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Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have commented in connection with his invasion of Russia that “geography is destiny”. Take a look at a live maritime tracker to see how Napoleon’s aphorism is playing out in the Middle East today. There are presently hundreds of vessels either side of the Strait of Hormuz, idling in either the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. But nothing is passing though.

In normal times, 20% of the world’s oil flows through this waterway. But since the US and Israel began to launch attacks at the end of February, Iran has effectively closed down the Strait, both by depositing mines and by threatening to board any ships trying to pass without their permission.

The US has countered with its own blockade. And both sides have demonstrated how serious they are in recent days by threatening, boarding or forcing vessels to reroute.

That Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz should have come as no surprise to anyone. The leaders of the Islamic Republic have threatened to do so every time they have felt under threat over more than four decades. Christian Emery, an expert in US-Iran relations and Persian Gulf security at University College London, believes this is why no previous US president has chosen to launch a full-scale attack on Iran.

As we’ve already seen, the ability of Iran to hugely disrupt the global economy by shutting down the Strait was obvious: “The only person who seems not to have understood this is Donald Trump,” Emery concludes.

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So now there appears to be a deadlock. It’s an unwinnable war, write Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar, experts in international security at City St George’s, University of London. The US and Israel may enjoy massive military superiority over Iran, but this is beside the point, Nouri and Parmar believe.

While both the US president, Donald Trump, and Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, need to be able to demonstrate to their voters that they have emerged triumphant, Iran isn’t looking to win. It is looking to endure – while making sure that the cost of this conflict becomes unsustainable. And not just for the US and Israel, but for pretty much everybody else besides.

We’re already seeing that. Oil prices have surged and reserves are coming under strain. Supply chains are disrupted. And political friction is stressing relationships, not just between the US and its Nato allies, but – more ominously – with China, which typically buys between 80% and 90% of Iran’s oil exports and said this week that the Strait must be opened without delay.

Iran, our experts conclude, “does not need to win. It only needs to prevent its adversaries from achieving their aims. So far, it has done exactly that.”

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There’s a principle in classical game theory which explains why Iran’s position is so strong. It’s known as Rubinstein bargaining, writes Renaud Foucart, an economist at Lancaster University. As Foucart explains it, this holds that in a conflict the respective strength of adversaries each depends on two things: “how badly off it would be without a resolution, and how impatient it is to get things resolved”.

As we’ve heard, all the pressure is on the US, while the leverage is mainly in Iran’s hands. “The US’s position is much weaker than first thought because of a stretch of water the world can’t do without,” he concludes.

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On Tuesday, as we waited to see what might happen if the 14-day deadline imposed by Trump on April 8 expired without Tehran opening the Strait, it was clear that both the US and Iran, to varying degrees, were looking for an off-ramp. The blockade is financially ruinous for Iran – whether it is losing US$500 million (£370 million) a day, as Trump claims, we don’t know. But the shutting down of its oil exports is hitting an already parlous economy and this week the social security minister said 2 million people had lost their jobs since the beginning of the war.

For Trump, it’s soaring prices at the gas pumps and the prospect of rising inflation angering voters ahead of November’s midterm elections. The war is very unpopular with Americans – and, significantly, it’s beginning to fracture the Maga coalition which brought Trump to power in the 2024 election.

But there are ways both sides can find off-ramps, writes David Galbreath of the University of Bath. The key thing is to find a settlement that the leaders of both sides can sell as a “win”.

For Iran, this could be an easing of sanctions and access to some of the many billions of dollars of frozen assets held overseas. It could be a recognition of its right to enrich uranium to the level needed for medical uses – particularly given the recent assertion by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, that such a solution would “safeguard its [Iran’s] national sovereignty”.

We know a little about what Iran is prepared to offer because a great deal of it was on the table in February when the US and Israel launched their strikes. But one of the stumbling blocks for the US president appears to be that Iran’s proposals may too closely resemble the deal struck in 2015 by his predecessor, Barack Obama.

