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It remains a possibility that Liverpool could sell Mohamed Salah at some stage, David James has told GOAL, despite the Egyptian superstar signing a new contract at Anfield. Those terms are intended to take the prolific forward through to the summer of 2027, but the odd question has been asked of his output this season and interest from the Saudi Pro League remains.

• Salah record: Total goals for Liverpool

  With that in mind, a transfer agreement in upcoming windows cannot be ruled out. Reigning Premier League champions will be hoping to see their four-time Golden Boot winner – who has netted 250 goals for the club – rediscover his spark during the 2025-26 campaign.

  If that proves to be the case, then there will be no need to consider a parting of ways. Big-spending teams in the Middle East could, however, test the Reds’ resolve, while Salah may decide that he does want to take on a new challenge after all – with there still plenty of football left in him at 33 years of age.

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  Salah transfer: Could Liverpool sanction a sale?

  When former Liverpool goalkeeper James – speaking exclusively to GOAL via the home of football betting online – was asked if Salah could be sold, the ex-England international said: “Liverpool didn't have to sign Mo Salah and Mo Salah didn't have to sign for Liverpool. I mean, in the end, the deal that he signed would have been right for both parties. And I think if there came a time, and I know Liverpool aren't unique in this, but most of the reasoning behind signing players will be the numbers they're producing.

  “So you could envisage a situation where Mo's numbers aren't what Liverpool need. And if there were a potential suitor somewhere else, then I'm sure with conversation, because Mo does have a say in it, that Liverpool would be willing to let him go.

  “Under contract, I don't think I could see a situation where Mo's going to hang around just to get paid. I think there would be a situation where, through conversation because I know the dialogue with Liverpool is always really good, that the two parties would sit down and discuss the future.

  “However, if Mo starts doing what Liverpool would like him to do and Mo I'm sure would like to do and starts scoring loads of goals, then their hand could be forced by a potential suitor, because whatever club is interested, Saudi logically as they're the ones with the money, they may make an offer that Liverpool can't refuse.

  “I also think that Liverpool will have someone already lined up to replace Mo Salah. As I stand here looking at my signed Diogo Jota shirt, we now know with clarity the inevitable nature of life. I think Liverpool, more so than anyone currently, will be looking at that Diogo situation and saying, we have to have it. And that would just be, from a human level, logical, and from a business level, even more logical to have some kind of risk management with regards to replacing players.”

• Years left: Salah in same category as Ronaldo & Messi

  James added on Salah still looking to the future, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi showing what can be achieved in the longevity stakes: “Mo’s only 33. Cristiano Ronaldo, I know he's playing in Saudi, he's only been doing it for a few years, but the guy is 40, he's still scoring at international level.

  “Mo, it has been well-versed about how fit he is. People keep talking about losing pace, but I don't think he has from the numbers, that I’m told are the same as they were before. The one thing I would say is probably the defenders he's playing against are getting quicker. So it's not Mo, it's just the opposition. But at 33 years old, it's true that the guy's got another contract in him, easily.”

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  Decade at Anfield: Salah could reach 10 years of service

  Those terms are unlikely to come at Anfield, as Salah looks to complete a decade of loyal service on Merseyside by remaining in his current surroundings through to 2027, but there is no indication that he will be stopping any time soon and his asking price would remain high if Liverpool were to look at cashing in at some point across the next couple of transfer markets.

Having last played for Zimbabwe in 2018, he recently returned to domestic cricket and could be in contention for the T20 World Cup Qualifiers

Firdose Moonda08-Aug-2025Former Zimbabwe captain and legspinner Graeme Cremer has returned to the country’s domestic cricket structure and is available for international selection. Cremer, who is 38 and led Zimbabwe between 2016 and 2018, gave up cricket for golf and then moved with his family to the UAE, where his wife Merna works as an airline pilot. He has now made his return in Zimbabwe’s National Premier League, the 45-over club competition.ESPNcricinfo has confirmed he is eligible for selection for the national side and could be in contention for September’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, which will be played in Zimbabwe.Cremer last played international cricket in March 2018 and has been involved in coaching roles in Dubai, including with the Rajasthan Royals Academy. He is now playing for the defending champions, Takashinga Patriots 1 Cricket Club, and is the leading wicket-taker after two matches.Related

