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Handscomb is set to take Carey’s place behind the stumps, while Renshaw is on track for selection after having missed the first match with a hamstring strain

Varun Shetty06-Sep-2018

Australia A vice-captain Alex Carey is set to miss the second unofficial Test against India A starting Saturday as he has returned home for the birth of his child. Peter Handscomb will keep wicket in his place. Meanwhile, opening batsman Matt Renshaw is on track for selection for the second Test, having missed the first with a hamstring strain.Carey had an impressive outing behind the stumps during the first match in Bengaluru, and although his two catches in the game don’t tell that story, Carey was reliable on a low and slow pitch, particularly as it deteriorated on the last day.With Australia likely to rotate the squad around to bring in two spinners – Ashton Agar and Mitchell Swepson – Handscomb’s job as stand-in keeper will be particularly challenging. While Handscomb is no stranger to wicketkeeping, having done the job for Victoria, Melbourne Stars and Yorkshire before, it has largely been restricted to limited-overs cricket.According to ESPNcricinfo’s records, Handscomb last started a first-class match as designated wicketkeeper in December 2015, when he kept for Victoria in Melbourne during the Sheffield Shield.Handscomb has kept in India before, in an ODI in Indore last year, but the rigours of a four-day game will be markedly different.It will also add extra pressure in what will be Handscomb’s final push for a spot in the senior Test squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE next month. Handscomb’s last first-class century came in February this year, but in the seven innings since – including two in the Johannesburg Test against South Africa – Handscomb has managed to get into double-figures on only one occasion. Handscomb had a poor quadrangular series last month as well, managing only four runs in two innings, and is on something of a remodelling phase, having admitted that bowlers had worked him out.Handscomb still remains a strong contender for Test selection, particularly for his skills against spin. With the additional responsibility of wicketkeeping, he could be pushed down the order, presumably to No. 6 where his said skills will be more prominently on display. It could allow him both time and freedom to get himself in, unlike in Bengaluru where in both innings at No. 4, he was at the centre of middle-order collapses. Should that be the case, Queensland’s Marnus Labuschagne could be pushed up the order. Labuschagne, who had stayed back with the Test squad for the first Test as a reserve for the injured Renshaw, will now remain with the squad for the second game as well.Australia A squad for the second Test: Usman Khawaja, Matthew Renshaw, Kurtis Patterson, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (capt), Peter Handscomb (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Ashton Agar, Brendan Doggett, Jon Holland, Michael Neser, Joel Paris, Mitchell Swepson, Chris Tremain

Liverpool received a timely reminder in last weekend's draw at Luton Town of just how much progress is left in order to turn them into serious title contenders once more. For the majority of the campaign, the verdict around the Reds' rebuild has been fairly positive and rightly so. The midfield three of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch have been a major upgrade on the departed trio of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita.

That's not to say that Jurgen Klopp can't improve his options in the middle of the park even further, however, with one major position needed. According to reports, the Anfield club are eyeing a move for a new name in the defensive midfielder hunt in the coming months.

Liverpool transfer news

After spending so much on their midfield overhaul in the summer, Liverpool should be on course for a return to the Premier League's top four this season. But the Reds will want more than just Champions League qualification. They will want to be the side going stride for stride with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side; they will want to be one of the top sides in Europe once again, and that should see them return to the transfer market.

According to Anfield Watch, Liverpool are eyeing a move for Morten Frendrup. Those in Merseyside have been watching the 22-year-old Genoa defensive midfielder ahead of a potential move. A formal offer is yet to be presented, but with Frendrup's contract coming to an end in 2026, Genoa don't expect to keep their midfielder in the long-term.

Of course, it comes as little surprise to see Liverpool linked with a defensive midfielder. The Reds have so far shoehorned Mac Allister into the position, resulting in a difficult start to the Argentine's Anfield career. If they can sign an out-and-out defensive midfielder, then the former Brighton & Hove Albion man could push ahead into his actual role and make an impact on Klopp's side.

