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A major update has emerged on about Rangers target midfielder Billy Gilmour and it’s not great news for Steven Gerrard, who was keen to entice the Scottish star to Ibrox.

What’s the talk?

According to The Guardian, Rangers are set to miss out on a deal for Billy Gilmour as the Scotland international is closing in on a transfer to Norwich from Chelsea. Gilmour is poised to join the Canaries on a season-long loan deal, with a medical ready to take place after his period of isolation ends next week.

The BBC reported earlier this week that Rangers are interested in bringing Gilmour back to the club on loan. Although, their report did state that Gilmour would prefer to join a Premier League club over moving back to Scotland.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard once lavished praise on the “fabulous” Gilmour after Rangers were linked with a move for him previously. He said:

“I think he’s pretty settled at Chelsea. Fabulous little player but there’s been no contact.”

Gerrard will be gutted

Steven Gerrard will be gutted by this news as it appears to rule out any chance Rangers have of signing Gilmour for the upcoming season.

With Norwich seemingly on the verge of wrapping up a swoop for Gilmour, Rangers may now need to look elsewhere for midfield recruits.

The Rangers boss is clearly a fan of the midfielder, given his comments on Gilmour. Gerrard labeled him as a fabulous player and this suggests that the former Liverpool man would have loved to have him at Ibrox next season, which is why he will be frustrated by Norwich seemingly winning the race for his signature.

However, it is difficult to blame Gilmour for wanting to play regular football at Premier League level, where Chelsea can gauge how good he is in the same division that they compete in, as it could give him a chance to show Thomas Tuchel that he belongs in the Blues’ first-team in the future.

The £43k-per-week dynamo has caught the eye recently with Man of the Match awards for Chelsea and Scotland, with the midfielder winning the award on his Premier League, FA Cup and European Championships debuts.

This shows that he has the quality on the pitch to warrant the hype and it highlights why he would have been an excellent signing for Rangers.

Missing out on Gilmour will be a blow for Rangers and Gerrard will be disappointed that the club have been unable to snap him up ahead of Norwich.

AND in other news, Wilson must seal Rangers swoop for “flying” £80k-p/w dynamo after major admission…

Manchester United’s hopes of Europa League glory were ended in dramatic fashion as Villarreal triumphed 11-10 in a thrilling penalty shootout.

After Gerard Moreno put the La Liga outfit ahead, connecting with a well-taken Dani Parejo free-kick, United struggled to break down their organised and compact opponents.

The Yellow Submarines had been well-drilled by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, but a deflected shot fell kindly into Edinson Cavani’s path early in the second half for the Uruguay international to slot into an unguarded net.

However, the Red Devils failed to build any momentum on the back of their fortuitous equaliser, and in a game lacking in quality where only three shots on target were recorded, the game meandered through extra time without any incident of note.

After 20 successful penalties from both teams, it was down to the respective goalkeepers to decide the tie, and after Geronimo Rulli cooly tucked his spot-kick into the top corner, the Argentine keeper got down low to keep David de Gea’s tame effort out and a lot of focus post-match has been on De Gea’s performance.

Whilst questions can be asked of De Gea’s shootout showing, it’s hard to pin all the blame for the loss on him. No United player covered themself in glory bar the impressive Scott McTominay, although one man, in particular, let his teammates and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer down with an extremely underwhelming performance.

As per SofaScore, Marcus Rashford won just six of his 19 duels on Wednesday evening, epitomising his desperately poor showing in Gdansk.

The lightweight display meant the Old Trafford outfit struggled to keep hold of the ball in the attacking third of the pitch, with him often losing out to a Villarreal defender before any meaningful progress had been made and allowed the Spanish side to regain possession far too easily.

Rashford has had a fairly impressive season for his boyhood club, scoring 21 goals and providing 15 assists for his teammates in all competitions, yet the £76.5m-rated forward (as per Transfermarkt) was unable to find his best form in the biggest game of the campaign.

The England international is often very effective at dragging his team up the pitch and creating havoc with his direct nature and dazzling dribbling, but even that side of his game let him down in midweek.

Only three of Rashford’s nine attempted dribbles were successful as attack after attack was broken down with the ball at the 23-year-old’s feet.

We’re sure the young winger will come back stronger next season for his shocking experience in this European final, but it was certainly a night to forget for Rashford and on a night where he was needed to stand up and be counted, Rashford was a shadow of himself and he let his manager down with his poor showing.

