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Crystal Palace can consider themselves unlucky to have lost a tense London derby against Tottenham last time out, though it’s perhaps the inability to get across the line in the biggest games that has seen one their players signal an intent to leave the club.
At present, Roy Hodgson’s side find themselves in 13th place, amongst a clutch of clubs on 12 points.
They are only five points from sixth placed Newcastle United, and it’s the Magpies that are interested in wantaway defender, Joachim Andersen, according to TeamTalk.
Whilst it’s understandable that every player wants to better themselves, the Eagles have shown under Hodgson that, on their day, they are as capable as anyone else.
Perhaps Newcastle’s fast moving and upward trajectory is what is attracting the 28-year-old and, rather than let the train leave the station, he wants to hop aboard, even if he’s putting the ball in Palace’s court.
“It is clear that this summer I will be 28 years old. It is limited how much money clubs will spend on a 28-year-old, or, if it is for next year, a 29-year-old, so it will have to be soon if something is to happen,” the defender said to BOLD.
“Of course I would like to take a step up, but it is not up to me. I am doing my part to take a step up. All players want to play at the highest level possible and ultimately it is up to the sporting directors to make those choices. I can’t do that much. I’m happy to be at Palace and I have a big role, so that’s what I spend time on.
“The Champions League is always great. I played it in Lyon and got a taste for it. It’s clear that the Champions League is one of the coolest things.”
With rumours that defensive partner, Marc Guehi, could also be the target of other interested parties, it’s difficult to believe that Palace chairman, Steve Parish, would countenance allowing both players to leave.
There’s still plenty of time for the situation to change before the transfer window opens for business in the new year, and Andersen may yet be tempted to stay at Selhurst Park rather than follow Wilfried Zaha’s lead.
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The former Liverpool defender hailed the performance of Heung Min Son’s performance against Fulham on Monday night.
Tottenham are now top of the Premier League after beating Fulham 2-0 in front of their home fans.
Ange Postecoglou has worked wonders since arriving in North London with his side looking like a real potential title challenger this season.
They showcased their ruthless finishing and limitless energy against Fulham, pressing high up they caught their opponents playing out from the back twice.
Speaking after the game, Carragher praised Son endlessly.
“We are looking at one of the best players in the Premier League for a long time, what a sensational player,” he told Sky Sports.
‘We are looking at one of the best players in the Premier League for a long time, what a sensational player’
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Heung-min Son pic.twitter.com/vBIpIYjuMx
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 23, 2023
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Federico Valverde has revealed that he almost joined Arsenal before moving to Real Madrid.
The Uruguayan midfielder is one of the most sought-after players in the world as he continues to dominate in the middle of the park for Real Madrid.
Valverde has two La Liga titles and one Champions League to his name since completing his move to Madrid in 2016.
But in a recent interview on Twitch, the 25-year-old revealed that he almost joined Premier League side Arsenal.
During the live stream, Valverde was asked if there was a club that almost joined before Los Blancos and he replied ‘Arsenal’.
The Uruguayan will join a long list of world-class players who almost moved to North London including the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Arsene Wenger, who was the manager at the time, had an incredible eye for talent but unfortunately for him, he was competing with some of the best sides in Europe for Valverde’s signature.
Looking back he won’t regret his decision moving to Spain but he may eventually play in the Premier League before his career ends.
Linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer, Real Madrid value the player at around the £100m mark and with their already stacked midfielder, they may be open to letting him go.
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The Premier League have announced a major change to VAR protocol ahead of this weekend’s games in order to avoid another calamity after Liverpool’s game against Tottenham last week.
The PGMOL and VAR have come under heavy criticism this past week after a ‘significant human error’ cost Liverpool an opening goal in their 2-1 loss to Spurs last Saturday evening.
Luis Diaz had his first-half opener incorrectly ruled out for offside due to a communication error between the VAR official and referee.
The PGMOL released a statement shortly after full-time apologising to Jurgen Klopp’s side for the mistake with Liverpool following up with a formal request for the raw audio files.

In order to avoid any future such incidents, the PGMOL has announced that it will be changing the VAR protocol.
From now on, the VAR official must confirm his decision with his assistant before relaying it to the on-field referee.
In Klopp’s press conference on Thursday, he stated that a replay of the game would be a good resolution but that it would never happen.
