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O zagueiro Antônio Carlos, atualmente no Orlando City, dos Estados Unidos, ainda não esqueceu a final do Campeonato Paulista de 2018, quando Palmeiras foi vice-campeão após muita polêmica por conta da arbitragem de Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza.

O árbitro marcou um pênalti de Ralf em Dudu, mas depois voltou atrás depois de oito minutos de paralisação. Naquele momento não havia VAR em partidas no Brasil.

– Difícil falar porque eu nunca vi aquilo acontecer, uma interferência externa dessa no futebol. Foi uma cagada oque fizeram. E o Palmeiras tentou de todas as maneiras provar com vídeos, porque tinha sim vídeos. Todo mundo viu, vídeos, fotos, tinha áudio. Garfaram a gente, aquilo ali era nosso, não tinha como tirar da nossa mão, foi muita palhaçada. Isso me corrói ainda. Era contra o nosso rival. doeu bastante. A gente foi roubado. A palavra certa é roubado. Uma grande falta de vergonha na cara naquele momento – disse Antônio Carlos em live ao Amici.

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Apesar da frustração no primeiro semestre por conta da perda do título, meses depois o zagueiro sagrou-se campeão brasileiro sob o comando de Felipão, durante uma campanha irretocável do Alviverde após a chegada do treinador, muito elogiado pelo ex-zagueiro palmeirense.

– Um dos caras mais paizão, o professor Felipão. Sabia do momento que a gente estava passando e acolheu todo mundo como filho. Desde o primeiro momento que ele chegou, trouxe todo mundo pra perto dele. Ele disse: “Aqui é uma família. A gente pode se chamar de Família Palmeiras e vocês podem ter certeza do que estou falando. Nós vamos precisar de todo mundo e todo mundo vai jogar”. Olhamos um pro outro e pensamos: “Será que acreditamos nesse cara?”. Dois, três, quatros jogos e ele mudando a equipe, administrando a equipe, todo mundo jogando, e o time inteiro feliz. O Deyverson ele pegou no colo e disse: “Vem que vou te ajudar mas preciso da sua ajuda” – completou o defensor que defendeu o Palmeiras entre 2017 e 2019.

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Se o Fortaleza precisava dar uma resposta ao seu torcedor após o primeiro duelo da Copa do Brasil, o time de Pablo Vojvoda correspondeu às expectativas e massacrou o Athletico por 3 a 0.

+ Veja no aplicativo do LANCE! o resultado dos jogos da rodada

O placar consistente deu ao Leão o posto de vice-líder do Campeonato Brasileiro e, agora espera o decorrer da rodada para descobrir se fica como principal perseguidor do Atlético-MG ou será ultrapassado pelo Palmeiras.

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Na próxima rodada, o Leão volta a campo fora de casa para encarar o América-MG, no estádio Independência.

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Antes disso, o Fortaleza decide a sua vida na Copa do Brasil. O primeiro duelo terminou 4 a 0 a favor do Galo. O Tricolor precisa devolver o marcador se quiser levar a decisão para os pênaltis ou bater o adversário por cinco gols de diferença.

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Says tips to be gained from having watched Alzarri Joseph bowl in the ODIs

Mohammad Isam26-Jan-2021After a forgettable ODI series against Bangladesh, West Indies are gearing up for the two Tests, and Kemar Roach, one of the more experienced players in the squad, is clear about what his fellow pacemen will need to do to challenge the hosts. He says a tough time awaits the fast bowlers on the mostly benign Chattogram and Dhaka pitches, but the key will be consistency and working on getting the ball to reverse.”It is hard work for fast bowlers out here,” Roach said. “The pitches aren’t conducive to speed or any seam movement. It is all about being consistent and putting the ball in the right areas. It is a pretty straight length [while] challenging the batsmen on the front foot. That’s mainly what your best chances are to succeed in Bangladesh.”[Also] working on the ball as hard as we can, trying to get the ball to reverse as early as you can to trouble the Bangladesh middle order.”The visitors, who were comprehensively beaten in all three ODIs, have a three-day practice match lined up at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram over the weekend. The first Test starts at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, across town, next Wednesday.Related

