Gianluca di Marzio is reporting this evening that Ligue 1 side Marseille and West Ham are interested in signing Sassuolo central defender Gian Marco Ferrari this summer.
The player spent the 2017/18 campaign on loan at Sampdoria, who decided not to activate an option to buy on the Italian.
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Marseille have made a simple enquiry, nothing more than that at this stage.
Conor Murray will miss Ireland’s final two games of the Autumn Nations Series after suffering a groin strain against South Africa on Saturday.
The scrum-half was forced off in the opening period and it has been revealed that he will not be able to face Fiji and Australia.
Murray earned his 100th Irish cap at the weekend but sustained the issue when making a break in the 19-16 victory over the Springboks.
In better news for Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, Stuart McCloskey and Tadhg Furlong are progressing well following the injuries they suffered in the first half.
McCloskey went off with an arm problem while Furlong hurt his ankle, but both are expected to take part in training ahead of the Fiji match.
Meanwhile, centre Robbie Henshaw is back after missing the game at the weekend due to a hamstring injury, with lock Iain Henderson also returning to the squad.
Henderson has not played this season after being forced home from their tour to New Zealand in July.
An IRFU statement read: “Unfortunately, Ireland’s latest centurion Conor Murray has been ruled out of the rest of the Series with a groin strain and will commence his rehab at Munster.
“Robbie Henshaw, who missed out on Saturday’s game due to a hamstring issue, will reintegrate to training this week. Stuart McCloskey is recovering quickly from the arm issue that forced him off early against South Africa and will train this week.
“Tadhg Furlong (ankle) is expected to take part in training this week while Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is recovering well from a dead leg.
“From Friday night’s A game against the All Black XV, Ciaran Frawley suffered a twisted knee and will continue his rehab at Leinster. Joe McCarthy and Ryan Baird will continue their return to play protocols at Leinster.
“Michael Milne, who featured against both the Pumas and the Cheetahs for Emerging Ireland in Bloemfontein, will train with the Ireland squad this week.”
Forwards: Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Beirne, Jack Conan, Max Deegan, Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Dave Heffernan, Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Jeremy Loughman, Mike Milne, Peter O’Mahony, Tom O’Toole, Scott Penny, Andrew Porter, Cian Prendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Gavin Thornbury, Nick Timoney, Kieran Treadwell, Josh van der Flier
Backs: Robert Baloucoune, Caolin Blade, Joey Carbery, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, Michael Lowry, Stuart McCloskey, Calvin Nash, Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Johnny Sexton, Jacob Stockdale
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Young goalkeeper Suan Besic has officially swapped Marseille for Angers after three years in Southern France. Formerly the man between the sticks for Marseille’s reserve team, it became clear that Besic would be looking for a change of scenery come the end of the season. After being linked to Espanyol and Amiens, Besic has chosen Angers as an ideal club to continue his development with.
Still just 20 years old, Besic has plenty of room to grow. His potential has been recognized by many, including his country, having been called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team earlier this year. During his short stint with his nation’s youth group, Besic appeared as a substitute against Albania’s U21 side in an international friendly.
One quality that may ensure success for the young goalkeeper is his mental fortitude. In an interview with unolympique.com, his determination became clear. When discussing his move to Marseille, leaving Paris and his family behind, Besic said, “It was very hard, especially when you join a club that is 750 kilometers from your home, in an environment that you don’t know at all. But that’s a part of developing, you have to make sacrifices in order to achieve your objectives.”
A willingness to make necessary sacrifices and an ability to adapt to new surroundings will only aid Besic’s continuing development in Angers.
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Ireland have made nine changes to their side as they face Fiji in the Autumn Nations Series in Dublin on Saturday.
Head coach Andy Farrell has used this game to give an opportunity to some fringe members of the squad, despite retaining an experienced core.
World-class tighthead Tadhg Furlong is one of those to remain and is handed the captaincy responsibility.
Furlong joins Rob Herring and Jeremy Loughman in the front-row, who have replaced Andrew Porter and Dan Sheehan respectively.
Tadhg Beirne keeps his place at lock but Kieran Treadwell comes in for James Ryan, who is rested.
In the back-row, Caelan Doris switches to blindside flanker to allow Jack Conan to start at number eight, while the in-form Nick Timoney is handed a chance at openside.
Behind the scrum, it is a new half-back partnership as Joey Carbery is at fly-half alongside Jamison Gibson-Park, who is in for the injured Conor Murray.
At centre, Stuart McCloskey is fit enough to retain his place and he partners injury-returnee Robbie Henshaw in a powerful Ireland midfield combination.