“It’s important we really deal with it in a proper way. I mean all of the people involved, the referee, linesman, fourth official and VAR – they didn’t do it on purpose. Yes it was a mistake, an obvious mistake.
“I say this not as manager of Liverpool but as a football person – I think the only outcome should be a replay. Probably will not happen.”
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Leeds United and Daniel Farke could be handed a major boost in their efforts to keep hold of winger Willy Gnonto.
That’s according to journalist Ben Jacobs, who believes the Italian wide-man, despite looking certain to leave Elland Road earlier in the summer, could commit his future to the club, but on one condition.
Jacobs believes winning instant promotion back to the Premier League will be crucial for the Whites when it comes to keeping hold of the 19-year-old attacker beyond this season.
“What we’ll have to do is wait and see whether, at the end of the season, there’s a change in Leeds’ position,” Jacobs told GiveMeSport.
“And that will obviously be circumstantial, so it’s far too early to say because next summer, if Leeds are back in the Premier League, then Wilfried Gnonto may just want to stay. The other thing in all of this is obviously whether, at any point going forwards, improved terms that are offered to Gnonto. Sometimes when a player stays at a club, but was about to leave, or wanted to leave anyway, you sort of almost get a peacemaker contract offered. We saw it with Moises Caicedo, even though he eventually left, and that contract really doesn’t mean much.

“Because from the players side, they would obviously try and put a clause in there that still allows them to leave in some capacity. For example, if Leeds didn’t get back up to the Premier League. But if everything goes according to plan, that kind of thing can obviously keep the player happy and on better terms as well.
“So my sense of the situation is that it’s blown over and that Gnonto respects Leeds’ position and that nothing will be sanctioned mid-season. And then obviously, by the summer, it will all simply depend on whether Leeds go up of stay in the Championship. If they stay in the Championship, I think they’ll let Gnonto leave. But if they go back up into the Premier League, he may not want to leave and like I said before, if Everton is still the primary suitor, we also have to understand where they are to.”
During his first 12 months in Yorkshire, Gnonto, who has four years left on his deal, has directly contributed to nine goals in 34 games in all competitions.
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Though West Ham have started the 2023/24 season exceptionally well, their players aren’t immune from enquiries from other interested parties.
How well the player does in David Moyes’ side over the next few months will indicate to the Scot and the management team whether they’ll accede to any offers or decide to extend the player’s contract.
The man in question is their reliable battering ram of a striker, Michail Antonio.
Though the Jamaica international is getting no younger, he’s once again showing that he has what it takes to be an asset in the 2023/24 Hammers vintage.
According to Football Insider, Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers and one of Antonio’s previous clubs, Nottingham Forest, have all shown an interest in taking the player away from the London Stadium.
The 33-year-old is believed to be happy to stay at with the Hammers and the club have opened talks over a new deal, given that the current one ends in 2024.
If they’re unable to reach agreement, however, this would allow interested clubs to start talking with Antonio from January.
With two goals already in five Premier League appearances this season, per WhoScored, age isn’t wearying him.
The term ‘impact player’ is often used in a derogatory manner, though this might be where Moyes sees his front man in future.
Antonio himself may prefer to start each game but at his age that’s not realistic.
Given the service he has given to the club over the years – he is their highest ever scorer in the Premier League era – supporters will surely be hoping he signs on the dotted line again soon.
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Ce soir, le Portugal affronte la surprenante sélection du Luxembourg, troisième du groupe J, à égalité avec la Slovaquie (10 points) et à cinq longueurs du leader portugais. Auteur d’un parcours sans faute (5 matches, 5 victoires, 15 buts marqués, 0 encaissé), la Seleção das Quinas peut faire un très grand pas vers l’Euro 2024 en cas de succès ce soir. Mais cette rencontre pourrait également permettre à Gonçalo Ramos (22 ans) de lancer enfin sa saison.
