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One of the best academy systems in recent years has been that of Manchester City. The Cityzens have become masters at producing and selling some of the best young talents in Premier League football. The likes of Romeo Lavia and Oscar Bobb are two of the best recent examples to come out of the academy at the Etihad Stadium.

There is no doubt that the eight-time Premier League champions have had one of the best and most productive conveyor belts in the past decade or so. Over the past 12 months or so, there has been one City graduate who has particularly been making waves. That man, of course, is Cole Palmer.

Cole Palmer’s value in 2024

It has been a simply astronomical rise to the top for Palmer. Since his £42.5m move from the Citzyens to Chelsea last summer, he has quickly become one of the Premier League’s best players.

In 48 games for the Blues, he has scored 26 goals and grabbed 18 assists. His performances in the 2023/24 campaign, a season in which he scored 22 times and registered 11 assists in 33 Premier League games, won him the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

Already, the England international, who scored in the Euro 2024 final against Spain, has started the season in the same vein of form he ended the previous campaign. Palmer’s second game away to Wolverhampton Wanderers yielded him one goal, an audacious lob from outside the penalty area, and a superb three assists.

The rise of the 22-year-old is quite remarkable given the fact he never really got an opportunity to show what he can do at the Etihad Stadium. He played 41 times in Sky Blue, making his debut in 2020/21, and scored six goals and registered two assists in that time.

What is perhaps the most incredible thing about Palmer is how much he is now worth. According to Transfermarkt, the youngster is valued at £67.2m, around £25m more than the Blues paid to City to sign him. However, there is another City academy graduate, who is arguably even better than Palmer and valued higher than Chelsea’s number 20.

Phil Foden’s value in 2024

The player in question here is Phil Foden. Like Palmer, he has had an extraordinary rise to the top and was named as the PFA Player of the Year following his performances last season.

Foden, who football statistician Statman Dave described as a “magician”, played 53 games in all competitions for the Cityzens, as they won the Premier League for the fourth consecutive time, scoring 27 goals and grabbing 12 assists.

His top flight exploits last season were the best of his career so far. In 35 games for the eight-time Premier League champions last campaign, he scored 19 goals and grabbed eight assists. He has continued to improve his goal involvement return year after year.

Season

Games

Goals

Assists

2017/18

5

0

1

2018/19

13

1

0

2019/20

23

5

2

2020/21

28

9

5

2021/22

28

9

5

2022/23

32

11

5

2023/24

35

19

8

2024/25

1

0

0

It is not only the goals and assists that have set him well on his way to becoming a City legend. Foden’s trophy cabinet is extraordinary, especially for one just 24 years of age. He has won 17 trophies so far in Sky Blue, which, amongst other titles, includes six Premier Leagues and a Champions League, which was part of the historical treble in 2022/23.

All of these remarkable achievements for Foden have led his transfer value according to Transfermarkt to skyrocket over the last few years. Nowadays, it is higher than ever, and he is worth an extraordinary £126.2m – far high then even Palmer’s worth.

There is no doubt that City’s academy has been dominating the production line of Premier League talent over the past few years, producing the likes of Palmer. However, they really struck gold on Foden, who has won countless trophies for the club already, and could become one of City’s all-time greats.

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اختار عمر مرموش، نجم فريق مانشستر سيتي، أفضل هدف سجله في مباراة اليوم ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب “الاتحاد”.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة الخامسة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث فاز مانشستر سيتي بنتيجة 4/0.

وتمكن مرموش من تسجيل هاتريك، في الشوط الأول من عمر المباراة، في الدقائق 19، 24 و33.

وأدلى عمر مرموش بتصريحات لشبكة “بي إن سبورتس” القطرية بعد المباراة، حيث تواجد النجم المصري محمد أبو تريكة في الأستوديو التحليلي.

وقال أبو تريكة: “مبروك يا مرموش، انطلاقة مميزة لك، تلعب وأنت في حالة استمتاع وأول هاتريك لك”، قبل أن يوجه سؤاله قائلًا: “أيهما أجمل هدف لك من الهاتريك؟ مع العلم أن الأهداف الثلاثة رائعة”.

ليرد مرموش: “شكرًا لحضرتك جزيلًا، أفضل هدف لي هو الأول، بسبب طريقته (لوب من فوق الحارس)، كان شعورًا غير طبيعي، والثالث كذلك كونه هاتريك، ولكن الأول هو الأفضل، يمكنك رؤية طريقة احتفالي”.

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وأردف: “كما قلت أنا سعيد بذلك وسعيد أكثر بالفوز، ولكن هناك مباراة قادمة قريبًا وعلينا توجيه التركيز إليها (صدام ريال مدريد في إياب ملحق دور الـ16 من دوري أبطال أوروبا)”.

وعن أول شيء جاء في ذهنه بعدما سجل الهاتريك، قال: “أول شيء هو شعوري بأنني وصلت النادي، مانشستر سيتي (وسط ابتسامة تقدير من أبو تريكة وكأنه يشيد بإجابة مواطنه)”.