Robert Baloucoune and Mack Hansen remain on the wing, with Jimmy O’Brien starting at full-back after impressing off the bench last weekend.
Ireland: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 3 Tadhg Furlong (c), 2 Rob Herring, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Cian Prendergast, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Garry Ringrose
Date: Saturday, November 12
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referees: Tual Trainini (France), Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Chris Hart (New Zealand)
AS Monaco last night completed the signing of midfielder Pelé from Portuguese side Rio Ave for around €5m.
The 26-year-old is thought to be a direct replacement for Brazilian midfielder Fabinho, who they sold to Liverpool earlier this summer.
Pelé, a Guinea-Bissau international, won Rio Ave’s player of the year last season, scoring 7 goals in 31 appearances.
The Portuguese midfielder expressed his delight in securing the move to the Stade Louis II to the club’s website: “I am very happy to join Monaco, they are an ambitious club competing in the Champions League and a contender in Ligue 1. It is a great motivation and a dream to represent Monaco. I cannot wait to meet the staff and my team-mates”.
Pelé becomes the fourth signing of the summer for Monaco, following the €20m transfer of Willem Geubbels from Lyon, and the investments in youth starlets Robert Navarro and Jonathan Panzo from Barcelona and Chelsea respectively.
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England have ditched the hybrid forward for their clash with New Zealand after Sam Simmonds and Billy Vunipola were both named in the back-row.
Simmonds shifts to blindside with Vunipola coming back in at number eight as they combine with openside Tom Curry to complete the loose trio.
That means Maro Itoje is back in his best position at lock alongside Jonny Hill in the engine room.
Manu Tuilagi returns at centre after England managed his minutes last week by putting him on the bench and he partners Owen Farrell in the midfield.
Farrell will earn his 100th cap for the Red Rose and will continue the 10-12 playmaking axis with Marcus Smith, who is at fly-half.
Youngster Jack van Poortvliet once again gets the nod at scrum-half after impressing against Japan.
On the wing, Jack Nowell is fit enough to take his place in the XV after pulling out ahead of the contest with the Brave Blossoms and he joins Freddie Steward and Jonny May in the back three.
England have gone for a 5-3 split on the bench. Tighthead prop Will Stuart returns from injury and Jack Willis is also back after missing out last weekend, but the rest of the replacements featured in the 52-13 triumph over the Japanese.
“This fixture doesn’t come around too often and these are the games that players remember in their careers,” said head coach Eddie Jones.
“New Zealand have had the upper hand over the years, but it’s been more balanced in recent times and the players have a chance to play their part in history.
“We’ve had a great week preparing for the game and the team is ready to go at them.
“We’re really pleased for Owen that he is reaching such a significant and special milestone. He is an excellent player and competitor and he is deserving of every cap.”
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Owen Farrell (c), 11 Jonny May, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Sam Simmonds, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Will Stuart, 19 David Ribbans, 20 Jack Willis, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Guy Porter, 23 Henry Slade
Date: Saturday, November 19
Venue: Twickenham, London
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referees: Damon Murphy (Australia), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
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Ligue 1 side Marseille have announced the signing of Croatian central defender Duje Ćaleta-Car from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.
The deal to take the 21 year-old to the Stade Vélodrome is understood to amount to €17m including bonuses.
Ćaleta-Car had spent four seasons with the Austrian outfit, making 84 appearances and mustering 4 goals in this period.
Marseille are understood to have beaten fellow European side’s Lyon & Sevilla to the Croatian’s signature, who caught the eye of the Marseille manager Rudi Garcia during last season’s Europa League Semi-Final.
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The teams have been named for this weekend’s Premiership games, including the clash between defending champions Leicester Tigers and bottom-placed London Irish at Welford Road on Sunday.
Check out the teams and our predictions for all of the weekend’s matches, here.
Friday
Form: Harlequins have won their last two Premiership Rugby fixtures, at Sale and at home to London Irish, and have not won three in succession in the competition since April. Harlequins have been defeated in two of their last four home games at the Twickenham Stoop in Premiership Rugby. Gloucester have lost their last two Premiership Rugby matches, at Sale and at home to Newcastle. Gloucester have won twice away from home in Premiership Rugby this campaign, at Bath in Round Five and at London Irish in Round Seven. The Londoners have won their last six encounters with Gloucester in Premiership Rugby since Gloucester’s 29-7 victory at the Stoop in March 2019. Gloucester have won only once at the Stoop in Premiership Rugby since 2006.