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“It’s amazing being back,” Cremer told about his return after the match against Queens Sports Club in Kwekwe. “Kwekwe was my home ground for many years, so it was great walking out and being part of Takashinga, which is such a prestigious club. They welcomed me into the team and it was an amazing team environment. I’m really happy with the start.”Cremer took 4 for 43 as Takashinga defended 263 for 6 and won by 134 runs. That match, played on August 3, also featured Brendan Taylor, who has subsequently made his return to the Test side after serving a three-and-a-half-year ban for breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. Taylor scored 61 in that match as he tuned up ahead of his international comeback.”We are close friends, myself and Brendan, so it was an amazing feeling being on the field with him again and nice to see him score some runs,” Cremer said. “It’s great watching him bat, and then walking out onto the field with him, just how we communicate because we have played so much cricket together. It really helps someone like that out with me.”Taylor and Cremer are two of Zimbabwe’s most experienced players, and their return to the set-up with two ICC tournaments (T20 World Cup 2026 and ODI World Cup 2027, which Zimbabwe will co-host) speaks to Zimbabwe Cricket’s seriousness to ensure they qualify. Zimbabwe missed out on the last T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean after losing to Uganda in qualifiers and have not played a 50-over World Cup since 2015 after missing out on both the 2019 and 2023 editions.Zimbabwe will host the Africa Regional Qualifier for the upcoming T20 World Cup from September 26 to October 4. The tournament consists of eight teams, and the top two will progress to the main event.

The San Diego Padres and Athletics have engaged in a blockbuster MLB trade deadline deal with multiple significant moving pieces.

The Padres have now shored up their starting rotation and back end of the bullpen for the closing stretch of the season, as they are set to acquire Athletics closer Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan.

In return, the the A's will receive the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball – shortstop Leodalis De Vries, as well as three pitchers – RHP Braden Nett, RHP Henry Baez and RHP Eduarniel Nunez – in exchange for Miller and Sears.

Miller, a 2024 All-Star, has posted a 3.76 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched this season, while accumulating 20 saves. While it's a bit of a step back from his All-Star form last season, he's tough to navigate when he's right.

Sears will provide depth to the starting rotation. He's 7-9 this season with a 4.95 ERA across 111.0 innings of work.

The Padres are 60-49 on the season, and sit three games out of first-place in the NL West.

His old IPL franchise told him to “play his natural game”, and he has not looked back since. Mumbai will be hoping for more of the same come the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final on Sunday

Himanshu Agrawal13-Dec-2024Until IPL 2023, Ajinkya Rahane’s strike rate in the powerplay in T20s was 115.31. In 23 such innings since then, it has jumped up to 156.83. Rahane believes it was the freedom to go out and express himself, allowed to him by his former IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which helped unlock his potential in the shortest format.”The message from them was clear: go out there and play your natural game,” Rahane said after smashing 98 off 56 balls against Baroda to put Mumbai in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). “It was never about, ‘You play an anchor role and others will play around you’. [From] other teams, the message for me was, ‘Play till 15-16 overs and others will play around you’. That’s why I was playing with a strike rate of 120-130. But the last two years have really helped me a lot in the shorter format.”That simple message from CSK seems to have worked its magic beyond IPL 2023 too. Rahane had finished that tournament with a strike rate of 172.48, and at the SMAT this season, he has 432 runs – the most among all batters – at 169.41.Related

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• Rahane's 98 helps Mumbai storm into Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final