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Roach said West Indies’ knowledge of the Bangladesh batsmen will come in handy as the Tests get underway. “There’s a lot of planning going into it, and a lot of execution that needs to be done,” he said. “It is all about being consistent and putting up a good fight. My work is cut out – I am very sure about that – so I am looking forward to it.”We know the Bangladeshi batsmen, they have been the same side for a couple of years. Their main batters that get the job done, we know them pretty well now.”He said that another positive for West Indies was the good form of their three frontline pacers – Shannon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph and himself. “I think Shannon is in a good run of form right now. I have been doing okay myself. It is all about us, trying to get our best performances down here.”The team is pretty inexperienced, but I think there’s enough to get us over the line. It is all about us believing in ourselves, backing our ability and getting the job done. I am looking forward to a good Test series, and I am sure we can pull one out of the hat.”Roach added that Joseph, who was also in the ODI squad and had played two matches, had shown them the way to bowl on these pitches. “[Joseph] was consistent. I think he really challenged the batsmen’s technique. He didn’t get the wickets but I was pretty impressed how he handled the pressure. I have definitely taken some stuff from him.”When the bowling unit has a discussion, he will tell us what he thought about the Bangladeshi batsmen and then we can plan from there. It is going to be interesting.”Roach was also pleased by the extra work the Test batsmen have been putting in at the nets against spin bowling. “The batsmen have been doing a lot of work with spin. They have been listening and asking questions on how to improve. I am pretty happy with what I am seeing. I am sure that they will go well.”The guys are definitely putting in the extra work when it comes to playing spin well, and trying to get their stride in, using their feet and sweeping.”I have seen improvement in the way the guys have worked since we got here – they are working a little bit smarter – so I hope for them they get some good results in the Test series and win a game for West Indies.”

Brett Goldstein continues to play cards close to his chest when it comes to Ted Lasso Season 4, but admits that fans should “always dare to dream”

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Goldstein, who plays the popular Roy Kent character in the award-winning Apple TV+ show, is reportedly among those said to have seen contract options taken up by Warner Bros. The CEO of that company, Channing Dungey, has delivered regular updates on AFC Richmond returning to streaming services around the world.

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Leading members of the cast have aired their excitement at the rumours, with it suggested that pre-production could begin early in 2025, with Sudeikis – who fills the role of Lasso and is one of the show’s writers – reportedly on board.

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There has been no official word on when Lasso could pick up a story that came to a close in May 2023 as the colourful American coach headed back to the United States from an eventful spell in England, but Goldstein is ruling nothing out. He has told : “I've heard these rumours. You got any info? Always dare to dream. I will never stop anyone from dreaming.”

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Goldstein has previously claimed that there is “no plan in action” when it comes to a fourth series of Ted Lasso, while speculating on the franchise delivering a movie at some stage, but has never hidden his passion for the show as exciting filming doors are left ajar.

Both teams will still need other results to go their way, but they themselves need to win first

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Time for KKR to recall Kuldeep Yadav?

Big pictureBen Stokes is firing, with bat and ball. Sanju Samson seems to have rediscovered his early season form. Jos Buttler is prepared to play finisher. And Jofra Archer – bubble fatigue or not – is almost unplayable. Talk about peaking at the almost-too-late-but-not-quite time.The Rajasthan Royals are still in IPL 2020. They will stay there with a victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday but they will need help from elsewhere if they are to qualify for the playoffs. Both teams will be keeping an especially watchful eye on the evening game because if the Kings XI Punjab win that, things get dicey.The Knight Riders are in a similar position. But the problem is their net run-rate (-0.467) is so low that they will not only have to win their last match, they have to hope no other team ties with them on 14 points.In the newsIf ever there was a time for Andre Russell, it is now. But the allrounder hasn’t played a game in two weeks and in the absence of any update from the Knight Riders, it is likely that he won’t be fit for this one either.Likely XIsKolkata Knight Riders: 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Nitish Rana, 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Sunil Narine, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Rinku Singh/Prasidh Krishna, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Lockie Ferguson, 10 Kamlesh Nagarkoti, 11 Varun ChakravarthyRajasthan Royals: 1 Ben Stokes, 2 Robin Uthappa, 3 Sanju Samson (wk), 4 Steven Smith (capt), 5 Jos Buttler, 6 Riyan Parag, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Shreyas Gopal, 10 Varun Aaron/Ankit Rajpoot, 11 Kartik TyagiIntense, focused – Ben Stokes warms up•BCCI

