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Football gossip: Osimhen, Alexander-Arnold, Frimpong, Fernandez, Gyokeres, Semenyo
Chelsea remain interested in Victor Osimhen, Liverpool prepare for life without Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Manchester United consider re-signing Alvaro Fernandez.
Galatasaray have no plans to make 25-year-old Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen’s loan move from Napoli permanent, but Chelsea remain interested. (Teamtalk), external
Napoli director Mauro Meluso has confirmed that Osimhen is free to leave the club for the right price in January. (Metro), external
Liverpool have identified Bayer Leverkusen’s Dutch 23-year-old Jeremie Frimpong, Monaco’s Brazilian 23-year-old Vanderson and Fiorentina’s Italian 20-year-old Michael Kayode as potential targets should they lose right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside), external
However, Liverpool are making some progress in their contract negotiations with England international Alexander-Arnold, 26. (Football Insider), external
Italy midfielder Jorginho, 32, is concentrating on his Arsenal future despite being linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. (Caught Offside), external
Manchester United are weighing up whether to activate the buy-back clause in 21-year-old Spanish defender Alvaro Fernandez’s contract with Benfica. (O Jogo – in Portuguese), external
Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was spoken of as the most likely successor to Erik ten Hag when Manchester United’s football hierarchy met earlier this week. (Independent), external
Manchester City could move for Sporting Lisbon‘s Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, if Barcelona are able to lure 24-year-old Norway forward Erling Haaland from Etihad Stadium. (Football 365), external
Newcastle lead the race to sign Bournemouth’s Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 24, amid competition from Premier League rivals. (Teamtalk), external
Liverpool are desperate to agree a new contract with Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk amid growing speculation over the 33-year-old’s long-term future. (Football Insider), external
The Reds are continuing to assess transfer targets to bolster Arne Slot’s central defence, having made the position a priority for next summer, with Sevilla’s French 24-year-old Loic Bade and Sporting’s Portugal international Goncalo Inacio, 23, among the candidates. (Caught Offside), external
Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has rejected talks over taking the Denmark job because he is in negotiations with a major club over a head coach role. (Tipsbladet – in Danish), external
Wolves are considering a move for Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin, should they decide to sack Gary O’Neil. (Sun), external
West Ham have opened talks over a new deal with 18-year-old English goalkeeper Fin Herrick. (Football Insider), external
Torino could move for Napoli‘s Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone, 29, following 33-year-old Colombian Duvan Zapata’s knee injury. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external
Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 34, is one of a small number of free agents Leeds United are considering signing. (Yorkshire Evening Post), external
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Johann Berg Gudmundsson: Iceland to ‘cancel out’ Bellamy’s Wales
“It’s difficult in international games – you don’t have a lot of time to implement your style of play, and I know exactly the way he wants to play. We’ve seen some clips of the way he wants to play and tomorrow it’s about us, how we can cancel that out.
“I know he wants to play good football as we did at Burnley, especially that first season. But it’s always difficult when you only have four or five training sessions, so it’s definitely going to take time for him to implement his style on the team.”
The start of Bellamy’s tenure has rejuvenated Wales, with a bold new style of play apparent during last month’s opening goalless draw with Turkey, followed by a 2-1 win in Montenegro.
Wales are clearly more aggressive off the ball than they were under Bellamy’s predecessor Rob Page, while they are also more creative and dynamic in possession.
“We have had discussions about it but he’s only two games in and the way he wants to play perfect football is not there,” Gudmundsson added.
“So we have to be wary at what comes to us. The pitch could be trouble as well, as it was in Montenegro. The way he wants to play was not possible there. Against Turkey, you saw more of the way he wants to play.
“It will be interesting. We have looked at the way they want to play and we’ll definitely do everything to cancel that out and implement our style on the game as we are playing at home.”
Iceland started their Nations League campaign with a 2-0 win at home to Montenegro before losing 3-1 in Turkey.
Fiorentina forward Albert Gudmundsson was acquitted of sexual assault charges in Reykjavik on Thursday and is now eligible to play for the national team.
He has not played for Iceland since scoring in their Euro 2024 play-off final defeat by Ukraine in March.
Iceland boss Age Hareide said he did not know if it was possible for the 27-year-old to line up against Wales, with Turkey’s visit to Reykjavik on Monday a more realistic date for his potential return.
“We have to call Fiorentina and ask for that,” said Hareide. “We are late anyway, so it could be impossible. We don’t know. We will have to wait and see.”
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Caragh Hamilton: Northern Ireland winger to miss Euro 2025 play-off
Northern Ireland winger Caragh Hamilton will miss October’s Euro 2025 play-off with Croatia because of a “significant” hamstring injury.
Nottingham Forest manager Carly Davies said that Hamilton, 27, will be on the sidelines “for a prolonged period of time”.
Davies said:, external “She’ll be working closely with the medical team with the support of the Northern Ireland national team as well.
“We’ll just be hoping to get her back on the pitch as soon as possible.”
Hamilton joined Forest, who are unbeaten in eight matches in the FA Women’s National League Premier Division North – in the third tier of English women’s football – from Lewes in the summer.
She has won 46 Northern Ireland caps and scored six goals.
Tanya Oxtoby’s side travel to Croatia on Friday, 25 October before the return fixture at Windsor Park on Tuesday, 29 October.
Northern Ireland qualified for the play-off by finishing second in Group B3, with three wins from six matches.
Croatia were third in Group B4, behind Wales and Ukrainez, and if Northern Ireland progress they will face Norway or Albania for a place at the Euro 2025 finals.
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Where does England’s shambles against Greece leave Lee Carsley?
