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تمكن فريق البنك الأهلي من التقدم على نظيره بيراميدز بتسجيل هدفين لتصبح النتيجة 4-2 لصالحه، بالمباراة المثيرة الجارية بينهما حاليًا ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي البنك الأهلي مع بيراميدز على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، في الجولة الخامسة من المرحلة النهائية للدوري.

وسجل أحمد مدبولي، لاعب البنك الأهلي، الهدف الثالث في الدقيقة 82 من عمر اللقاء بتسديدة صاروخية سكنت شباك أحمد الشناوي.

وأضاف ياو أنور الهدف الرابع لصالح أصحاب الأرض في الدقيقة 86 بعد تسديدة قوية من داخل منطقة الجزاء.

طالع أيضاً.. بتصويبة رائعة.. إبراهيم عادل يسجل هدف بيراميدز الأول أمام البنك الأهلي

ويحتل بيراميدز حاليًا المركز الثاني برصيد 47 نقطة، متأخرًا بنقطتين فقط عن الأهلي المتصدر، في حين يأتي البنك الأهلي في المركز الخامس برصيد 33 نقطة. هدف البنك الأهلي الثالث أمام بيراميدز

هدف البنك الأهلي الرابع أمام بيراميدز

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O Palmeiras não teve vida fácil como nos outros jogos, mas venceu o Emelec por 1 a 0, nesta quarta-feira, no Allianz Parque, pela quinta rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores. Com gol de Danilo já no segundo tempo, o Verdão segue com a melhor campanha até aqui: cinco jogos, cinco vitórias e 15 pontos – 100% de aproveitamento.

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> Relembre a invencibilidade fora de casa do Palmeiras na Liberta

TABELA
> Veja classificação e simulador da Libertadores-2022 clicando aqui

> Conheça o aplicativo de resultados do LANCE!

Verdão faz bom primeiro tempo, mas não consegue abrir o placar

Como era de se esperar, o jogo começou com as ações dos dois times bem definidas: o Palmeiras atacando e o Emelec aguardando uma oportunidade para contra-atacar. Logo aos três minutos, Marcos Rocha e Rony tramaram boa jogada pelo lado direito e o lateral cruzou para área, mas Atuesta pegou mal na bola, por cima do gol. Quatro minutos depois, Scarpa tentou, mas também sem sucesso.

As duas chances refletiam o volume de jogo do Alviverde, que era melhor na partida, com bom volume ofensivo, mas tinha dificuldades para concluir as jogadas. Aos 22 minutos, o goleiro Ortiz impediu um gol olímpico de Scarpa, que era o jogador mais perigoso nas jogadas de bola parada. Aos 36′, ele obrigou Ortiz a fazer mais uma boa defesa, porém ninguém aproveitou o rebote para abrir o placar.

Sem ser ameaçado na defesa, o Palmeiras seguia buscando e tendo as melhores oportunidades para marcar, embora algumas tomadas de decisão erradas prejudicaram a atuação do time. Aos 42′, depois de bom passe de Menino para Rony, o atacante cruzou fechado, mas Rafael Navarro e Gustavo Gómez passaram pela bola e não concluíram. Dessa forma, o jogo foi para o intervalo com 0 a 0.

Time de Abel volta um pouco melhor e consegue um gol com Danilo

O Palmeiras voltou do intervalo um pouco confuso e parecia cair na impaciência da torcida, inclusive levando alguns sustos do Emelec em lances de vacilos defensivos. A primeira chance da segunda etapa veio aos seis minutos, com Rony, de cabeça. Depois foi Jorge, que tento de longe, mas sem perigo. Atuesta, com duas chances de chutar, foi travado. Mas aos 13′, Gabriel Menino fez belo lançamento na área para Rafael Navarro, que exigiu boa defesa de Ortiz.

Depois dessas chances, o Verdão passou a rodar bastante a bola, mas não conseguia encaixar um ataque. Foi aí que Abel decidiu mudar o time, mandando Veiga, Dudu e Vanderlan a campo aos 20 minutos. Três minutos depois, o lateral-esquerdo cruzou e Rony quase marcou. Mas a estrela era mesmo de quem estava em campo. Após escanteio, Navarro desviou no primeiro pau e Danilo, de novo, abriu o placar.