Previous meetingDefending 174, the Knight Riders’ fast bowlers Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti ripped through the Royals – four of the top five fell for single digits – to seal a 37-run win.Strategy punt Sunil Narine is the Knight Riders’ best asset right now. And with their campaign hanging by a thread, they have to start the game well. Only, they aren’t taking any wickets in the powerplay. Well, they have eight across the whole season, which is the worst by any team. So maybe they should unleash their trump card in the first six overs. Plus, here are Narine’s T20 head-to-heads with the Royals’ top order: Stokes (17 balls, 17 runs, one dismissal), Samson (45 balls, 39 runs, three dismissals), Steven Smith (42 balls, 47 runs, two dismissals), Buttler (41 balls, 43 runs, two dismissals). The Royals have struggled to find a good bowling partner for Archer at the top of the innings. Perhaps they could try Shreyas Gopal. The legspinner is at his best in the powerplay (eight IPL wickets at an average of 13 and economy rate of 7), and he isn’t half bad at bowling to left-handers – the Knight Riders have a lot of those – with 13 IPL wickets at an average of 24.46 and economy rate of 7.45.Stats that matter Stokes has shown dramatic improvement over the past two matches. Where he could only go at a strike rate of 110 in the powerplay during his first five matches of the season, he is now whacking it with a strike rate of 195. Varun Chakravarthy is the only fingerspinner with more than ten wickets this IPL. The only spinners with more than his tally (15) are Yuzvendra Chahal (18) and Rashid Khan (17). Samson has recorded the most 30-plus scores (five) for the Royals this year. He has recorded the most single-digit scores (six) for them as well. Fourteen of Archer’s 19 wickets this season have been of top-order batsmen. The next (and slightly distant) best is Chahal with ten top-order wickets.

Christian Eriksen could be given the chance to see out his career at his former club, Ajax when his contract at Manchester United expires next summer.

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Eriksen is likely to leave United at the end of his contract, prompting interest from sides all over the world, however, Ajax are thought to be frontrunners for his signature, according to .

The veteran star is thought to be attracted to the idea of a 'fairytale return' to the club where he started his professional career, with a three-year deal said to be on the table.

Ajax are hoping to tie up an agreement with Eriksen in the new year to see him join upon the expiry of his deal at Old Trafford.

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Eriksen has featured regularly for United over the past month, starting in six of their seven matches and providing three goals and three assists in all competitions.

The reliance on Eriksen has proven somewhat surprising given the speculation surrounding the 32-year-old's future during the summer.

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Eriksen told Danish outlet this week that he had not yet engaged with Man Utd over a new contract, saying: "No, we are not there at the moment."

He added: "I have one year left, and then we can have another conversation next year when you stand in a different place."

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Eriksen could feature for Denmark in their upcoming Nations League games against Spain and Switzerland this week.

The veteran will then return to action with Manchester United next Saturday as they host Brentford in the hopes of boosting their season after a disappointing start to the campaign.

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Segundos os resultados da votação realizada pelo LANCE! através dos ‘Duelos’, o São Paulo deveria contratar o meia Martín Benítez em definitivo. De todos os votantes, 58% foram a favor da compra, enquanto 42% se opuseram à contratação do argentino.

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Emprestado pelo Independiente, da Argentina, desde o início da temporada Benítez tem contrato para defender a equipe paulista até o final de 2021. Para contratá-lo, o São Paulo precisará desembolsar um total de 3 milhões de dólares(aproximadamente R$ 16 milhões).

Mesmo sendo um dos melhores jogadores do elenco do Tricolor, Benítez sofre com suas condições físicas, sendo desfalque frequente da equipe e ficando de fora, inclusive, de jogos importantes do time. Em sua passagem pelo time paulista, o meia jogou, em média, aproximadamente meia partida todas as vezes que entrou em campo.

Na última terça-feira (17), o meia ficou no banco durante o jogo contra o Palmeiras, pela Libertadores, que terminou na eliminação do São Paulo, perdendo a partida por 3 a 0.