And, in other news…James Cooper drops huge Man Utd transfer claim that’ll surely have fans buzzing 

Pakistan Women beat the favourites Holland by one wicket in a cliff-hanger of a match, played under lights at Karachi’s National Stadium, to take a 1-0 lead in the seven match series

Mahmood Ahmad09-Apr-2001Pakistan Women beat the favourites Holland by one wicket in a cliff-hanger of a match, played under lights at Karachi’s National Stadium, to take a 1-0 lead in the seven match series. However, it was wayward bowling by the Dutch women more than anything else that led to their own demise. Failing to get their line and length right, they gave away 66 extras, of which 45 came in wides.Requiring 157 in the allotted 50 overs, Pakistan Women struggled initially, losing wickets at regular intervals. However, Sajjida Shah, the 12-year-old middle-order batswoman, kept her cool in these adverse circumstances and saw her side home safely.She added 50 for the 6th wicket with Khursheed Jabeen (16) to take the side to 137 by the 41st over. However, at this juncture the visitors seemed to be running away with the match, taking four Pakistani wickets for the addition of just eight runs.Huda Ziad (1*) safely saw off the remaining overs from one end, whereas the valiant Sajjida kept scoring from the other, until the target was reached on the second ball of the last over bowled by Rambaldo.Sajjida remained unbeaten on 28 (from 112 balls). Apart from her, Kiran Baluch and Rabia Khan contributed 15 each and the opener Zehmurad Afzal made 10.For Holland, Salomons bowled really tidily giving away just 13 runs in her 10 overs, claiming three wickets. Rambaldo took two wickets for 34, while van Leeuwen, Jharap, and Koster took one wicket apiece.Earlier, the Pakistan bowlers did well to contain their Dutch counterparts to 156 for 8 in their 50 overs. Sticking to a tight line and length, they allowed minimum liberty to the Dutch to play shots. That’s why, apart from the 34 extras, only two batswomen could take their personal scores past 20. Pauline te Beest remained the top scorer in the upper order, getting 20 off 41 ball, which contained three boundaries.Oudolf did a commendable job batting at number eight, hitting 21 off 37 balls (one four), as she added 46 for the Rambaldo (17 off 52 balls, with 2 boundaries), after they had been reduced to 96 for 6 in the 32nd over.The skipper Shaiza Khan and Khursheed Jabeen bowled tidily for Pakistan, taking three wickets each for 26 and 30 runs respectively in their ten overs. Kiran Baloch and Zehmurad Afzal chipped in with one wicket each for 28 (10 overs) and 24 (8 overs), respectively.Sajjida Shah was declared woman of the match for her excellent match-winning knock of 28. The next match in the series will be played at the same venue on Wednesday, 11th April 2001.

Unperturbed by a mammoth 457 for 5 declared from Haryana and a finebowling display by Amit Mishra (4 for 72), Himachal Pradesh proceededto score 231 for 4 on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophyclash at the Paddal Ground in Mandi on

Natarajan Sriram19-Nov-2000Unperturbed by a mammoth 457 for 5 declared from Haryana and a finebowling display by Amit Mishra (4 for 72), Himachal Pradesh proceededto score 231 for 4 on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophyclash at the Paddal Ground in Mandi on Sunday.Resuming at 34 for no loss, overnight batsmen, stumper Arun Verma (37)and Nischal Gaur (64) forged a century stand. With the partnershipworth 110, Arun was the first to return to the pavilion, trapped legbefore by Mishra. This brought skipper Rajeev Nayyar (4) to thecentre. The other opener Gaur did not last long and departed in the60th over, caught by Jasvir off Mishra after a 232 minute stay at thecrease.Amit Sharma (58 not out) joined his captain and took the score on to150 when the latter fell to a catch by Ishan Ganda off Mishra. Afterthe fall of Nayyar, Amit and Varindar Sharma (45) put on 70 runs forthe fourth wicket. Varindar Sharma was trapped in front of the stumpsby Mishra with the score at 220. Chetan Kumar (6 not out) along withAmit ensured that HP went into stumps with no further hiccups.

A new name has emerged in Tottenham Hotspur’s managerial search as they still look to find a viable successor to Jose Mourinho…

What’s the word?

According to Sport Bild, Spurs are actually one of several Premier League sides taking a keen look at Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic, who is set to leave the Signal Iduna Park at the end of the current campaign.

Both Newcastle United, if they move on from Steve Bruce, and Crystal Palace, who will let Roy Hodgson go this summer, are also said to also be interested in the 38-year-old.

Terzic, a former assistant to Slaven Bilic at West Ham, has already rejected the chance to take the reigns at Bundesliga outfit Frankfurt and he is set to be available this summer because BVB have opted for Gladbach guru Marco Rose in the long term.

Shades of Klopp

The German is certainly an interesting candidate for Daniel Levy to consider.

He temporarily took over from Lucien Favre in December and has steered the Black and Yellows to glory in the DFB-Pokal, as well as a top-four finish in the Bundesliga.

Terzic, unlike many of the other names mooted to the North London gig, will be without a club so that should instantly make him of more appeal.

