Wolves have made a slow start to their Premier League campaign having suffered a 1-0 defeat against Manchester United and a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Brighton.

While those results look concerning from the outset, the performance levels paint a different picture.

Across both defeats, Gary O'Neil's side registered a combined 39 attempts on goal which shows the attacking intent is there without having the goals to show for it.

With that said, news has emerged that Wolves are chasing a Premier League winger on loan to improve their attacking options.

Wolves transfer news – What's the latest?

Wolves are eyeing up a move for Manchester United's Facundo Pellistri on loan, according to Uruguayan news outlet LR Uruguay, via Molineux News.

The report states that the Old Gold have joined fellow Premier League clubs, Bournemouth, Luton and Burnley in the race to sign the 21-year-old.

With plenty of interest in the 12-cap Uruguayan, journalist Fabian Bertolini has released an update regarding his future, stating that he could depart Old Trafford in the coming days.

If that is the case, Wolves must negotiate a deal quickly for Pellistri to become their fifth signing of the summer.

How good is Facundo Pellistri?

Given that Wolves have averaged less than a goal per game in the past three seasons, O'Neil is in desperate need of attacking options having seen Raul Jimenez depart and strikers Fabio Silva, Matheus Cunha and Sasa Kalajdzic all struggle for consistency in England's top-flight.

While Pellistri has never scored a senior goal in the Premier League for Man United or in La Liga for Deportivo Alaves, he does possess the freakish technical and physical attributes that can help Wolves unlock defences and subsequently improve their fortunes in front of goal.

The young Uruguayan prospect was once hailed as an "extremely fast wonderkid" by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, and while Pellistri doesn't just possess frightening pace, his intelligent off-the-ball movement, superb technique and fantastic dribbling skills could see him become a big hit at Molineux.

This is backed up by his impressive performances for Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup. Despite bowing out at the group stage, "the great talent" of Pellistri – as per Kulig – served up a sublime cameo against Portugal as he completed 100% of his crosses, produced two key passes and was accurate with eight of his 11 pass attempts.

Not only that, across three appearances at the World Cup Pellistri rivalled the tournament's best players for some of his attacking metrics, ranking in the top 1% for carries into the penalty area and progressive passes recorded and top 3% for touches in the attacking box and take-ons attempted, as per FBref.

If Pellistri chooses to join Wolves, the £20k-per-week winger can thrive under the guidance of O'Neil's counter-attacking style of football as it suits his explosive attributes down to the ground, providing dream competition for Portuguese winger Pedro Neto.

Neto has been back to his best this term after a campaign in 2022/23 that was ravaged by injury. Indeed, he showcased as much against Pellistri's United on the opening weekend of the campaign, notably playing four key passes, five crosses and completing four of his six dribble attempts.

Thus, should O'Neil be able to pair both of them on the wings, it would surely be a tantalising proposition at Molineux.

That said, despite showcasing his talents on the world stage, the 5 foot 9 Uruguayan has never translated his impressive attacking metrics across to club level and this is why a loan move is imperative for his development.

Pellistri didn't score or assist during a loan spell at Alaves in the 21/22 season and has since only made 13 appearances for Man United, recording one assist.

While his previous exertions don't provide much hope, he's clearly highly rated in Manchester and that is why the club are open to letting him leave on loan, rather than permanently.

Only nine overs were possible in Mount Maunganui as West Indies continue to search for their first win of the tour

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsNew year, same old problems for West Indies. Their bowlers kept spraying the ball around, and Colin Munro shellacked 66 off 23 balls at a strike-rate of 286.95. Persistent rain, however, had the final say in the first international match of 2018. Play was called off after just nine overs at 10.05pm local time.Getty Images

