of an injury to Chaminda Vaas that kept him off the field for the final day. Lee Daggett took 4 for 76 and David Willey 2 for 70 but, despite claiming the second new ball with six overs remaining, Northants were unable to claim the wicket they needed for victory.Two enterprising declarations set up the prospect of a positive result from the rain-affected game. Leicestershire declared on their overnight 38 for 2 and Northants responded by scoring 26 without loss. Leicestershire did not make the best of starts to their chase, slipping to 64 for 3 as Willey and Daggett gave Northants the initiative.But Sarwan and Cobb joined forces in an exhilarating fourth-wicket stand of 103 in 21 overs that gave Leicestershire a sniff of a possible victory.Sarwan was in majestic form with some glorious drives on the off side and wristy strokes through midwicket. He reached 50 off 65 balls with seven fours and looked set to complete his second century of the season as he cruised into the nineties. But he was finally dismissed lbw trying to sweep offspinner James Middlebrook having hit 94 off 120 balls.Cobb’s half-century came off 62 balls with a six and seven fours but his innings ended when he was bowled offering no shot to a ball from Daggett. Ned Eckersley made a determined 35 but in the end it was White and Hoggard that came to Leicestershire’s rescue.

Four wickets for Monty Panesar undermined Durham as they subsided from 173 for 1 to 292 all out against Sussex in their County Championship Division One encounter at Chester-le-Street today

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Four wickets for Monty Panesar undermined Durham as they subsided from 173 for 1 to 292 all out against Sussex in their County Championship Division One encounter at Chester-le-Street today. The visitors replied with 30 for 1, Ed Joyce falling to a brilliant right-handed diving catch by Gordon Muchall at first slip off Mitch Claydon.Durham rested Graham Onions after his excellent comeback in the win at Headingley, and with Liam Plunkett out with a thigh muscle injury they brought in Claydon and West Indian Ruel Brathwaite. On as early as the 17th over after Durham won the toss for the third successive
game, Panesar commanded respect without threatening to take wickets until he
suddenly captured his first two in his 19th and 21st overs.Ben Stokes had been tied down but two balls after advancing to drive a six over long-on he sat back to force a back-foot shot through the off-side and got an inside edge into his stumps.
Dale Benkenstein popped up a catch to short leg and Panesar had bowled 25 overs for 55 runs when Scott Borthwick set about him.Crisp strokes on both sides of the wicket produced six fours off the spinner, including four off successive balls, and the young allrounder succeeded in having Panesar briefly removed from the attack. Borthwick’s knock of 35 ended when he edged to wicketkeeper Ben Brown to give
Amjad Khan a third wicket, and Panesar returned to claim two lbw verdicts and finish with 4 for 88.Durham’s slide started when Muchall miscued an attempted pull off James Anyon, skying a catch to mid-on. Muchall had taken up where Michael Di Venuto left off, the opener having scored
30 off 33 balls before falling lbw to the first ball when Anyon came on for the ninth over. The left-hander was looking to work the ball to leg.Muchall raced past anchor man Will Smith and dominated a stand of 129, hitting 13 fours in making 74 off 119 balls. Smith made 59 before edging a drive at Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to first slip and wicketkeeper Michael Richardson, again deputising for the injured Phil Mustard,
perished in similar fashion to give Khan his first wicket. This time the ball flew to second slip, where Joyce held a good catch.Khan’s second wicket swiftly followed when Ian Blackwell drove loosely wide of off stump and played on for 19, leaving Borthwick to harvest what runs he could accompanied by a tail lengthened by Plunkett’s absence.

Sussex are already on course for an immediate return to the top flight of the
County Championship after completing their fourth successive Division Two
win

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ScorecardSussex are already on course for an immediate return to the top flight of the
County Championship after completing their fourth successive Division Two
win. The home side overcame some stubborn Leicestershire resistance led by veteran
Paul Nixon to complete a 10-wicket win shortly after tea on the third day at
Hove.Nixon made 93 while skipper Andrew McDonald and Wayne White both contributed 47
as Leicestershire were bowled out for 338 in their second innings. That left Sussex with a victory target of just 61 and they knocked off the runs in 13.3 overs with Michael Thornely making 29 and Chris Nash, who hit the winning boundary off White, unbeaten on 27.Sussex have now won two games by 10 wickets and the other two by more than 200
runs and the early evidence suggests they are too strong for this division. Once again the key to Sussex’s victory was the persistence of their bowling attack, with Monty Panesar playing a big part.He made the breakthrough in his seventh over of the day when McDonald prodded
to short leg after helping Nixon put on 95 in 25 overs for the fourth wicket. Nash has developed a habit of taking important wickets this season and when acting skipper Murray Goodwin brought the part-time off-spinner on just before the second new ball was due it paid an immediate dividend, Josh Cobb drilling Nash’s second ball back to the bowler for a simple return catch.Panesar struck again in the next over when Tom New was lbw offering no shot to
leave Leicestershire six down and still needing eight runs to make Sussex bat
again. When the new ball failed to bring a breakthrough Goodwin brought back Panesar
and with the second ball of his new spell he ended Nixon’s obdurate innings when
he was in sight of the 21st hundred of his career.The veteran left-hander had employed the sweep and reverse-sweep effectively
against Panesar but missed this time and was lbw after resisting for four and a
half hours. He faced 222 balls and hit nine fours and a straight six off Panesar.Panesar bowled beautifully to finish with three for 77 from 29 overs but it was
Sussex’s seamers who polished off Leicestershire’s tail after lunch. Claude Henderson lost his off stump to Rana Naved shouldering arms and Corey Collymore then dismissed White in the first over of his spell.AJ Harris was last to go, bowled by Collymore as he prodded forward, leaving
Sussex with the straightforward task of completing a victory which maintains
their 100% record in all competitions so far this season.