Prediction: Harlequins by 5
The teams:
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Tommy Allan, 9 Danny Care, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Irne Herbst, 4 Dino Lamb, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 George Head, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 George Hammond, 20 Archie White, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Will Edwards, 23 Luke Northmore
Gloucester: 15 Lloyd Evans, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jake Morris, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Ruan Ackermann, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santiago Socino, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Jake Polledri, 21 Stephen Varney, 22 George Barton, 23 Jack Reeves
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, James Clarke
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Form: Newcastle Falcons‘ 27-21 victory at Gloucester in Round 10 ended a run of three successive defeats in Premiership Rugby. Newcastle’s only victory at Kingston Park in Premiership Rugby in 2022 was when they beat Bristol Bears there on September 30. Exeter Chiefs beat London Irish 22-17 in Round 10 to end a three-game losing streak in Premiership Rugby. The Chiefs’ only victory in their last four away games in Premiership Rugby was 50-14 at Bristol on October 7. Exeter have lost only once to Newcastle in any competition since January 2018 and that was by a solitary point at Sandy Park in November 2021. Exeter’s record at Kingston Park in Premiership Rugby is won eight, lost two.
Prediction: Newcastle by 3
The teams:
Newcastle: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Ben Stevenson, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Tom Penny, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Michael Young (c), 8 Carl Fearns, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Callum Chick, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Greg Peterson, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Logovi’i Mulipola
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Sean Robinson, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Adam Radwan, 23 Matias Orlando
Exeter: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Dan John, 13 Sean O’Brien, 12 Ian Whitten, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Joe Simmonds, 9 Jack Maunder, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 6 Lewis Pearson, 5 Dafydd Jenkins, 4 Ruben Van Heerden, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Alec Hepburn
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Jack Dunne, 20 Dave Ewers, 21 Sam Maunder, 22 Will Becconsall, 23 Solomone Kata
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Neil Chivers, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Saturday
Form: Sale Sharks’ 27-17 victory at home to Gloucester in Round Nine ended a two-game losing run in Premiership Rugby. The Sharks’ solitary defeat at Salford City Stadium in their last seven Premiership Rugby fixtures was 13-29 to Harlequins in Round Seven. Bristol Bears have lost their last five Premiership Rugby matches since beating London Irish at Ashton Gate on September 24. The Bears have not lost six in succession in the competition since they were relegated in season 2016/17. Bristol have won only once away from home in Premiership Rugby in the last 12 months: 23-8 at Wasps on 17 September. Sale have lost just one of their last five fixtures against Bristol in Premiership Rugby: 15-32 at Ashton Gate on January 7. The Bears’ only previous victory at AJ Bell Stadium in Premiership Rugby was by a single point, on their first ever visit, on New Year’s Day 2017.
Prediction: Sale by 8
The teams:
Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Sam Hill, 11 Byron McGuigan, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Jono Ross (c), 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Josh Beaumont, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Ross Harrison
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 Rouban Birch, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Kieran Wilkinson, 23 Arron Reed
Bristol: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Will Porter, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Fitz Harding, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Chris Vui, 4 Joe Batley, 3 Max Lahiff, 2 Bryan Byrne, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Aristot Benz-Salomon, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Andy Uren, 22 AJ MacGinty, 23 Joe Jenkins
Venue: AJ Bell Stadium
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant referees: Simon Harding, John Meredith
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Sunday
This weekend's match at Mattioli Woods Welford Road will be the last in Leicester Tigers colours for @Nemani_Nadolo.
Join us on Sunday to give him a proper #TigersFamily farewell and say 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚, 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐳! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hjBXJQaEk7
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) November 25, 2022
Form: Leicester Tigers’ only victory in their last four Premiership Rugby matches was 27-19 at Harlequins in Round Six. The Tigers’ defeat to Sale in their most recent home game in Premiership Rugby on October 8 ended a 14-game winning run in the competition at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. London Irish have won just once in Premiership Rugby since the opening weekend: 47-38 at home to Bath in Round Four. The Exiles have lost their last six away games in the competition since beating Newcastle 42-14 at Kingston Park on April 22. The Tigers have won their last three encounters with London Irish in Premiership Rugby since their 9-22 defeat at GTech Community Stadium in November 2020. London Irish have won just once at Welford Road in any competition since 2003: 22-19 in Premiership Rugby in September 2014.