Rahane has had that impact even while mostly playing conventional shots, like effortlessly lofting over the in-field on both sides of the ground, or powerfully pulling the short balls away.Before today’s 98, he had crashed 95 off 54 balls against Andhra in a SMAT record chase of 230 and followed that up with 84 from 45 deliveries against Vidarbha in the quarter-final in another massive chase of 222. He showed his range of shots in the latter innings, which also featured a six to remember, the ball flying over fine leg off medium-pacer Darshan Nalkande as Rahane stayed deep in the crease and played a pick-up shot in Suryakumar-Yadav fashion.After three Player-of-the-Match performances in a row, Rahane says he wants to “keep it simple”. “I’m not too strong, [and] it’s not about power hitting,” he said. “For me, it’s always about timing the ball. But at the same time, having that intent from ball number one. And it’s always about the extension of my defence – all the shots. So I’m just focusing on that.”[I’m] not trying to play too hard or, trying to play a big shot. It’s always about the timing of the ball, and maintaining my shape all the time.”

“[I’m] not trying to play too hard or, trying to play a big shot. It’s always about the timing of the ball, and maintaining my shape all the time”

Against Baroda, chasing 159, Rahane started the second over by dispatching the first three balls he faced for 4, 6, 4, the first of those a non-Rahane-like heave across the line to deep square leg. Perhaps an attempt to put the bowler under pressure straightaway?”I knew how Lukman Meriwala was going to bowl. So I wanted him to change his length,” Rahane said. “So that’s why the intent was to, first ball, go and attack him so that he could change his length. And the next two balls, he actually pitched short. So that’s what I wanted.”Meriwala went short, and Rahane hooked for six and punched for four. And so his “fearless attitude” helped set up Mumbai for another shot at the SMAT title, a title they had won under Rahane in 2022-23. If he can continue this same form, not only Mumbai but IPL’s defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, who bagged Rahane at his base price of INR 1.5 crore at last month’s auction, will be that much harder to beat.

Celtic are reportedly preparing to make their first contact with Wales manager Craig Bellamy, who has become the latest of a number of coaches to be linked with the vacant managerial role.

There’s been a major shake-up in the Scottish Premiership so far this season. It’s not champions Celtic who lead. It’s not their Old Firm rivals Rangers. Instead, it’s surprise champions-elect Hearts who have taken an eight-point lead at the top whilst those in Glasgow have descended into chaos.

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The Bhoys are looking for their next manager.

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The Russell Martin experiment proved disastrous at Ibrox and a chaotic managerial hunt then followed before they landed on Danny Rohl. Now, Celtic are set to follow suit following Brendan Rodgers’ decision to leave the club – bringing an end to his second spell in charge of the club.

Those at Celtic Park will be hoping that their managerial search ends far quicker than Rangers’ did, given that their rivals were rejected by their top two choices.

As a result, work is instantly underway in search of a replacement for Rodgers. Names such as Ange Postecoglou, Edin Terzic and even Kevin Muscat, who rejected Rangers, have all threatened to steal the headlines so far, but it remains to be seen if any of the three emerge as priority choices.

Muscat would of course be an interesting choice after he rejected Rangers. Whether he’s the right choice should be the question asked by Celtic, however. The 52-year-old is yet to have any managerial success in European football and has enjoyed much of his career in Australia, China and Japan.

If Muscat is ruled out then the Bhoys could turn towards Bellamy, who has also emerged as a key option.

Celtic preparing first Craig Bellamy contact

According to Sky Sports, Celtic are now preparing to sound out Craig Bellamy among others about their vacant managerial role in the coming week.

The Wales manager has impressed on the international stage and has admirers at Celtic Park, despite losing both games in the last break, a friendly against England and World Cup qualifier defeat to Belgium. Alas, it remains to be seen whether he’d leave his post at Wales in the middle of that qualifying campaign.

As things stand, Wales sit third in their qualifying group and still have hope of reaching the 2026 World Cup. Luring Bellamy away from that may prove all too difficult for Celtic.

There’s no denying that he would be an excellent choice, though. Speaking to Sky Sports when Bellamy was appointed in his current role, former Wales striker Rob Earnshaw said: “It’s an excellent appointment.

“When I was thinking, ‘who could take Wales forward?’ He was one of the first names I thought about. He’s got a very sharp mind, a great passion for the game and they’ve made the right choice.”

