Neste dia 11 de julho, o atacante Erison completa uma marca negativa pelo São Paulo: três meses sem entrar em campo. A última partida do jogador pelo clube do Morumbi foi em abril, no empate por 0 a 0 contra o Ituano, pela Copa do Brasil. Naquela partida, ele foi titular e saiu no intervalo.
Três dias depois, no dia 16 de abril, o São Paulo confirmou que Erison teve estiramento em uma fibrose na coxa esquerda, e que o jogador já vinha apresentando dores na coxa direita. Desde então, ele vem se recuperando. A última atualização do jogador é que ele ‘aprimora a forma física’ junto com Welington, Talles Costa e Moreira.
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Depois do jogo contra o Tigre (ARG), pela Copa Sul-Americana, no último dia 27, Dorival Júnior falou sobre a situação de Erison em entrevista coletiva, depois de uma certa ‘cobrança’ dos torcedores nas redes sociais. O treinador fez questão de afirmar que pretende contar com ele ’em breve’, mas que não quer expô-lo para se tornar algo pior.
– O Erison nunca tinha tido uma lesão. É a primeira lesão muscular que ele teve, e ele ainda tem um receio em relação ao que vinha sentindo. Às vezes, ele faz movimentos em que ele sente uma confiança; em outros momentos, ainda não. É por isso que nós estamos tendo todo o cuidado possível para que nada se agrave e ele daqui a pouco possa estar em condições de poder atuar – disse Dorival há cerca de 15 dias.
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Erison chegou por empréstimo do Estoril Praia, de Portugal, até o final da temporada. Aos 24 anos, o jogador foi contratado para ser uma espécie de ‘sombra’ para Calleri, mas por enquanto não correspondeu. Desde que foi anunciado, Erison realizou apenas cinco jogos, com dois gols marcados. Vale destacar que desde fevereiro, quando ele foi anunciado, o São Paulo disputou 33 partidas.
After seven wins in a row in all competitions, Liverpool have now lost two on the spin, with Arne Slot's side slumping to a dismal 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray – just three days after being upset by Crystal Palace.
If anything, the Reds were even worse in Istanbul than they had been in London, because they weren't just weak again from a defensive perspective, they were also insipid offensively, failing to score for the first time this season – and against a weak Galatasaray team that had been routed 5-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in their Champions League opener.
As a result, a still-disjointed Liverpool never really looked like responding to the penalty converted by Victor Osimhen 16 minutes in, after Baris Alper Yilmaz had made the most of being flicked in the face by the hand of Dominik Szoboszlai.
Slot brought Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak off the bench in the second half but, on this occasion, there was to be no late reprieve for the increasingly ragged Reds, with VAR overturning a penalty awarded for a 'foul' on Ibrahima Konate in the closing stages.
Below, GOAL rates all of the Liverpool players on show on a hellish night for Slot at RAMS Park during which he also lost both Alisson Becker and Hugo Ekitike to injury…
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Alisson Becker (6/10):
The Brazilian very nearly got an outstretched hand to Osimhen's penalty but made a couple of crucial stops and appeared to injure himself after making the second, from Osimhen.
Dominik Szoboszlai (5/10):
The penalty he conceded was incredibly soft but the Hungarian had already been done once for pace before his stray hand caught Yilmaz in the face. Unsurprisingly looked far more comfortable after being moved into midfield and whipped over a couple of good crosses.
Ibrahima Konate (3/10):
Not the response he would have wanted after his horror show at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Konate remains an accident waiting to happen and he was so lucky to get away with a dreadful pass to Gravenberch that should have led to Osimhen doubling Gala's lead shortly after half-time.
Virgil van Dijk (6/10):
Once again visibly frustrated with those around him – and one could understand why. Van Dijk played reasonably well; many of his team-mates did not.
Milos Kerkez (5/10):
Definitely not offering as much offensively as we expected but can't fault the left-back for aggression and he also did a decent job defensively.
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Ryan Gravenberch (4/10):
Liverpool rarely play well if Gravenberch doesn't play well, and the Dutchman was dreadful here. Never got to grips with the stop-start nature of the game and was uncharacteristically sloppy in possession. Rightly replaced as the Reds tried to turn things around.
Curtis Jones (6/10):
Jones was one of his team's better players on the ball and also showed the requisite level of intensity in such a hostile atmosphere, as best illustrated by his brilliant, potentially goal-saving challenge on Osimhen.
Florian Wirtz (5/10):
The German had one of Liverpool's better efforts in the first half but there's just no disguising it: Wirtz is just not doing anywhere near enough for a £100 million player.
