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According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are ‘in touch’ with Jack Grealish’s representatives as they look to prize him away from Manchester City.

Man City invested around £100m to sign England international Grealish from Premier League rivals Aston Villa during the 2021 summer transfer window.

Grealish endured a difficult debut season, but he shone for Man City during the 2022/23 campaign as Pep Guardiola’s side won the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.

Despite this, the winger has endured a rough 18 months as he has been negatively impacted by the arrivals of Jeremy Doku and Savinho.

Grealish – who is without a goal in his seven Premier League appearances this season – has also struggled with injuries and is being linked with an exit.

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Earlier this week, a report claimed Man City are ready to sell Grealish and ‘sign a big name’ replacement. Former Man Utd scout Mick Brown expects the Premier League holders to sell him next year.

“I’m not sure about Jack Grealish,” Brown said. “He’s been in and out of the team again this season and he’s not a regular feature there.

“They’re happy with what Doku and Savinho bring to the side.

“I’ve heard City could look to sign a big-name winger as they feel the squad could be strengthened in that position – that would be for next summer. But then where does Grealish fit in the squad? He’d be facing even fewer starts.

“I think, if they do sign a new option, they could look to move him out to make space. They might want to make some money back on him. He’s on big wages as well so that would free up some of the budget.

“I’m sure it’s something he’d be open to as well because he wants to play football – I know Jack from his time at Villa and he’s always wanted to play regular games.”

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A new report from Football Transfers claims Spurs sporting director Johan Lange have been ‘in touch with Grealish’s representatives over a possible move’.

Lange’s positive relationship with Grealish could reportedly help Tottenham after they came ‘very close’ to signing the experienced winger in the summer.

‘The club’s sporting director Johan Lange came very close to signing the winger over the summer, we are told, and now the club are back speaking to Grealish’s representatives to discuss his current situation, and a potential move to Spurs.

‘It’s our understanding that Lange was instrumental in the €117.5 million transfer that took Grealish to Manchester City during his time as sporting director of Aston Villa. The winger remained especially appreciative of how Lange handled that move, helping it go as smoothly as possible, and the pair have maintained a good relationship since.

‘With Spurs looking to bring in competition for Son Heung-min and James Maddison in the January window and Grealish is considered as a versatile option who could strengthen both positions, potentially saving the club money.

‘Grealish had spoken with Spurs over a move during the summer window, but ultimately he wanted to fight for his spot in City’s starting XI. At the time, there was also a £3 million gap in wages between Daniel Levy and the attacker.’

Natalia Matsupko won the Ironman competition in Florida, covering the distance in 9 hours and 19 minutes. The athlete showed the best result among women in all three disciplines: swimming, cycling and marathon.

Ukrainian Natalia Matsupko triumphs at the prestigious Ironman in Florida. This was reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, UNN reports.

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Ukrainian triathlete Nataliia Matsupko has overcome one of the most difficult courses in the world of triathlon with a time of 9 hours 19 minutes and 51 seconds. At the Florida stage, Natalia confidently finished first among women, setting a high result in each discipline: she completed the swim (3.86 km) in 56 minutes and 17 seconds, the bike stage (180.2 km) in 4 hours 40 minutes and 54 seconds, and the final marathon run (42.2 km) in 3 hours 34 minutes and 50 seconds.

Matsupko is also known to be a guide for Ukrainian paratriathlete Vita Oleksiuk, supporting her at international competitions.

Ironman in Florida is one of the most famous tests of endurance and strength, where athletes run courses with a clearly defined time limit that cannot be exceeded at any stage.

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A new report has revealed how much Manchester City would be ‘forced to pay’ their Premier League rivals if they are guilty of breaching FFP.

At the start of 2023, Man City were charged after being accused of breaching over 100 of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play rules.

Pep Guardiola‘s side were referred to an independent commission after the Premier League conducted a four-year probe into their conduct between 2009 and 2018.

If found guilty, Man City could be given a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or expulsion from the Premier League.

The Cityzens have insisted their innocence and launched a legal battle against the Premier League earlier this year as they campaigned for the removal of Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules.

Man City’s APT case has already concluded. Each side had success, but it’s been claimed that the Premier League club “won on penalties”.

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The FFP hearing remains ongoing and a new ‘concrete’ update has revealed when this case is likely to conclude.

Earlier this week, a report from The Times revealed Man City’s Premier League rivals will demand compensation if they are found guilty of breaching FFP.

‘A number of Premier League clubs have reserved the right to seek compensation against Manchester City over the club’s 115 alleged rule breaches before a deadline on Tuesday.

‘The action has been advised by lawyers even before the outcome of the case as there is a potential six-year statute of limitation period which dates back to November 5, 2018 when a German website first published the Football Leaks documents.

‘If the serious charges against City are found proven, clubs could claim for loss of income for missing out on the league title or European competitions over the course of several seasons, which could total hundreds of millions of pounds.’

