Profit Players: Crystal Palace signing Glen Murray on a free proved to be one of their best bargains

This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.

When Glenn Murray signed for Crystal Palace on a free transfer in 2011 from arch rivals Brighton, per Transfermarkt, fans did not know what to expect. It didn’t help that he was signed from the Seagulls and even though he was finding the back of the net before he arrived at the South London side, it was in League One. His eventual rise at the Eagles and the importance he had whilst at the club, whilst eventually being sold for a great profit highlighted what a bargain he was for the side.

Murray would go on to make 126 appearances for Palace, scoring a very impressive 47 goals and also managing 15 assists, per Transfermarkt. A lot of his goals were important and are a huge reason as to why the side see themselves in the Premier League.

In their promotion season back in 2012/13, Murray managed to score 30 goals in 42 appearances, and was the top goal scorer in the Championship, per World Football. This propelled the Eagles into the play-offs which he was sadly injured for, but they were promoted at Wembley.  They have stayed in England’s top flight ever since, via Premier League. Without his goals that campaign, it is definitely worth questioning whether the club would be where they are today as it is likely they wouldn’t have made the top six.

Eventually he was surplus to requirements and manager Alan Pardew sold him to AFC Bournemouth for £4.86 million in 2016, via Transfermarkt. Even though fans were reluctant for the player to go at the time, it was definitely a great deal for the club in regards to how much profit they got for him, especially for a striker already in his 30’s when he was sold.

Murray ended up becoming a cult hero at the club, and whenever he comes up against the side, he is still applauded for his time at the club, that is despite now being back at their arch-rivals Brighton. He will definitely be appreciated by supporters for many years, and it is also good that the club managed to acquire him for nothing in the first place.

Palace fans, how good was Murray whilst at the club? Comment below!

Não é o Botafogo! John Textor elege melhor time da temporada; confira

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O Botafogo está concorrendo ao prêmio de melhor clube da temporada 2024/25, ao lado de Barcelona, PSG, Chelsea e Liverpool. Esta é a primeira vez na história que uma equipe brasileira participa da premiação da Bola de Ouro, organizada pela revista francesa “France Footbal”. Representando o clube carioca na cerimônia, John Textor elegeu o melhor time do ano.

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Segundo o mandatário alvinegro, o PSG teve um ano memorável e deveria conquistar o prêmio de melhor equipe da última temporada. Textor avaliou ainda as possibilidades do Botafogo garantir a conquista.

– O PSG foi o melhor time durante a temporada, mesmo não conseguindo um bom resultado contra a gente, eles tiveram um ano memorável. Agora, se for um palpite emocional, onde nós valorizamos o futebol brasileiro e todas as conquistas do Botafogo na temporada, espantando todos os fantasmas e sonhando muito, aí o Botafogo pode ganhar.

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O norte-americano destacou ainda a importância de representar um clube brasileiro nessa premiação tão importante no mundo do futebol. Para ele, a presença do Botafogo nesta cerimônia reforça o tamanho do futebol brasileiro para o mundo.

– As pessoas devem lembrar que a primeira coisa que fiz depois de vencermos o PSG no Mundial de Clubes, foi destacar a importância daquele resultado para o futebol brasileiro. Os times brasileiros estavam indo bem na competição, no primeiro teste contra times do mundo inteiro e foi muito importante para o Brasil. Todos viram a importância da nossa vitória contra o PSG – disse, antes de completar.

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– Agora, quanto ao Botafogo, sabemos da sua importância para o futebol brasileiro. Temos que lembrar de todas as estrelas que passaram pelo clube e acredito que nossa presença aqui representa um pouquinho dos torcedores no Brasil que simpatizam com o Botafogo – finalizou.

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رسميًا.. الزمالك يشارك في كأس العالم للأندية لكرة السلة

تلقى الاتحاد المصري لكرة السلة برئاسة الدكتور مجدي أبو فريخة خطابًا من الاتحاد الدولي لكرة السلة “فيبا” يفيد باختيار نادي الزمالك للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية لكرة السلة 2022.

وأوضح الاتحاد الدولي انه تقرر مشاركة نادي الزمالك بطل إفريقيا والمتوج باللقب الإفريقي BAL ممثلًا عن قارة إفريقيا في بطولة يشارك فيها 4 أندية في النسخة الأولى من المسابقة.

طالع أيضا.. قرعة كأس مصر لكرة السلة.. مواجهة محتملة بين الأهلي والزمالك بنصف النهائي والاتحاد حامل اللقب يبدأ مشواره ضد هليوبلويس

وأشار الاتحاد الدولي أن البطولة ستقام في شهر فبراير من عام 2022 وتحديدًا من 11 لـ 13 في الشهر نفسه على أن يتم تحديد مكان المسابقة في وقت لاحق.

