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Tottenham Hotspur defender Joe Rodon, currently out on loan at Rennes, has been criticised by sections of the media for his displays in France.

The Lowdown: Rodon sets off…

The Wales international was never guaranteed consistent game time under manager Antonio Conte so a temporary move to Ligue 1 seemed a reasonable solution.

Before Rodon jetted off for Rennes, there were claims suggesting he was eager to seal a move away from north London so he can gain valuable minutes and further his development as a player.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is also merely months away so the 24-year-old will be looking to impress national team boss Robert Page with a steady string of solid performances, even if it’s away from the Premier League.

The Latest: Media criticise Rodon…

However, so far, things haven’t gone to plan for Rodon at Roazhon Park – at least going by the verdicts of French media outlets.

Indeed, a report by newspaper Ouest-France (via Sport Witness) suggested the centre-half needs to improve his game – criticising him for two major weaknesses and being at fault for Troyes’ goal in Rennes 1-1 draw on Sunday.

These two flaws of Rodon’s game are highlighted as being a consistent lack of ‘audacity’ and ‘precision’.

The Welshman was indeed one of the worst rated players in the Rennes XI at Troyes, winning no ground duels, making zero tackles and no interceptions (Sofascore).

The Verdict: Only way is up…

While French media have pointed out that Rodon’s start to life on loan has been challenging, we believe the young defender’s potential to improve is vast.

The former Swansea City star has excelled in Spurs’ own starting eleven before this point with former Lilywhites manager Jose Mourinho even calling him ‘perfect’.

Rodon will also be looking to get back to tip-top form before Qatar and his redemption may well soon begin.

Liverpool are believed to be edging closer to the signing of Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay, according to a report from 90min. 

The lowdown: Rise to stardom

A graduate of the youth academy at Pittodrie, the 18-year-old starlet has enjoyed a breakthrough couple of seasons north of the border.

Following a fleeting Scottish Premiership debut in March 2021 against Dundee United, Ramsay has now made 39 appearances for the Aberdeen first-team, racking up nine assists during that time – it is perhaps no surprise to see the team so renowned for using their full-backs as playmakers now on the hunt.

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Albeit only a sample size on which to base an opinion and despite his fledgeling years, a big move may already beckon for the Scottish youth international…

The latest: Liverpool in pole position

As per 90min, Liverpool are said to be ‘confident of winning the race’ to sign Ramsay this summer.

It’s claimed that the Reds will beat interest from Leeds United, West Ham United, Burnley and Crystal Palace in order to land the teenager who was described as being among the ‘elite’ bracket of young talents in Europe by Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack.

Furthermore, the report states that ‘sources close to the Reds now believe a deal is close’ as Jurgen Klopp and new sporting director Julian Ward look to kickstart their summer transfer window early.

The verdict: Smart move

Although it’s currently nigh on impossible to envisage a world in which Ramsay can usurp Trent Alexander-Arnold, the ability to rest and rotate the three-cap Scottish Under 21 ace’s compatriot Andy Robertson with Kostas Tsimikas has proven invaluable this term.

Following a successful loan spell at Fulham it’s expected Neco Williams could look to move onto pastures new and as such Klopp will want an immediate replacement.

So far this season Ramsay – who boasts very strong crossing, key passes and set-piece ability (WhoScored) – has scored once and provided nine assists in 33 appearances, highlighting similarities with Alexander-Arnold that make it clear to see why Liverpool and Klopp would be keen on bringing the youngster to Anfield.

In other news, Liverpool have been boosted by a fresh transfer update. Read more here.

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Tottenham Hotspur are now leading the race to sign an “intelligent” midfielder from a Champions League club, having overtaken a number of their Premier League rivals in the race for his signature.

Spurs urged to reshuffle midfield amid lack of forward passes

Sky Sports analyst Nick Wright has recently called for Tottenham to reshuffle their midfield, off the back of the poor team performance in the 0-0 draw against AS Monaco in the Champions League, as well as the 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa.

Against the French side, Spurs’ midfield duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha directed just seven of their 58 combined passes forward, picking out Richarlison on three occasions and failing to provide substitute Randal Kolo Muani with the ball once.