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A new report from Football Insider claims Man City ‘could land a £70m+ blow’ as they may be ‘forced’ to compensate their Premier League rivals.

It is also claimed that Man City’s Premier League would have two ‘avenues’ to ‘seek’ damages. The report claims.

‘It is said the action has been advised by lawyers even before the outcome of the case is delivered as there is a potential six-year statute of limitation period dating back to 5 November 2018.

‘Sources have told Football Insider all 35 clubs who finished below Man City in the Premier League during the nine-year period could submit a claim suggesting they finished at least one place lower as a result of the alleged breach and want to receive a minimum of £2million in compensation.

‘Another potential avenue for clubs to seek compensation is around loss of chance. In English law, loss of chance is a legal concept that refers to a situation where a defendant’s actions cause a claimant to lose the opportunity to gain a benefit or avoid a loss.

‘Sources have told Football Insider a club could argue they missed out on a Champions League place if Man City’s alleged breaches are proven, opening up the possibility for them to submit a compensation claim.

‘The independent panel does have the power to award any interested parties compensation or clubs can seek damages through arbitration under Rule X of the Premier League handbook.

‘But it is understood it could take a significant amount of time before any compensation claims could be settled due to the complexity of the case.’

On November 6, about 600 participants attended the second All-Ukrainian Sports Marketing Conference organized by Sport & Business Club.

On November 6, about 600 participants attended the second All-Ukrainian Sports Marketing Conference organized by Sport&Business Club. More than 40 Ukrainian experts, including heads of sports organizations, representatives of niche businesses, media, famous athletes, and opinion leaders, shared stories of successful projects and experience in the industry. The premium partner of the event was the licensed bookmaker GGBET.

The day featured 7 panel discussions and more than 10 personal presentations. Participants discussed the challenges of Ukrainian sport during the war, the interaction between brands and sports organizations, the development of media exposure of athletes outside of sports, celebrity marketing, and the role of sports media.

Not only classical sports, but also esports received attention. The panel discussion “How sports and esports allow you to achieve rapid results in the new market” focused on joint special projects of GGBET with the most successful Ukrainian esports organization NAVI. The panel also discussed high-profile sports cases of the brand together with popular streaming platforms MEGOGO and Setanta Sports.

GGBET CEO Sergiy Mishchenko noted that such events allow “keeping a finger on the pulse of change.” “Ukrainian sports marketing is a dynamic, competitive area where there is room for collaboration and creativity. It is here that projects and partnerships are born that are memorable and monetized. I hope we were able to inspire the summit participants and show them that cooperation with other market players is a win-win for everyone.”

CEO of Sport&Business Club Alexey Braga also emphasized the importance of the event: “The Summit is a unique platform for interaction between representatives of sports, business and media. This time we managed to unite the market and have a fruitful discussion on the formats and prospects for its development.”

The next SBC Summit Ukraine is planned for the spring of 2025.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker “understands” Premier League leaders Liverpool are trying to sign Nottingham Forest standout Murillo.

Following the arrival of head coach Arne Slot, Liverpool had a frustrating summer transfer window as they missed out on top target Martin Zubimendi.

Despite this, Slot‘s side have made a sensational start to the 2024/25 campaign. The Dutchman has won 14 of his 16 games in charge across all competitions.

Liverpool are two points clear at the top of the Premier League and they are also the only team to win their opening four Champions League group matches.

It is not all sunshine and rainbows for Liverpool, however. Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are in their final year of their contracts and it remains to be seen whether they will extend their deals.

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Liverpool are back in action on Saturday evening as they host Aston Villa at Anfield. Ahead of this game, Shearer has backed the Reds to “challenge” for the Premier League and Champions League as they are “not going to go away”.

“There’s no doubt in my mind Liverpool are challengers for that competition, because anyone going to Anfield will have a really, really tough game,” Shearer said on The Rest is Football podcast.

“When you’ve got that backing [from the crowd] and you can back it up with very, very good players.

“They’re not going to go away Liverpool and they’re one of the favourites for that competition, I really believe that. And for the Premier League.”

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However, Shearer’s “one tiny worry” is he fears Liverpool would struggle if Van Dijk and/or Ibrahima Konate gets injured. In response, Lineker claimed they are looking to sign Murillo, who was reportedly rated at £60m in the summer.

“The one tiny worry would be if one of those two [Liverpool] centre-halves were to get injured,” Shearer said.

“I understand they’re after Murillo from Forest,” Lineker claimed . “They’ve been linked with him anyway.”

Shearer added: “Right, interesting. Well those two at Forest have done really well as well this season, it’s one of the reasons why Forest are flying high in the Premier League.”

Speaking after Nottm Forest’s impressive 3-0 win against West Ham last weekend, Ian Wright admitted Murillo is one of his “favourite players”

“The way they defended, you know, he’s getting to be one of my favourite players to watch, Murillo at the back for Forest,” Wright said.

“He’s so good, he’s so good on the ball. He’s passing out of defence, he’s very good.”