وستقام المسابقة بمشاركة نادي الزمالك وبورجوس الإسباني ممثل أوروبا فلامنجو البرازيلي ممثل أمريكا الجنوبية و ليكلاند ماجيك الأمريكي ممثل أمريكا الشمالية.

Glasgow Rangers: Signing Dragan Mladenovic was a mistake from Alex McLeish

The 2004/05 season was a busy one from a Glasgow Rangers perspective in terms of transfers.

The ‘Gers spent £14.2m that campaign, with several new recruits joining the club. The biggest fee was spent on Barry Ferguson, who returned to the Ibrox outfit after spending time in England with the likes of Birmingham and Blackburn, whilst Belgium international Thomas Buffel also joined.

One of the lesser-known players to move to Glasgow at that time was defender Dragan Mladenovic, who made the switch from Red Star Belgrade. The Serbian capital club are one of the two biggest in the country along with city rivals Partizan, and the ‘Gers believed that he was worth the £1.44m they spent on him.

His time at Ibrox proved to be anything but successful. He would make just eight appearances for the ‘Gers in all competitions before moving to Real Sociedad on loan just six months after his arrival in Scotland. The Spanish side chose not to sign permanently and he then returned to Ibrox.

They didn’t want him either, though, and after just one year at the club, he left on a free transfer in 2005, returning to his homeland and his former side Red Star. After just one season and eight matches, the ‘Gers made a 100% loss on the midfielder. Alex McLeish may have won six trophies as the club’s manager but his purchase of Mladenovic was an ill-fated misjudgement.

‘Gers fans, was Mladenovic the worst signing that McLeish made during his time in charge at Ibrox? Let us know what you think below!

Volante reencontra o São Paulo e diz: 'Lugano representa a garra'

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Classificado para as quartas de final e com a melhor campanha do interior no Campeonato Paulista, o São Bento almeja um feito inédito para o clube: o título do Estadual. E o desafio passa pelo confronto deste domingo, às 16h, contra o São Paulo. Chance para o volante Alê, velho conhecido do Tricolor, mostrar serviço e matar a saudades do ex-clube em Sorocaba.

– Enfrentar o São Paulo é normal, apesar de ter sido o clube que me revelou, tenho um enorme respeito e carinho pelo São Paulo, mas é coisa que acontece no futebol. Já enfrentei o clube outras vezes, encaro muito bem, tenho grandes amigos lá, mas meu objetivo é sempre vencer e fazer o melhor pelo clube que estou atuando no momento – disse Alê, ao LANCE!.

Campeão paulista, da Libertadores da América e do Mundial de Clubes pelo São Paulo em 2005, o marcador lembra com carinho dos momentos vividos ao lado de Lugano e de outro ídolo da torcida: Rogério Ceni. Para Alê, a dupla teve papel essencial para formar o perfil da geração vitoriosa da década passada.

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– Lugano é um cara que representa muito pela garra, espírito vencedor… Isso contagiava os jogadores. É muito importante ter alguém com esse perfil no grupo. E o Rogério é um ídolo, né!? Não só pra mim. Acredito que vão se passar anos e anos e vai ser lembrado sempre, por tudo o que fez pelo São Paulo, por tudo o que representa como atleta – destacou.

Aos 30 anos, Alê está ansioso para os rumos do São Bento no Paulistão. Nas quartas de final, o Azulão terá o Santos pela frente, na Vila Belmiro e espera surpreender os atuais campeões. Depois, será a vez de planejar a sequência da carreira.

– Jogo até o dia que eu não estiver passando vergonha – projetou.

‘LUTA’ PARA COMER NO JAPÃO
​Em 13 anos de carreira profissional, Alê deixou o futebol brasileiro apenas uma vez, quando defendeu o Cerezo Osaka (JAP) entre 2007 e 2009. E o país, que já havia conhecido durante o título mundial do São Paulo em 2005, guardou momentos hilários na vida do volante.

-Sai para comer em um restaurante, mas não falava nada do idioma. Pedi um hambúrguer apontado para o cardápio, só que veio com aqueles palitinhos para comer, não tinha talher. Como o restaurante era bem perto da minha casa, levantei da mesa e saí para buscar garfo e faca (risos). Ninguém mexeu nas nossas coisas na mesa, mas ficou todo mundo olhando.