But Galbreath concludes that as things stand, some combination of opening the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of limits on uranium enrichment and agreeing to stringent inspections could be made to appear a “win” for Trump. This could be a starting point, writes Galbreath, in what is known in conflict resolution as “sequenced de‑escalation”. It could deliver an initial settlement and allow negotiators on both sides to get to work and hammer out the details. Obama’s treaty took 20 months to agree. It’s early days yet.

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One stumbling block is likely to be that there appears to be something of a power struggle raging at the top of Iranian politics. This was seen very clearly last weekend, when Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, announced that the Strait of Hormuz was completely open, only to be swiftly overruled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which said it would decide when and how the Strait would be opened.

Since then, a new figure has emerged at the head of the IRGC: a longtime guards member and hardline former commander of its elite Quds force, Ahmad Vahidi. And it seems that with Iran’s freshly minted supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, badly injured after the attack that killed his father on February 28, Vahidi is now calling the shots in Iran. Andreas Krieg, an expert in Middle East politics at King’s College London explains the power struggle that has led to Vahidi assuming control.

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The former Gogglebox star was eliminated from the ITV series just one day before the final

I’m A Celebrity South Africa fans were ‘devastated’ as Scarlett Moffatt was eliminated from the series just one day before the ITV reality show’s final.

Thursday night (April 23) marked the final pre-recorded episode of the Ant and Dec series which was filmed last year. Dominated by drama, the series will crown the second ever ‘Jungle Legend’.

Ant and Dec will be joined by the finalists and the eliminated stars on Friday night (April 24) for a live final. Broadcast live from London, there could be some tension between the stars who didn’t get on too well in South Africa.

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The final five campmates in South Africa were Coronation Street icon Craig Charles, former football manager Harry Redknapp, actor Adam Thomas, Gogglebox’s Scarlett and Olympic hero Sir Mo Farrah. Both Harry and Scarlett won their respective seasons of I’m A Celebrity.

It was a busy night in the jungle, with the stars receiving emotional messages from their families back home in the UK. Shortly after this, they were seen taking part in the fan favourite Celebrity Cyclone challenge. They had no time to relax as they soon had to meet Ant and Dec away from the camp.

Once there, they were informed that they would be taking on a challenge called Keep Your Eye on the Ball. The celebrities sat it in individual compartments as three different-coloured balls travelled through clear pipes.

They had to track the count for each colour while facing various unwelcome distractions. At the end of the trial, Ant and Dec selected the blue ball at random and asked the celebrities to provide the precise count.

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Harry’s answer was closest to the correct answer, with his answer just seven away from the total amount of blue balls. Adam’s was second closest, whose answer was 13 out.

Shortly after Craig was confirmed to be in the final four, it was a tense moment as the ITV series took an ad break before confirming if it was Mo or Scarlett joining the three men in the final.

Sadly, it was confirmed that Scarlett was further away with her answer and she was immediately sent home. This means that Craig, Harry, Mo and Adam make up the final four.

Those watching the episode at home were left devastated as they rushed to X, previously known as Twitter, to express why they were left gutted by her exit.

@nciskxcy said: “no I’m so devastated I wanted Scarlett to be in the final #imaceleb.” @alig1972 added: “No!!! Gutted for Scarlett! She deserved to be in the final.”

@RyanSoapKing25 wrote: “Devastated for Scarlet – she is a beautiful soul inside and out and deserved to make the final. Gutted for her! #ImACeleb.” @blue_laur11 posted: “Gutted Scarlett is going home she was amazing !! For me now Adam for the win #Imaceleb.”

@xxncisaddictxx commented: “That’s a tough way to go for Scarlett, all down to bad memory. Tbf that was a tough trial, she’s been amazing. #ImACeleb #imacelebrity.” @gillyn4 stated: “Scarlett has been robbed of being Queen! #ImACeleb.”

North Yorkshire Police pulled extra resources into the area for the day of action called Operation Tornado on Wednesday (April 22).

