يستعد منتخب المغرب لخوض مباراة قوية في إطار منافسات بطولة كأس العرب 2025، وذلك بعد تأهله في صدارة ترتيب المجموعة الثانية للمسابقة.
ومن المقرر أن سواجه منتخب المغرب، المنتخب السوري على أرضية استاد خليفة الدولي، ضمن لقاءات ربع نهائي كأس العرب.
وتقام بطولة كأس العرب 2025، في دولة قطر، والتي انطلقت في الأول من ديسمبر وتنتهي في 18 من الشهر ذاته، بمشاركة 16 منتخبًا.
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تصدر منتخب المغرب المجموعة الثانية ليصطدم بسوريا وصيف المجموعة الأولى، بينما اعتلى منتخب فلسطين صدارة المجموعة الأولى ليواجه السعودية وصيف مجموعة المغرب. موعد مباراة المغرب وسوريا في ربع نهائي كأس العرب
يلتقي منتخب المغرب مع سوريا في ربع النهائي يوم الخميس 11 ديسمبر 2025، في تمام الساعة 4:30 عصرًا بتوقيت مصر، 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية.
Classificado para as quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista, o Santos ainda não definiu o local do duelo contra a Portuguesa. A diretoria do Peixe tenta um acordo com o Corinthians para mandar a partida na Neo Química Arena, casa do rival, decisão que desagrada o elenco e o técnico Fábio Carille.
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Após a vitória de virada diante da Inter de Limeira por 3 a 2, o comandante revelou em entrevista que a preferência dos atletas é sempre atuar na Vila Belmiro. No entanto, não descartou a possibilidade de decidir a classificação na capital paulista.
– Minha preferência e dos atletas é sempre de jogar na Vila, aqui é a nossa casa. O Palmeiras já se classificou em primeiro lugar, São Paulo ou São Bernardo deve passar em primeiro. Acho muito difícil que a Polícia libere dois jogos à tarde na capital no mesmo dia. Mas no meio de semana jogar em São Paulo é uma realidade – disse o treinador.
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A definição sobre o mando de campo deve ser anunciada pelos dirigentes do clube nos próximos dias. Dono da segunda melhor campanha na fase de grupos do Paulistão, o Santos terá uma semana livre para treinamentos antes de encarar a Lusa, em duelo que vale vaga para a semifinal do torneio estadual.
تحدث أحمد سليمان، عضو مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك، عن ملف محمود بنتايج، الظهير الأيسر للفريق الذي أنذر النادي بفسخ التعاقد بسبب مستحقاته المتأخرة.
وكانت الفترة الأخيرة شهدت حديث عن دور سليمان في حل الأزمة خاصة بعد خطوبة اللاعب وابنة عضو مجلس الإداراة.
وقال سليمان عبر قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “مهم أن نفصل الأمور الشخصية عن النادي، فالقصة أنه إنسان مؤدب ومثقف ومحترم ومتعلم، ولم أجد تلك الأخلاق في كثير من الشباب”.
طالع.. بعد أرض أكتوبر.. الزمالك يواجه صدمة جديدة بشأن مصيف مرسى مطروح
وأضاف: “لست مسئولًا عن ملفه مع نادي الزمالك، هناك نظام في النادي ومشرفون وإدارة كرة، وهذا شيء جيد وتم توضيحه من قبل، حاليًا أصحاب القرار باتوا محدودين، وفي وقت سابق كانت الأمور مفتوحة”.
وتابع: “يعيب جون إدوارد عدم حديثه، ولابد كل فترة أن يوضح، ولابد أن يظهر للتوضيح للناس، صحيح أن المال مهم، لكن في الفترة الأولى عملنا حسب الإمكانيات، وتعاقدنا مع عبد الله السعيد وأحمد حمدي وبنتايج وناصر ماهر ومحمد شحاتة”.
وأتم: “المشكلة أن الطموح كان كبيرًا وتم التعاقد مع عدد من اللاعبين بأموال كثيرة، بعدها حدثت أزمة الأرض فأصبح هناك عجز مالي”.