قائمة يوفنتوس لمباراة مالمو في دوري أبطال أوروبا.. غياب كييزا وبيرناردسكي

أعلن المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي يوفنتوس، ماسيماليانو أليجري، عن قائمة اللاعبين المسافرين إلى السويد لخوض مباراة مالمو في الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا 2021-2022.

ويلتقي يوفنتوس ومالمو يوم غدًا الثلاثاء، في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “إليدا” بقيادة الحكم البرتغالي الدولي، آرثر دياز.

وشهدت القائمة غياب كل من فيدريكو بيرناردسكي وفيدريكو كييزا، مع عودة خوان كوادرادو، باولو ديبالا، أليكس ساندرو ودانيلو بعد الغياب أمام نابولي في الدوري الإيطالي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كلوب: فوجئت برحيل رونالدو عن يوفنتوس وليس بعودته إلى مانشستر يونايتد!

قائمة يوفنتوس ضد مالمو في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حراسة المرمى: تشيزني، بينسوليو، بيرين.

الدفاع: دي تشيليو، كيليني، دي ليخت، دانيلو، كوادورادو، ساندرو، بونوتشي، روجاني.

الوسط: رامسي، ماكيني، رابيو، لوكاتيلي، بنتانكور، كولوسيفسكي.

الهجوم: موراتا، ديبالا، مويس كين.

Newcastle United: Offer for Luqman Hakim could be vital step toward Saudi takeover [Opinion]

Newcastle United have made an offer for Malaysian wonder kid Luqman Hakim, according to Arena (via NUFC Blog).

According to The Guardian, the 18-year old was on the list of ‘top 60 young footballers of 2019’ last year and has been tipped to make the move to Europe in the upcoming summer transfer window.

Hakim secured a deal of five years with Belgian first division team K.V. Kortrijk last year, which is owned by Vincent Tan, who English football fans will also recall is the owner of Cardiff City.

He graduated from a football development programme in Malaysia and seemed to graduate with flying colours, and was going to be rewarded by being able to train with Cardiff until he turned 18 in March earlier in this year.

However, that arrangement was postponed, and thus he has been playing with Malaysian giants FA Selangor instead.

Lionel Foy is the agent of the prospect and has claimed there are lots of teams in the Premier League interested in securing the signature of the striker, however, it is not known yet if he would be allowed to be given a work permit first that would allow him to play in the English top flight.

Nevertheless, if the Magpies’ offer for Hakim is accepted by his club, then it could possibly be a sign that the proposed takeover at St. James’ Park will go through.

Given his strong connections in Asia with Malaysia, the youngster could attract more supporters from that part of the world, and could be an incentive for the Saudis especially to push through their £300 million bid.

Only time will tell whether their deal with Mike Ashley goes through, but if it does, Hakim could be a catalyst for that given his Asian connections.

Geordies, do you see any link between the Hakim offer and the Saudi takeover? Comment below!

Manchester United v Chelsea: FA Cup Team News, Form, How to Watch

This FA Cup semi-final arguably comes at the wrong time for both of these sides, as they still seek to confirm their Premier League fates.

Both Manchester United and Chelsea are battling for a top-four finish and are separated by a single point in the standings, although the FA Cup does represent an opportunity to add to each side’s trophy cabinet.

United last won this competition in 2016 and one more will bring them level with Arsenal’s record 13 FA Cup triumphs, which will give them some incentive, despite the potential distraction of desperately trying to secure Champions League football via a top-four finish. Just an appearance in the final will be a record 21st for the Red Devils.

Chelsea beat United 1-0 in the final two years ago and are aiming for their 9th FA Cup triumph. Here they are bidding to make their third final in four seasons and their 14th in history.

With both sides competing for a top-four finish, it’s currently unclear how much both Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will see this game as a priority, but the added incentive of winning silverware should trump any concerns they have.

Form

Manchester United have beaten Chelsea three times already this season but the Blues have had 48 hours longer to prepare for this meeting.

The Red Devils go into this game as the form side, though, having not tasted defeat in any competition since a home defeat to Burnley at the end of January – that’s an unbeaten run of 19 games.

Chelsea’s strong start to football’s return has been tarnished by away defeats to West Ham and Sheffield United, while they only just scraped a 1-0 win over relegated Norwich City earlier this week.

On the basis of this, Man United are arguably the favourites to advance to a record 21st FA Cup final, but question marks over both side’s team selection intentions mean this remains a difficult one to predict

Team News

Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams both missed United’s mid-week win over Crystal Palace and may not be ready to feature here either, while Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe remain sidelined. Sergio Romero is expected to stand in for David De Gea in goal.

For Chelsea, the only definite absentee is Billy Gilmour while there are some doubts over the fitness of N’Golo Kante.