The washout left West Indies still winless on the tour of New Zealand, after seven international matches and two practice games. The third T20I on Wednesday is their last chance to avoid going home empty handed.Munro had enjoyed a memorable start to 2017, smashing a 52-ball hundred against Bangladesh in Mount Maunganui. He then hit an equally brutal century in Rajkot in November to become the first batsman with two T20I hundreds in a year. On the first day of 2018, Munro threatened to rustle up his third T20I ton, after scoring New Zealand’s second-fastest T20I fifty off 18 balls, before ultimately holing out to long-on.Fourteen of the 23 balls that Munro faced travelled to the boundary, including three sixes roughly in the direction of cow corner. He scored 93.93% of his runs in boundaries – the highest for a T20I innings of 50 or more. The mayhem began when West Indies’ most efficient bowler Samuel Badree struggled to grip the wet ball in the Powerplay, and conceded four boundaries to Munro in two overs.Munro’s assault against Carlos Brathwaite and Kesrick Williams was like a volcano blowing its lid. He crunched the West Indies captain for four boundaries in four balls, before subjecting Williams to the same treatment. Then, the fast bowler tucked up Munro with the next ball and had him miscuing a loft to Rovman Powell at long-on.Glenn Phillips’ first-ball six suggested there would be no respite for West Indies. But Badree and Ashley Nurse gave away only 16 runs off the next three overs while dismissing the hero of the previous game – Glenn Phillips – and Tom Bruce. Phillips was pinned lbw by a front-of-the-hand slider from Badree, before Brathwaite pulled off a jaw-dropping one-handed catch at short midwicket to remove Bruce.Kane Williamson, who had taken a break from the limited-overs series after playing the opener in Whangarei on December 20, had contributed only a run-a-ball 8 to the 75-run stand for the second wicket with Munro. He then pulled what would turn out to be the last ball of the game for four. Andre Fletcher did not spot the ball in the deep and set off in the wrong direction, which summed up West Indies’ tour.In isolation, left-arm quick Sheldon Cottrell, who had the best economy rate among the seamers in the 2017 CPL, showed better direction in the first over, after rain had delayed the start of play by 20 minutes. He extracted movement under overcast skies and had Martin Guptill nicking behind with his fourth ball. He and the other bowlers then faced the wrath of Munro before the rain.

The wicketkeeper-batsman made 58 off 33 balls to power Delhi to an eight-wicket win against Tamil Nadu in Kolkata

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jan-2018Rishabh Pant’s 33-ball 58 powered Delhi to an eight-wicket win over Tamil Nadu with 5.4 overs to spare in Kolkata. Pant’s sixth T20 half-century, which included seven fours and three sixes, also took him past the 1000-run mark in his 35th innings. This is Pant’s fourth consecutive 50-plus score; he had made 51, 116* and 64 in his last three innings against Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Services.Electing to bowl first, Delhi recovered from Tamil Nadu’s flying start – they were 29 for no loss after 2.4 overs – by picking up three wickets in the Powerplay. Washington Sundar was the first to depart in the third over, caught behind by Pant Pradeep Sangwan. Pant, who was retained by Delhi Daredevils for INR 8 crore, took two more catches off offspinner Lalit Yadav and seamer Kulwant Khejroliya, who removed Ganga Sridhar Raju and Bharath Shankar (24 off 17 balls).Tamil Nadu’s innings, though, came back on track thanks to captain Vijay Shankar, who struck an unbeaten 57 off 48 balls and B Aparajith (45 off 32), who added 92 runs in 11.4 overs. Shankar, who has set a reserve price of INR 40 lakh in the IPL auction, hit four fours and three sixes. Khejroliya then hit back with two wickets off successive deliveries to dismiss Aparajith and N Jagadeesan in the 17th over. Thereafter, Delhi’s bowlers pulled things back as Tamil Nadu managed only 16 runs in their last three overs. Khejroliya, who had a good Ranji Trophy season, ended with figures of 4 for 26.Delhi’s chase began on a good note with Pant and Gautam Gambhir (21 off 21) adding 43 for the first wicket before Sundar removed the latter. After Pant and Dhruv Shorey (28* off 24) put on 64 runs for the second wicket, Sundar struck again to dismiss Pant. Shorey and Nitish Rana (34* off 14, 3×4, 3×6), who enjoyed a good IPL season for Mumbai Indians last year, finished off the chase.Pant suffered a ankle injury after losing his balance while attempting to flick a delivery. Delhi coach KP Bhaskar, however, said the injury was minor in nature, and that Pant would be available for Delhi’s game against Baroda on Monday.

أعلن نادي بايرن ميونخ الألماني، تعيين البلجيكي فينسنت كومباني، مديرًا فنيًا لفريق كرة القدم الأول، خلفًا لـ توماس توخيل الذي خرج بدون تحقيق أي بطولات.

توخيل حل محل ناجيلسمان في مارس 2023، وفي موسمه 2023\2024 الصفري، فشل في الفوز بالدوري الألماني لصالح باير ليفركوزن، وودع دوري أبطال أوروبا من دور نصف النهائي.

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فينسنت كومباني، الاختيار الذي يعتبره البعض مفاجئاً، خاصة أن البلجيكي خبرته في التدريب ليست كبيرة، وهبط للدرجة الأولى مع بيرنلي في الموسم المنصرم بالدوري الإنجليزي.