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Jeremie Frimpong (4/10):
If Frimpong is meant to be the Salah replacement while the Egyptian is away on Africa Cup of Nations duty, Liverpool are in big trouble. The Dutchman did create one good chance for Ekitike but he was poor overall. His Liverpool career has yet to really get going.
Hugo Ekitike (6/10):
If we're being brutally honest, the Frenchman should have scored after being put through on goal in the first half but he was one of the few bright sparks in attack for the visitors. Almost scored with a clever back-flick at one point before being forced off through injury.
Cody Gakpo (4/10):
Actually went closer to scoring in the opening 45 minutes, having an improvised effort cleared off the line, but this was another worryingly ineffective display from the Netherlands attacker. No surprise to see him subbed midway through the second half.
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Conor Bradley (4/10):
Came on for Frimpong and took over at right-back from Szoboszlai. Made a mess of a clear header with 20 minutes to go and also picked up a booking for a rash challenge.
Alexander Isak (5/10):
Replaced Gravenberch and immediately went up front, with Ekitike moving out to the left. Got a sight of goal immediately after coming off the bench but didn't make the most of it.
Mohamed Salah (5/10):
The withdrawal of Frimpong saw Salah slot into his usual berth on the right wing. Failed to get into the game, though.
Alexis Mac Allister (5/10):
Introduced in place of Ekitike but didn't add much control to Liverpool's loose play.
Giorgi Mamardashvili (6/10):
Took over in nets from Alisson early in the second half but actually had very little to do.
Arne Slot (3/10):
Staring Frimpong on the right wing and playing Szoboszlai at right-back instead backfired badly. We can only presume that Slot stuck with Konate in defence because Joe Gomez is still not match fit, as there can be no other excuse for persisting with such a liability in defence. Bottom line: this was another extremely concerning performance from the revamped Reds, who remain far less than the sum of their parts and could now be without both Alisson and Ekitike for Saturday's Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Unless Slot finds some solutions, two consecutive defeats could easily become three…
The exact nature of his offence, in the game between PBKS and CSK, has not been made clear by the IPL
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Glenn Maxwell has been well off his best in IPL 2025 so far•BCCI
Glenn Maxwell, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) allrounder, has been fined 25% of his match fee and has also had one demerit point put in his record for a breach of the IPL’s code of conduct during PBKS’ home game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday night.While the exact nature of his offence has not been made public by the IPL, a statement said that Maxwell “admitted to the Level 1 offence under article 2.2 (abuse of fixtures and fittings during the match) and accepted the match referee’s sanction”.Maxwell, batting at No. 6 after PBKS had opted to bat upon winning the toss, was dismissed by R Ashwin, caught and bowled, off the second ball he faced. Thanks to Priyansh Arya’s 42-ball 103 and contributions lower down from Shashank Singh (52* off 35 balls) and Marco Jansen (34* off 19), PBKS put up a strong 219 for 6 on the board, which was enough to carve out an 18-run win. Maxwell picked up the first wicket during CSK’s chase, that of Rachin Ravindra, stumped by wicketkeeper Prabhsimran Singh.Maxwell has been well of his best in IPL 2025 even as PBKS have recorded three wins in four games so far. He started with a first-ball duck against Gujarat Titans (GT), and scored 30 off 21 balls in a loss against Rajasthan Royals before the latest game. He has also picked up three wickets so far.PBKS’ next game is on Saturday, away in Hyderabad against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
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IPL 2025 has brought back positive memories for Prasidh Krishna, marking his return to competitive T20 cricket after multiple injury layoffs. His previous T20 appearance was a tough outing against Australia in November 2023, conceding 68 runs in four wicketless overs. His most recent IPL game was in 2022, when he played 17 matches for Rajasthan Royals, which is perhaps why a strong start to this season was imperative.After a challenging time against Punjab Kings, Prasidh proved to be the point of difference in the middle overs, picking 2 for 18 in a match-winning effort against Mumbai Indians. Now, he returns to the Chinnaswamy, hoping to give his Gujarat Titans colleagues intel at a ground he’s played a lot of his cricket at.”It’s great to come back home and play in the stadium that we’ve grown up playing,” Prasidh said. “It is exciting, first game in Bangalore as well, so we’re looking forward to how it’s going to be. And yes, the team is excited about how the tournament has started. We’ve done quite a few things well; we’re trying to get better at a few things. So yeah, it is going to be exciting.”Prasidh admitted he felt some nerves upon his return to the IPL after two seasons. But feeling in great shape physically, after coming back from a lengthy back and quadriceps injury, has alleviated