The force said it came as part of a crackdown on drug dealers, shoplifters, dangerous drivers, cross-border criminals, nuisance off-road bikers, anti-social behaviour and “enhancing safety in the night-time economy”.

Officers, joined by the force’s chief constable Tim Forber on one raid, executed four drugs warrants in Eastfield.

Two arrests were made in connection with ongoing investigations into the supply of drugs, and various items were seized from the properties, a police spokesperson said.

The seized items included a large quantity of suspected illegal fireworks.

Meanwhile, in Scarborough town centre five people were arrested and are now subject to investigations for theft and a robbery, police said.

Two of those arrested received community resolution disposals to address their behaviour out-of-court, “usually involving first-time offenders”, the police spokesperson said.

Police also made an arrest for a drug supply offence and a wanted man was located and taken into custody.

On the roads, six vehicles were seized by police for suspected offences including driving without insurance.

One incident involved the pursuit of a high-performance car in Scarborough which police said resulted in two arrests and the recovery of a large amount of cannabis and a weapon.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan reckons there are mixed feelings within the Class of 92, revealing who prefers playing who among the three snooker legends.

John Higgins and Mark Williams join the Rocket in the trio of greats that all turned professional 34 years ago.

They all remain at the top of the game and two of them will meet this week in the second round of the World Championship as O’Sullivan takes on Higgins.

It is a repeat of a previous Crucible final in just the last 16 and, for some, is a clash between the two best players of all time.

Williams is also into the last 16 after beating Antoni Kowalski in his opening game, setting up a match with Barry Hawkins in round two.

Ahead of his latest meeting with Higgins, O’Sullivan reckons there is something of a love triangle between the three, with each preferring a different pairing on the table.

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‘I think I find it easier playing Mark than I do John,’ said O’Sullivan. ‘I think John enjoys playing me. I enjoy playing Mark, and Mark enjoys playing John.

‘John doesn’t like playing Mark. It’s strange but it’s styles, whatever it is. That’s how I’ve always seen it.’

O’Sullivan has been talking up Higgins’ form and consistency ahead of their last 16 meeting, insisting that the Scot is the favourite, although the bookmakers would disagree.

The Rocket has always been a huge admirer of the Wizard of Wishaw’s game, so much so that he feels if he had Higgins’ mindset then he would have been even more successful.

‘I felt if I had his game, I’d have won more than I have now. It’s not just technique, there’s other things that make you win more,’ O’Sullivan told TNT Sports. ‘John’s an amazing player. Probably everyone’s favourite player.’

On what specifically Higgins does better than him, the Rocket said: ‘John’s grittier. Prepared to tough it out more, naturally that’s normal for him. I have to work at that, to dig in a bit.

‘His temperament is incredible. He’s got great bottle. There’s so many things to admire, he’s got a lot of good qualities.’

Higgins certainly sounds like he enjoys playing O’Sullivan as much as the Englishman thinks he does.

After beating Ali Carter in round one, but before O’Sullivan had downed He Guoqiang, the Wizard said: ‘I would love to play him out there again. That will be special.

‘It might never happen again. As I had with [Mark] Williams the last few years here, they were special occasions. If Ronnie does get through it will be a special occasion.

‘Playing one of the greatest ever, it would be a great match if he comes through and we play over three sessions.’

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Joan Eardley was one of the most unique and celebrated artists of her generation, but the international acclaim and recognition that her work deserves eluded her. Her paintings are not only foundational in Scotland’s cultural history, but continue to influence its creative landscape, particularly with those concerning dialogue around community and the poetics of place.

Currently on view in the National Galleries Scotland: Modern Two until June 28, Joan Eardley: The Nature of Painting, explores this popular post-war artist’s relationship to her predecessors and contemporaries.

Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley was born to a Scottish mother and English father in Sussex in 1921, and studied at Blackheath School of Art in London for a year before moving with her mother and sister to Glasgow during the outbreak of the second world war in 1939. She continued her studies at Glasgow School of Art and Hospitalfield in Arbroath, known as Scotland’s first school of fine art.

