Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke has urged the club to reconsider their stance on signing Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.
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Yorke wants Man Utd to sign Eze
Had advised the club to sign Eze and Olise last year
Eze scored the FA Cup-winning goal against Man City
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Eze had a dream run with Crystal Palace in the 2024-25 campaign. The English attacking midfielder appeared in 42 matches across all competitions where he scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists. He also scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final against Manchester City that sealed the club's first-ever major trophy.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Former United forward Yorke reminded the club management that he had urged them to sign Michael Olise and Eze from Palace last summer for a combined £100 million. The Red Devils, at that time, did not pay heed to Yorke's suggestion as Olise moved to Bayern Munich and Eze went on to experience a brilliant season at Selhurst Park.
WHAT DWIGHY YORKE SAID
Speaking to , Yorke said: "Eberechi Eze at Crystal Palace would be perfect for Manchester United. Yeah, he scored at the weekend in the FA Cup final, but it’s not just about that. A year ago, maybe more, I said this kid and Michael Olise – who went to Bayern – United should buy them for £100 million. Put £100m down and you will get two fantastic players. Instead, they listened to the figures in the hierarchy, which is understandable, but it’s glaring just how good these two are. Eze has the decision-making, the talent, he’s a good athlete, he can create and score. He’s at the right age to step up and play on a bigger platform. It’s a no-brainer."
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WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?
Ruben Amorim's side will play their final game of the season on Sunday as they take on Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
One position that is key in Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea system, is the wingers, pinning fullbacks high and wide, looking to provide the team with output and being isolated in 1v1 scenarios as often as possible.
However, the Italian has lost his most productive wide option to injury, Noni Madueke, who has netted eight times this season, also providing four assists and totalling 1,653 minutes played.
This leaves Maresca with just Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho as his senior wide options, as the Blues also lost another winger due to suspension back in December last year.
Mykhailo Mudryk's time at Chelsea
Chelsea announced in December 2024, that Ukrainian winger, Mykhailo Mudryk had been provisionally suspended by the FA after testing positive for a banned substance.
This came after making 15 appearances for the Blues this season, scoring three goals, providing five assists and totalling 849 minutes played.
Whilst a large majority of Mudryk’s minutes came in the UEFA Conference League (523 minutes), losing the 24-year-old has still affected Maresca’s squad, as they are now left with just two natural senior wingers after Madueke’s injury.
The Blues signed Mudryk in January 2023, with an initial fee of around £62m with up to a further £27m in bonuses. The Ukrainian is now valued at €38.5m (£31.8m) according to Football Transfers, but that is still more than a certain other Chelsea man…
The Chelsea star who's now worth less than Mudryk
Reece James was once valued as high as £57.4m according to FootballTtransfers, but over the past few seasons, his value has taken a real hit, following plenty of injury troubles which have kept him off the pitch for prolonged spells.
Chelsea’s top ten player values
Player
Value (£)
Cole Palmer
£95.6m
Moises Caicedo
£66.8m
Enzo Fernández
£61.5m
Nicolas Jackson
£59.4m
Pedro Neto
£51.3m
Christopher Nkunku
£49.1m
Levi Colwill
£45.8m
Roméo Lavia
£44.8m
Noni Madueke
£43.4m
Mykhailo Mudryk
£31.8m
Stats taken from Football Transfers
The Chelsea captain has managed to make ten appearances for the club this season, scoring one goal, providing one assist, contributing to one clean sheet and totalling 556 minutes played.
The 25-year-old has suffered from reoccurring hamstring problems since 2020, missing a total of 131 games since 2019/20, when James was first introduced to the first-team under Frank Lampard.
When James is fully fit, there is no doubt about his quality, with Kyle Walker even labelling him the “complete” player and revealing why he believes James is the best right-back in the world.
However, having only made 168 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals, providing 23 assists and totalling 11,503 minutes, his availability will always remain a concern.
Reece James in action for Chelsea
James is now valued at €37.4m (£30.9m) according to Football Transfers, which means he isn’t seen as one of Chelsea’s top ten most valuable players, despite being the highest-paid player at the club, as well as being the club captain.
With Chelsea’s new wage structure aiming to pay players based on their value to the side, James could come under consideration if his injury troubles continue, as to whether the Blues need to focus their resources elsewhere.
Market Movers
That likely wouldn’t go down well with Chelsea fans, as James is one of the only academy graduates remaining to have successfully come through the system and become a fully fledged first-teamer – yet if his injury woes remain, an upgrade may be needed.
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شارك النجم المصري، عمر مرموش، في مباراة فريق مانشستر سيتي يوم السبت، ضد خصمه ولفرهامبتون، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي والممتاز.
واستضاف ملعب “مولينيو” مباراة مانشستر سيتي وولفرهامبتون، في الجولة الأولى من الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.
وتمكن مانشستر سيتي من تحقيق فوز كبير على ولفرهامبتون، بأربعة أهداف دون رد، في بداية قوية لكتيبة بيب جوارديولا.
ولم يشارك عمر مرموش كأساسي في تلك المباراة، حيث نزل كبديل في الدقيقة 66 بعد خروج زميله جيريمي دوكو.
وبمجرد مشاركته، تسبب مرموش في حصول لاعب ولفرهامبتون مات دوهيرتي على بطاقة صفراء، في الدقيقة 67، بعدما ارتكب خطأ ضد المصري.
وحاول عمر مرموش تهديد مرمى ولفرهامبتون في الدقيقة 79، قبل أن تُشتت الكرة من جانب دفاع الخصم.
وتحصل مرموش على خطأ لصالحه، على حدود منطقة الجزاء، في الدقيقة 90، وسدد الركلة الحرة بنفسه، ولكن كرته اصطدمت في الحائط البشري. ملخص لمسات عمر مرموش في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وولفرهامبتون
اختتمت اليوم السبت، منافسات دور المجموعات الأول من بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عاماً، والتي تستضيفها مصر في الفترة من 6 أغسطس حتى 17 من الشهر نفسه على صالات استاد القاهرة والعاصمة الإدارية وحسن مصطفى بـ6 أكتوبر.
وحسم 16 منتخبا تواجدها في الدور الرئيسي الذي يتم تقسيم المنتخبات فيه على 4 مجموعات، ويتأهل أول وثاني كل مجموعة إلى ربع النهائي الذي يقام بالنظام الإقصائي بخروج المغلوب.
وكان منتخب مصر قد فاز في لقاء الجولة الأولى على كوريا الجنوبية، وواصل سلسلة انتصاراته بالفوز في مباراة الجولة الثانية أمام البحرين.
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كما حقق الفوز على اليابان، بنتيجة (36-28)، في ختام الدور التمهيدي الأول، متصدراً المجموعة السابعة برصيد 6 نقاط.
ومن المقرر أن يلعب كل منتخب في الدور الرئيسي مباراتين أمام منتخبين من المجموعة الأخرى، كما يصعد كل منتخب بنقاطه من المباراة التي جمعته مع الفريق الذي تأهل معه. مواعيد مباريات مصر في الدور الرئيسي من كأس العالم لكرة اليد
– منتخب مصر مع التشيك يوم الإثنين في الساعة السابعة والنصف مساءً.
– منتخب مصر مع الدنمارك يوم الثلاثاء الساعة السابعة والنصف مساءً.