American coach Jesse Marsch believes the USMNT need a 'signature win' under Gregg Berhalter to prove themselves on the world's stage.

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CBS interview Jesse Marsch on USMNTAmerican says squad needs 'signature win"Analyst on-site for BVB-Milan UCL matchGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

Ahead of Borussia Dortmund's clash against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League – a match featuring USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna – Marsch was asked about the state of Gregg Berhalter's side. Despite their success of late, the ex-Leeds boss thinks they're still missing something.

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"Yeah, I mean, listen, that's not for me to say, but I will say this. We've talked a lot about this golden generation and being so talented. They don't have a signature win yet, don't have a win against the big opponent where you can look at and go: 'yeah, that was an incredible performance'," Marsch said. "And that shows that this team is ready for the biggest games, and that's what Copa America has to be for us. It has to be the moment where this group of players, they put all this idea of potential and all the talk about what they can become, and it has to now mean something come big opponents in a big tournament at a big moment."

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Since being removed from his position at Leeds United in the spring, Marsch has been away from coaching. He was a candidate for the USMNT head coach opening during the USSF investigation into allegations into Berhalter, but the U.S. boss was eventually reinstated. Now, after qualifying for the 2024 Copa America, Marsch believes it's on Berhalter to prove his coaching ability. With the likes of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia participating, there will surely be an opportunity for the statement victory Marsch craves.

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Aos 24 anos de idade, Guilherme Parede pode considerar que vinha vivendo o seu melhor momento da carreira no início desta temporada. Alvo do Vasco, que pretende contratar o jogador por empréstimo até o fim do Campeonato Brasileiro, o atacante era um dos destaques do Talleres, da Argentina, antes da paralisação do futebol em razão da pandemia de Covid-19.

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Contratado pela equipe argentina no início do ano, após iniciar 2020 atuando pelo Coritiba, onde foi revelado, Guilherme parece não ter sentido a mudança de país. Em apenas sete jogos pelo time, marcou quatro gols e deu duas assistências, ajudando o Talleres a subir da 14ª posição para o 12º lugar, além de estrear com o pé direito na Copa da Superliga, vencendo Huracán por 3 a 0.

Antes de se transferir, Parede havia iniciado o ano fazendo boas partidas também pelo Coxa. Em seu retorno ao clube onde foi revelado, após empréstimo ao Internacional, onde atuou em 2019, o jogador esteve em campo em duas oportunidades, balançando as redes uma vez e dando um passe para seu companheiro marcar. Ou seja, em 2020, o camisa 77 já acumula cinco gols e três assistências em apenas nove jogos disputados. Uma média de quase uma participação direta por partida. Um volume superior aos anos anteriores.

Apesar de ter estreado como profissional em 2015, Guilherme Parede se consolidou na equipe paranaense apenas em 2018, quando assumiu a condição de titular. Nas temporadas anteriores, poucos jogos: 6 em 2015, 9 em 2016 e dois empréstimos em 2017, para JMalucelli e Ypiranga. No ano seguinte, enfim, a grande chance no Coritiba, sendo um dos destaques na Série B. Nunca, porém, tão participativo como em 2020. Confira os números:

ESTATÍSTICAS DE GUILHERME PAREDE
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2018 – CORITIBA
47 jogos (40 como titular)
3451 minutos em campo
12 gols
4 assistências
16 participações diretas em gol (assistência + gol)
1 participação a cada 215 minutos

2019 – INTERNACIONAL
​46 jogos (22 como titular)
2206 minutos em campo
5 gols
3 assistências
8 participações diretas em gol (assistência + gol)
1 participação a cada 275 minutos

2020 – CORITIBA E TALLERES-ARG
9 jogos (8 como titular)
705 minutos em campo
5 gols
3 assistências
8 participações diretas em gol (assistência + gol)
1 participação a cada 88 minutos

There have been a host of former club greats who have gone on to take charge as manager – and Goal has rounded them up

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  Kenny Dalglish – Liverpool

  Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish is arguably one of the most famous and notable former player-managers in football. Dalglish, who earned a reputation as one of the most celebrated players to put on the red shirt – scoring 118 goals in 335 appearances and lifting multiple league titles and European Cups – transitioned to player-manager in 1985 following Joe Fagan’s resignation.