Logo após o gol, o Alviverde teve a chance de ampliar o marcador quando Danilo fez bonito lançamento para Rafael Navarro sair cara a cara com o goleiro, mas o centroavante desperdiçou a chance. No rebote, Rony não conseguiu concluir. Em seguida, o Emelec teve sua melhor chance aproveitando vacilo do Verdão, mas Weverton defendeu o chute de Zapata garantindo a vitória por 1 a 0.

E agora?

Com o resultado, o Palmeiras vai a 15 pontos na tabela do Grupo A e se mantém 100% na Libertadores. Na próxima terça-feira, contra o Deportivo Táchira, a equipe joga para buscar mais uma vitória e confirmar a melhor campanha da fase de grupos. Essa colocação garante disputar em casa o jogo de volta nas oitavas, quartas e semifinais – como a final é em jogo único, não existe essa prerrogativa. O Emelec, por sua vez, ainda busca a segunda vaga da chave para as oitavas de final.

FICHA TÉCNICA
PALMEIRAS 1 x 0 EMELEC-EQU
Local: Allianz Parque, em São Paulo (SP)
Data-Hora: 18/5/2022 – 19h
Árbitro: Nicolas Gamboa (CHI)
Auxiliares: Claudio Urrutia (CHI) e Jose Retamal (CHI)
Público/Renda: 32.553 pagantes/R$ 2.090.453,10
Cartões amarelos:Ortiz, Jackson Rodríguez e Carabalí (EME)
Cartões vermelhos:-
Gol:Danilo (28’/2ºT) (1-0)

PALMEIRAS: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Kuscevic, Gustavo Gómez e Jorge (Vanderlan, aos 20’/2ºT); Danilo, Gabriel Menino (Zé Rafael, aos 30’/2ºT) e Atuesta (Raphael Veiga, aos 20’/2ºT); Rony (Breno Lopes, aos 34’/2ºT), Gustavo Scarpa (Dudu aos 20’/2ºT) e Rafael Navarro. Técnico: Abel Ferreira.

EMELEC-EQU: Pedro Ortíz; Romario Caicedo, Quintero, Guevara e Jackson Rodríguez; Arroyo, Sebastián Rodríguez, Lastre (Gracia, aos 16’/2ºT) e Carabalí (Chalá, aos 33’/2ºT); Zapata e Cabeza (Quiroga, aos 38’/2ºT). Técnico: Ismael Rescalvo.

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The drama at the very top of the Championship table never seems to disappoint as Sheffield United were handed a significant reality check last time out.

Indeed, the Blades – after three straight wins in the entertaining division – collapsed on their own patch to Hull City on Friday night, as Ruben Selles’ Tigers picked up a surprise 3-0 victory to really sour the mood at Bramall Lane.

Wilder will pray this is just a momentary blip on the way to greater success ahead, with his promotion teams of the past often priding themselves on resolute displays at the back away from leaking three strikes at home.

One defensive titan who is loved to this day from this successful period in South Yorkshire is Jack O’Connell, who signed for the club when the Blades were marooned in League One, only to then taste multiple promotions as a key figure.

Jack O'Connell's importance at United

The 6 foot 3 defender would go on to be a long-standing servant of the club all the way up until 2023 when a heartbreaking announcement surrounding his retirement was made public.

Before that came to be, however, O’Connell was a relied-upon colossus over many a season at Bramall Lane, with the Liverpool-born rock going on to make 177 appearances in total.

Away from keeping a stunning 17 clean sheets during the memorable 2018/19 season that more than helped United jump up to the Premier League, O’Connell would also form a reputation donning Blades red and white for being a goalscoring presence up from the back, with nine goals coming his way across his distinguished time at the club.

Unfortunately, injury issues began to plague the defender the more his time went on in South Yorkshire, leading to that devastating retirement two years ago after so many highlights.

But, Wilder could be about to win his second iteration of the towering Englishman if this purchase late into the window gets over the line, as the passionate boss looks to strengthen his team’s defence after a shock defeat to Hull.

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Expand Collapse The player who could be O'Connell 2.0

The player in question here is Queens Park Rangers star Jimmy Dunne who Football League World revealed a few days ago was being looked at by Wilder and Co.

Dunne certainly shares many of the same standout attributes that made O’Connell such a revered figure at Bramall Lane, with the 27-year-old an important goalscorer this season for the Hoops as much as he has also operated as a man mountain defensively.