A derrota do Flamengo na Libertadores fez os torcedores relembrarem as outras equipes comandadas por Paulo Sousa, Vítor Pereira e Jorge Sampaoli. Para os rubro-negros, o trabalho de Tite é “nota zero”. Confira as reações abaixo.
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Football fans far and wide, heading into the 2025/26 Premier League season, must have been expecting that Liverpool would continue their domestic dominance.
It started well for Arne Slot’s Reds, too, as they went about defending their status as reigning champions, with five straight wins picked up in league action in the early stages of the campaign.
However, since they got the better of Everton in the Merseyside Derby in mid-September, it has all gone rather pear-shaped for the Reds, with an alarming six defeats now collected in all competitions, pushing them down to a dire seventh position in the Premier League standings.
Things have to change, and quickly, with many of the players Slot and Co. purchased in the summer failing to live up to their grand expectations.
Liverpool's most underwhelming signings
Liverpool really didn’t hold back this summer when breaking the bank.
Indeed, a jaw-dropping £415m in total was spent on revamping the Reds, with the triumphant top-flight champions waving goodbye to the likes of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the summer for mega money.
Unfortunately, despite sitting at the top of this above list with their spending power, a lot of their high-profile signings have flopped so far at Anfield, with Florian Wirtz – who cost a whopping £116m just on his own – still yet to pick up a single goal or assist in league action, culminating in the German being labelled as “pretty average” by ex-Liverpool midfielder, and compatriot, Dietmar Hamann.
Milos Kerkez has also been subject to some scathing criticism, with the £40m recruit looking like a shadow of his expansive AFC Bournemouth best, particularly against Crystal Palace last time out in the EFL Cup, as Ismaila Sarr confidently collected two goals down his left flank.
Another former Liverpool favourite in Jason McAteer, has even suggested that the move to the Reds was “too big for him”, amid concerns he looks “lost” donning the number six jersey.
Thankfully, Hugo Ekitike has shone in spurts as another flashy new signing, but there is one dud that is extremely concerning now, as Slot potentially has to contend with his own Naby Keita-style blunder.
The £280k-per-week star who is Slot's own Keita
Glancing over Liverpool’s most expensive signings of all time is an intriguing read.
Of course, they struck gold when landing Virgil Van Dijk for £75m as he remains the club’s top leader to this day. But, when you
scroll down more, you’re then greeted by Keita’s name, who is still Liverpool’s eighth most expensive recruit at the £48m mark.
Keita did, of course, have a stunning goal up his sleeve at Liverpool – as evidenced in this glittering highlight package – but he didn’t consistently shine bright enough to justify his once club-record fee, with injuries galore often stopping him in his tracks.
Fast forward to the present, and an eerily similar tale could now be unfolding with Alexander Isak, with the ex-Newcastle United striker – who is prone to an injury niggle himself – yet to get up and running at Anfield, after breaking the Reds’ transfer record when joining in the summer for a ludicrous £125m.
Isak’s numbers this season
Stat
Isak
Games played
8
Goals scored
1
Assists
1
Games missed through injury
5
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After all, Liverpool must have thought they’d sealed the signing of the window when landing the £280k-per-week hotshot, considering he was once branded as a “world-class” talent at Newcastle United by ex-boss Eddie Howe when burying a lethal 62 strikes from 109 games.
But, caution should have been exercised here in trying to temper expectations, considering Jurgen Klopp also hailed Keita as the “best player in the league” in the Bundesliga when sealing his services, only for everything to fall apart.
Indeed, as is the case looking at the table above, Isak has only one paltry goal next to his name so far in his uncomfortable new surroundings, with the extortionate number nine already falling foul of sitting out five games for club and country this season through injury issues.
The hope will be that it doesn’t get as bad as Keita’s injury situation got, with his penultimate season in England seeing him miss a staggering 40 games with recurring trips to the treatment room.
He looks set to miss Liverpool’s must-win clash with Aston Villa on the weekend, to add insult to injury.
