Most goal contributions by Brazilian forwards across Europe's top five leagues this season:
◎ 23 - Igor Thiago 🥇
◎ 21 - Vinícius Júnior 🥈
◉ 20 - João Pedro 🥉
◎ 16 - Raphinha
◎ 14 - Richarlison
Chelsea have watched events around Guardiola’s future unfold with interest. They view Maresca’s resignation as the reason for their disappointing second half of the season. The club’s BlueCo ownership had no desire to make a mid-season change. It later emerged he had informed Chelsea that he had TWICE held talks with people associated with City about replacing Guardiola at the end of the season. (Guardian)
@Amoscfc7@ChelsTransfer@espn Literally one of the best young players on the planet 🤦♂️
Signing some experienced players doesn't mean they stop looking for the best young talent.
Sources have told @ESPN that Xabi Alonso wants Chelsea to finesse their recruitment model by signing more ready-made players rather than focusing solely on emerging talent, which they have spent over £2 billion doing for little reward over recent years.
@BarcaUniversal Alvarez is much more used to handle the pressure of the big stage, while Joao Pedro has done fuck all in his career until this point.
Alvarez has won anything and knows about the big games. Pedro has nothing on his CV.
Alvarez is also a better player.
@Shegsben@UTDTrey If you feel rubbed you make an appeal, your coach trying to put fear in this English officials will only warrant 2 months ban and no one will help you 🙌
🚨🚨🌕| João Pedro is highly rated by Barcelona. Deco has wanted him since his Brighton days and the club could move for him if the price is reasonable.
Talks are real, but Chelsea currently don’t want to sell.
[@FabrizioRomano] 🇧🇷☎️
🚨 🇧🇷 Barcelona have intensified negotiations for João Pedro with Robert Lewandowski’s departure to Al Hilal imminent. Talks are still at an early stage and the expectation is Chelsea will ask for €100million between fixed fee and bonuses. (via @geglobo)
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes:
🗣 "The thing about Joao [Pedro] is, he is one of the few players I saw with a winning mentality from the start. Brazilians love to play football but sometimes we struggle with that part. But he was different."
~ @TheAthleticFC
Another fucking disgrace at Anfield. Liverpool batter them for 90 mins, create 10x the chances and still only get a point against this Chelsea fraud team? Enzo’s “goal” was a joke, ref swallowed his whistle the whole game. Boehly’s oil money can’t buy a spine. Pathetic. This league is cooked. 🫵🏻🤡 #PremierLeagueRigged
@mztaratm@UTDTrey Ah yes. Proven by those 0 league titles in the last 20+ years and 0 European trophies.
You've never even seen them win a proper trophy 🤡
@UTDTrey Have you ever even seen your team win the league?
This clown has spent the last 13 years watching city win title after title and then has the audacity to post about rivalries 😂
🏁 When Newcastle United secured the signing of Anthony Gordon from Everton in January 2023, the deal included a 15% sell-on clause. This means that if Newcastle decides to sell Gordon in the future, Everton is due 15% of the profit or the total transfer fee received, depending on the contract structure.
To break down the math, if Newcastle sells Gordon for £60 million, a substantial portion—around £9 million to £12 million depending on the exact calculation of profit—would go directly to Everton, leaving the club with less cash to actually spend on reinforcements.
Because of this financial obligation, the Newcastle hierarchy is adamant that they will not consider any offers below the £80 million mark. The club needs to ensure the net profit from the sale is high enough to be worthwhile.
Setting the asking price above £80 million guarantees that Newcastle can bank a substantial amount of cash to reinvest in realistic, top-tier replacements for the squad without compromising their Financial Fair Play standing. The board remains firm that they will not be short-changed on an asset of Gordon's quality, especially with a hefty percentage owed to his former club.
What are your thoughts on the club's valuation of Gordon, and who would you like to see brought in as a replacement if he leaves?
#Everton#NUFC#NUFCNews#Newcastle#EPL
🚨 Marc Cucurella is open to joining Barça and sees a potential move as a return home, although no formal contact has been made with Deco so far. The defender could consider leaving Chelsea after a difficult period at the club, with Enzo Maresca's departure said to have influenced his stance on staying in London. Chelsea value him at around €50M, and any deal would likely depend on Barça making a significant defensive sale first.
[h/t @martinezferran]