There was an element of Carsley giving the public what they wanted with this potential thrill-ride of a teamsheet. They did not want it by the final whistle, judging by thousands of empty seats and the resounding boos.
Carsley’s courage in attempting it was commendable but from the first whistle it was exposed as folly.
The general feeling was that this was Carsley’s England job to lose, the Football Association preferring another graduation from the Under-21 production line that delivered Southgate, one also used to great effect by countries such as Spain, with coach Luis de la Fuente taking that same path to success with the seniors at Euro 2024.
This may not be the night Carsley lost the England job but the shoddy show that so disappointed Wembley will do nothing to help him win it.
Carsley, in the aftermath, made it clear he has never taken it for granted that the role would be his, even appearing to suggest he would be glad to have a job to return to with the Under-21s.
“I was quite surprised after the last camp [that there was talk] in terms of ‘the job is mine’ and ‘it’s mine to lose’ and all the rest of it,” he said.
“My remit has been clear from the start – I’m doing three camps. There are three games left and then hopefully I’ll be going back to the Under-21s. It has almost no impact.”
Carsley added: “I never at any point thought that I have got it cracked. It was a case of let’s try something different and I’m happy to take blame for that. It was totally my idea.
“I thought about it long and hard, in terms how it might look, how it might build and how it might feel. It is something that didn’t come off but I don’t think we should rule out having that opportunity to try something different.”
He added: “We tried something different and tried to overload the midfield. We tried it for 20 minutes yesterday [Wednesday], we experimented and we’re disappointed it didn’t come off. It’s unrealistic to expect too much and we will have to try again. It’s definitely an option going forward.
“We tried something different. It doesn’t change anything. My remit is to do three camps.”
If there was a system, it almost impossible to detect what it was.
“Release the handbrake” was the cry for much of Southgate’s reign – on this night, the doors fell off and the engine exploded.
Jude Bellingham was in the false nine role but too often there were too many bodies around, with Phil Foden struggling to find any room to operate, while Cole Palmer could not make any impact in a deeper role. Gordon and Saka were ineffective on the flanks.
It left Declan Rice running around outnumbered trying to plug gaps, England’s vulnerable defence wide open time after time as possession was turned over, Greece scenting their chance.
The signs were bad from the opening minute when Bellingham was robbed, Greece broke and Pavlidis should have done much better than curl a shot wide. He was to make up for it later.
It all made for a night of confusion, from England’s chaotic game plan to Carsley’s messaging about his future in his current post.
England and Carsley will at least have the chance to deliver something approaching clarity when they travel to Helsinki to face Finland on Sunday.
Carsley’s ill-fated gamble means the stakes have just got higher. He is unlike to play such a high-risk game again any time soon.
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Belarus v Northern Ireland: Nobody wants to play football behind closed doors – Callum Marshall
Northern Ireland striker Callum Marshall says he expects Saturday’s Nations League game with Belarus to “be like Covid again”.
The game will be played in western Hungary and behind closed doors because of current Uefa restrictions on Belarus.
The 19-year-old, who is on loan at Huddersfield Town from West Ham, says it is far from ideal playing without supporters.
“Nobody wants to play behind closed doors as a footballer, especially when you have fans like Northern Ireland,” Marshall told BBC Sport NI.
“Everyone wants to see the away fans and hear them.”
Northern Ireland defeated Luxembourg in their Nations League opener in Belfast but lost their last match away to Bulgaria.
Michael O’Neill’s side travel to Zalaegerszeg to face Belarus, who drew with Bulgaria and defeated Luxembourg in their opening matches.
“It’s out of our hands,” Marshall added on the game being played behind closed doors.
“Both teams will be playing away from home, so we can’t use that as an excuse.
“It will be like Covid again with no atmosphere. It’ll be harder to get up for the occasion, but I’m sure we will.”
Football
Regis Le Bris: How the Frenchman is transforming Sunderland
Sunderland are only in their third year back in the Championship, having suffered double relegation to end up in League One in 2018.
For four years, the Wearsiders battled it out in the third division of the EFL before finally achieving promotion with a play-off win against Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley in 2022.
Yet their return to the second tier has not proven easy.
While they did manage to secure a play-off spot in their first year back, they lost out in the semi-finals to Luton Town, and then found themselves drifting backwards in the table the following year.
Midfielder Neil, who was part of the Sunderland squad in League One, has spoken about how Le Bris has shed the naivety of the team to form them into promotion-contenders.
“He has definitely brought new ideas, new ways of playing, especially in possession,” Neil told 72+: The EFL Podcast.
“I feel like the way we are playing now is a lot more structured. Everybody knows their roles in and out of possession.”
There’s no longer the ‘pass to the attacking players and hope for the best’ kind of mindset that seemed prevalent in the club’s recent past.
Le Bris’ style of play hinges on his midfield talent – Rigg, Bellingham and Neil – to create triangles of space on the pitch and build into an attack rather than a gung-ho approach.
Bellingham in particular seems to have found his footing under Le Bris’ guidance.
Last season, the Birmingham youth product was utilised as both a midfielder and a second striker but seemed to run out of steam as the season progressed.
Le Bris appears to have settled his role in the midfield, allowing his combination play with Rigg and Neil to help slow the tempo of the game while still taking advantage of his physical power in attack.
It’s effective.
Sunderland have scored the most goals of any Championship side with 18 this season, conceding just eight.
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Scotland vie with Belgium for U21s runners-up spot
Scotland’s bid to reach an Under-21 European Championship for the first time in 28 years hinges on a closing double-header at home to Belgium and away to Kazakhstan.
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