Após a partida, o treinador Hernán Crespo foi questionado sobre deixar Benítez no banco, mas explicou que o jogador não tinha condições físicas de atuar e, por isso, foi poupado novamente. O meia também não jogou a partida de ida.

Com as frequentes lesões e ausências, sendo poupado em muitas ocasiões e com poucos minutos, a sua contratação em definitivo, que já foi quase que uma unanimidade entre os torcedores, passou a ser questionada.

Entretanto, segundo a votação realizada pelo LANCE!, a qualidade técnica individual do atleta parece ser determinante para muitos dos internautas, que optaram, em sua maioria, pela contratação do argentino.

Se recuperando e já participando de atividades com bola nos últimos treinos, Benítez pode estar entre os relacionados para enfrentar o Sport, fora de casa, no próximo domingo (23).

O Tricolor entra em campo às 20h30, na Ilha do Retiro, em partida válida pela 17ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O confronto marca um duelo direto na luta para se distanciar da zona de rebaixamento.

Young England batsman talks about his unique drag-flick six-hitting technique

Sreshth Shah27-Aug-2020

When Tom Banton first played the outrageous reverse-flick off his toes last year, many wondered how his wrists were so supple for him to pull that shot off. You look at the video below on repeat, and slowly realise it is reminiscent of Eoin Morgan, only right-handed, and there’s a reason for that.While Morgan spent his teenage years playing the Irish sport of hurling, Banton grew up playing field hockey, where flexible yet powerful wrists are vital for success. And his ability to play those 360-degree shots are part of some of the skills he transferred when he began taking cricket seriously.ALSO READ: McCullum: Gill will be ‘part of leadership group’ at KKR”I guess it probably comes from playing hockey,” Banton told . I was a drag-flicker and used to play reverse there quite often. My dad used to play hockey and I kind of followed his footsteps. I played hockey from three till about 17. I was 16 years old, when things were getting more serious and I had to pick one sport and that’s when I chose cricket.” Morgan’s shadow continues to follow Banton in the IPL as they’ll be team-mates at Knight Riders, and the youngster only has praises for the man under whose captaincy he made his England debut. Although Morgan will not be his captain at Knight Riders, Banton knows Morgan will be the perfect team man for the two-time champions. Morgan returns for a second stint at Knight Riders, having been bought at the 2011 auction too.”He is an extremely positive person, no matter what,” Banton said of England’s ODI World Cup-winning captain. “It’s nice to have him in the team, as he bats for his team. I remember my first match for England, I got out playing a shot. He came up to me and said ‘you don’t need to change what you are currently doing.’ It was really nice to hear that.”ALSO READ: Banton among 20 players to watch out for in 2020sMorgan, though, is far from being only familiar face he will see at Knight Riders. While playing for Brisbane Heat at the 2019-20 BBL, he caught up with Knight Riders’ head coach Brendon McCullum on the day after the IPL auction where he was bought for INR 1 crore. Having one of his childhood idols is ‘cool’, according to Banton, as is the prospect of playing with three Indians he played a lot against at the Under-19 level.”I actually went out on dinner with him during the BBL, and also with Chris Lynn, our former KKR player, just the day after the auction,” Banton said. “Growing up, McCullum was someone I looked up to.”I am particularly excited to play alongside Andre Russell and Pat Cummins. I watched Andre last year, and he played really well. Learning from someone like him will be really cool. There are a few guys of my age – Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shubman Gill – whom I have played against when I was younger.”Looking back, I remember the Indians were a lot better than all of us in the [2018 Under-19] World Cup. I look up to those guys even now, and I am still good friends with some of them. Playing alongside Shubman at KKR will be pretty nice and I am really looking forward to it.”Banton has usually been a wicketkeeper-batsman at the county level but now he sees himself switching into a batmsan-wicketkeeper in the long term instead. It’s a decision that makes sense as Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow perform that role for the national side and his Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik takes up the keeping duties in the IPL.”I would like to be reckoned as a batsman who has the wicketkeeping abilities as a second option,” Banton said. “I think this year, I wanted to focus a lot more on my batting. At the same time, I want to continue working on my keeping skills. It’s been tricky this year. This winter has been hectic and I didn’t really have the time to stop and think about what I really wanted to do.”Banton is a self-confessed IPL fanatic, having watched the tournament right from its early years, and it’s now time to live what he’s been “dreaming of since a very young age.” His game is built for the IPL, and with Knight Riders dropping Lynn from their squad, there might just be a spot in the top order for him.

