Flamengo striker Pedro has already experienced his fair share of ups and downs in his career, and the last few days have brought it all together in a depressing manner. The 27-year-old Brazilian was one of the strikers Nottingham Forest targeted late in the summer season, but the deal fell through. The Premier League club’s offer fell short of Flamengo’s expectations. Pedro has now received bad news, as well as an update that rules out Nottingham Forest’s comeback in January. According to Globo, Pedro injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during Brazil’s training session in Curitiba yesterday. Following this, numerous…
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Despite Leeds United’s 2-0 victory over Hull City, Daniel Farke’s post-match news conference was not entirely positive. Leeds’ victory over the Tigers brought an end to a turbulent month of August in which the attitude around the club shifted from one direction to another. Overall, Leeds may be delighted with their current Championship position, as their eight points have moved them up to fourth place. Leeds are unbeaten in the league, and they have a number of new arrivals to properly integrate into the squad following a frenzy of late-season transfer activity. However, it is fair to say that Leeds…
Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest will be trying to earn an England cap this weekend. The Three Lions will meet the Republic of Ireland in their first game since Gareth Southgate’s departure following the defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 Final. Lee Carsley is the interim manager, and by bringing in Forest star Gibbs-White, Noni Madueke, and Angel Gomes, the under-21 squad has reformed. Gibbs-White has been hammering on the door since he joined Forest. Last season, he matured, scoring six goals and assisting ten times as the Reds remained in the Premier League. Earlier this week, Neco Williams…
Leeds United’s late flurry of signing activity has renewed optimism at Elland Road. Just over three weeks ago, after Leeds’ draw at West Brom, the mood couldn’t have been much worse with Georginio Rutter’s departure and a conspicuous lack of additions. However, just like a year ago, Leeds really kicked their window into gear in the final parts, and they now have a squad capable of competing at the top. Leeds made four new signings in the final eight days of the summer, the first of which being Largie Ramazani from UD Almeria. Manor Solomon, Ao Tanaka, and Isaac Schmidt…
Liverpool and their captain, Virgil van Dijk, have made an excellent start to the current Premier League season. When Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool in the summer, there were many questions about how his replacement, Arne Slot, would handle the additional pressure. When the German first took over at Anfield, the club was approaching nearly three decades without an English championship and had not tasted European glory since 2005. However, with the arrival of players such as van Dijk, the team transformed, winning the Champions League in the Dutchman’s first full season and eventually becoming English champions. As a result, van…
The Reds are currently installing two additional hospitality areas made out of converted shipping containers on the corners of the Trent End. Work is starting at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground as a temporary solution is installed to assist the stadium cope with ‘extraordinary demand’. The Reds are currently constructing two new hospitality sections at the corners of the Trent End using converted shipping containers. Work appears to have begun on the two hospitality spaces that will be built at the Trent End’s corners using repurposed shipping containers. When the construction is completed, the gaps between the stand that backs onto…
Adam Pope rated Leeds United’s transfer window as “underwhelming.” It was a hectic summer for Leeds, with many players leaving and joining the club. However, BBC Radio Leeds’ Pope was unimpressed with the Whites’ transfer activity. While appearing on the podcast ‘Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet’ (2 September), Pope said, “We frequently use this language about signings being in isolation, sales being in isolation, or results being in isolation. “I still stand by it; I believe the window is still a little lackluster since we don’t know the quality of the players and how they will perform. “However, on…
Nancy Froston believes Leeds United’s summer recruit Ao Tanaka has “superstar potential” and will attract new eyes to Elland Road. According to Froston’s account in The Athletic [5 September], the midfielder, a “poster boy” of Japanese football, did not come to Leeds by chance and can bring a new and welcome dynamism to the team. Tanaka’s prominence in his birthplace as a high-end brand model and prospective successor to the likes of Hidetoshi Nakata and Keisuke Honda has prompted a fresh look at Daniel Farke’s side. Tanaka joined the club late in the transfer window from Fortuna Dusseldorf and made…
Nottingham Forest has began the 2024/25 Premier League season with five points from three games and is unbeaten. This summer, the Reds recruited 11 new players to their team, prioritizing quality over number in a refreshing change of pace. Two of those players, James Ward-Prowse and Morato, joined on transfer deadline day, and Forest will look to get them on the pitch as soon as possible. Nuno Espirito Santo, the Reds’ head coach, is facing some minor conundrums as the new players settle in. He’s desperate to discover a winning formula, and there are plenty of loose ends to tie…
Jeff Stelling has confessed that he wonders how Leeds United supporters will react to fresh PSR developments at Leicester City. The Foxes appear to have avoided a potential points deduction after the Premier League revealed (3 September) that an independent Appeal Board upheld their appeal against an alleged break of PSR. Although the alleged financial infraction occurred while Steve Cooper’s team was in the Premier League, talkSPORT anchor Stelling has stated that Leeds fans may feel hard done by following the latest update. On talkSPORT on Wednesday (4 September, 8:10), he stated that Leicester City had effectively won their appeal…