The creativity problems were also on display against Villa, with the duo directing 15 of 79 passes forward, which indicates Thomas Frank needs to either reshuffle his midfield options or bring in a new player in January or the summer.

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According to a report from Record (via Sport Witness), Tottenham are now leading the race for Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand, who has attracted widespread interest from the Premier League, with the likes of Man United and Manchester City also keen.

Sporting are expecting offers for Hjulmand in the January transfer window, but it may take a huge offer to get a deal over the line, given that the Portugal club plan to stick to the €80m (£70m) release clause included in his current contract.

It is unclear whether the north Londoners are willing to make an approach this winter, and Sporting remain in a strong negotiating position, considering the midfielder is contracted until 2028, but there are plenty of signs he could be worth pursuing…

"Intelligent" Hjulmand could be exactly what Frank needs

As previously mentioned, Tottenham are having a hard time progressing the ball up the pitch, but the Sporting star is an extremely impressive passer of the ball, who has a tendency to advance the ball into more advanced areas.

Statistic

Average per 90 (past year)

Passes attempted

62.70 (87th percentile)

Pass completion %

90% (95th percentile)

Progressive passes

6.51 (83rd percentile)

The pass-master has also started to prove himself at the top level this season, receiving a 7.6 SofaScore match rating in his side’s 2-1 defeat against Marseille in the Champions League earlier this month, the highest of any Sporting player.

Not only does the Denmark international excel in possession of the ball, but he is also solid from a defensive point of view, according to scout Ben Mattinson, who said: “Hjulmand is a defensively intelligent midfielder who reads the game to a high level. He has great anticipation which allows him to read the oppositions next attacking moves.”

As such, Hjulmand could be the ideal addition to Frank’s squad, with the Tottenham manager clearly in need of different options in the engine room.

Gambhir had flown back home because of his mother’s poor health, but will be back with the squad three days out from the first England vs India Test

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Jun-2025

Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, will rejoin the rest of the squad in Leeds on Tuesday ahead of the first England vs India Test match that starts on Friday.Gambhir had flown back home, to Delhi, on June 11 after his mother was hospitalised, and wasn’t around when the senior India team and the touring India A side took part in a three-day game in Beckenham. It is understood that her health has improved since.In Gambhir’s absence, Ryan ten Doeschate and Sitanshu Kotak, the assistant coaches, and Morne Morkel, the bowling coach, oversaw the team’s prep, with Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the India A coach, with them. The game in Beckenham was played behind closed doors.Related

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Speaking about the game itself and the preparations in general, Morkel mentioned in an interview to bcci.tv, “There’s some quality energy in this group and, you know, that’s what you need. You need to go into a Test series confident, you need to have that team spirit in the group and I think so far they have done a great job.”Later, after the game was over on Sunday, Kuldeep Yadav stressed on the importance of “volume” of overs for the bowlers in the group, who had only played T20 cricket – for over two months, at the IPL – in the lead up to the five-Test series.”We’ve played a lot of T20 in the last four-five months, so volume is very important,” Kuldeep told bcci.tv. “All the bowlers are instructed to bowl as many overs [in practice as they would in a match]: the fast bowlers will bowl at least 15 to 20 overs so they can build up fully for the Test match, and it’s the same for the spinners – the more they bowl, the better it will be.”0:28

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With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli now retired from Test cricket, Shubman Gill has been made the new Test captain, and he got Kuldeep’s vote of confidence after the tour game: “I have seen over the last three-four sessions that Shubman has the same qualities that I’ve seen in our previous leadership groups. He’s fully ready to lead us.”Once back, from the point of view of the first Test, Gambhir will have to take some quick decisions along with the rest of the team management on the make-up of the playing XI. It has been known for a while that Jasprit Bumrah will play only three of the five Tests to manage his workload, though it’s not known which three those will be.That aside, B Sai Sudharsan, uncapped at this level, and the returning Karun Nair are among the contenders to fill the Rohit and Kohli vacancies. Nair scored a double-century for India A against England Lions earlier on the tour, while the likes of Dhruv Jurel and Abhimanyu Easwaran have also been among the runs.There is also likely to be a toss-up between the two seam-bowling allrounders, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur, with neither showing great form in their India A appearances.