It was during this time that she began to shape her preference for painting everyday subjects. She used an RSA Carnegie Travelling Scholarship to travel through Italy and France in 1948 and 1949. On her return to Glasgow she spent time drawing and painting the industrial landscape of Port Glasgow, and Gourock. Eardley rented a studio in the city centre of Glasgow, and a few years later moved to Townhead in the east end, where local children became her favourite artistic subjects.

More than 30 of Eardley’s artworks are juxtaposed at Modern Two alongside figures of international renown including Claude Monet, Marc Chagall, John Constable, Jean Dubuffet and Antoni Tàpies, together with her contemporaries Henry Moore, Bet Low and William McTaggart.

It places Eardley within an international art world which blends post-impressionism, social realism and abstraction. Jackson Pollok and the French Tachistes were known to have influenced her practice.

The exhibition is further enriched by a selection of archival and photographic materials containing a range of sketches, photographs and personal artefacts giving a glimpse into the life behind the artworks which are on display in the adjoining Keiller Library.

There are also several of her large works situated in Paolozzi’s Kitchen restaurant adjacent to the two exhibition spaces, alongside the likes of Scottish artist and contemporary Anne Redpath.

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The first exhibition space includes several of Eardley’s social-realist figure depictions of 1950s inner-city Glaswegian children. The works have a joyful, raw, playful spirit to them, in spite of the squalid slum environment the children were living in. No artist has painted Glasgow’s “weans” (a local word for children) in the way that Eardley has.

In Children and Chalked Wall No.3 (1962-63), sisters Mary and Pat Samson are painted in Eardley’s signature bold unsparing style, with their affectionate, endearing smiles, both huddled together. Their cheery faces, animated by Eardley’s blocks of colour, emerge from a background layered with graffiti and collage, anchoring her work in social reality.

Her work is surrounded by portraits by Rembrandt van Rijn, Jean-Francois Millet, Jean Dubuffet, Edward Hornel and Bet Low. Children and Chalked Wall No.3’s highly prized neighbour in the exhibition is Marc Chagall’s The Horse Rider (1949-53), a surreal gouache painted work with a block of azure-blue textured background with three figures and a horse, set within a Paris circus. Like Eardley’s work, it is also social-realist and figurative, with abstract elements incorporated within it. The female horse rider is a recurring theme for Chagall.

Eardley’s Street Kids (1949–51) captures a fleeting moment of camaraderie among three local boys. It is quiet and reflective, telling the stories of real Glasgow children who lived close to Eardley’s studio in Townhead, and captures the friendliness and community spirit that Eardley admired.

She does not shy away from the material conditions of post-war urban life, alluding to poverty, dirt and the presence of neglect. Again, colour is blocked in with minimum detail and repeating patterns of brickwork ground the piece. There is a respect of their resilience in her portraiture.

Exhibition space two is focused on Eardley’s relationship with Catterline, a small coastal village in the north east of Scotland near Stonehaven. In 1954, she bought a cottage to work there. Catterline’s rugged coastal landscapes and dynamic seascapes were central to many of Eardley’s paintings, providing the perfect stage setting for her expressive creativity to flourish.

Eardley worked between Glasgow and Catterline for several years and there are stories during that time of Eardley leaving Glasgow when she heard a storm was coming. Like tornado chasers, she travelled across the country to capture the coming storm’s power on the shore front where she would set up hardboard canvases to paint in its centre amid the lashing wind and rain like a woman possessed.

Her beautiful atmospheric painting Catterline in Winter (1963) set with a grey sky and full moon lighting up the snow-covered landscape is positioned next to Claude Monet’s Grainstacks: Snow Effect (1891). Both have an otherworldly sense about them, evoking a still and silent feeling of deep winter muffled by the frozen earth.

Eardley’s Summer Fields near Catterline (about 1961) with its expressive brushstrokes, shows stalks of corn in a bright golden cornfield set by a grey and black background is the highlight of the show.