"Destroyer" Frendrup would solve Liverpool problem

Liverpool's new-look midfield looks incredibly close to perfection. Szoboszlai's athleticism has almost been a shock for those at Anfield compared to last season's ageing trio. Meanwhile, Gravenberch has been a breath of fresh air and Mac Allister, when given the chance to show glimpses of his talent, has proven exactly why the Reds made their move.

If they welcomed Frendrup, Liverpool would get more than just glimpses out of Mac Allister, though. The World Cup winner would be able to play in his natural role, where he was involved in 15 goals for Brighton in all competitions last season. Described as a "midfield destroyer" by Football Talent Scout's Jacek Kulig, Frendrup would provide Klopp with the Fabinho replacement he so desperately needs.

Frendrup's stats have been incredibly impressive this season, and prove exactly why he'd make a better defensive midfield option than Mac Allister.

Player

Tackles Won

Interceptions

Clearances

Morten Frendrup

25

17

12

Alexis Mac Allister

15

14

7

With that said, the Genoa midfielder is someone that Liverpool would be wise in pursuing when the January transfer window swings open.

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Por ser uma celebridade e um dos maiores esportistas de todos os tempos, que inclusive foi aclamado Atleta do Século 20, Pelé também teve ligação com diversos outros esportes e atividades variadas. Uma delas foi com o automobilismo.

Além de conhecer pessoalmente os três brasileiros campeões mundiais de Fórmula 1 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet e Ayrton Senna -, Pelé também costumava frequentar alguns GPs, sobretudo os realizados no Brasil.

E foi justamente num Grande Prêmio do Brasil, em Interlagos, que o Rei do Futebol protagonizou momento marcante e que entrou para o rol de gafes.

Isso aconteceu em 2002 quando Pelé foi escalado para dar a bandeirada final ao vencedor da prova. O Rei subiu ao local com a bandeira quadriculada nas mãos, mas se distraiu numa conversa com o diretor de prova e perdeu o momento em que Michael Schumacher cruzou a linha de chegada, vencendo a prova. A cena, transmitida pela TV, viralizou e rodou o mundo, claro.

The recent two-match skid must not detract from Tottenham Hotspur's sensational start to life under Ange Postecoglou, who has restored the feel-good factor after a tumultuous few years.

After finishing eighth in the Premier League last season, Spurs have charged into the ascendancy this term and occupied pole position until defeat against Chelsea at the start of last week.

A deluge of injuries and suspensions meant that the squad was somewhat threadbare heading to Molineux to face Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend, and despite leading for 87 minutes, the hosts' Pablo Sarabia inspired a dramatic late turnaround.

While Postecoglou has undisputably orchestrated a revolution down the N17, not all have reached their peak yet; Yves Bissouma and Cristian Romero were among the underachievers last year, now revived, but despite an upswing, Richarlison still cuts a divisive figure.

Richarlison's Tottenham career

Signing from divisional rivals Everton for £60m in July 2022, Richarlison severely struggled across his first campaign in London, only scoring once in the league and being branded as "useless" by The RedMen TV's Chris Pajak.

This year, he has been better, posting one goal and three assists from ten Premier League outings, which means that he is now just one direct contribution behind last year's total despite playing 17 fewer fixtures.

The £90k-per-week forward does also rank among the top 13% of positional peers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for assists per 90, as per FBref, emphasising the import of his presence to Tottenham.

The Brazilian is among the absentees at Tottenham right now, sidelined for several weeks following a groin operation, and while Brennan Johnson is firing himself into form, Richarlison's "relentless” running – as has been noted by Goal editor Joe Strange – will be missed.

There is hope. Off the bench in September, it was Richarlison's contribution that proved definitive against lowly Sheffield United, bagging a goal and assist apiece in the dying embers to maintain early renaissance that placed the club near the front of the Premier League table.

Such an influential display bespeaks his best qualities and big-game potential, and this is something that will need to be captured and shaped when he returns from his current injury.