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How many players have made the final list, which team has the biggest purse, and all other details ahead of the auction on December 15

Shashank Kishore13-Dec-2024There’s another auction we’re hearing about…
Yes, that’s right. Hot on the heels of the mega IPL auction that was held in Saudi Arabia is another auction, which is ahead of the third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). It will be held in Bengaluru on December 15.Why is no one talking about it?
That’s because there are only a total of 19 slots to be filled between the five WPL franchises. This could make it the smallest of all mini-auctions, and could even be wrapped up in two hours.How many players have made the final auction shortlist?
From a long list of over 400 names, the BCCI has pruned it to 120 based on inputs and interest received from the franchises. This list includes 91 Indians – nine of them capped – and 29 overseas players, who will vie for a maximum of five slots.Related

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Who is likely to be the biggest spender?
Gujarat Giants, owned by Adani Sportsline, have the biggest purse of INR 4.4 crore (approx. US $518,461) available to fill four slots, of which two can be overseas. This is a direct consequence of them finishing last in the first two editions, leading to them releasing as many as six players – the most by a franchise heading into the auction.Who has the smallest purse?
At INR 2.5 crore (approx. US $294,580), Delhi Capitals, runners-up of the first two editions, have the smallest purse. They can fill a maximum of four slots, including one overseas. But overall, each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore (approx. US $1.76m), up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads.Are the team composition rules the same as IPL?
Unlike at the IPL, the WPL doesn’t have the Impact Player rule, which means teams can field only the XI players they announce at the toss. However, WPL teams can field five overseas players, provided the fifth one belongs to an Associate country.How many Associates have previously been part of WPL franchises?
Two of them have featured in the tournament so far: USA’s Tara Norris and Scotland’s Kathryn Bryce. In fact, Norris picked up the WPL’s first five-wicket haul, for DC against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Heather Knight, along with Deandra Dottin, has placed herself in the highest slab•BCCIHow many Associate players are part of this year’s shortlist?
Only three: UAE top-order batter Theertha Satish and allrounder Samaira Dharnidharka, and Scotland batter Sarah Bryce, who was recently part of Sydney Sixers’ squad in the WBBL.How many players are part of the highest slab at the auction?
Three: England captain Heather Knight and West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin and South Africa’s Lizelle Lee have placed themselves in the highest slab, with a reserve price of INR 50 lakh (approx. US $58,916).Are there any other interesting facts about this year’s auction pool?
Aged just 13, Delhi’s left-arm seamer Anshu Nagar is the youngest player in the shortlist. Australia batter Laura Harris, released by DC, is the oldest at 34.What’s the window for the tournament?
With the IPL starting on March 14, the BCCI is looking at a three-week window for the third edition of the WPL from the third week of January onwards. The final dates and venues, though, are yet to be officially announced.

As the Mariners prepare to face the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, star catcher Cal Raleigh will be tasked with trying to lead Seattle to their first World Series appearance in franchise history. The Mariners are the only team in MLB that have not made the World Series once, and one of four teams that have yet to win the title.

Regardless of the outcome of Monday's game and the ALCS, Raleigh will remain in contention to win his first MVP award, and become the first catcher since 2012 to claim the award.

Raleigh is in a close race with Yankees star Aaron Judge, who is also a strong contender to take home the AL MVP award this year. If Raleigh were to defeat Judge, he would become the 13th catcher in MLB history to win the award, and this would mark the 19th time a catcher has claimed the award.

Before the MVP winner is announced following the conclusion of the 2025 postseason, here's a look at how Raleigh's season stacks next to every other MVP-winning catcher.

Cal Raleigh's 2025 stats

This season, Raleigh has slashed .247/.359/.589 for 147 hits, 110 runs, 60 home runs and 125 RBIs, reaching new career-highs in practically every statistic. Raleigh's top competitor, Judge, slashed .331/.457/.688 with 179 hits, 137 runs, 53 home runs and 114 RBIs. He posted an OPS of 1.144 and a 9.7 WAR.

Raleigh led all of MLB in home runs and led the AL in RBIs. Judge led MLB in WAR, OPS, on-base percentage, slug rate and batting average and led the AL in runs. Raleigh finished second to Judge in WAR.