a lot of his fears.”As much as I try to tell myself that it’s just another tournament, just another game, I did feel that I’m coming in after a few years and especially coming in not having played a lot of T20s in the last two years,” Prasidh said. “Because the pace of the game has changed from 2022 to 2025.”So, it did take some time, but that’s the game, I think. It keeps moving forward and you have to keep up with the game. And not much has changed for me physically. I have thankfully been playing some cricket now [he was with India on their Test tour of Australia in 2024-25] and the body is letting me do what I want to do.Prasidh Krishna picked up 2 for 18 in his last game for Gujarat Titans•Getty Images”Having played a lot of cricket here, you have an idea of what the pitch is going to be like. But no matter how well you know, I think that it comes down to execution that day. It comes down to how the game momentum goes and if you’re able to execute your plans well, I think you’ll be more or less doing well most of the time.”Prasidh has also enjoyed connecting with Ashish Nehra, the GT head coach. Among the areas he’s working on, apart from using his height to extract disconcerting bounce, are variations in the death overs.”Having played for so long and been so successful, I think it’s really important for me to pick his brain,” Prasidh said of Nehra. “The conversations have been on similar lines about the decisions that you make as a bowler, the preparation that you would go into games with.”Handling the situation, handling pressure, what would you do when you’re coming up against a challenge. So those are the kind of things that he’s been talking to me about, and it is great. You learn different things from different people and this is what I get to learn from Ashish Nehra.”Nehra aside, there’s also a boisterous energy in the fast-bowling group that was evident at training. There’s Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and a big-brother-like figure in Ishant Sharma, who has been seen working with a lot of their young uncapped players.”That’s one lovely thing about the IPL. We have a lot of great bowlers in the team. We have a lot of youngsters that have a lot of potential. So, every time we get into the net session, there’s so much for us to watch and learn from each other.”And when you’re together, you build a relationship where you go and speak to people, find out how they approach the game, what they are thinking, what differently do they do compared to everybody that we play along with. So it is great to be rubbing shoulders with such experienced guys and also the new guys that are coming on.”
It looked like the script was written. With seven minutes remaining, Chloe Kelly had come back to haunt her former side, levelling things up for Arsenal at Manchester City with a superb strike that seemed to swing the momentum in the Gunners' favour. But the player who has so often been the hero in 2025, for club and country, would see her efforts reduced to a footnote as Iman Beney's even later effort condemned the north London side to a 3-2 defeat, one which ended their unbeaten start to the new Women's Super League season and leaves their title charge in a precarious position already.
Having come into the game off the back of draws at Manchester United and at home to Aston Villa, Arsenal have now dropped points on as many occasions through the first five games of this campaign as Chelsea did in the entirety of last year, to clinch their sixth successive league triumph. Slip-ups are going to have to be few and far between if anyone is going to dethrone the Blues and unfortunately for the Gunners, that hasn't been the case thus far this term.
It was a barn-storming game, in which Arsenal had to twice come from behind. Khadija Shaw gave City the lead and should've really made it 2-0, while the Gunners could've been level-pegging earlier had Stina Blackstenius finished a chance one-on-one after Mariona Caldentey got the visitors on the scoresheet. Even once Kelly did that, with 83 minutes on the clock, Slegers' side threatened and had their opportunities, but it was the talented teenager Beney, off the bench for City, who decided this five-goal thriller, moving the hosts into second while the Gunners remain fifth.
GOAL rates Arsenal's players from the Joie Stadium…
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Daphne van Domselaar (6/10):
Made some crucial saves to keep Arsenal in it, even if she did still have some iffy moments.
Emily Fox (5/10):
Had a few sloppy moments and could've done better for City's opener.
Lotte Wubben-Moy (4/10):
Her and Catley should've kept more of an eye on Shaw at various moments, including for the opening goal, rather than being drawn towards the ball. Didn't cover herself in glory for the winning goal.
Steph Catley (5/10):
Solid in possession but, again, could've kept more of a handle on Shaw, who found herself in good space on more than one occasion.
Katie McCabe (5/10):
Has some sloppy moments in terms of her defensive positioning and didn't do enough to prevent City's winners.
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Kim Little (6/10):
Fantastic on the ball to ensure Arsenal had several dominant spells.
Mariona Caldentey (5/10):
Scored a terrific goal to level the scores just after half time but didn't create as much for others as usual.