  Here, the success continued on a monumental basis, with Dalglish winning three First Division titles, two FA Cup trophies and four FA Charity Shields. He resigned in 1991 but returned to the club as manager in 2011 following the miserable tenure of Roy Hodgson, where he guided Liverpool to a League Cup trophy in 2012.

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  Johan Cruyff – Ajax & Barcelona

  Considered one of the most influential figures in football history, Johan Cruyff’s lingering impact on the game is still felt today. Known for his Total Football philosophy with his Ajax side and his signature “Cruyff Turn”, the Dutchman managed both Ajax and Barcelona, two clubs he played for during his career.

  After lifting the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup with Ajax in 1987, Cruyff took on duties as Barcelona head coach, where was responsible for assembling the iconic “Dream Team” that went on to win the club’s first Champions League in 1992. His tactics and football doctrine had lasting effects on both Barcelona and Pep Guardiola.

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  Frank Lampard – Chelsea

  Frank Lampard was an essential cog in Jose Mourinho's celebrated Chelsea squad, earning plaudits as one of the best midfielders of his generation and winning the silverware to match. Having lifted three Premier League titles, a Champions League and four FA Cups – not to mention becoming Chelsea’s all-time leading goalscorer with 211 goals in all competitions – he is a Blues legend through and through.

  After calling time on his playing career in 2016 at New York City FC, Lampard had a brief stint coaching Derby County before assuming managerial duties with the Blues in 2019. He led Chelsea to a fourth-placed finish in his debut season and successfully qualified for the Champions League.

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  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – Manchester United

  A Manchester United legend thanks to his pivotal role during the 1999 Champions League final, scoring the winning last-minute goal against Bayern Munich after coming on as a substitute, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a sacred figure to Red Devils fans.

  Solskjaer took over as caretaker manager at Old Trafford in 2018 following the tumultuous reign of former manager Jose Mourinho, winning 14 of his 19 matches in charge to be appointed permanent coach. He led Manchester United to third place in the Premier League in the 2019-20 season, though failed to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages in the following campaign after placing third in the group.

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O Flamengo encerrou a temporada 2019 com três títulos e com a torcida orgulhosa pelo futebol apresentado no Mundial de Clubes, conquistado pelo Liverpool, em Doha (QAT). Os feitos da equipe de Jorge Jesus cada vez mais rompem fronteiras e ligam os radares do mercado. E não é para menos que os principais jogadores deram um enorme salto quanto aos seus valores.

De acordo com o site especializado em finanças “Transfermarkt”, três jogadores do clube estão entre os dez que mais se valorizaram no futebol brasileiro desde janeiro deste ano (veja o top-10 aqui): Arrascaeta (9º), Gabriel Barbosa (7º) e Reinier (2º). Gabigol é quem mais saltou:187,5 %, passando de 15 milhões de euros (R$ 67,5 milhões) para 23 milhões de euros (R$103,5 milhões).

Do trio, Gabigol é o único que não pertence ao Flamengo. Está emprestado pela Inter de Milão até o fim de mês e, por enquanto, aguarda as últimas conversas com o estafe e dirigentes para definir o seu futuro. De acordo com a apuração do LANCE!, a proposta rubro-negra, já na mesa do atleta, está abaixo do apontado no site:16 milhões de euros (R$ 72 milhões).

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Já Arrascaeta, para o mercado, pulou de 10 milhões de euros (R$ 45 milhões) para 19 milhões de euros (R$ 85,5 milhões). Cabe lembrar que, para tê-lo, o clube carioca investiu um valor próximo ao que ele vale hoje:R$ 80,4 milhões por 75% dos direitos econômicos do uruguaio, com contrato até o fim de 2023.

Com Arrascaeta, o Flamengo está blindado. Já quanto a Reinier, monitorado por gigantes do futebol europeu, como o Real Madrid (de acordo com informação do SporTV), a dificuldade em segurá-lo em 2020 será considerável. A joia de 17 anos é, atualmente, o principal ativo do Rubro-Negro.

O MAIS VALORIZADO DO FLA

Reinier só está atrás de Everton Cebolinha, do Grêmio e Seleção Brasileira, valendo 10 milhões a menos. Mais especificamente, o meia criado no Ninho está avaliado em 25 milhões de euros (R$112,5 milhões). O LANCE! apurou que, internamente, o clube trata a saída do jovem no próximo ano como “inevitável”. E há um dificultador: na renovação de contrato recente, agora até 2024, a sua multa rescisória caiu pela metade: de 70 para 35 milhões de euros.