Every catcher to win MVP

Below is a list of every catcher that has won the MVP award. Notably, the first two catchers to win MVP, Bob O'Farrell in 1926 and Mickey Cochrane in 1928, won those awards when prior award winners were not allowed to win MVP again. This would change in 1931, when the Baseball Writers' Association of America took over the voting for the award.

How does Cal Raleigh compare?

Of every catcher who has won MVP, Raleigh holds the largest edge in home runs. Raleigh broke the single-season record for most home runs by a catcher in a season with 60, 12 more than any other catcher has hit in one year. Raleigh's RBI total is tied for third among catchers that have won MVP, trailing only Johnny Bench and Roy Campanella. Both his OPS and WAR are also in the upper half of catchers that have taken home MVP.

Raleigh has a significantly lower batting average than every other catcher to win MVP. Over half the catchers hit above .300 when they won MVP, but Raleigh would be the only catcher to hit below .270 with his .243 average this season.

If Raleigh were to win the award, he would join Mauer and Posey as one of three catchers to win the award this century. Raleigh hit more than double the home runs either Mauer and Posey hit in their MVP-winning seasons, and also bests them in RBIs. Mauer and Posey both hold the advantage in batting average and OPS.

Notably, 10 of the 12 catchers to win MVP have also won at least one World Series in their careers, all but Mauer and Hartnett. With a win Monday, Raleigh maintains his chance to win MVP and the World Series in the same season.

England's Young Lions needed just 14 minutes to open the scoring against Egypt at the Under-17 World Cup on Monday in Qatar. Manchester City star Reigan Heskey broke the deadlock with an excellent solo goal to give his team a great start to the match. His strike continued some fine form for the forward who played a key role last time out against Haiti as England won for the first time at the tournament.

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  Heskey is the son of former England and Liverpool star Emile and added another international goal to his tally against Egypt. The Manchester City man was given too much time and space by Egypt in the early exchanges, allowing him to drive across goal and unleash a powerful low shot that curled past goalkeeper Omar Abdelaziz. It's Heskey's second goal in two games for the Young Lions, as he scored and bagged four assists last time out against Hatiti as England cruised to an emphatic victory.

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  Reigan plays alongside his brother Jaden at Manchester City, with both players having been handed their debuts by Pep Guardiola earlier this year. Proud dad Emile has told the about the approach he takes with his kids as they aim to follow in his famous footsteps.

  He said: "They are both very athletic. The young one is very quick. The older one is a bit of a beast like I was. They've both got similar attributes. I'm someone who stands really far back and I become a dad, really. If they want to ask me something, I tell them, or if they want to come out with me and do a little bit extra, then I'll take them, but I'm not the one who’s going to force them. They enjoy it, they love it. Yes, there are some times when I think 'I want to say something’, but the reality is it's not my career.

  "Another reality is, what has the manager or coach told them to do? Because if I tell them to do something different then there's a conflict there. So I take a step back and I enjoy watching it, to be honest, as it's nice to see them progressing. I've watched them from the age of four and now they're 19 and 17, they're doing fantastic."

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  What next for England

  England's match against Egypt is their final group fixture and Ryan's side will be hoping to progress to the next stage of the tournament. The Young Lions won the competition previously back in 2017, with a team including the likes of Phil Foden, Marc Guehi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Conor Gallagher, and would love to repeat that feat again in 2025.