If he can rediscover the clinical touch that served him so well at Everton, Postecoglou could find a dangerous weapon at his disposal, but considering that he has been outscored by Spurs starlet Troy Parrott since joining the club, he will need to make significant improvements to bring his career to its apex.

Troy Parrott's career so far

Parrott is not quite among the current wave of prodigious talent pervading Spurs' youth academy right now, but at 21-years-old, he remains an exciting prospect and has been earning his stripes out on loan for the past few years.

Having plundered 31 goals and six assists from 38 matches for Spurs' development sides the 20-cap Republic of Ireland international (with four goals) has been touted for a good career, and while he still has progress to make, there is definitely a natural goalscoring ability to be nurtured.

Last season, Parrott enjoyed a loan spell with Preston North End in the Championship, scoring four goals from 22 starts, though he was perhaps unfortunate to be plying his trade with the division's second-lowest scorers.

Speaking of his loan addition, Preston manager Ryan Lowe said: "His work rate is phenomenal. For the size of him, he is a bit of a unit inside. He's not massive, but very strong, uses his body very well & he got down the sides plenty of times."

Now on the move again, Parrott's rate of scoring is something that Postecoglou will be aware of, even if he isn't earning starting appearances on every occasion.

Troy Parrott's season by numbers

After his spell with Preston last season, Parrott completed a season-long loan move to Dutch side Excelsior, following in the footsteps of former Lilywhite, Marcus Edwards.

Hailed for his "exciting" performances in the Netherlands this season, as per Alasdair Gold, Parrott has scored three goals and supplied one assist from nine matches in the Eredivisie.

Troy Parrott: Characteristics

Strength s

Weaknesses

Passing

Crossing

Lay-offs

Drawing fouls

*Sourced via WhoScored

As per Sofascore, the Irishman has only played from the outset on two occasions, and given that he is averaging 30 minutes per match, this equates to a goal per 90.

Parrott will hope to start earning greater opportunities from the opening whistle, but having proven his worth through his predatory skills, he will surely earn chances to impress further over the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign.

While the striker would be hoping for a regular starting berth, he is outperforming fellow Spurs loan star Dane Scarlett, who, albeit only 19-years-old, has yet to score or assist from ten outings on loan with Ipswich Town in the Championship.

Scarlett is considered one of the club's most promising starlets and earned some valuable experience with League One side Portsmouth last term, scoring six times and registering two assists across all competitions, starting 19 times in the league.

But, clearly, he still needs time to grow into his skin; Parrott, based on his goalscoring record this season, may well be confident enough in striking on goal to effectively serve Postecoglou, and given that there is a lack of depth in the first-team, he might have been a valuable tool to hold within the pack.

Having now scored seven times since Richarlison arrived at Spurs, Parrott is outscoring the five-goal Spurs player, and while circumstances differ, this is something that Postecoglou will be desperate to bring up a notch, else a time will come when his hand may be forced regarding the £60m man's future at the club.

With talented hopefuls such as Parrott and Scarlett snapping at his heels, maybe the sharpened cutting edge that all Spurs supporters hope for will materialise, but if it doesn't, and the club's Australian manager feels inclined to dip into the transfer market, such budding talents will be able to serve as understudies.

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A luta para transmitir segurança aos colegas de Fluminense ditará mais uma vez os passos de Marcos Felipe. Designado como titular no confronto com o Athletico-PR, neste sábado, às 19h, o goleiro não esconde que a luta para manter a equipe na briga por uma vaga no G6 do Campeonato Brasileiro passará por uma boa atuação sua debaixo das traves.

– No momento bom em que a gente está, brigando na parte de cima da tabela, buscando objetivos grandes, estar pronto é sempre importante. Conforme nós vamos nos preparando e as oportunidades surgindo, a gente vai demonstrando nosso trabalho – declarou o jogador de 24 anos, em entrevista coletiva na última sexta-feira.