She was elected an Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art in 1963, just prior to her untimely passing from cancer later that year aged 42. Eardley’s ashes were scattered on the beach at Catterline, creating a lasting connection between the artist and the place which inspired her later works.

By situating her practice within a collaboration of artistic significance, the exhibition highlights the extent to which her work contributes to the central concerns of 20th-century painting. Not least the tension between representation and abstraction in her work and the enduring challenge of responding to the world, whether urban or elemental.

Joan Eardley: The Nature of Painting is on at the National Galleries Modern Two in Edinburgh until June 28

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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House’s signature drug pricing initiative.

The deal involves Regeneron lowering the prices of all its current and future drugs on Medicaid, according to Trump. It also involves selling a cholesterol drug called Praluent for $225 on the White House’s discounted drug website TrumpRx, according to the agreement first outlined by NOTUS and confirmed in a White House fact sheet.

The deal comes as the Trump administration has been touting efforts to provide economic relief ahead of November’s midterm elections, with Americans saying high costs for health care, gas, groceries and other basic needs are straining their budgets.

It’s one of many so-called most-favored-nation deals the Trump administration has made with drug companies to bring U.S. pharmaceutical prices to the same level as other developed nations. Last July, Trump publicly sent letters to executives at 17 major pharmaceutical companies about the issue. Regeneron is the final one of those companies to strike a deal with his administration.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday to announce the deal, Trump touted the discounts on drugs and said, “It should be front page news.” He said voters in this November’s midterm elections should reward his party because of the agreements with drugmakers.

“We should win the midterms, but it doesn’t work that way, unfortunately,” Trump said.

Trump also has a notable history with the drugmaker.

During his first term in 2020, when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, he was given a dose of a drug that Regeneron was testing to supply antibodies in order to help his immune system.

After he was released, Trump posted a video of himself standing outside the White House in which he repeatedly lavished praise on Regeneron.

As part of the new deal, Regeneron has also committed to spending $27 billion in research, development and manufacturing in the U.S., according to the White House fact sheet. Trump’s deals have historically offered companies relief from his tariffs if they make such commitments.

Regeneron also announced Thursday that Otarmeni, its new gene therapy for a rare form of congenital hearing loss, had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and would be made available to clinically eligible individuals in the U.S. at no charge. The therapy received expedited approval from the FDA under the agency’s so-called Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program.

The program, which was not authorized by Congress, has been under scrutiny from Democrats in Congress for months. House and Senate lawmakers have noted that FDA vouchers have repeatedly gone to companies that agree to pricing concessions sought by the White House.

The deals have occasionally run into roadblocks. A centerpiece of the agreements with weight-loss drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk fell apart earlier this week when Medicare delayed implementation of a program for insurers to cover the GLP-1 drugs.

Drug prices for patients in the U.S. can depend on a number of factors, including the competition a treatment faces and insurance coverage. Most people have coverage through work, the individual insurance market or government programs like Medicaid and Medicare, which shield them from much of the cost.

Patients on Medicaid, the state and federally funded program for people with low incomes, already pay a nominal co-payment of a few dollars to fill their prescriptions, but lower prices could help state budgets that fund the programs.

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It’s a day those who follow the ITV soap have been waiting for, with the couple, dubbed ‘Swarla’ finally getting married

Coronation Street fans think they have found one problem with Lisa Swain and Carla Connor’s ‘glorious’ wedding day – but it’s not as bad as you may think.

It’s a day those who follow the ITV soap have been waiting for, with the couple, dubbed ‘Swarla’, getting engaged back in September, before the arrival of Lisa’s villianous ex, Becky Swain, put a spanner in the works.

While she had a good go at splitting Lisa and Carla up, nothing, in the end could keep the pair apart and after Becky’s downfall in January, it was confirmed that wedding bells were on the cards for the beloved couple.

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During Thursday’s (April 23) episode of the ITV soap, aftering think there big day was over due to a flood runing the room they were due to marry in at the Chariot Square, Lisa told a disappointed Carla to get dressed and that they would have lunch at the hotel instead, with Debbie offering them a slap-up meal and free champers.