بايرن ميونخ أعلن تعيين صاحب الـ38 عامًا مديرًا فنيًا للفريق بعقد يمتد لـ 3 سنوات حتى يونيو 2027، ليعلق كومباني: “أتطلع إلى التحدي الذي يواجهه النادي. إنه لشرف عظيم أن أتمكن من العمل في بايرن ميونخ، مؤسسة كرة القدم الكبرى. علينا أن ندافع عن هوية الفريق”.

وأضاف: “أحب امتلاك الكرة والإبداع وأن نكون عدوانيين على أرض الملعب، والآن أتطلع إلى الأشياء الأساسية وهي كيفية التعامل مع اللاعبين ووضع حجر الأساس للمستقبل”.

كومباني عمل مدربا مؤقتا لـ أندرلخت عندما كان لاعبًا في الوقت ذاته مع الفريق في 2020، قبل أن ينتقل في موسم 2022\2023 إلى بيرنلي، ويقود الفريق للترقية إلى الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ويهبط بعد موسم واحد فقط.

Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has been named batting coach of Chennai Super Kings for the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.Hussey, 42, enjoyed a successful association as a player with the Super Kings across two stints. He was first part of the franchise from 2008 to 2013 before returning in 2015 following a season with the Mumbai Indians. With an aggregate of 2213 from 64 games at an average of 40.98, he remains the third highest run-getter for Super Kings, behind Suresh Raina (4541) and MS Dhoni (3436). He also won the Orange Cap in IPL 2013 for finishing as the leading run-getter.”I am really excited about returning to the Chennai Super Kings in a coaching capacity and working with the players to help them get the best out of themselves and also help to bring success to this great franchise,” Hussey was quoted as saying by the Chennai Super Kings website.”I have so many great memories as a player and have made many wonderful friends in Chennai and now I am excited about giving back to the franchise in trying to help the next generation of CSK players. It is exciting to have CSK back in the competition and I am sure the fans are very happy to have their team back on the field.”Super Kings director George John said Hussey was a welcome addition not only because he was a valued player with the franchise but also because he was good with youngsters. While he confirmed Super Kings had not named the rest of their coaching staff, he said the franchise wasn’t looking beyond Stephen Fleming for the job of the head coach. Fleming has coached Super Kings to IPL championships in 2010 and 2011, and a Champions League title in 2010.”We are in talks with him,” John told ESPNcricinfo. “He’s busy with the Big Bash, so nothing has been signed yet. Most likely it will be him, but we haven’t finished the deal yet. We are not in talks with anybody else. We are looking at the same coaching staff – Gregory [King] and Tommy [Simsek] as trainer and physio. We are also seriously looking at a bowling coach.”

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Por sua vez, o atacante Marinho, artilheiro santista na temporada, com 10 gols, não foi convocado pela Seleção Brasileira. Por conta da sua boa temporada, existia a expectativa que ele fosse relacionado pelo técnico Tite para os jogos contra Bolívia e Peru, mas o treinador do Brasil optou por levar Gabriel Jesus, Rodrygo, Neymar, Everton Cebolinha, Roberto Firmino e Richarlison para o comando de ataque.

West Ham United could pull off a sensational transfer coup in a late summer move for one of the Premier League's most promising and glimmering talents…

What’s the latest West Ham United transfer news?

According to the Daily Mail, Emile Smith Rowe could be set for a late exit from the Emirates Stadium in search of more regular minutes.

Much of the speculation has been centred around Chelsea, who have reportedly already initiated an approach for the Englishman.

Mauricio Pochettino is keen to add another attacker to his ranks before transfer deadline day, but Arsenal are said to have swiftly rejected any advances from the Blues as they’re unwilling to sell to a side they see as a direct competitor.

Due to Todd Boehly’s overwhelming financial muscle and inability to take no for an answer, Chelsea are expected to try again, but West Ham are also waiting in the wings to pounce upon a possible deal.

Read the latest West Ham transfer news HERE…

The article details that Swith Rowe was of interest to the Irons earlier this summer and the club could reignite its interest in the attacker.

What are Emile Smith Rowe's strengths?

At one point, Smith Rowe had the world at his feet. In the 2020/21 season, the 23-year-old formally broke into the Arsenal side and swiftly established as one of the most productive and influential players in the team.

Buoyed on by playing for the club he has been at since 2010 and roared on by a passionate fan base supporting ‘one of their own’, the attacking midfielder recorded 18 goal contributions in 53 Premier League outings.

The three-cap England international developed a formidable reputation as an immense creative, effervescent, and gifted offensive force. This led to glowing praise from Jamie Carragher, who said: “To watch him in full flow, I've said he's the best player in the Premier League running the ball.