The Sun believe it could take as much as £70m to lure Brendan Rodgers away from Leicester City, whilst the likes of Roberto Martinez, Graham Potter and Erik ten Hag are all still employed, despite being three of the four names on the shortlist, as per The Athletic.

The interim Dortmund boss’ inexperience shouldn’t put Levy off either as he’s not only proven he can develop players like Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland but he has knowledge of the English top-flight already and has had major influence from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

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Terzic worked under the Premier League winner for several years.

ESPN’s Derek Rae believes the young gem ‘brings a Klopp-like intensity’ to the dugout, whilst Bilic has previously suggested that he “has everything.”

Furthermore, head of recruitment Sven Mislintat waxed lyrical about Terzic to The Times, he said: “[He has a] strong personality, with top-class analytical qualities and tactical understanding, clear about what kind of football his teams are best suited to. By that I mean he is not narrow-minded. He’ll be brave. He’ll make the difficult decisions.”

Many of the Dortmund players have taken to the caretaker, too, after young winger Gio Reyna praised him as he “lets me be free as an attacker.”

Terzic has won 61.2% of matches since taking control halfway through the season, which is a substantial improvement to Mourinho, who was sacked with a 52% win record.

It would certainly be a major gamble to appoint the 38-year-old but given Levy was interested in 33-year-old Julian Nagelsmann as a top target, he should have no qualms about the emerging Dortmund man.

An attack-minded, young and progressive coach that knows the league sounds like the perfect blueprint, so the Spurs chairman must make a bold push for him if the interest is genuine.

AND in other news, Spurs can forget about keeping Kane if Levy hires “exceptional” 48 y/o lauded by Guardiola…

Former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Carlton Palmer has told Football FanCast in an exclusive interview that the Owls’ decision to hold onto Neil Thompson for so long was a gamble that has not paid off.

Thompson stepped in as caretaker manager following Tony Pulis’ dismissal at the end of last December but was unable to improve the relegation-threatened side’s fortunes.

Darren Moore was eventually appointed in March to permanently succeed Pulis in the Hillsborough dugout, and despite some ok results Wednesday are on the brink of going down to League One – they are three points from safety with one game remaining.

For Palmer, owner Dejphon Chansiri did not do things fast enough.

Speaking exclusively to FFC about some of the issues at Wednesday this season, Palmer said:

“I think the bit that’s killed them was, I think he [Chansiri] gambled on Neil Thompson for too long. Held on the caretaker manager, I think maybe he wanted to get to the end of the season and thought they’d be safe and then get a manager in without having to pay compensation.

“It was the wrong move. He should have got the manager in at the time. And they will be kicking themselves, they will be kicking themselves.”

Since taking over from Thompson, Moore has done fairly well in the Hillsborough dugout, picking up some big wins.

That includes the impressive 5-0 victory against Cardiff City at the start of April, so perhaps Wednesday would have been in a better position in the Championship had Chansiri made a permanent appointment earlier.

أصدر حمد إبراهيم المدير الفني للإسماعيلي، 3 قرارات وذلك بعد مران الفريق الذي أقيم اليوم على ملعب “عبد الرحمن أنوس” باستاد الإسماعيلية.

ويستعد الإسماعيلي لملاقاة مصر المقاصة، يوم 1 مارس المقبل على ملعب الكلية الحربية ضمن منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

طالع أيضًا.. رئيس الإسماعيلي: تواصلنا مع الأهلي لضم لاعبه.. والتوأمة مع بيراميدز “شرف”

وقرر حمد إبراهيم اعتبار الفريق في معسكر مفتوح بداية من اليوم، بالإضافة إلي منع اللاعبين تمامًا من التعامل مع وسائل الإعلام ومواقع التواصل الاجتماعي المختلفة.

ومنع تصوير التدريبات الجماعية نهائيًا والاكتفاء بالأخبار من خلال المركز الإعلامي، مشددًا على أنه من يخالف ذلك سيتم تطبيق العقوبة المناسبة عليه.

ويأتي ذلك من أجل فرض الانضباط والالتزام على لاعبيه سعيًا وراء تحسين وضع الفريق الذي لا يليق باسمه وشعبيته الكبيرة داخل وخارج مصر.

يذكر أن إدارة الإسماعيلي كانت قد قررت تعيين حمد إبراهيم مديراً فيناً للفريق خلفاً لـ خوان براون.

Many Everton fans have been left to laud a transfer update on Bernard as Fichajes have reported that Manuel Pellegrini wants to sign him for Real Betis.

As per the news outlet, the Brazil international is currently under contract at the Goodison Park faithful until 2022, and is valued at €12m (£10.4m), which would give the Merseyside club a nice profit if they were to sell him as they signed the 28-year-old on a free transfer back in August 2018.

Bernard has not really had that much time on the pitch for Carlo Ancelotti’s team so far in the 2020/21 term, with a mere 15 games played in total over all competitions (Transfermarkt), and so the winger would not be a big loss to the Toffees should they let him go to play in La Liga.