The opener made a timely hundred against the pink ball following Usman Khawaja’s fitness problems in the first Ashes Test

AAP23-Nov-2025Matt Renshaw’s golden summer continued with a magnificent 112 in front of Australia selector Tony Dodemaide at the Gabba.His innings drove Queensland to 352 for 7 at stumps on day two of the top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash after Victoria had declared late on the opening day.Renshaw had made scores of 128, 29, 101 and 51 in the Shield before Sunday’s knock. He also had a consistent ODI series against India which included an accomplished 56 in Sydney.Related

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Runs are runs and Renshaw has filled his cup with them. The 29-year-old doesn’t have to do anything more to convince Australia selectors that he is ready for a return to the Test arena. All he needs is an opportunity.”I’m just keeping it really simple and having a lot of fun out there and having good intent,” Renshaw told AAP. “It’s been a good start and hopefully it amounts to something at the end of March. I will keep trying to put in performances to help win games for Queensland. I’m just concentrating on what I can control and that is trying to do my job for the team.”There is doubt over who will open in the second Test of the Ashes series at the Gabba, which starts on Thursday-week.Usman Khawaja’s back spasms in the first Test have put him in some doubt while Travis Head’s blistering century as opener has also put him in the frame to stay at the top of the order alongside Perth debutant Jake Weatherald.Renshaw now has 421 Shield runs for the summer, putting him on top of the aggregate list with 19 runs more than Marnus Labuschagne.He was patient early in his innings against Victoria before finding a more aggressive tempo and his drives down the ground were exquisite. Once Renshaw reached his half-century the runs started to flow all around the ground.He brought up his century with a controlled cut for three off spinner Todd Murphy. A healthy contingent at the Vulture St end of the ground gave him a rapturous reception, realising what a vital innings it was in the context of the summer.His stay ended when he nicked a delivery that just moved away from Fergus O’Neill, who toiled manfully all day with his tight lines.Renshaw received solid support from Angus Lovell in an 88-run opening stand and Hugh Weibgen.Former Australia Under-19 captain Weibgen, playing his second Shield match, looks a promising prospect with his classy strokeplay and composure. The tall 21-year-old will play for the Prime Minister’s XI against an England XI in a two-day, pink-ball match that starts on November 29 in Canberra.He was caught in a juggling effort by Mitchell Perry trying to loft Murphy over the long-on boundary.Lachie Hearne (47) continued the momentum until he was brilliantly caught on the deep midwicket boundary by Campbell Kellaway.

As talks continue with Swansea City, former Liverpool coach Vitor Matos could reportedly be about to face an instant problem if he takes the job in Wales courtesy of the January transfer window.

It’s been a frustrating couple of weeks for Swansea, who are still without a manager after sacking Alan Sheehan before the international break. There’s no escaping the fact that they missed out on their top target, either. It looked as though they were destined to appoint Hammarby’s Kim Hellberg, before Middlesbrough came swooping in to hijack their deal.

Since then, those in Wales have been back to square one in their search and have reportedly held talks with Matos. The former Liverpool coach is currently the manager of Maritime in Portugal’s second division, but could now have the chance to take his first managerial job in England courtesy of Swansea.

It’s undoubtedly a gamble, given the 37-year-old’s inexperience in the dugout, but it’s one that Swansea may still take. And to Matos’ credit, Maritime have only lost four of the 12 games that he’s had in charge, highlighting exactly why he could be on his way to the Championship.

It’s no easy job in England’s second tier, however. Swansea currently sit as low as 18th and seven points clear of the dropzone. If Matos, or whoever it is in charge for the foreseeable future, does not get off to a good start then the Swans will be at risk of dropping down even further.

It’s a relegation battle that they could certainly do without if they want to keep their top players too, with one of their key men receiving interest from the Premier League.

Premier League clubs interested in Ronald

As reported by ESPN Brazil’s Felipe Silva, Premier League clubs are now interested in signing Ronald from Swansea in the January transfer window, sparking an instant problem for Matos. The winger is considered “one of Swansea City’s key players” and there’s no doubt that his exit would deal their survival chances a major blow.

Reporting the news, Silva said on X: “Brazilian winger Ronald, one of Swansea City’s key players, could leave the team that competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, in the next transfer window. The forward’s strong performances have sparked interest from some Premier League teams and clubs in the Middle East.”

With three goals and one assist to his name in a Swansea side which has struggled for goals in the Championship this season, the Brazilian winger could become his side’s most influential player under Matos.

At just 24 years old, there’s also every chance that the next Swansea manager could take Ronald to new heights in what would provide those in Wales with a much-needed, consistent outlet.

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