Dunne’s league numbers (24/25) vs O’Connell’s (18/19)

Stat – per 90 mins*

Dunne

O’Connell

Games played

29

41

Goals scored

4

3

Assists

1

3

Touches*

69.3

70.2

Accurate passes*

34.7 (76%)

41.7 (77%)

Interceptions*

1.2

1.3

Tackles*

2.1

0.6

Total duels won*

7.8

6.3

Stats by Sofascore

Looking at the table above, there are many eerie similarities between the two defenders, with both players possessing a similar taste for wanting to be involved in attacks with Dunne boasting four goals this season next to O’Connell’s three.

But, both brutes also strive to be aerially dominant for their teams with the QPR ace standing out with a staggering 7.8 duels won on average per league contest this season next to his now-retired counterpart’s number of 6.3.

It remains to be seen whether Marti Cifuentes would let such an influential member of his team leave, but Wilder would absolutely love to turn back time and gain a player who is in a similar mould to O’Connell, especially with Harry Souttar on the sidelines for the foreseeable.

The Blades cannot afford any more porous displays such as the Hull defeat to start negatively impacting their promotion chances, with the signing of this £8.5k-per-week target no doubt making them far harder to breach.

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Posts 2 ByKelan Sarson Jan 26, 2025

يلتقي فريقا الأهلي والزمالك، في مباراة فاصلة اليوم الثلاثاء، ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري السوبر لكرة السلة للموسم الحالي 2024-2025.

ويلعب الأهلي ضد الزمالك، في المباراة الخامسة بينهما والفاصلة، في سلسلة مباريات دور نصف النهائي من بطولة دوري السوبر لكرة السلة.

والتقى فريقا الأهلي والزمالك، في 4 مواجهات حتى الآن، كان المارد الأحمر قد تفوق في مباراتين وفاز الفارس الأبيض في مواجهتين، ليلجأ الفريقان إلى مباراة فاصلة لحسم التأهل إلى الدور النهائي من دوري السوبر لكرة السلة.

ومن المقرر، أن المتأهل من مباراة الأهلي والزمالك سيلاقي فريق الاتحاد السكندري في المباراة النهائية لدوري السوبر لكرة السلة.

طالع | الزمالك يهزم الأهلي ويعيد التعادل في سلسلة مباريات دور نصف نهائي دوري السوبر لكرة السلة موعد مباراة الأهلي والزمالك اليوم في دوري السوبر لكرة السلة

تقام مباراة الأهلي والزمالك، اليوم الثلاثاء، 20 مايو، في تمام الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي والزمالك اليوم في دوري السوبر لكرة السلة

– قناة أون سبورت 2.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا

Hampshire now assured of home tie in knockout phases

ECB Reporters Network21-Aug-2022

Tom Prest led Hampshire’s chase•Getty Images

Hampshire 260 for 7 (Prest 76, Snater 3-46) beat Essex 257 for 8 (Snater 64) by three wickets.Hampshire once again showed their insouciance as they chased down 257 to set up a home knockout fixture while knocking Essex Eagles out of the Royal London Cup.Hampshire had found themselves behind the rate despite Tom Prest’s 76 and required 78 from the last 10 overs, on a pitch difficult to score on.But Toby Albert – who had match-winning 84 and 65 not outs against Derbyshire and Lancashire – continued his clutch form with 34 in 26 balls before Felix Organ, Ian Holland and Scott Currie took their side to a three-wicket victory.Hampshire, who were already through despite losing for the first time against Glamorgan last time, will play a home semi-final if they beat Yorkshire at Scarborough on Tuesday, or a home play-off if they don’t and Lancashire defeat Kent.Related