Victoria Pelova (5/10):
Had some nice moments in possession and worked hard in the press, but struggled to get involved in key areas for the most part.
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Olivia Smith (5/10):
Was excellent in running at her marker and in her pressing, but her final ball so often let her down.
Alessia Russo (5/10):
Struggled for any sort of service all game.
Caitlin Foord (6/10):
A constant threat down the left and in central areas when she drifted inside.
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Chloe Kelly (6/10):
Scored a terrific goal off the bench. A real surprise she hasn't been more involved through the start of this season.
Beth Mead (6/10):
A lively introduction who posed problems for the City back line.
Stina Blackstenius (4/10):
Provided a different kind of threat and got a few looks at goal but really should've scored to level things up earlier, when put through one-on-one.
Kyra Cooney-Cross (N/A):
Only on for the final 10 minutes after a frustrating lack of game time so far this term.
Frida Maanum (N/A):
Another late sub.
Renee Slegers (4/10):
Made a bold call in swapping the in-form Reid out for Wubben-Moy in the back line and it wasn't one that paid off. Subs were effective and her team fought back twice, but the defence let the Gunners down.
After exiting the Champions League in shock fashion at the hands of Kairat, one Celtic player is now reportedly in advanced talks to leave the club in a last-ditch move.
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Not only did Celtic qualify for the league phase of the Champions League last season, but they managed to find a route out of it into the last 16 for just the first time since 2013.
The Bhoys showed their best progress in over a decade and only exited at that stage thanks to Alphonso Davies’ late winner to send Bayern Munich through. Yet, one season later, Brendan Rodgers’ side won’t even be in the league phase and have been knocked out by a Kairat side who had never advanced beyond this stage in their entire history before the Scottish Premiership champions came to town.
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It was the ultimate evening to forget for Celtic, who could not find a breakthrough across two legs – drawing 0-0 twice – before heading out on penalties in the most frustrating fashion possible. The makers of their own downfall, according to Rodgers, the Bhoys must now settle for a Europa League place.
It could be argued that not one Celtic player had a particularly good game across the two legs, but one substitute particularly had an evening to forget in midweek and is now heading for the exit door.
Idah now in advanced talks to leave Celtic
According to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, Adam Idah is now in advanced talks to leave Celtic just days after coming from the bench and enduring quite the horror show in the Champions League. The forward, who only arrived in a deal worth £9.5m last summer, now looks set to join Championship side Swansea City in a return to English football.
Playing 50 minutes in the second leg against Kairat, Idah failed to register a single shot as Celtic pushed for a goal and completed just one pass in the final third before missing his penalty in the shootout. Nothing went right for the former Norwich City man in a performance that sums up what has been a slow start to his season, having so far failed to score once across four games.
With a matter of days remaining until the transfer window slams shut, Celtic have seemingly shown the 24-year-old the door in ruthless fashion with his Champions League display likely to be his last for the Scottish champions.
كشفت تقارير صحفية، تطورات جديدة عن إصابة أحد لاعبي ريال مدريد، الذي يشكل غيابه ضربة للمدرب تشابي ألونسو، هذا الموسم.
وأفادت صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، أنه من غير المتوقع عودة المدافع الألماني أنطونيو روديجر للملاعب حتى أواخر نوفمبر، ويحرص النادي على عدم التسرع في عودته بعد إصابته الخطيرة.
وكان روديجر قد تعرض لإصابة في الفخد في شهر سبتمبر الماضي وسيستغرق تعافيه حوالي ثلاث أشهر، وقد بدأ المدافع الألماني بالفعل في القيام بخطوات خفيفة في ملعب التدريب.
وعلى الرغم مما يشير إلى تحسن حالة مدافع ريال مدريد، فقد وضع الطاقم الطبي للفريق الإسباني خطة واضحة تتمثل في عدم الإسراع في تعجيل عودة روديجير تحت أي ظرف.
اقرأ أيضاً.. مبابي يكشف كيفية تعلمه للغة الإسبانية.. ويوضح: الناس هنا رائعين
ويستهدف ريال مدريد عودة المدافع الألماني أنطونيو روديجر نهاية شهر نوفمبر المقبل على أقرب تقدير.
وقد منحت هذه الإصابة روديجر، فرصة للحصول على راحة واستعادة لياقته البدنية بعد فترة طويلة من اللعب المتواصل الموسم الماضي.
وستساعد هذه الإجازة روديجر على العودة لقمة مستواه بدنيًا وذهنيًا وهو ما لم يصل له تماماً منذ بداية سلسلة المشاكل البدنية التي تعرض لها.