Isak, additionally, has the pressure of being known as a lethal goalscorer weighing him down, as the burden of being Liverpool’s most expensive signing proves, yet again, to be a debilitating hindrance, rather than a badge of honour.
The Reds waited a year for Keita to arrive, after initially signing him in advance in 2017, only for the move to end in disappointment.
Having waded through a whole summer saga before landing Isak, it looks as if the Swede could be heading for similar frustration at Anfield.
"We never speak about this in here" – Slot stunned at Liverpool press conference
Nikesh Arora believes tech consortium can help Hundred become “multi-billion dollar product”
Matt Roller07-Aug-2025
London Spirit’s women won the Hundred for the first time last year•Getty Images
The head of the Silicon Valley technology consortium that bid £144 million (US$193 million approx.) for a 49% stake in London Spirit in January believes that the Hundred can become “a multi-billion dollar product” to rival the IPL.Nikesh Arora, the CEO of cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, leads Cricket Investor Holdings Limited – better known as the ‘Tech Titans’ – and is a newly-appointed board member at Spirit after they completed their lucrative deal for a minority stake. They will run the franchise as a joint venture with MCC, who hosted the consortium at Lord’s this week.The consortium has grown in number since seeing off significant competition from Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group in a virtual auction earlier this year, with Arora estimating that 15 of its members were at Lord’s to watch the Hundred’s opening match day – which saw Spirit’s women beat Oval Invincibles, but the men’s team bowled out for 80.Related
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They met Justin Langer and Kane Williamson at a training session on Monday, and dined in the pavilion that evening before lining a hospitality suite in the Edrich Stand on Tuesday. The CEOs of Adobe, Google and YouTube are all involved; Satyan Gajwani, the vice-chairman of Times Internet, suggested that not even the World Economic Forum could bring them all together.Arora and Gajwani walked across the outfield and posed by the pitch after Tuesday night’s games, a display of power which laid bare the new era that awaits English cricket. “This is a way to get involved with one of the most storied and hallowed grounds in the world,” Arora said at Lord’s, while watching his new team for the first time. “It’s like bringing our passions to our work.”We’ve never had buyer’s remorse. We’ve never been stressed about what we paid. I have more people who want to be part of the consortium now than I had before I made the investment, so it’s not a problem. Many of them are here; they flew from the US to come watch it. This is a passion for every one of us… It’s going to be fun.”Chair Mark Nicholas has promised MCC members a “major relaunch” of the franchise once the joint venture assumes operational control from the ECB on October 1. The London Spirit name is expected to remain for the time being but new sponsors and new kits have been lined up, potentially incorporating egg-and-bacon trim or piping as a nod to the club’s famous colours.Justin Langer, David Warner and Kane Williamson arrive before the game•Getty Images
The eight Hundred franchises were sold at a combined valuation of around £975 million ($1.3 billion approx.) earlier this year. Six deals have now been signed off, with Cain International and Reliance Industries expected to complete their purchases of stakes in Trent Rockets and Oval Invincibles respectively after the 2025 season is complete.Arora believes that the arrival of eight new investors simultaneously can “optimise” the Hundred and turn it into a “product” that rivals the most lucrative league in the world: “The IPL started from nowhere, and became a multi-billion dollar product. Why couldn’t this be that product? It’s not just us, there are eight new shareholders, give or take, across eight new franchises.”They all have successful businesses or cricket operations somewhere in the world. If that energy, that passion, that creativity, that innovation is brought to this, imagine what they could do? The ECB incubated it, which is great. But I’m sure there are ways to optimise things a bit better. I don’t think the Hundred is a bad product… It’s about creating the excitement around it.”
