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Ahotor Sports Daily Update Tuesday Edition – 26TH OCTOBER 2021

 HEADLINES


Antonio Conte open to taking Man Utd job 

Salah certainly not Africa’s Premier League greatest, says Yakubu

Erling Haaland could be out until 2022 with hip injury

Arsenal keeper Ramsdale aiming to be England No.1 at 2022 World Cup

Christensen contract talks with Chelsea stalled 

Pedri’s recovery from hamstring injury stalls

Federico Valverde out for few weeks with knee injury

Mikel Arteta praises Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s upturn in form

                        ITALIAN PAPERS

Gazzetta dello Sport transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà claims Manchester United have made the first contact with Antonio Conte’s management, but both parties are still wary. 

Multiple Italian reports suggest Antonio Conte has given the all-clear to accepting the Manchester United job, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future is yet to be decided.  

Former ManchesterUnited full-back Gary Neville has claimed former Juventus and Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte ‘is not a fit’ for the Red Devils.

Inter Milan forward Joaquin Correa said he will be available to play against Empoli on Wednesday. 

Juventus have announced Federico Bernardeschi and Moise Kean have avoided any serious injuries but their ‘conditions will be monitored day by day’. 

AS Roma must cope without Chris Smalling until the end of November, as he reportedly aims to be back after the next international break. 

Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still working for the Super League project and are reportedly taking legal action against UEFA and FIFA, accusing the two Federations of breaking the ‘monopoly’ rule.

Jose Mourinho, Luciano Spalletti, Simone Inzaghi and Gian Piero Gasperini are all given touchline bans after their red cards, while Roma face punishment for racist chants 

Italy international and Roma left-back Leonardo Spinazzola is getting closer to his comeback after tearing the Achilles tendon during UEFA EURO 2020 
                                                  FRENCH PAPERS

Fan incidents during Marseille-PSG led to 21 arrests as well as 9 injuries among law enforcement, as hundreds attempted to force their way into the Vélodrome. 

The Mauro Icardi saga would appear to be over, because his wife and agent Wanda Nara released a statement confirming they had signed divorce papers, but have now ‘freely chosen each other again.’ 

Ballon D’Or voting for 2021 is now closed – the winner has been decided – we find out on 29th November.


                        SPANISH PAPERS

Barcelona and Boca Juniors will play a Maradona Cup friendly match in Saudi Arabia on December 14 to honour Diego Armando Maradona a year on from his death.  

Thibaut Courtois’ injury appeared to be just a scare and he is not injured. He is expected to be training with the group today. 

​​Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has been ruled out for ten days after suffering an ankle injury.

​Frenkie De Jong will be out for between seven and ten days. It’s another failure of Barça’s medical services. The player started the match against Madrid with discomfort.

Barcelona are continuing to work on a new contract for Ousmane Dembélé as the Frenchman prepares to return to action following an injury.

Florentino Perez is working on gaining the support of FIFA president Gianni Infantino for the new Super League open format. The talks are advanced.

                                  BRITISH  EXPRESS

        MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer kept his Manchester United players in the dressing room for two hours as he called on them to “fight” after their Liverpool drubbing.

Zidane is not interested in taking over at Manchester United, according to the latest reports, the Frenchman not wanting to return to management yet.

Manchester United outcast Donny Van De Beek has reportedly asked his agent to arrange a transfer deal with Real Madrid.

Solskjær told friends in the immediate aftermath of the 5-0 loss to Liverpool that he expected to be in charge for Manchester United’s next match against Tottenham. But, he is now concerned that he will be sacked in the coming days, partly as a result of the backlash. 

          LONDON EVENING STANDARD

​Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could take over as Norway manager if he gets sacked by Manchester United after a short break.


                                              DAILY MIRROR


Manchester United chiefs are considering sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Sunday’s humiliation by Liverpool.

                         DAILY MAIL


Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte, Erik ten Hag and Brendan Rodgers are being sounded out as successors to under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
American businessman Chris Kirchner has made a £50m bid for Derby County.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warned his players to brace themselves for a week of intense external pressure as he issued a heartfelt rallying cry to his disgraced Manchester United players following the embarrassing loss to Liverpool.

Crystal Palace are likely to escape FA sanctions for the controversial banner unfurled by supporters condemning Newcastle’s new Saudi Arabian owners on Saturday.

Manchester United are remaining silent amid growing speculation over the future of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has set his sights on the England No 1 shirt for the 2022 World Cup.

Leicester City have officially submitted a planning application for the expansion of the King Power Stadium – meaning they could become the 10th largest club in the Premier League if it is approved.

                          THE GUARDIAN

Antonio Conte would be open to discussing taking over at Manchester United if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were sacked, while it emerged on Monday that several players are questioning whether the Norwegian can take the team any further.

Unvaccinated tennis players could be allowed to travel to Melbourne and compete at the Australian Open, according to an email sent to WTA players that appears to contradict previous federal and state government advice.

Thomas Tuchel has revealed his admiration for Andreas Christensen, whose Chelsea future is in doubt after talks over a new contract stalled.

                           THE TIMES

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears that he will be sacked as Manchester United manager after his side’s humiliating 5-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday, which left a number of senior players losing confidence in their manager.


                                        LIVERPOOL ECHO

Despite eclipsing Didier Drogba’s mark, former Nigeria international Yakubu Ayegbeni does not see the Egyptian as the greatest African to grace the English Premier League yet.

                     FOOTBALL LONDON

​Andreas Christensen Chelsea contract talks ‘stall with no contact between club and player over deal for two months.

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