Head coach also suggests Jos Buttler and Dom Bess will be given further chances

George Dobell21-Jul-2020Chris Silverwood faces an intriguing test of his management style this week as England pick a side they hope can win the third Test against West Indies.In many ways Silverwood, the England coach, is in an enviable position. As things stand, he is expected to have six or seven seamers with a strong case for selection available to him.But the downside of such luxury is that he will have to deal with some very disappointed players. And in a few cases, these are players with limited experience of selection disappointment. With all involved destined to spend the next week in their bio-secure bubble at Emirates Old Trafford, that could require some careful diplomacy from Silverwood and his team.ALSO READ: Stokes is England’s man for all sessionsWhile there has been talk of planning for the future in recent times, Silverwood was clear that his aim this week was more immediate: he simply wants to pick a side that can win the final Test. A draw would see West Indies retain the Wisden Trophy. It would also leave England with just one victory from their last five Test series (excluding the one-off Test against Ireland).That means that there can be no couching the decisions made about selection: the attack picked for Friday will be the attack seen as the best England have right now. Those who miss out will know their place in the pecking order.”We’ve got to put out the strongest attack out that’s available to us,” Silverwood said. “It’s very difficult to keep everybody happy all the time. But if you do things for the right reason, I think there’s an understanding there. It’s about being very honest and open with what we are trying to do and why.”Everyone wants to play all the time and I’d probably be more disappointed if they didn’t. When you’re leaving out world-class players, from my point of view it’s a very good place for English cricket to be. It’s never easy and you’re always going to get pushback. But you try to be as honest as possible.”While Silverwood was not in a position to name the team at this stage, he did provide a couple of clues. For one thing, he described James Anderson as “a world-class bowler and the best we’ve got,” while he also confirmed Jofra Archer’s recent error of judgement would not be held against him. As a result, it would be a surprise if either missed out. And that, realistically, leaves England picking between Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Sam Curran for one spot.Broad’s spell with the second new ball on the fourth day of the second Test might put him in pole position. Broad claimed 3 for 1 in a vital burst that kept England in the match just as it appeared to be slipping away from them.Ultimately, the decision will not be made until the full squad return to training on Wednesday – those who played in the second Test were given Tuesday off – and the management are able to ascertain if any of the bowlers requires a break. Ed Smith, the national selector who left Manchester bubble early in the second Test, will also be consulted while Joe Root is likely to be given the final say.It may be relevant that Silverwood expects the pitch – a couple of strips up the square from the one used in recent days – to provide just a little more pace. As a result, there may be a temptation to include Wood, although he claimed only two wickets in Southampton, while Woakes and Broad claimed five and six respectively in Manchester. Curran claimed three, too, and has seen England win all eight of the home Tests in which he has played. All have strong cases for inclusion. It may also prove relevant that the forecast for the second day, in particular, is uncompromisingly grim.Silverwood also hinted that both Dom Bess and Jos Buttler would keep their places for this match. In the case of the latter, though, there was perhaps something in the manner in which Silverwood replied “at the moment” to the query as to whether Buttler was first choice that hinted this was an important game for him.”I thought Bessy got better and better as the game went on,” Silverwood said. “He found his rhythm and the last few overs he came to the forefront. All the options are on the table but Dom is the spinner that’s in possession at the moment.”Jos Buttler is bowled by Alzarri Joseph•Getty ImagesWhile England have yet to confirm their plans, they are expected to allow their players to take a small break outside the bubble between this series and the start of the one against Pakistan. There would be various conditions attached, and Pakistan have confirmed they have no issues with such a plan. It might make sense if those players not utilised in this match were allowed to leave early and extend that break.Silverwood did also admit there would be some consideration about resting Ben Stokes, who had a particularly heavy workload in Manchester. Stokes faced more than 400 deliveries and bowled more than 20 overs – the first seam-bowling allrounder to do so since in Test cricket since Andrew Hall in 2004 – and actually pulled himself out of the attack midway through an over in West Indies’ second innings. He later suggested this was a precautionary reaction to stiffness and insisted he would be fine for Friday.In reality, England probably cannot do without Stokes at present. Even if he cannot bowl, there is an acceptance that he is more than worth selection as a specialist batsman. Of all the statistics to emerge after the second Test, including his rise to No. 3 in the Test batting rankings and No. 1 in the allrounder rankings, one was particularly revealing: after 65 Tests, Stokes has scored only 56 fewer runs than Jacques Kallis had at the same stage of his own career, while taking 20 more wickets.”We want him out there as much as we can; everyone can see how good he is,” Silverwood said. “But you know what, we’re going to consider rotating him. He’s been at the centre of the last couple of games and we’ve got to make sure he’s okay. But if he is fit and healthy, he’ll play.”Another allrounder achieved a memorable landmark in Manchester. Woakes reached the milestone of 100 wickets and 1000 runs in his 34th Test. That is quicker than Garry Sobers (48 Tests) Jason Holder (39 Tests) and Stokes (43 Tests). Woakes also has a lower bowling average in England than either Broad or Anderson.His figures at Old Trafford could have been even better, too, had England chosen to review an appeal for caught behind off Shamarh Brooks in the second innings that looked to have brushed the glove.The point of this? It’s hard to imagine one or two other members of this England squad not pushing a little harder for that review to be taken. Just as it’s hard to imagine Woakes going on TV midway through a Test to express his disappointment at missing out on selection. Maybe, at times, his good nature makes it just a little too easy to leave him out.