ولا يزال مستقبل روديجر لم يحسم بعد، حيث يمتلك عقدًا حتى صيف 2026 ولم يبدأ ريال مدريد بعد محادثات تجديد عقده، ويركز الطرفان حالياً على عودة المدافع الألماني بأفضل حالاته.
It’s been a woeful start to life at Glasgow Rangers for Russell Martin and his Ibrox tenure could be coming to an end sooner than first thought following the latest update on his future.
Martin: I've got "more support ever" at Rangers
Out of the Champions League and yet to win a game in the Scottish Premiership, it can’t get much worse for Martin at Rangers. The former Southampton manager was backed all throughout the summer transfer window by the 49ers, but has not been able to turn that investment into much-needed results.
Rangers boss Russell Martin squating on the touchline
The international break no doubt comes at a good time for all involved, but Martin is not worried about losing his job. The manager revealed that he has “more support than ever” by those in charge at Ibrox after a 0-0 draw against Celtic in the Old Firm derby.
Although he chose to remain positive, however, reports have suggested that any support for Martin could be coming to an end sooner rather than later in Scotland with a number of replacements already mooted.
How many games Martin has left at Rangers
According to Football Insider reporter Wayne Veysey, Rangers are preparing to sack Martin this month, and, therefore, he has just four games to potentially save his job.
The report claims that only a dramatic turnaround would prevent any quick decision, with a ‘growing expectation within the club that Martin will be gone by the end of September’.
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The report comes just one day after Thelwell – Rangers’ sporting director – publicly hailed Martin as “one of the best” in a clear backing of the manager that he handpicked to join the club in the summer.
A lot can, of course, change in football at any given moment, but there’s no denying that Martin has given himself an uphill climb. His current record in the Scottish Premiership has been a particular disappointment, whilst a 9-1 thrashing accross two legs at the hands of Club Brugge in the Champions League hardly did wonders when it came to getting fans onside.
Leeds United are looking to force some late deals over the line in the market and were closing in on their next summer capture before being hijacked.
Leeds release Patrick Bamford as space opened for fresh faces
After making it clear that the former England international wasn’t part of his Premier League plans, Daniel Farke took the step to release Patrick Bamford this week to free up space in his forward line amid the Whites’ hunt for reinforcements.
Largie Ramazani has moved on loan to Valencia, and Isaac Schmidt will spend the season at Werder Bremen. However, news that the experienced striker has been let go has become a late talking point at Elland Road.
Addressing his departure, former Chelsea man Bamford admitted he has been left feeling ‘raw’ regarding recent events, though looked back on pride at what he achieved during his time in Yorkshire.
He stated on social media: “Right now, with the way it has come to an end and the way things have been handled recently it is all too raw for me to reflect on immediately. But in the years to come, I will look back at this period of my life with nothing but joy and pride and be super happy with what I have achieved.
“I want to thank all the managers I played under but especially Marcelo Bielsa. I don’t know where the club would be without the foundations he laid.”
With that now said and done, Leeds are lining up a move for Getafe forward Christantus Uche after his move to Wolves stalled. Meanwhile, they have also made a late approach to sign German forward Timo Werner.
Time is running out to conclude deals, though they were moving closer to bringing in a much-needed element of creativity to bolster the ranks.
Leeds hijacked by Chelsea in Facundo Buonanotte deal
Taking to social media platform X, talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook confirmed Leeds were closing in on Facundo Buonanotte, offering credit to fellow reporter Ben Jacobs as the Whites near a deal to land the Brighton & Hove Albion attacking midfielder.
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However, since this, it has been revealed that Chelsea have moved to hijack Leeds’ deal for Buonanotte after they missed out on Xavi Simons to Tottenham.
Labelled “huge talent” by Jacek Kulig, the Argentina international spent last season on loan at Leicester City, amassing six goals and three assists in 35 appearances.
Now likely to follow that up with a loan to Stamford Bridge, the 20-year-old could have moved to Yorkshire and offer a degree of versatility in the forward areas, given his capability to feature in the ten role or as a right winger. FBRef claim his play style is similar to the likes of Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, with both players thriving on a per 90 minutes basis for defensive metrics.
Indeed, both the Brighton starlet and Bellingham rank in the top 25 per cent for tackles, interceptions, blocks, clearances and aerials won when compared to other attacking midfielders over the last 365 days, offering some insight into the pressing benefits of having him in the team.