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Hampshire found timing the ball a chore almost from the off of their chase, as Nick Gubbins was brilliantly caught at slip by Khushi in the fourth over before Ben Brown was bowled.Aneurin Donald added some impetus with a slog-swept and on-driven sixes and Prest looked at his most fluent during their 54-run partnership, the required run rate had gradually inclined though.Donald was run out attempting a push and run and Fletcha Middleton’s attempt to wrestle back the rate saw him sky straight up.Prest reached his third fifty of the competition in 73 balls before he hoisted to long off, having twice been dropped during his innings of 76. Victory seemed a distance off.But Albert’s flair in a vital 60-run partnership with Organ took Hampshire to 31 needed from 28. That was dragged down to 12 needed when Organ was caught at midwicket for 30.That dozen was knocked off by Ian Holland and Scott Currie with ten balls to spare, and took Hampshire back to the top of Group B.Essex had chosen to bat and began with unbridled run-scoring with Feroze Khushi and Robin Das rushing to 44 inside six overs but a bowling change to Jack Campbell reversed the momentum.The fast left-hander struck with his fifth delivery when he found extra bounce to have Khushi caught behind before getting Tom Westley to loop to midwicket – both wickets sandwiched by Das flicking Ian Holland to deep square to leave Essex 48 for three.Grant Roelofson, the Eagles’ leading run-getter in the competition, lived a charmed life as he was dropped on five, eight and 29 before Toby Albert finally clung on under a steepler at deep square.Nick Browne and Luc Benkenstein had also departed by this point, with Essex 112 for six, with Aron Nijjar following when leg before to Nick Gubbins’ leg spin.But Shane Snater and Richards recovered things and took their side towards a par score. Netherlands international Snater caught the eye with a huge slog sweep but it was his intelligent gap finding that accumulated runs quickly.His maiden format fifty came in 51 balls during a 96-run stand with Richards – who only scored one boundary in his unbeaten 31. Snater was eventually caught at cover for 64 but Ben Allison thwacked two sixes to take Essex to 257 for eight.

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Após empatar com o Santos na Arena da Baixada, o Athletico vai até Caxias do Sul para encarar o Juventude por mais uma rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

– VEJA A TABELA DO BRASILEIRÃO

Com o objetivo de entrar na zona de classificação da Libertadores, o time de Luiz Felipe Scolari quer emplacar a segunda vitória dentro fora de casa.

No último jogo, quando visitou o Cuiabá, o Furacão venceu por 1 a 0 com direito a gol de Vitor Roque nos minutos finais.

Agora, a ordem é manter a pegada longe da Arena da Baixada e impedir a empolgação do rival, que vem de vitória na última rodada.

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Manchester United’s recent 2-1 FA Cup win over Leicester City saw a few tactical tweaks to Ruben Amorim’s side. One of those was to find an internal solution at left centre-back. With Lisandro Martinez’s injury, the Portuguese boss had to find a new source of progression in that area of the pitch.

In the first half, Noussair Mazraoui started in the role but swapped sides with young Leny Yoro, who started on the opposite side. Luckily for Amorim, the Frenchman seemed comfortable in that role.

Again, it was a game where Kobbie Mainoo started at number 10 after the experiment of playing him as a false nine did not work, although he did struggle. It also saw a debut for new signing Patrick Dorgu, although perhaps not in the position many expected.

Patrick Dorgu’s Man United debut in numbers

After making the move from Serie A club Lecce to Old Trafford at the end of the January transfer window, it was assumed that Dorgu would play at left wing-back, although Amorim sprung a surprise by starting him on the right instead.

The new Red Devils boss defended his selection decision at full time, explaining that “for his last team he played a lot of games on the right”. This certainly implies to United fans he could start there more often.

H, Football analyst and host of The Overlap: The Breakdown, seemed to be pleased with what he saw from Dorgu on his first night as a United player. He said the Dane “had a couple of actions where he was sharp”, describing his performance as “good”.

Dorgu vs Leicester

Minutes played

45

Touches

47

Accurate passes

23/28 (82%)

Key passes

0

Crosses

1

Shots

1

Ground duels won

4/9

Aerial duels won

1/1

Fouls

2

Was fouled

2

Interceptions

2

Tackles

2

Stats via Sofascore.

Of course, there might well be pressure that comes with the 20-year-old, through no fault of his own. Not only are United signings naturally heavily scrutinised, but he was Amorim’s first acquisition. However, it was not a signing that broke the bank, with the Dane costing just £25m up front and a further £4.1m in add-ons.

The wing-back on the opposite side is actually worth even more than what United paid for Dorgu, and he has certainly been a good investment for the Old Trafford club.

The Man United star who's worth more than Dorgu

The player in question here is Portugal international Diogo Dalot. He has been a crucial player under Amorim since he came into the club, playing at wing-back on both flanks and even for a short time against Rangers, at right centre-back.

The 25-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at FC Porto and cost United £19m in 2018, has played 19 games under Amorim so far. Dalot also got himself on the scoresheet in the most recent Europa League win for United, a 2-0 victory over FCSB.