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O goleiro não engrenava uma sequência de jogos desde agosto, quando o Fluminense sofreu um revés por 3 a 1 para o São Paulo no Morumbi, empatou em 1 a 1 com o Atlético-GO e venceu por 2 a 1 o clássico diante do Vasco.

Com moral após ter atuação satisfatória no empate em 0 a 0 com o RB Bragantino, Marcos Felipe tenta, diante do Furacão, achar atalhos para que não seja atrapalhado pela falta de ritmo de jogo na meta.

-O que eu costumo fazer em todas as oportunidades é ser o mais simples possível. Um toque para lateral não quer dizer insegurança, quer dizer não se arriscar. Eu venho de um tempo sem jogar e não posso querer me arriscar. Sou jovem, não tive sequência ainda como titular, então isso é simplicidade. Seja o mais simples possível que você vai ser eficaz – assegurou.

O jogador de 24 anos crê que sua evolução na meta só acontecerá com o passar do tempo.

– Conforme vai tendo sequência, vai ganhando confiança e tendo mais opções de passe dentro do jogo. A gente vai trabalhando isso – declarou.

Prestes a ter a missão de conter o ímpeto de uma linha de frente com jogadores perigosos como Léo Cittadini, Nikão e Walter, o goleiro confia na sua vivência para ajudar o Tricolor das Laranjeiras a se sobressair no Maracanã.

– A experiência te traz tranquilidade dentro da partida. O apoio dos companheiros ajuda muito. Às vezes você joga um, fica um tempo sem jogar, então tem que estar psicologicamente preparado, e fisicamente também. Desde 2016 venho me preparando em todas as oportunidades que eu tenho – disse.

Ciente de que tem de se mostrar preparado para honrar a confiança do técnico Odair Hellmann, Marcos Felipe se prepara para mais um desafio no Campeonato Brasileiro.

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أعلن البرتغالي جوزيه جوميز المدير الفني لفريق الزمالك، عن تشكيل لاعبيه لمباراة اليوم أمام بيراميدز، التي تجمع بينهما ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الزمالك يواجه بيراميدز، على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، في اللقاء المؤجل بينهما من الجولة 18 للمسابقة المحلية.

ويحتل الزمالك المركز الخامس في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 48 نقطة من 27 مباراة، فاز في 14 لقاء، وتعادل في 6 وخسر 7 مواجهات.

طالع أيضاً.. موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الزمالك وبيراميدز اليوم في الدوري.. والمعلق

على الجانب الآخر يتصدر بيراميدز جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، ولديه في رصيده 68 نقطة من 29 مباراة، فاز في 21 مواجهة، وتعادل في 5 لقاءات، وتلقى 3 هزائم.

وشهد تشكيل الزمالك أمام بيراميدز مشاركة محمود الشناوي حارس مرمى الأبيض لأول مرة.

الجدير بالذكر أن نتيجة مباراة الدور الأول بين الزمالك وبيراميدز، التي جمعت بين الفريقين انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي 2-2. تشكيل الزمالك اليوم أمام بيراميدز في الدوري المصري

حراسة المرمى: محمود الشناوي.

خط الدفاع: أحمد فتوح – مصطفى الزناري – أحمد مجدي – عمر جابر.

خط الوسط : نبيل عماد دونجا – ناصر ماهر – عبد الله السعيد.

خط الهجوم : مصطفى شلبي – ناصر منسي – سيد عبد الله “نيمار”.