تحدث مهاجم برشلونة روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم الثلاثاء، قبل مباراة فريقه أمام كلوب بروج ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وأدلى ليفاندوفسكي بتصريحات بشأن زميليه لامين يامال، وماركوس راشفورد، والمنافسة في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، وحالته البدنية بعد العودة من الإصابة، وما يخطط له بعد هذا الموسم.

وقال ليفاندوفسكي: “أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة بعد الإصابة، بدنيًا، أنا في حالة جيدة جدًا، كنت مع الفريق ولعبت قبل ثلاثة أيام، الأهم هو كيف أساعد فريقي على الفوز”.

وأضاف: “أنا مطمئن بشأن مستقبلي، أفكر أيضًا فيما هو الأفضل لي، لديّ أمور أعمل عليها، مباريات كثيرة، والمنتخب الوطني، أركز على هذه الأمور وعلى تسجيل الأهداف”.

وواصل: “لقد تعرضتُ للإصابة وبدأ موسمي للتو، في النهاية، أفكر أيضًا في فريقي وكيفية مساعدته، عندما يكون لديك الكثير من المباريات في الموسم، من المهم أن تكون لائقًا حتى النهاية”.

وأشار: “الأمر مختلف بعض الشيء بالنسبة لي، لكنني كنتُ أعمل بجدٍّ كبير خلال الأسبوعين أو الثلاثة الماضية، عندما أتدرب، أرى أنني في مستوى عالٍ جدًا، إذا لعبنا كفريق واحد، يمكننا الفوز بالألقاب، بالنسبة لي، بعد سنوات طويلة في كرة القدم، أنا هادئ وأعلم أنني أستطيع مساعدة فريقي كثيرًا”.

وعما يريد أن يفعله بعد هذا الموسم، أجاب ليفاندوفسكي: “لست مستعجلاً، الأهم هو شعوري، وفي الوقت الحالي، لستُ مضطراً للتفكير في مستقبلي، قد تحدث أشياء كثيرة، حتى في حياتي، أنا سعيد للغاية ومركّز على هذا الموسم”.

وإذا كان بإمكانه تكرار أداء الموسم الماضي، رد: “لا أعرف من حيث الأرقام، لقد غبت عن العديد من المباريات بسبب الإصابة، لكن عندما ألعب، أعتقد أن معدل الأهداف في الدقيقة الواحدة قد يكون مشابهًا”.

واسترسل: “عليك أن تنظر إلى جوانب أخرى لم تكن تنظر إليها من قبل، لكنني واضح جدًا بشأن هذا الأمر، أتدرب بمستوى عالٍ جدًا، مما يُسهّل الأمر على المهاجم، إذا عملنا بجد، يمكننا الفوز في النهاية”.

وسُئل إذا فكر في عدم الانضمام للمنتخب البولندي، ورد: “لقد فاتني الكثير من اللعب هذا الموسم، ويمكن للمنتخب الوطني مساعدتي في ذلك، الخطة التي وضعناها صُممت خصيصًا لي، أنا سعيد جدًا بتدريباتي خلال الأسابيع القليلة الماضية، وآمل أن أتمكن من اللعب بمستوى عالٍ بنهاية الموسم، هناك العديد من المباريات، والأهم هو كيفية إنهاء الموسم”.

وعن زميله في برشلونة، لامين يامال، وإذا وجه نصائح له في ظل الجدل الإعلامي الدائر حوله، أفاد: “كنتُ أتحدث مع لامين كثيرًا، من الأفضل عدم التحدث إليه الآن، يحتاج إلى الهدوء والوقت والخبرة، هذا أمر طبيعي في سنّه”.

وبشأن بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، علّق ليفاندوفسكي: “الآن نعرف كيف يعمل النظام الجديد، كل مباراة مهمة، وكل نقطة مهمة، رأينا ذلك في الموسم الماضي، حيث عانت الفرق الأخرى للتأهل، لهذا السبب، كل ما نفكر فيه هو الفوز بالمباراة، الرغبة في الفوز هي أفضل ما يمكن أن يحدث لنا، كلوب بروج فريق قوي جدًا على أرضه، ونريد العودة بالنقاط الثلاث”.