The Red Devils’ number 20 was described as “influential” by football statistician Statman Dave. That certainly seems true, given the number of games he has played recently.

Gary Neville has been full of praise for the former Porto player this season. At the end of December, he said that Dalot, along with attacker Amad and Mazraoui, were the only players “that can probably say that they have done ok” under the management team.

Last season, Neville acknowledged that the Red Devils “might have the right-back for the future” in Dalot, suggesting this season is a continuation of good form.

His stats from this season compared to last, courtesy of Squawka, make for good reading. For example, he averages 5.9 ball recoveries in the Premier League this season compared to 5.6 in 2023/24.

Dalot last two PL seasons compared

Stat (per 90)

2023/24

2024/25

Passes completed

37.7

35.5

Foward passes

15

14.4

Duels won

4.4

4.5

Interceptions

1.4

1.1

Ball recoveries

5.9

5.6

Stats from Squawka

The Portugal international has certainly been important for the Red Devils, and, in Neville’s opinion, he has played well. Thus, it might be unsurprising to learn he is valued as highly as £47m according to Football Transfers.

Of course, that is far more than the £29.1m they paid for Dorgu, and the early signs are that he will be a good player. It is also a substantial increase on the £19m they invested in Dalot under Jose Mourinho, which is a 147% increase on the initial fee.

This seems like it has been a worthy investment from the Red Devils. Not only is the full-back a key player now, but he could be vital for years to come. His value, which is far higher than what Dorgu cost, has shot up since they first bought him. All things considered, United really struck gold on Dalot.

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Posts 2 ByEthan Lamb Feb 9, 2025

أبدى نجم مانشستر يونايتد السابق، روي كين، رأيه في احتفال محمد صلاح بـ”السيلفي”، في مباراة حسم لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ضد توتنهام هوتسبير.

ونجح ليفربول في حسم لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم 2024/25، بعد أن فاز على توتنهام بنتيجة 5/1، في اللقاء الذي أقيم ضمن منافسات الجولة 34 من البريميرليج.

ومنذ الفوز على توتنهام، لم ينجح ليفربول في تحقيق أي انتصار بعد أن خاض 3 مواجهات، خسر في 2 منها أمام تشيلسي وبرايتون، وحقق تعادل وحيد ضد آرسنال بملعب “أنفيلد”.

ويحتل ليفربول صدارة ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز برصيد 83 نقطة.

اقرأ أيضاً.. ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإنجليزي بعد نهاية الجولة 37

وقال روي كين في بودكاست “ستيك تو فوتبول” المقدم من “سكاي بت”: “ليفربول انطفأ عقب حسم لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، إنهم يزعجونني”.

وأضاف: “لا يهم أنهم فازوا بالدوري، لكن اللاعبين البدلاء والفريق الرديف يشاركون دون إحداث فارق، ويجب أن يظهروا بعض الأناقة”.

وحول رأيه حول احتفال محمد صلاح أمام توتنهام، أجاب: “محمد صلاح يسجل هدفًا، وهو يلتقط الصور، والمباراة لا تزال مستمرة، استمتعوا قليلًا!”.

Manenti and Nathan McAndrew added 108 for the seventh wicket to turn the game around

AAP26-Sep-2022

Ben Manenti made a half-century and followed it with key wickets•Getty Images

South Australia’s new-look bowling line-up delivered in style to pick up a comfortable 62-run one-day opening-round win over Queensland.Last season’s strugglers bowled out Queensland for 217 off 46.5 overs at Allan Border Field having been sent into bat and posting 8 for 278.Henry Thornton enjoyed the best return with 3 for 55 but it was a strong all-round display from the Redbacks attack who tied down the home side during the middle part of the innings.Thornton, along with former New South Wales paceman Harry Conway and offspinner Ben Manenti, all debuted for South Australia, with Joe Mennie, Daniel Worrall and Kane Richardson departing since last summer.Related