“He's so exciting, the pace, moving with the ball. He's a special talent. He can pop up in different positions, he has that ability to play all four positions up top and that's a real bonus.”

His tenth goal of the 2021/22 season in a 2-1 victory over Brentford in February 2022 was the first time a Hale End graduate had hit double figures in a campaign since Cesc Fabregas in 2009/10.

However, a groin injury kept the former RB Leipzig loanee out for 14 games between September and November 2022, and since then he has been unable to forge any notable consistency or rhythm.

The £12m-rated youngster didn’t manage to make any Premier League starts and the same trend has continued this season, having failed to even appear as a substitute in the current campaign.

Therefore, if West Ham could poach Smith Rowe it would serve as a sweet piece of revenge for the Gunners’ earlier signing of Declan Rice.

The north London outfit pinched Rice from the east of the capital in a whopping £105m deal and with it, they said goodbye to one of their own.

Thus, replicating that trick on their enemies of the summer, would be quite the move indeed.

Whilst the reaction to the majority of Arsenal’s recent transfer dealings has been positive, the sale of Smith Rowe could usher in a huge wave of discontent and would be a magnificent move for David Moyes as he aims to close out the window in style and help Hammers supporters everywhere forget about their former captain.

Liverpool continued their strong start to the season on Sunday by comfortably beating Aston Villa, extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 15 matches.

How did Liverpool play against Aston Villa?

Arriving into the fixture without Virgil van Dijk following his red card against Newcastle, supporters were left fearing the worst ahead of this match, however, those fears were soon diminished as Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring inside three minutes.

Following a lightning-fast start, the Reds continued to sweep Villa under the carpet with a Matty Cash own goal proceeding a customary Mohamed Salah strike which saw Liverpool run out as 3-0 winners and surge into third place.

Jurgen Klopp's side assumed control throughout, restricting Villa to limited attempts on goal and nullifying star men Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby with ease, despite the pair contributing to five of the Villain's eight goals so far.

Klopp's side were in cruise control throughout and their dominance was led by an infectious, energetic and dynamic midfield trio of Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Szoboszlai.

That interchangeable trio pressed superbly to win the ball back, utilised possession in a progressive manner and hounded Villa into submission with their energy, helping Liverpool record 91% accurate passes, 14 tackles, eight interceptions and 64% possession, as per Sofascore.

While their performance in the engine room was impressive, they did it without a natural holding midfielder as Wataru Endo was dropped following his display against Newcastle.

The Japan international, who made the £16m switch from Stuttgart this summer, struggled to stamp his authority on proceedings and was hooked after 58 minutes with the 30-year-old still acclimatising to Premier League football.

Despite winning four of his seven duels and registering an 88% pass completion, Endo only made two tackles, had 39 touches and was dispossessed five times, which is statistical evidence of him needing time to adjust to the demands required in Klopp's gegen pressing system.

As a result, £50k per-week "warrior", as dubbed by Bundesliga commentator Kevin Hatchard, should be fearing the worst for his game time moving forward, even more so now with the arrival of Ryan Gravenberch.

After wrapping up a £34m deal from Bayern Munich on deadline day, Liverpool's midfield is now embellished with quality, replacing the long-serving and ageing Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and James Milner with young prospects that have hunger and youthfulness on their side.

How good is Ryan Gravenberch?

A product of Ajax's famed youth academy, Gravenberch came through the ranks to become the club's youngest-ever debutant aged 16 and then went on to claim three Eredivisie titles.

He departed Amsterdam having made 103 appearances – including 14 starts in the Champions League – and delivered 25 goal contributions in all competitions.

A move to Bayern Munich saw him unsurprisingly scoop a Bundesliga title, making 33 appearances for the Bavarians last season with the 21-year-old now starting a new chapter in his career.

In the Bundesliga last season, Gravenberch excelled as a box-to-box midfielder, ranking high against his positional peers for metrics that are tailor-made to succeed in a Klopp system with his ability to progress the ball, press ferociously and win possession back shining through.

The technical quality of Gravenberch is backed up by his exquisite passing range, ranking in the top 10% for positionally similar players in leagues most similar to the Dutch top flight for his progressive passes, short and long pass completion, shot-creating actions and passes into the final third, as per FBref.

In possession, he's productive and rarely wasteful, without it, he hounds the opposition into making a mistake, fitting the energetic and dynamic profile required to play in Liverpool's midfield.

He ranks in the top 3% for ball recoveries and top 7% for tackles in the attacking third while his ball-carrying capabilities are exceptional with the Dutchman placing within the top 5% for carries into the final third, touches and top 12% for successful take-ons.