Everton fans on Bernard transfer update

These Blues supporters lauded the transfer update on Bernard after it was shared on Twitter, with one fan joking they’ll fund his travel while others simply begged the club to grab the money and run…

“I’ll buy the plane tickets”

Credit: @EFC1878_Ryan

“I’ll put the petrol in..”

Credit: @dempster1969

“Take it!”

Credit: @kwrmag

“Get that done please”

Credit: @DByrne11

“£10 mil would be unreal business from Brands”

Credit: @EFCJakeee

“£10 million for Bernard? I’ll drive him all the way to Betis mate”

Credit: @JayRimmer10

In other news, find out what injury update before Spurs has been bemoaned by EFC fans here!

Leeds United youngster Mateusz Bogusz is reportedly keen to seal another loan move away from Elland Road next season in order to earn regular playing time.

The 19-year-old joined the Whites back in January 2019, with the club viewing him as an exciting young player. However, Bogusz has appeared just once for Leeds this season, playing in the Carabao Cup clash with Hull City, which Marcelo Bielsa’s side eventually lost on penalties.

The midfielder subsequently joined Spanish Segunda Division team Logrones on loan for the rest of the season, where he has made 18 league appearances.

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Bogusz eyes up another move from Leeds

According to Meczyki [via Sport Witness], Bogusz is ‘preparing for another transfer’, with Legia Warsaw keen on snapping him up on a temporary basis.

It is even stated that ‘advanced talks are already underway’ with regards to a move there, with a permanent transfer seemingly not completely ruled out.

Transfer Tavern take

It makes perfect sense for Bogusz to head elsewhere again next season, considering the midfield depth ahead of him at Leeds.

Staying put and not playing would be a risk in terms of the youngster growing stagnant and not maturing as a footballer, which is of no benefit to anyone.

Bogusz’s current deal doesn’t expire until 2023, so a decision regarding his long-term future doesn’t need to be made yet, so a loan exit makes the most sense for the time being.

In other news, Leeds are reportedly interested in signing a player who appeared four times at the 2018 World Cup. Read more here.

Parkhead could witness not only a major upheaval of Celtic’s playing squad this summer, but also of the coaching staff and boardroom.

Fergal Harkin has been linked with taking on the brand new director of football role while they are, of course, searching for a new manager.

What’s the word?

One part of the mass exodus this summer could be Kristoffer Ajer. The centre-back has been linked with Tottenham, Leicester and AC Milan in recent years.

Ajer’s contract expires in the summer of 2022 and thus, if he isn’t going to sign a new deal, this could be the time to cash in.

Indeed, concerns over his future have now grown larger. The defender is currently on international duty with Norway where his manager Stale Solbakken urged him to quit Parkhead.

As reported by Norwegian outlet VG, Solbakken said: “Kristoffer has to change the league now, he must. He does not have enough challenges in everyday life. Therefore, I think he has got some habits, which you do not notice until he meets better opposition at international level or Europe.

“So, I think it would be a smart move for him. Kristoffer should go to one of the five major leagues. He will do that. He has the qualities to play in those leagues and I am calm about that.”

Norway’s assistant manager Brede Hangeland added something even more worrying: “If you are going to have development over a long period of time, you must be challenged as often as possible. I’ve told him this on the phone a couple of times. In some matches he plays in Scotland, he looks like a senior who plays at junior level. It’s of course because he’s good, and this is not criticism of the Scottish league.”

Bad news for the Bhoys

Hangeland’s words are incredibly startling; essentially suggesting that when Ajer plays, he makes the rest of the league look like a bunch of schoolboys.

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The 22-year-old has developed immensely during his stay at Paradise but news that those close to him are urging the defender to leave is not good news.

Dermot Desmond is currently one of the busiest shareholders in football, trying to find a new manager for Celtic and having to withstand copious amounts of pressure from the supporters.

Only this week he was questioned about his role in Glasgow, but he issued a valiant cry; he will not sell his shares.

His job could get even harder if Celtic give in and sell Ajer, though. After all, he is often the glue that holds this team together.

The Hoops have been awful from a defensive point of view this term, conceding 14 more goals than Rangers in the Premiership. Without their imperious Norwegian, that tally would definitely be worse.

Speaking earlier this term, John Hartson said: “He’s grabbing the bull by the horns and he’s almost dragging the team through, even to these draws.”

“He’s a credit to the rest of the players. They should all look at him and if they’d all adopted the same attitude as Ajer then might have made a better fist of it in terms of holding on to the title.”

To lose him, therefore, would be a colossal blow to Celtic’s ambitions of regaining the SPFL title next term. He is vitally important.

AND in other news, Better than Kenny: Celtic must sign “fierce” gem who’s made 89 tackles this term…