Arsenal stars Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard could inadvertently thwart the club's chances of signing a £60 million forward who the club really like.

Edu and Arteta planning to sign new attackers for Arsenal

The North Londoners, in their bid to win a first Premier League title in 20 years, have been imperious going forward, despite not having an out and out goalscorer leading the line.

Related £43 million star certain to move as Arsenal enter pole position for deal

The Gunners are “very impressed” by his ability.

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Indeed, no other team have racked up more goals in the top flight than Mikel Arteta's men so far this season, with strikes coming from all across the attacking areas courtesy of top scorers Saka (16), Kai Havertz (12) and Leandro Trossard (11).

However, it is still widely believed that Arsenal are planning to bring in an important new striker this summer, and reliable journalist Charles Watts has also claimed they could look to bring in yet another winger as well.

Arsenal's top scorers in the league this season

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Bukayo Saka

16

Kai Havertz

12

Leandro Trossard

11

Martin Odegaard

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Declan Rice

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The Gunners are targeting number nines in big names like Napoli star Victor Osimhen and Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres. The latter has been in scintillating form over 2023/2024, scoring 41 goals in all competitions, and it is believed Arsenal are in pole position to sign Gyokeres for Arteta.

In terms of wingers who Arsenal could have their eyes on, Crystal Palace star Michael Olise is thought to be one of them.

The France youth international, barring his injury absences, has been a star player for Oliver Glasner and his predecessor. Scoring nine goals and assisting four others over 17 league appearances, he's displayed real cutting edge, and this has alerted Arsenal chiefs.

Arsenal really like Olise but Odegaard and Saka could thwart deal

According to Football Transfers, Arsenal are big fans of Olise but Saka and Odegaard could actually thwart a deal. This is because the prospect of regular game time for the 22-year-old is diminished, thanks to the latter pair cementing their roles in similar positions to Olise.

The Eagles star wants to join a team playing Champions League football next term but also wants to start week in week out, with Aston Villa now confident they can beat both Arteta and Man United in the race for Olise – who is rumoured to command a £60 million price tag.

“In the first-half we didn’t get enough out of him, and we couldn’t bring him into the game as much as we wanted," said former Palace boss Roy Hodgson when discussing Olise's future after a terrific 5-1 win away to Leeds last season.

“In the first-half he was a figure on the right but he wasn’t creating chances or showing aggression in his play. In the second-half he got it all right in both defence and attack and he showed what a wonderful player he is.

“I have seen him for 10 days less than I have seen the others. What I make of him is that I think he is an enormous talent – he has got a great possibility to have a wonderful career and a wonderful future. We can only hope we at Crystal Palace can give him that platform.”