Welsh legend pays price for county’s flat-lining performances on all fronts

George Dobell17-Oct-2018

Hugh Morris has described as “incredibly difficult” the decision to end Robert Croft’s 30-year career with Glamorgan.Morris, the club’s chief executive, acknowledged Croft’s “incredible contribution” to Glamorgan but conceded that, after a grim year, this was “the right time for a change”.Croft had been head coach at Glamorgan for the last three years. Despite seeing the side reach Finals Day in 2017 – the first time they had done so in 13 years – Croft was unable to improve their first-class form. They finished bottom of Division Two in the County Championship in 2018, won only one List A match, and failed to progress to the last eight in the T20 Blast. The departure of 21-year-old Aneurin Donald, one of the club’s brightest prospects, to Hampshire underlined the impression that, too often in the last few years, the club had relied too heavily on imports.Before his spell as head coach, Croft had enjoyed a long career with the club – he made his debut in 1989 and captained the side between 2003 and 2006 – and had a period as assistant coach. His departure leaves the club looking for both a new head coach and director of cricket following last week’s announcement which revealed Morris, who has had a dual role as chief executive and director of cricket since 2013, would be concentrating on the former position. It is likely the new director of cricket will be involved in the appointment of the next head coach.”On behalf of the club I would like to thank Robert for the incredible contribution he has made to Glamorgan, not just as head coach but also as a player, assistant coach and ambassador over the last 30 years,” Morris said.”He is one of our greatest players and the most successful player we have ever had at the club at international level and has done more than anyone to promote not just cricket in Wales, but Welsh cricket to the world.”During his tenure, he has developed a number of young players which Glamorgan will hopefully see the benefit of for years to come. He also oversaw the club reaching the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast in two of his three years in charge, which culminated in our return to Finals Day last year.”It was an incredibly difficult decision for the board to make, but given our performances in the County Championship we feel it is the right time for a change. Robert is always welcome back at the club and we hope he will continue to act as an ambassador for Glamorgan and Welsh cricket.””After finishing my playing career it was one of my dreams to coach at this great club and I am pleased to have been able to fulfil that dream and play a part in developing the next generation of Welsh cricketers,” Croft said. “I leave knowing that Glamorgan has a number of extremely talented cricketers who can take the club forward.”Although our County Championship campaigns did not go as I would have liked, we were able to compete admirably in the shorter formats of the game with a small and young squad of players.”Glamorgan will always hold a big piece of my heart and I would like to wish the club and supporters well for the future.”Since they were relegated at the end of the 2005 season, Glamorgan have only finished in the top half of Division Two twice. In that period, they have failed to produce an England player. At one stage in 2018, they lost seven Championship games in succession.

Sunrisers completely retained their bowling unit, while offloading the England duo of Hales and Jordan

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Nov-2018

David Warner will don the orange for Sunrisers Hyderabad again in 2019, two years after he last featured for the franchise. Warner, the designated captain, missed the 2018 season following the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.Sunrisers, however, released India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, the England duo of Alex Hales and Chris Jordan, and West Indies T20I captain Carlos Brathwaite.Sunrisers squad

Retained: Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi
Traded in: Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem (from Daredevils)
Released: Sachin Baby, Tanmay Agarwal, Wriddhiman Saha, Chris Jordan, Carlos Brathwaite, Alex Hales, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan
Traded out: Shikhar Dhawan (to Daredevils)

Saha was Sunrisers’ first-choice wicketkeeper through IPL 2018, but suffered a finger injury during the second Qualifier against Kolkata Knight Riders in May. Thereafter, Saha was diagnosed with a shoulder injury and missed India’s Tests against Afghanistan and England and will not be available for the upcoming Australia series as well. Shreevats Goswami, who kept wicket following Saha’s injury, has been retained.In all, Sunrisers retained six foreigners. Joining Warner were Australia fast bowler Billy Stanlake, Kane Williamson and the all-round trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. Sunrisers, however, did not specify a team captain. With Warner set to return, the franchise is spoilt for captaincy choices.The other players released were Sachin Baby, Tanmay Agarwal, Bipul Sharma and Mehdi Hassan. None of them had played for Sunrisers in IPL 2018.Earlier this month, Shikhar Dhawan was traded to Delhi Daredevils, after he felt “unsettled” at the franchise. Sunrisers had received the services of allrounders Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma, and the left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem from Daredevils in return.

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A penúltima partida do ano de 2020 para Fortaleza e Ceará será justamente o encontro entre os rivais da capital cearense onde o que separam ambas na tabela de classificação do Brasileirão são apenas dois pontos.