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Prediction: Leicester by 15
The teams:
Leicester: 15 Anthony Watson, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Harry Potter, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 5 Calum Green, 4 George Martin, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 James Whitcombe
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Sam Edwards, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Guy Porter
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Joe Powell, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Matt Rogerson (c), 5 Chunya Munga, 4 Api Ratuniyarawa, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Facundo Gigena
Replacements: 16 Mike Willemse, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Oliver Hoskins, 19 Josh Caulfield, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Chandler Cunningham-South, 22 Ben White, 23 Luca Morisi
Venue: Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Wayne Falla
TMO: David Rose
In a move sure to excite Angers and Ligue 1 fans alike, Arsenal prospect Jeff Reine-Adélaïde has signed permanently with Angers SCO until 2022. The young winger joins Les Scoïstes for an undisclosed fee having previously spent the second half of last season on loan with the Ligue 1 outfit. While Reine-Adélaïde’s previous stint in western France was short, the budding Frenchman showed enough promise to convince Angers that a permanent move would be worthwhile for all involved.
Originally on the books of Racing Club de Lens, Reine-Adélaïde joined Arsenal’s academy in 2015. Just 17-years-old at the time, the tricky midfielder primarily turned out for Arsenal’s youth sides while making the occasional cameo appearance for the first team of the London giants. Pesky injuries and a crowded senior team limited Reine-Adélaïde’s opportunities in England, and the promising right-winger was sent out on loan as a result.
Hungry for more playing time and a chance to prove himself, “the Jeff” joined Angers on deadline day of the 2018 January transfer window. While Angers’ new signing did not slot immediately into their first eleven, Reine-Adélaïde played an important role off the bench. The skillful winger was often unleashed in the later stages of Angers’ Ligue 1 matches, with his dribbling ability used to target the opposition’s tired defenders. Over 10 matches and just 443 minutes played, Reine-Adélaïde averaged over 2 dribbles per game as a creative outlet for Les Scoïstes.
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Having shown real glimpses of both his current and potential ability during his short loan spell in western France, Reine-Adélaïde will likely excel in Angers. The young winger has finally found a home that will offer him ample opportunity, and he’ll undoubtedly become a regular feature on Ligue 1’s highlight reels next season.
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Springboks and Leicester Tigers fly-half Handre Pollard feels it is too late for England head coach Eddie Jones to be sacked with the World Cup less than a year away.
Jones is under immense pressure again after England’s poor Test season in 2022 that saw the Red Rose notch up a 42% win rate across the Six Nations, their July tour against the Wallabies and the Autumn Nations Series.
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The Rugby Football Union are currently reviewing Jones’s position as speculation grows that the Australian-born coach will be replaced before the World Cup.
The Springboks were in a fairly similar position in 2018 when Rassie Erasmus and his coaching team took over one of the worst-performing South African sides and turned them into world champions in 2019.
However, Pollard insists that Erasmus’s vision only set in after 18 Tests and that any change within the England structures would have needed to happen earlier.
“It’s a difficult one,” Pollard said when asked if a new coach would have enough time based on his experience with the Springboks.
“It’s tough because you’ll basically have that Six Nations and a few warm-up games. It’s not a lot of time, so it will be tough. I’m not sure if it’s possible, but you never know.
“We felt Erasmus’ impact immediately because of the personality he is and the way he does stuff.
“But in terms of the rugby and on-field stuff, he said that with our new defensive system it will take 18 games. He knew that’s how long we had before the World Cup.
“It probably clicked a little earlier than 18 games, but I would say it took us a good year to find ourselves, really understand each other and know where we stood with each other. And then in 2019 we really kicked off with the results.
“The previous year 2018 was up and down when we were trying to find our feet. It took about a year I’d say.”
Pollard’s coach at Tigers, Steve Borthwick, is one of the main contenders to take the England job, and the Springbok had nothing but good things to say about the 43-year-old’s coaching credentials.
“Steve’s definitely got the qualities to be an international coach. When that time will come we’ll see, but he’s definitely on his way,” Pollard said.
“Steve demands very high standards, we all know that. But it’s not a results-driven club, it’s about getting better day by day, regardless of whether we win or lose. Nothing changes.
“When emotion sometimes gets the better of some coaches, with him it’s every Monday, reset, and the same story.
“Win or lose we look to improve and it’s nice as a player. It’s not a roller coaster. Every week is the same.
“Steve is different. I’ve not seen anyone like him before. He really dives into the technical and analytical side of rugby, which is pretty cool. The game is developing so you have to stay with it. He’s great in that sense.
“He doesn’t speak too much but his all-round personality means you know where you stand with him, which is always nice.”