How to Watch

FA Cup streaming sites will be showing this big clash at Wembley on Sunday 19 July, with the match scheduled to kick-off at 6pm.

Elsewhere, fans will be able to catch the action on BBC One.

Quase 7 anos após estreia no futebol, Marquinhos Gabriel reencontra Tite

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Poucos fizeram a ligação do nome à pessoa, já que uma passagem curta pelo Avaí obrigou o promissor Marquinhos, atacante revelado na base do Internacional, a ampliar o nome para Marquinhos Gabriel. Nesta segunda-feira, já aos 25 anos, o meia-atacante foi apresentado pelo Corithians, clube que defenderá pelas quatro próximas temporadas. O jogador, que ainda soma passagens por Sport, Bahia, Palmeiras e Santos, foi comprado por 3 milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 10 milhões) do Al Nassr (SAU), e agora poderá reencontrar o técnico que o lançou para o futebol, em 30 de agosto de 2009.

Marquinhos Gabriel – então só Marquinhos – foi bem no Brasileirão sub-20 de 2008 e marcou dois gols na Copa São Paulo de Juniores do ano seguinte, sob o comando de Osmar Loss. Logo após o fim do torneio de base, o técnico Tite promoveu o jovem de 18 anos aos profissionais do Inter, deu sequência no banco de reservas e finalmente o colocou para jogar em uma partida do Brasileirão contra o Goiás.

Foi a estreia da promessa, que retribuiu o comandante com um gol e uma assistência. Quase sete anos depois, a dupla se reencontra, agora vestindo preto e branco.

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– Quando teve o contato do Corinthians já comecei a imaginar o trabalho com Tite, já conversamos, e daqui para frente a gente vai se conhecendo de novo. Espero fazer um grande trabalho juntos – diz o jogador, agora conhecido como Marquinhos Gabriel

Para chegar ao Timão, o jogador rejeitou uma oferta do Santos financeiramente bem semelhante. Segundo ele, a grandeza do Corinthians, a eficiência da diretoria na negociação, o sonho de chegar à Seleção Brasileira e especialmente o desejo de disputar a Copa Libertadores pesaram favoravelmente. Ele deve ser inscrito nas oitavas do torneio. E no Paulistão, já na semi.

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إعادة بيليه إلى العناية المركزة بعد إجراء جراحة لإزالة ورم من القولون

أعيد أسطورة البرازيل بيليه، إلى العناية المركزة اليوم الجمعة، بعد جراحة إزالة ورم من القولون، بعد ثلاثة أيام من مغادرته لها، لمواصلة شفائه.

الفائز بكأس العالم ثلاث مرات، البالغ 80 عامًا، يتواجد في مستشفى ألبرت أينشتاين في ساو باولو بالبرازيل.

ولم يصدر المستشفى بيانًا رسميًا بشأن حالة لاعب كرة القدم الشهير منذ انتشار الخبر، وفقًا لـ “سكاي نيوز” نقلاً عن تقارير برازيلية.

تم إدخال بيليه إلى المستشفى الشهر الماضي للخضوع لـ “فحوصات روتينية” تأخرت بسبب الوباء.

تم اكتشاف ورم في القولون في سبتمبر وخضع لعملية جراحية مؤخرًا لحل وضعه الصحي (طالع المزيد).

غادر بيليه العناية المركزة يوم الثلاثاء وشكر المعجبين على دعمهم المستمر على “إنستجرام”، وكتب قبل أيام: “يا أصدقائي، هذه رسالة لكل واحد منكم”.

وأضاف: “لا تعتقدوا لمدة دقيقة أنني لم أقرأ آلاف الرسائل المحبة التي تلقيتها هنا، شكراً جزيلاً لكل واحد منكم، الذين خصصوا دقيقة من يومكم ليبعثوا لي بالطاقة الإيجابية، الحب والحب والحب! لقد تركت بالفعل وحدة العناية المركزة وأنا في غرفتي”.

وتابع بيله: “أستمر كل يوم أكثر سعادة، مع الكثير من الاستعداد للعب 90 دقيقة، بالإضافة إلى وقت إضافي، سنكون معًا قريبًا!”.

كان المشجعون قلقون بشأن صحة بيليه في الأشهر الأخيرة بعد أن شوهد وهو يستخدم إطارًا للمشي في فيلم وثائقي عن حياته المهنية.

يُنظر إلى لاعب كرة القدم الشهير على نطاق واسع على أنه أحد أعظم اللاعبين في التاريخ باعتباره الرجل الوحيد الذي فاز بكأس العالم ثلاث مرات.