Gajwani, a co-founder of Major League Cricket, agrees. “Bringing in stakeholders beyond governing bodies has almost always improved products,” he said. “You’ve got eight best-in-class investors, operators; people who understand business, consumer, sport, globally, locally. You’ve got all of it in terms of the membership that’s going to be on the board of the Hundred.”Relative to almost every other sport, cricket has less private power… The NBA is run privately, the NFL is privately, La Liga, EPL (English Premier League football) are private. Generally, the influx of diverse views, different stakeholders, these are things that will bring innovation in its own form.”Gajwani believes that the Hundred’s “core” audience will always be based in the UK, rather than overseas: “It starts with a strong domestic product.” But Richard Thompson, the ECB chair, said last week that it is “a matter of time” before India men’s players feature in the Hundred, a change which would create a significant spike in the value of overseas broadcast rights.”It’s a question for some of the people in the BCCI, and maybe the ICC,” Gajwani said. “But as these leagues outside of the IPL become interesting, more meaningful and more substantial, I can tell you personally, there are a number of players in India that are super excited about the idea of playing out here. The economics, commercials, contracts and all that stuff is complicated.”Nikesh Arora heads the ‘Tech Titans’ consortium that has bought a 49% stake in London Spirit•Robert Perry/PA Images via Getty Images
The Tech Titans only hold three out of seven director seats on Spirit’s new board: Arora, Gajwani and Egon Durban (co-CEO of private equity fund Silver Lake) will join Robert Lawson (MCC chief executive), Julian Metherell (incoming committee member), Eoin Morgan (incoming chair of cricket) and one other MCC nominee, with Metherell acting as chair.Arora emphasised his consortium’s status as minority partners: “They [MCC] are 51% shareholders. We let them take the lead, which is good. They understand their cricket, they understand the stadium, they understand the locals. From our perspective, we bring a) passion, for sure; and b) knowledge and experience.”Arora and Gajwani followed India’s last-gasp win over England at The Oval remotely on Monday, and both describe themselves as genuine cricket fans. “I would have been the first to say everything’s moving this way [towards short-form cricket],” Gajwani said. “But the last month has shown how much frickin’ energy there can be behind Tests.Eoin Morgan is a director on London Spirit’s new board•Getty Images
“Cricket has this interesting tension between history and future, probably more than other sports… They are different audiences. You look around here, I’d say the average age is younger, more family-oriented, more female. Test cricket is probably more of a classical and more traditional crowd overall, but they both have their place.”And Arora insists that his consortium’s investment in the Hundred is nothing to fear for traditionalists who have no interest in the shorter formats. “Don’t underestimate the fact that around 50% of our consortium grew up in India 30-35 years ago,” he said. “We grew up watching people like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, and we like watching Ben Stokes now.”Part of it is just being able to associate with your idols; being able to associate with a sport that you grew up watching in the middle of the night. We still watch cricket in California at 3am or 4am. This is our sport.”
O Vasco largou atrás do Nova Iguaçu para chegar na grande final do Campeonato Carioca. Isso porque a Laranja da Baixada tem a vantagem de dois resultados iguais. Diante do cenário, é possível que o Cruz-Maltino seja um dos finalistas? O Lance! lista abaixo cinco motivos para os vascaínos acreditarem.
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1️⃣ CONFIANÇA EM RAMÓN DÍAZ O técnico do Vasco pediu para os torcedores acreditarem na equipe. Inclusive, Ramón Díaz bateu na mesa mais uma vez, que nem no episódio do “no va a abajar!”.
2️⃣ ATMOSFERA O Vasco vai entrar em campo com o Maracanã lotado. A promessa é de casa cheia com mais de 60 mil vascaínos empurrando o time.
3️⃣ NOVA IGUAÇU DESGASTADO A situação foi invertida. No primeiro jogo da semifinal, o Vasco jogou pela Copa do Brasil no meio da semana. Agora, o Nova Iguaçu que disputou a competição e foi eliminado pelo Internacional.
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4️⃣ TALENTOS INDIVIDUAIS O Vasco conta com diversos nomes de peso que podem decidir a semifinal. Dentre eles está o goleiro Léo Jardim, que vive uma grande fase e foi convocado para a Seleção Brasileira.
Além disso, o Vasco também conta com Lucas Piton, que tem salvado o time de derrotas. O camisa 10, Dimitri Payet, que é o melhor jogador cruz-maltino na temporada e o “Pirata” Pablo Vegetti, que gosta de balançar a rede.