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وعن زميله ماركوس راشفورد، أشار: “كنت أعرفه من قبل، لعبت ضده، وعرفته من مانشستر يونايتد، لديه إمكانيات هائلة، منذ اليوم الأول، رأيت أنه قادر على مساعدتنا، إنه يلعب بشكل جيد، آمل أن نلعب بشكل أفضل معه، معه، نكون أقوى، إنه يسجل الأهداف، ويقدم الكثير من التمريرات الحاسمة”.

وأردف ليفاندوفسكي: “أعتقد أن فليك أشار إلى وجود نقص في الاستقرار لدى اللاعبين المصابين والغائبين عن الفريق، لكن في كرة القدم، هناك أوقات لا تسير فيها الأمور على ما يرام، وهذا أمر طبيعي، لكن الأهم هو الفوز بالمباراة واللعب بشكل أفضل”.

وأكمل: “بعد موسم لعبنا فيه بأفضل حالاتنا، يُكرر الجميع أن هذا الموسم ليس سهلاً، وعلينا أن نستعد نفسيًا، من تجربتي، أعلم أنه إذا سجلت الكثير من الأهداف في موسم، فإن الموسم التالي يبدأ من الصفر، نريد الفوز دائماً، لكن هناك أوقات في كرة القدم لا يهم فيها كيف نحقق ذلك، بل علينا فقط الفوز بالمباراة”.

وأتم: “أنا متأكد من أننا سنعود إلى أفضل مستوياتنا ونلعب بشكل أفضل بكثير، لا يجب أن نبالغ في التفكير، إذا عملنا بجد، في النهاية يمكننا الفوز بالعديد من الأشياء”.

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A Taça das Favelas São Paulo 2023 terá dias muito importantes e intensos, neste final de semana. Neste sábado, 30, acontece o último dia da categoria masculina do torneio organizado pela Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) e produzido pela InFavela, enquanto o domingo, dia 1º de outubro, vai celebrar a chegada das campeãs do interior, na etapa estadual do maior campeonato de futebol entre favelas do mundo.

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Nos dois dias, os jogos são no gramado da já tradicional Vila Manchester, na Zona Leste de São Paulo, e as favelas entram em campo a partir das 8h. No sábado, serão oito jogos válidos apenas pela categoria masculina, enquanto no domingo, serão dois pela masculina e cinco pela feminina, totalizando sete.

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– Como sempre falamos, a Taça das Favelas é uma realidade em São Paulo e cada vez cresce mais. A chegada das favelas do interior paulista vem pra abrilhantar ainda mais o nosso projeto – diz Geovana Borges, diretora de relações institucionais da CUFA.

A partir do domingo, dia 1º, todos os jogos válidos pela edição paulista do maior campeonato de futebol entre favelas do mundo serão em formato eliminatório, o famoso mata-mata. As semifinais acontecem no dia 4 de novembro, e as grandes finais no dia 18 de novembro.

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Final de semana de jogos da Taça das Favelas São Paulo 2023
Data: 30/09/2023 (Sábado) e 1/10/2023 (domingo)
Local: Centro Esportivo Vicente Feola – Vila Manchester
Horário: 8h (início dos jogos)
Endereço: Praça Haroldo Daltro S/N – Vila Manchester – São Paulo, SP

Confira os jogos deste final de semana da Taça das Favelas 2023

SÁBADO 30/09

Masculino
8h – Favela Jardim Jaqueline x Favela do Chacrinha

9h20 – Cp. Promorar x Cp. Teleatlas

10h40 – Cp. Vila Clara x Favela Jardim 9 de Julho

12h – Cp. Jardim das Palmas x Cp da Alba

13h20 – Favela do Mutirão x Favela Cinga Pura

14h40 – Heliópolis x Complexo Jardim dos Francos

16h – Complexo JVF x Favela da Marcone

17h20 Cp. Jd Brasil x Cp. Jd St Eduardo

DOMINGO 01/10

Masculino
8h – (Guarulhos) Favela Dutra x Favela Sônia (Piracicaba)