En quelques mois, il a vu son statut de titulaire indiscutable en club et en sélection être sacrément bouleversé. Prêté au Paris Saint-Germain avec une option d’achat quasi obligatoire de 65 M€ (80 M€, bonus compris), l’ancien attaquant de Benfica a changé de dimension, avec les inconvénients que cela comporte. Recruté pour servir de point d’ancrage, le Portugais n’a toujours pas trouvé le chemin des filets et doit désormais composer avec une concurrence bien plus importante qu’à Lisbonne. Avec les Rouge et Bleu, il a disputé trois matches, mais le dernier, face à l’Olympique Lyonnais, il l’a démarré sur le banc, Luis Enrique préférant aligner Marco Asensio en pointe.
Un choix tactique inattendu, mais qui s’est avéré payant, tant l’Espagnol s’est montré tranchant face aux Gones. Malheureusement pour l’ancien Merengue, il est sorti blessé face à la Géorgie (7-1) et pourrait manquer plusieurs semaines de compétition. Un pépin physique qui pourrait profiter à Ramos pour retrouver une place de titulaire et tenter enfin de débloquer son compteur but… À moins qu’un certain Randal Kolo Muani, recruté au tout dernier moment, ne vienne changer la donne. En sélection, même combat. Les médias portugais n’ont pas manqué de souligner que l’ancien Benfiquista est passé de titulaire au Mondial 2022 à remplaçant en 2023. C’est simple, depuis son retour du Qatar, Gonçalo Ramos n’a plus été aligné dans le onze de départ portugais. Cristiano Ronaldo suspendu (accumulation de cartons jaunes), Ramos devrait donc avoir sa chance ce soir. « Cristiano a reçu un carton jaune, Cristiano a tout donné pendant 90 minutes et Gonçalo Ramos aura une très bonne chance lors du deuxième match », a annoncé le sélectionneur lusitanien Roberto Martinez.
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Une petite délivrance pour le natif de Lisbonne, qui a soif de temps de jeu. « Je m’adapte à tous les systèmes, tant que je joue. Comme je l’ai dit, c’est un grand test de confiance, mais jusqu’au match de demain (aujourd’hui, ndlr), personne ne sait qui jouera. J’espère que ce sera comme l’a dit l’entraîneur. Je pense qu’ici, en équipe nationale, nous devons tous respecter les minutes que nous obtenons et ce qui se passe, car seuls 11 des 24 membres de l’équipe jouent. Ils sont tous titulaires dans leur club, mais ils arrivent ici et seuls 11 d’entre eux jouent. Nous devons respecter cela, l’occasion se présentera pour tout le monde », a-t-il confié hier en conférence de presse. Combattif sans faire de vagues, Gonçalo Ramos découvre enfin la concurrence du très haut niveau. Reste maintenant à savoir comment il y fera face.
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Man United are believed to still be in the market for an attacking right-back and the Manchester club have made a surprise move for a Premier League star.
According to Football Insider, United have made an enquiry for Wolves’ Nelson Semedo and could try to bring the 29-year-old in before the end of the transfer window. Contact has been made with the Molineux outfit over a potential deal as they have to sell more stars before the end of August to meet financial fair play restrictions.
This is a surprise move from Erik ten Hag as Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are already at the club. In addition to that, Semedo is not good enough to play for Man United and has shown various weaknesses throughout his career so far.

Semedo has a contract at Wolves until June 2025 and therefore, it is unknown how much the defender would cost Man United should they make a move.
The Portuguese star has started both of Wolves’ Premier League matches this season, one of which was a trip to Old Trafford. Ten Hag still needs to bring in a midfielder before the transfer window shuts and that is likely more of a priority for the Man United boss than the full-back position, but they do have a strong chance of landing the Wolves star if they make an official move.
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Liverpool are still in the market for a defensive midfielder following the signing of Wataru Endo and the Reds have been quoted a fee of £70m by a Premier League club to bring one of their stars to Anfield.
The Merseyside club have been linked to many midfielders over the summer and one name often mentioned is Crystal Palace star Cheick Doucoure. The Mali International only signed for the Eagles last summer and made a big impact in his first season in English football, winning Palace’s Player of the Season award for the 2022-23 campaign.
This caught the attention of Liverpool and according to Football Insider, Crystal Palace are set to ask for £70m in order to part ways with the 23-year-old.

Doucoure would certainly be a starter for the Reds should they bring him to Anfield meaning Endo would likely act as a backup to the Mali star.
However, it remains to be seen if Liverpool are willing to spend £70m on the player as they have other options that they can fall back on, such as Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch.
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