However, upon their arrival, Lisa surprised her by revealing their wedding was going ahead, with Lisa’s daughter, Betsy, Carla’s nephew, Ryan Connor, and her father-figure, Roy Cropper as their witnesses.

There were emotional scenes as Lisa and Carla delivered their vows to one another, before they were confirmed as wives. In another surprise, Sally Metcalfe activated the Underworld security alarm, forcing Carla to head into work, despite getting married, but upon her entry, everyone was waiting, having come together for a wedding reception, which even took Lisa by surprise as she didn’t expect the effort Carla’s workforce had put in.

After enjoying their first dance, Carla and Lisa were ushered out onto the factory balcony where they were again surprised, this time with a freworks display taking place from David Platt’s garden. They then headed back inside and with their guests gone, they reflected on their special day, before taking each other back on the dancefloor for another dance as Mrs and Mrs.

And while many thanks were hailing the perfect nuptials and thanking those involved for the representation, there was one problem for some Corrie fans – it just wasn’t enough Swarla wedding scenes, which comes after ITV changed its soap schedule at the start of the year, airing weeknightly 30 minute episodes of Corrie, instead of three lots of one hour episodes like it did previously.

@swqrlafilmz said: “Dare I say it… there wasn’t enough scenes for the wedding!” @carolineThom67 replied: “Agree!” @SamanthaC261 shared: “I loved the episode but I think it could have been even more amazing had it been an hour long. Don’t come at me as I did love it but these 30 minute eps just aren’t hitting for me.”

@AlisonSelw60139 admitted: “Not half hour episodes, 22 mins. I’ll would’ve expected a 44 mins special episode. Not a lot you can fit in a 22 minute episode. But I’ll enjoyed it anyway.” @carolineThom67 posted: “#swarla wedding. I’d have preferred more of the wedding ceremony, to be honest. Carla Connor do you take Lisa Caroline swain to be your lawful wedded wife etc etc etc. #corrie.” @NatureLover727 added: “I’ve just watched THE wedding and it’s made me emotional, the vows and the end especially. It was so good, my only criticism being I’d have liked a longer episode. @VixMyers and Ali King are amazing, we’re so lucky to have them #swarla #vickymyers #aliking #corrie.”

Jadon Sancho has told Borussia Dortmund that he is open to returning to the club after he leaves Manchester United this summer, according to reports in Germany.

Sancho left Dortmund to join United in a £73 million deal in 2021 but failed to make a significant impact during his time at Old Trafford.

The 26-year-old has spent the campaign on loan at Aston Villa and United decided earlier this season that the winger will be able to leave the club as a free agent this summer.

United are keen to get Sancho’s £300,000-a-week salary off their books and will decline the option to extend his contract for another year to protect his value.

According to Sky Germany, Sancho has already held talks with Dortmund and during their latest round of discussions, the winger has indicated to the Bundesliga club that he is keen on a return.

The report adds that Sancho has received numerous offers from around the world but Dortmund must now decide whether to press ahead with the transfer.

Dortmund head coach, Niko Kovac, has also approved the club’s push to re-sign Sancho this summer.

Sancho initially joined Dortmund in an £8m deal from Manchester City in 2017 and enjoyed the best years of his career in Germany.

After scoring 17 league goals in the 2019-2020 campaign, Sancho was named in the Bundesliga’s Team of the Season.

During his return to the club on loan two years ago, Sancho helped Dortmund reach the Champions League final where they were beaten by Real Madrid.

Speaking earlier this month, Dortmund’s sporting director Lars Ricken confirmed that the club are considering a move for Sancho in the summer window.

‘We are currently looking at a lot of players and analysing them. We check whether they can make us better. We are doing the same with Jadon,’ Ricken told Sport Bild.

‘Of course, we are looking for an offensive player who brings quality, can help us immediately, and doesn’t require an unrealistic transfer fee. In defense, Niklas Sule is leaving us, and Emre Can will be out for a while. So we are thinking about that area as well.’

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