9h20 – (Jundiaí) Favela Vila Popular x Favela Jardim Brasil (Embu Guaçu)

Feminino
10h40 – (Itapecerica da Serra) Favela da Lagoa Yes x Areião (Itapevi)

12h – (Jundiaí) Favela Vila Ana x Cp. Unidos do São Victor (Osasco)

13h20 – (Guarulhos) Favela São Rafael x Cp Vila Nova União (Mogi das Cruzes)

14h40 – (Embu Guaçu) Favela Vila Cristina x Favela Industrial (Piracicaba)

16h – (Campinas) Favela Paranapanema x Favela Agenor de Campos (Mongaguá)

Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the batting charts but Gill is just two runs away from him

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Orange Cap tableGT’s opening pair of B Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continue to hold on to their the top two spots despite scoring 21 and 35 respectively against LSG. Sai Sudharsan now has 638 runs from 13 innings while Gill is just two runs away from the leader.Mitchell Marsh, who stole the show on Thursday with his maiden IPL hundred, moved up in a big way. One of the most consistent run-getters this season, Marsh’s 117 off 64 balls helped LSG post a mammoth 235 for 2 and eventually win the game by 33 runs. Marsh took his tally to 560 runs from 12 games to sit fourth, with Mumbai Indians’ (MI) Suryakumar Yadav between him and the GT openers.LSG’s other major batter on the night, Nicholas Pooran, who had slipped down on the Orange Cap table after spending a lot of time at the top in the early part of the tournament, advanced to seventh place with 511 runs with his unbeaten 56 off 27.Purple Cap tableChennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Noor Ahmad has reclaimed the top spot after GT’s Prasidh Krishna, who was wicketless in Ahmedabad, slipped to second position. Both have 21 wickets. Prasidh’s average is 19.66 and economy rate is 8.09 while Noor’s average is slightly better, 18.42, while his economy rate is 8.41.Also in action was GT left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore, who jumped to sixth spot after his 1 for 34. He now has 16 wickets from 13 matches.Meanwhile, MI left-arm quick Trent Boult is third on the list with 19 wickets.Here’s what ESPNcricinfo’s MVP table looks like.And here are some other IPL 2025 tables that show the season’s best performers in different aspects of the T20 game. Highest batting strike rates Best bowling economy rates Most sixes Best bowling figures in a match

Bedingham provides the ballast to make it two wins in as many days for Durham

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Durham 194 for 9 (Bedingham 63, Garton 3-41) beat Birmingham Bears 168 (Bethell 50, Davies 47, Raine 5-21) by 26 runsDurham completed a highly productive Vitality Blast raid on the Midlands with a 26-run victory over Birmingham Bears to follow their vanquishing of Leicestershire Foxes the previous evening.The visitors amassed an imposing 194 for nine at Edgbaston as David Bedingham continued his fine form with a scintillating 63 from 27 balls. Dan Mousley underlined his England white-ball credentials with a steel-nerved 4-0-23-2 while George Garton took three for 41.The Bears reply then fell short at 168 all out from 18.4 overs after Ben Raine (3.4-0-21-5) bowled beautifully to take important wickets at important times. Jake Bethell struck 50 (32), his maiden T20 half-century, but the chase petered out as wickets fell too regularly.The result keeps the North Division table very tight with both sides having won two and lost two. Momentum is very much with Durham after successive wins, however, while the Bears nurse back-to-back defeats.After choosing to bat, Durham lost a wicket second ball when Graham Clark chipped Garton to mid-wicket but the early strike worked against the Bears as it brought Bedingham to the crease. The South African smashed Garton for 18 in four balls and thundered to 50 in 21, reaching his half-century with six over mid-wicket in an Aamer Jamal over that went for 25.Alex Lees, the previous evening’s matchwinner at Leicester, contributed just eight to a stand of 60 before missing a slog-sweep at Mousley and falling lbw. Bedingham welcomed Jake Lintott into the attack with six into the pavilion but the wrist spinner’s revenge arrived three balls later when Rob Yates took a stinging catch at extra cover.Lintott also ended Ollie Robinson’s punchy cameo at 25, caught by Bethell at deep mid-wicket. Mousley cramped Raine’s desire to seek out the short leg-side boundary and bowled him. Ashton Turner improvised effectively for 33 (24) before top-edging a swipe at Garton and the Bears reined in the scoring during the closing overs. Just one four arrived in six overs before Matty Potts socked Garton for a six and a four in the last.Callum Parkinson trapped Yates lbw with the first legitimate ball of the Bears’ reply but Alex Davies (47,30) and Mousley (35, 20) gave their side a sound foundation with a stand of 80 in 46 balls. They fell in the space of three balls, however, when Raine won an lbw verdict to even up his personal duel with Mousley and Davies was emphatically stumped off Turner’s first ball.Sam Hain lifted Nathan Sowter to long off before Raine cranked up the pressure with a clever over which cost just five and then bowled Chris Benjamin and Jamal with the first two balls of his next.Bethell reached 50 in 31 balls but sliced to deep backward point off Potts and Hasan Ali hoisted the next to deep mid-wicket. Raine returned to bowl Lintott and then complete the win in glorious style by knocking out Garton’s middle stump.