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5️⃣ RETROSPECTO FAVORÁVEL Ao longo de todos os anos, Vasco e Nova Iguaçu se enfrentaram 14 vezes e o Cruz-Maltino é soberano. No total são oito vitórias, três empates e três derrotas.
قام آرني سلوت، المدير الفني لنادي ليفربول، بتفسير سبب جلوس محمد صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء أمام وست هام يونايتد، وذلك ببطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وست هام سوف يستضيف ليفربول بعد أقل من 30 دقيقة من الآن، وذلك لحساب منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وقام سلوت بمفاجأة الجميع حيث أبقى محمد صلاح على مقاعد بدلاء ليفربول، ودفع بدلًا منه بفلوريان فيرتز في مركز الجناح الأيمن، إلى جانب كودي جاكبو كجناح أيسر وفي مركز المهاجم ألكسندر إيزاك.
وتعتبر هذه هي المباراة الثانية التي يتواجد فيها محمد صلاح هذا الموسم على مقاعد البدلاء، بعد مباراة آينتراخت فرانكفورت في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
اقرأ أيضًا.. تشكيل ليفربول أمام وست هام في الدوري الإنجليزي.. موقف محمد صلاح
وفسر سلوت سبب جلوس محمد صلاح كبديل اليوم، بسبب ضغط المباريات الذي يعيشه ليفربول خلال هذا الموسم.
وقال سلوت في تصريحات نقلها صحفي شبكة “سكاي سبورتس”، الموثوق فابريزيو رومانو: “نلعب 4 مباريات في 10 أيام، أحيانًا يكون ألكسندر إيزاك على مقاعد البدلاء وأحيانًا فلوريان، هذه هي التشكيلة التي اخترتها اليوم وليس قرارًا سهلًا أبدًا، وليست هذه هي المرة الأولى التي أفعل فيها ذلك”.
محمد صلاح تراجع مستواه بشدة خلال هذا الموسم وبقى الدولي المصري محل انتقاد من الجميع، على عكس الموسم الماضي الذي ساعد فيه ابن الـ33 عامًا الريدز على تحقيق لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
Club also fined £5,000 for “below average” pitch preparation during defeat to Sussex in May
ESPNcricinfo staff11-Sep-2025
Jack Carson claimed five wickets as Sussex won their fixture at the Utilita Bowl in May•Neil Marshall
Hampshire are facing a battle to stay in the top flight in this season’s County Championship, after the club were docked eight points for the preparation of a “below average” pitch for their fixture against Sussex in May.Hampshire, who are currently taking on Sussex in the return game at Hove, have slipped from fifth place to eighth in the first-division standings following Thursday’s ruling from the independent Cricket Discipline Panel (CPD). With a revised tally of 124 points, they are now just six clear of Durham in the relegation zone, with two further rounds of the Championship to come.The contest in question took place at the Utilita Bowl from May 23-25. Sussex won the match by nine wickets, with their spinner Jack Carson claiming second-innings figures of 5 for 26 in ten overs. On June 3, Hampshire were charged with a breach of the Pitch Regulations, following a report from match umpires Rob White and Tom Lungley, match referee Wayne Noon, and an investigation by the Cricket Regulator.Related
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In addition to the eight-point penalty, Hampshire have also been fined £5000 for their breach of the pitch regulations. In its full judgment, compiled after a hearing on September 2, the CDC cited consistent unevenness of bounce, and excessive spin from day two onwards.Ben Brown, Hampshire’s captain, stated in his match report that he was “really disappointed” with the surface that had been prepared by head grounds manager, Simon Lee, adding that “batting on it was a lottery”.”We wanted a good batting wicket so that we could optimise batting points, but we also wanted a pitch that would bring our spinner, Liam Dawson, into the game, when foot holes became a factor,” Brown had added in his report.Paul Farbrace, Sussex’s head coach, stated in the CDC report that Hampshire were “entitled” to prepare a pitch where spin was a factor, but in opting to play on a recently reused surface, they got it “horribly wrong”.”It was not in their interest to deliberately plan an uneven pitch,” Farbrace said. “They have excellent fast bowlers, and would have expected to win with their seam attack. This is not an example of a home side deliberately cheating … the pitch was set up for spin, and I saw a cloud of dust when the hover cover went off. But the pitch was too dry, and I note the fact that they decided to re-use a pitch not that long after using it before.”Hampshire enter the final day of their rain-affected fixture at Hove needing nine wickets for victory, while Sussex need 241 further runs – but after the third day was washed out, rain again prevented play before lunch. They face a tricky run-in in the Championship, with an away fixture to Somerset