Ao Tanaka’s recent injury left a slot for another midfielder to enter Farke’s rotation, and Buonanotte would have allowed the German coach to shuffle things around in the engine room, but Leeds now need to look elsewhere.
The additions of Nico Woltemade, Yoane Wissa, Jacob Ramsey, Malick Thiaw, Anthony Elanga, and Aaron Ramsdale all signify ambition and squad strengthening.
Yet, balancing PSR compliance with retaining homegrown or academy-developed talent still remains a challenge.
Unlike the early days of the PIF takeover, when huge sums were spent without the need to sell players, Newcastle must now closely adhere to the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR).
Players who might have stayed for development or depth are sold for compliance, while in the Ashley era, sales were primarily profit-driven.
These different approaches mean that Newcastle have let some talented players slip through the net – some of whom have gone on to flourish elsewhere.
This tension between compliance and talent retention was evident with Elliot Anderson, and it’s echoed in the story of another Premier League star.
Both illustrate how Newcastle’s policies can inadvertently push talent towards rival clubs, where they thrive in ways they may not have done at St James’ Park.
One of their own: Elliot Anderson
Anderson’s exit to Nottingham Forest in 2024 was emblematic of Newcastle’s new realities.
The 22-year-old local talent came through the club’s junior ranks and had been earmarked as one for the future.
Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson.
His transfer, which saw goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos move in the opposite direction, was less about choice and more about balancing the books.
Jankuba Minteh was also reluctantly sold to Brighton, and in a mad dash to comply with regulations, potential moves for Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak were even considered.
Despite the circumstances, Anderson has thrived at Nottingham Forest.
At Forest, he made 37 league appearances last season, contributing two goals and six assists.
According to FBref, his statistical impact is impressive.
He ranked in the 88th percentile for assists per 90 (0.19), 77th for shot-creating actions per 90 (3.07), 89th for successful take-ons per 90 (1.18), 88th for tackles per 90 (3.07), and 87th for clearances per 90 (2.40).
Anderson’s performances were rewarded with his first England call-up, having previously represented Scotland at youth level, and he impressed in midfield against both Andorra and Serbia.
Newcastle may well regret the decision, not because the transfer was financially impractical, but because Anderson’s trajectory shows the club missed out on a homegrown talent that flourished once given first-team opportunities elsewhere.
That said, there’s another cautionary tale elsewhere.
Another cautionary tale for Newcastle
Matz Sels offers another example of Newcastle’s talent management challenges.
The 33-year-old goalkeeper joined Newcastle from Gent in 2016 but only made 14 appearances, sitting behind Karl Darlow in the pecking order.
Matz Sels
A loan to Anderlecht followed, before a permanent departure to Strasbourg in 2018.
After years abroad, Sels returned to the Premier League with Nottingham Forest in 2024, in a deal worth approximately £5m.
There, he became one of the standout goalkeepers in England.
Playing every minute of Forest’s 38 Premier League matches, he helped the club secure European qualification.
Sels’ consistency was rewarded with the Premier League Golden Glove – shared with Arsenal’s David Raya – after 13 clean sheets.
He also earned Forest’s Player of the Month award in February and was instrumental in a defensively resolute back four alongside Neco Williams, Nikola Milenković, Murillo, and Ola Aina.
As journalist Louis Wheeldon put it, Sels was the “best in the league” last season – a remarkable turnaround for a goalkeeper once considered peripheral at St James’ Park.
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Statistically, Sels’ 2024/25 season was exceptional.
He ranked in the 78th percentile compared to his peers for save percentage (74.6%) and 67th percentile for clean sheet percentage (31.6%).
While traditionally a more classic, less ball-playing keeper, Sels’ shot-stopping and command of his area proved crucial in Forest’s defensive resilience.
Sels’ story, alongside Anderson’s, illustrates how Newcastle’s prior focus on sales for non-footballing reasons has allowed talent to slip through the net.
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While PSR regulations now necessitate tough choices, these examples serve as a reminder that careful talent management is crucial.
Players like Anderson and Sels, who might have been peripheral at St James’ Park, have flourished when trusted with regular first-team football.
Anderson’s midfield dynamism and Sels’ goalkeeping excellence are now key to Forest’s resurgence, emphasising that talent retention should not only be measured in financial terms but also in footballing impact.
As Newcastle continues to invest in a youthful, high-potential squad, the club must navigate the fine line between compliance and opportunity.
The lesson for Newcastle is clear: fostering talent within the club may offer rewards that outstrip immediate financial gain.
Failing to do so could mean more players slipping through the net and flourishing elsewhere.
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