Manchester United have now made an enquiry over signing a £34 million defender who is also wanted by Tottenham Hotspur and once rejected a move to Arsenal.

Man Utd eyeing defensive reinforcements this summer

It could be said that there are multiple positions United need to address this summer, with strengthening their forward line clearly a key agenda, given the arrival of Matheus Cunha and the expected arrival of Bryan Mbeumo. But as well as looking at the front of the team, Ruben Amorim is also mindful about his defence, and they are now looking at potential arrivals there.

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At the end of last week, it was reported in Spain that INEOS were readying a £25 million bid to sign Vanderson from AS Monaco. The Brazilian is a right-back by trade, so he would likely be a player to compete for a starting spot in Amorim’s wing-back role. The 23-year-old finished last season with one goal and three assists in 29 Ligue 1 games, and that earned him a call-up to the Brazil squad in Carlo Ancelotti’s first games in charge.

As well as preparing a bid to sign Vanderson, reports have emerged that United have opened talks to sign Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr. The Frenchman is expected to leave Saudi Arabia this summer, and that has alerted United, who would be making a bold move given his time at Manchester City. Al-Nassr are looking to get around £23 million for Laporte.

Man Utd make enquiry to sign Evan Ndicka from Roma

Laporte is not the only centre-back on the radar of the Red Devils, as according to RMC Sport, Man United have now made an approach to sign Evan Ndicka from AS Roma, who once rejected a move to Arsenal, saying: “I’m not pretending that I don’t see the rumours. But I have respect in Rome and I respect them. I have three years remaining on my contract, we will see what happens later.”

Amorim is looking to strengthen his options in defence, and Ndicka is now a name that is under consideration by the Red Devils. However, they are not alone, as Tottenham have also made an approach to Roma over a possible deal, and they could hold an advantage over United, as they can offer the defender Champions League football.

Despite being under contract until 2028, Ndicka, who has been dubbed “superb” by scout Jacek Kulig, is allowed to leave Roma this summer, with them reportedly looking to get €40 million, which is roughly £34 million, for his services.

Evan Ndicka’s 24/25 Serie A stats

Apps

38

Starts

38

Assists

1

Touches per game

75.3

Balls recovered per game

3.5

Dribbled past per game

0.2

Clearances per game

3.8

Errors leading to goal

0

The 25-year-old, who has been capped six times for the Ivory Coast, joined the Italian team in July 2023 on a free transfer. During his time in Italy, Ndicka has been a consistent performer for Roma, playing in every league game during the 2024/25 campaign.

He started all 38 matches and helped Roma keep 16 clean sheets. United have seen Victor Lindelof depart Old Trafford, and with Lisandro Martínez still recovering from his long-term injury, Amorim may see Ndicka as a player who can provide not only competition but also improve their defensive organisation.