Although Gravenberch isn't the defensive midfielder that Liverpool have been crying out for having missed out on top targets Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to Chelsea, his boundless amounts of energy and creativity make him the perfect fit for the box-to-box role.

With Liverpool opting to omit a natural six from their system against Villa, an instant impact from Gravenberch in the mould of Szoboszlai could see Endo needing to fight for his place in the starting XI before he's even really had an opportunity to stamp his mark.

Journalist Alex Crook has shared a very promising further update on Fulham and their attempts to sign Everton star Alex Iwobi before deadline day.

Who will Fulham sign next?

Marco Silva has been up front over his side's need to strengthen further before tomorrow's 11pm cut off, having previously expressed his need to add quality in certain areas.

So far, Fulham have sealed deals for Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore from Wolves, as well as defender Calvin Bassey who joined in an £18.2 million deal from Ajax. Belgium international defender Timothy Castagne has also joined from Leicester City the most recently, with the club's vice-chairman Tony Khan expressing his excitement at the signing.

"I'm excited to welcome Timothy Castagne to Fulham," said Khan (via The BBC).

"He's a versatile and very talented defender with great experience in the Premier League and international competition for Belgium.

"I'm pleased that Timothy has committed to a four-year contract with us, and we believe that he'll be an excellent addition to Marco's squad."

Fulham have been tipped to be one of the busier sides late in this transfer window, with Silva apparently eager to sign a striker to replace the departed Aleksandar Mitrovic, who joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal.

Meanwhile, it's also been claimed that Arsenal's Rob Holding and Everton's Iwobi are of interest to Silva as well, with talkSPORT'S Crook sharing a promising update on the latter.

Fulham are apparently in pole position to sign the Nigeria international and the Toffees are very much open to selling. Iwobi has just one year left on his contract, and Sean Dyche needs funds to bolster his own squad.

“I think this (Iwobi to Fulham) has got legs,” Crook said live on talkSPORT (via Goodison News).

"Iwobi only has a year left on his contract. I think Everton obviously are trying to give Sean Dyche the resources to rebuild the squad if they can sell Iwobi. I think they are open to doing that.

“Talks have taken place. There are rumours of another Premier League club also interested in Iwobi, but I think at the moment, Fulham would be the frontrunners.”

How good is Alex Iwobi?

The 27-year-old won the Everton Players' Player of The Season Award last term, all while starring over 38 league matches as one of their best-performing players per 90, according to WhoScored.

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford won their overall Player of The Season award by contrast, highlighting Iwobi as Everton's star outfielder.

Iwobi racked up two goals and seven assists in midfield from that time, making him an enticing option for Silva and co who are looking to add attacking quality.

Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, speaking in an interview, also called the former Arsenal ace "outstanding" for some of his performances last term.

“I like his versatility," said Robinson to Football Insider.

“His performances have been outstanding. He’s shown that he can play off the left, off the right, he can play centrally.

“I think you can see that Frank Lampard is getting the best out of him right now. He’s playing some of the best football of his career right now.”

If Fulham can strike a late deal for the African ace, he could be a very astute signing.

A 19-run win ensured UAE pipped Canada and Namibia to second place on the basis of net run rate

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Feb-2018

Half-centuries from Shaiman Anwar and Muhammad Usman laid the platform for UAE to beat Namibia by 19 runs and qualify for the World Cup Qualifier in Windhoek by the narrowest of margins. UAE ended their WCL Division Two campaign with six points, the same as Canada – who narrowly lost their last match to Nepal – and Namibia, but with a better net run rate than either.Sent in to bat, UAE initially struggled to force the pace and were 97 for 4 in the 31st over when Usman joined Shaiman. They proceeded to transform the mood of the innings, putting on 120 in 103 balls before being dismissed in the slog overs. Usman made 59 off 57 balls, with three fours and two sixes, while Shaiman struck five fours and three sixes in his 77 off 59. JJ Smit was Namibia’s most successful bowler with figures of 3 for 57.Set 248 to win, Namibia slipped to 48 for 3 before Lohan Louwrens (43) and Craig Williams steadied them with a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket. Williams then put on 47 for the sixth wicket with Gerhard Erasmus before falling for 54 off 79 balls. It left Namibia six down and quite a way off the pace, with 94 still to get in 73 balls. They lost Smit soon after, too, but the in-form Erasmus and captain Sarel Burger (21) kept them in the hunt. When the offspinner Rohan Mustafa dismissed Erasmus for a 63-ball 58, Namibia needed 28 from 14.They had only two wickets left, however, and Amir Hayat and Mustafa – who finished with three wickets apiece – ended their innings in a hurry, Namibia eventually bowled out for 228.