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Sam Truloff top-scored for Queensland with 49 but found himself tied down for long periods, while Matt Renshaw contributed a quickfire 43 coming in at No.5.Conway picked up 2 for 37 from 8.5 overs, Wes Agar was frugal throughout for 1-30 from his 10 overs, while Manenti also impressed with 2 for 37 from his allotted overs.It was some debut from Manenti, who previously had a single one-day Cup match with Tasmania to his credit. Manenti, the son of Australia’s women’s world champion rugby sevens coach John Manenti, also top-scored with a rapid-fire 60 from 45 balls.In concert with Nathan McAndrew (55 from 42), Manenti helped add a decisive partnership of 108 for the seventh wicket and change the momentum of the contest.South Australia were reeling at 6 for 148 with their recognised batsman all back in the pavilion. But McAndrew and Manenti scored at better than a run a ball to find the kind of momentum that was missing from Queensland’s effort with the bat under lights.South Australia’s key batters all found a way to get out just as they look settled. Opener Jake Weatherald made 37, Alex Carey posted 20 and captain Travis Head looked set for a big score before he was stumped off the bowling of part-time spinner Renshaw for 47.Renshaw, after working on his bowling during the winter, picked up 2 for 30 while newly capped Test legspinner Mitch Swepson impressed with 2 for 42.

The race for survival is heating up in the Premier League. Wolverhampton Wanderers are currently on 19 points after 24 games, just 21 points away from the magical 40-point total that is thought to all but guarantee a side safety in the top-flight for another season.

The Old Gold will need their big stars to turn up in the final few months of the season. Matheus Cunha will be key, as will Rayan Ait-Nouri. This could be their last few games in a Wolves shirt, given both could leave in the summer. They were linked with a move away in January, too.

Vitor Pereira will also be hoping his January signings can put in some big performances in their fight for survival. New midfielder Marshall Munetsi will be a key player.

Munetsi’s January move to Wolves

The Old Gold signed Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi on deadline day of the 2025 January transfer window. The 28-year-old signed from French outfit Stade Reims, with the transfer fee reported to be £17m.

His record for the Ligue 1 outfit is impressive. Munetsi pulled on the Reims shirt 159 times in total, scoring 21 goals and grabbing 14 assists. He is a versatile player, able to play all over the midfield, as a number six, a number eight or even a number ten.

So far, the midfielder has played once for the Old Gold, with his debut coming in the FA Cup, a 24-minute cameo against Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

So, although it is early days, the signs that Munetsi might become an excellent player for the Old Gold are certainly positive ones. He could be a huge figure in their battle for Premier League survival.

However, it might have the Wolves fans reminiscing about a former midfielder who has become a brilliant player of his own and is worth far more than the £17m they paid for Munetsi.

The former Wolves midfielder worth more than Munetsi

It has been a rapid rise to the top for former Wolves loanee Vitinha. Now thriving at Paris Saint Germain, the Portugal international made the move to Molineux on a season-long loan in the 2020/21 campaign. The deal had a buy option, but they did not activate it.

It is fair to say that things did not necessarily work out for the Portuguese midfielder. He played 22 times in all competitions for the club, managing just one goal and one assist. His sole strike was a sublime FA Cup fourth-round winning goal way to non-league Chorley.

Since playing for the Old Gold, Vitinha has made a real name for himself at PSG in their midfield. He has played 125 times for the club, managing 16 goals and ten assists including 11 goal involvements in Ligue 1 last term.

He is also a full international with Portugal, and was a key member of their Euro 2024 squad alongside the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo, grabbing three assists in the tournament. He has 25 caps for his country so far.

The “maestro”, as Statman Dave described him, is now worth far more than what Wolves paid for Munetsi. According to Football Transfers, Vitinha is valued at £51.4m, which is 202% more than the fee that their new midfielder cost them.

In fact, if that wasn’t enough, he was also incredibly nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

The stats on Squawka suggest this is a fair gap in valuation, too. Using data from the 2023/24 Ligue 1 season, the Portugal star ranked above Munetsi in many metrics, including chances created, with 1.5 compared to 0.5 per game.

Vitinha & Munetsi ket stats 2023/24 Ligue 1 season compared

Stat (per 90)

Vitinha

Munetsi

Goals

0.2

0.5

Chances created

0.5

1.5

Forward passes

6.6

17.2

Take-ons completed

0.5

1.4

Ball recoveries

4.6

6.6

Stats from Squawka

On reflection, the Old Gold might be kicking themselves that they didn’t get the most out of Vitinha during his time at Molineux. Given his value now, and how much more he is worth compared to Munetsi, he could have been a key man in Pereira’s midfield.

Wolves might wish they had just activated the buy option in Vitinha’s loan deal because they could have had a superb, and expensive, player on their hands.

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Posts ByKelan Sarson Feb 12, 2025