prior to a final home game against Surrey, the reigning champions who may also need to win to secure their fourth title in a row.In addition, Hampshire are competing on three fronts, with the prospect of two white-ball trophies in the coming weeks, following their progression to T20 Finals Day and the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final against Worcestershire. Adi Birrell, their long-standing head coach, is set to depart at the end of the season.Durham, who are likely to emerge with a draw from their ongoing fixture at Essex, face bottom side Worcestershire in their next Championship fixture at Chester-le-Street on Monday, ahead of a final-round trip to Yorkshire.Washington joins for relegation battleWashington Sundar impressed for India in the Test series against England•Getty Images
In a bid to strengthen their hand, Hampshire announced on Thursday morning that they have signed India allrounder Washington Sundar for the games against Somerset and Surrey. Washington, who scored his maiden Test hundred as well as taking seven wickets on India’s tour of England earlier in the summer, has previously appeared in county cricket for Lancashire.The 25-year-old has not played since featuring in India’s dramatic win at The Oval at the start of August, having missed out on selection for the Asia Cup.”We’re delighted to bring Washington to the club for the County Championship,” Giles White, Hampshire’s director of cricket, said. “He had an excellent series against England this summer and he’ll play a key role with two big games coming up against Somerset and Surrey.”
Arsenal have now discovered where they stand in the race to sign Malick Fofana, according to recent reports, and the winger has made his mind up on a move to Barcelona.
Despite how impressive the Gunners have been so far this season, their left-hand side remains their biggest weakness. The form of Martinelli remains inconsistent and he remains sidelined, whilst Leandro Trossard is now 30 years old and not a long-term option. After addressing their striker problem by signing Viktor Gyokeres in the summer, Arsenal must do the same on their left-hand side.
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That said, given that they sit top of the Premier League with an excellent defensive record and set-piece threat, those in North London will be in no urgent rush to panic buy any potential improvements.
Their 2-2 draw against Sunderland on Saturday was the first time that Arsenal have dropped points in the Premier League since September and they’ve not lost a game in all competitions since August. Everything is pointing towards major silverware at long last for Mikel Arteta.
In an ideal world for those at The Emirates, Arsenal will march towards Premier League glory and then find themselves in the perfect opportunity to welcome any other improvements.
Already, the champions-elect have been linked with moves for the likes of Javi Guerra in what would see another La Liga talent arrive and he’s not the only one on their reported shortlist.
Recent reports have also shared Arsenal’s interest in Lyon’s Fofana, who is one of the most-wanted wingers around European football. Those same reports even revealed where the Gunners stand in the race to secure his signature.
Fofana dream revealed as Arsenal find out transfer position
According to Sport in Spain, Arsenal are now the most interested side in signing Fofana alongside Chelsea in a frustrating blow for Barcelona. The Belgium star has made his desire to complete a move to the Premier League no secret, with his agent admitting earlier this year that he dreams of moving to Liverpool.
Whilst that may seem like a blow for the likes of Arsenal, it is reportedly the Gunners who are at the front and centre of the race to secure his signature and not the Reds. Potentially with the Premier League title in hand, those in North London stand every chance of swaying Fofana, who has his sights set on English football instead of a move to Barcelona.
Fofana’s agent, Bobo Fofana, said back in March: “The choice of the heart would be Liverpool. He has the potential to become a regular, and above all, we’d like to see him succeed African legends such as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, and Elhadj Diouf.”
A player who’s been described as “explosive” by Como scout Ben Mattinson, Fofana is not a talent that Arsenal will want to miss out on, especially if it is to title rivals Liverpool.
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