Por ora, o Alvinegro de Porangabuçu é quem leva vantagem no quesito tendo 31 pontos em 11° lugar além de pontuar em quatro das últimas cinco rodadas com direito a vitórias em duelos diretos contra Vasco e Bahia atuando distante de seus domínios.

No caso do Leão do Pici, a equipe de Marcelo Chamusca ainda passa, nitidamente, pelo processo de adaptação ao novo comandante que chegou com a responsabilidade de manter o alto desempenho de Rogério Ceni, hoje no Flamengo. A equipe está em 13° lugar com 30 pontos.

Para as escalações do 11 inicial, quem sofre com mais problemas é o lado do Ceará onde William Oliveira e Felipe Vizeu ainda precisam dar sequência a recuperação das suas contusões. Já Vina (um dos principais nomes do plantel Alvinegro na temporada) bem como o lateral Eduardo e o meio-campista Ricardinho estão aptos a serem usados no clássico.

FICHA TÉCNICA
​FORTALEZA x CEARÁ

Local: Arena Castelão, Fortaleza (CE)
Data e hora: 20/12/2020 – 20h30
​Árbitro: Anderson Daronco (RS)
Assistentes: Rafael da Silva Alves e Michel Stanilsau (ambos RS)
VAR: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (RS)

FORTALEZA:Felipe Alves; Tinga, Jackson, Paulão e Bruno Melo; Felipe e Juninho; Osvaldo, Romarinho, David e Bergson.Técnico: Rogério Ceni.

CEARÁ: Richard; Samuel Xavier, Tiago Pagnussat, Luiz Otávio e Bruno Pacheco; Pedro Naressi e Fernando Sobral; Lima, Vina e Léo Chú; Cléber.Técnico: Guto Ferreira.

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Everton recently felt the full force of the Premier League when they were handed a 10-point deduction for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. The deduction put them back in the relegation zone, two points adrift of safety, and undid all of Sean Dyche's excellent work in the last month or so. Ready to go again after the international break, the former Burnley boss must simply pick up where he left off and guide the Toffees back on course for safety.

The off-field news hasn't stopped there, though, with Everton playing their part in even more Premier League controversy which has left many frustrated, including talkSPORT host Mark Goldbridge, who shared his thoughts.

Goldbridge criticises "ridiculous" Everton decision

The Premier League really never stops delivering drama, particularly after Everton's point deduction amid the ongoing investigation into Manchester City. On top of that, however, clubs have voted for and against transfers between related-party clubs. A ban on such transfers would leave the likes of Chelsea unable to deal with Strasbourg and Newcastle United unable to sign players from PIF-owned clubs. Meanwhile, if 777 Partners complete their takeover of Everton, they would have been unable to deal with the likes of Genoa and Hertha Berlin.

In the end, those aforementioned clubs needn't have worried, as the Premier League did not get enough votes in favour of a transfer block, with Everton, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley voting against a ban on loans, according to Craig Hope of the Daily Mail.

Goldbridge reacted to the news of the vote, posting on X: "Ridiculous 7 Prem clubs voted against that loan between owned clubs deal."

Everton's potential advantage after the vote

The vote once again brings forth the question as to whether the Premier League needs an independent regulator rather than relying on the clubs to come to a decision. In the end, clubs in favour of the transfer block were just two votes away from it taking place, yet it is the eight clubs who voted against the block that will now benefit. It came as little surprise that Everton were among those, too.

The Toffees are currently the subject of an ongoing attempted takeover by 777 Partners. 777 Partners' portfolio includes seven other clubs and the advantage that Everton could now have is the ability to negotiate with those other clubs with far more ease, given their clear link. This could result in loan deals to and from sides such as Standard Liege and Hertha Berlin, as Dyche looks to strengthen his side.

If 777 Partners do complete their takeover of the club and it is all wrapped up by January, then Everton will certainly be an interesting side to keep an eye on when it comes to transfer activity. Those at Goodison Park could have the chance to welcome a number of reinforcements.