واسترسل: “كان ذلك شعوري، التعب والاجتهاد الذي بذلته للوصول إلى تلك اللحظة، كوني ألعب في أفضل نادِ في العالم وأفضل دوري، كان شعورًا غير طبيعي، كانت بمثابة هدية بعد كل ذلك، القادم أفضل”.

وسُئل مرموش، من قِبل محمد سعدون الكواري، عن سبب ارتدائه القميص رقم 22 مع المنتخب، حيث قال: “الجميع يعرفون السبب، وهو كابتن محمد أبو تريكة لأنه دائمًا مثلي الأعلى، كنت أشاهد فيديوهات له منذ سنوات، طريقة لعبه سببت للفرح بالنسبة لجميع الناس، شرف لي ارتداء ذلك القميص”.

وجه حارس مرمى توتنهام السابق، ميتشل فورم، نصيحة إلى اللاعبين الحاليين بالفريق الأول لكرة القدم من أجل إيقاف محمد صلاح من تسجيل الأهداف قبل مباراة ليفربول في نصف نهائي كأس الرابطة الإنجليزية.

ويلتقي ليفربول وتوتنهام مساء اليوم، الخميس، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “أنفيلد” في مباراة الإياب، وكانت نتيجة الذهاب قد انتهت بفوز السبيرز بنتيجة 1-0.

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وقال ميتشل فورم، حارس توتنهام السابق، في حديثه إلى موقع “LondonWorld”: “يمكنك دائمًا التركيز حول المكان الذي يسدد منه، محمد صلاح من زوايا معينة، سواء كان قادمًا من العمق أو من الجانب الأيمن أو الأيسر”.

وأضاف فورم موضحًا أهمية دراسة أسلوب التسديد للحراس: “يمكنك أيضًا التركيز في أسلوبه لكيفية تسديده للكرة من مواقع مختلفة حتى تتمكن من توقع المكان الذي قد تذهب إليه الكرة”.

وشدد الحارس السابق: “في النهاية، يجب الحفاظ على التركيز الكامل في جميع الأوقات أمرًا أساسيًا”.

وأكد فورم: “تحتاج أحيانًا إلى توقع المكان الذي قد تذهب إليه الكرة، لمنح نفسك فرصة أفضل لإنقاذ التسديدة”.

كما أشار إلى أهمية اتخاذ وضعية مناسبة، موضحًا: “عليك أن تحاول إغلاق أكبر مساحة ممكنة من المرمى كحارس، فهذا أمرًا مهمًا للغاية لإنقاذ الكرة”.

وأتم: “كل هذه العوامل تساعد الحارس على الاستعداد لمواجهة لاعبين مهاريين مثل محمد صلاح”.

It's been a busy summer for Manchester United so far, with two big signings, Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, already through the door.

It feels like this could be the beginning of an exciting chapter for the Red Devils and another opportunity for Erik ten Hag to show the rest of the Premier League what he can really do.

That said, given the nature of their season last year, there is still plenty of work to be done and stars to sign in the coming weeks.

One player who looks set to be replaced is right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with recent reports already naming his successor.

Manchester United transfer news

According to a recent report from transfers expert Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have now reached an agreement on personal terms with Bayern Munich full-back Noussair Mazraoui.

The good news keeps coming for United fans though, as Romano also revealed that the club has agreed to the transfer with the German side and that the player wants the move, although he'll have to wait for Wan-Bissaka's departure.

The Italian does not mention how much this deal may cost United, but a report from the Guardian on Sunday night claimed the agreed fee is thought to be between £15m and £20m.

It's not necessarily a cheap transfer, but by all accounts, it looks like good business from the Red Devils, as Mazraoui is undoubtedly an upgrade on Wan-Bissaka.

How Mazraoui compares to Wan-Bissaka

So, if the intention of United is to sign Mazraoui as a replacement for Wan-Bissaka – which seems to be the case – how does he stack up to the former Palace ace?

Well, the first thing to look at is their output, as even though they're defenders, full-backs must contribute going forward in the modern game, and in this area, it's a comfortable victory for the Moroccan international.

For example, in 29 appearances last season, totalling 1982 minutes, he provided four assists, equating to a goal involvement every 7.25 games or every 495.5 minutes.

In contrast, the Croydon-born full-back provided three assists in 30 appearances, totalling 2411 minutes, meaning he averaged a goal involvement every ten games or every 803.6 minutes.

What about their underlying numbers, then? When we look under the hood, is it another clear victory for the "terrific" Bayern ace, as dubbed by former manager Julian Nagelsmann?

Unsurprisingly, given the Red Devils' interest, it is indeed, as the 26-year-old emerges victorious in the majority of relevant metrics, including non-penalty expected goals plus assists, progressive passes and carries, shots and shots on target, passing accuracy, passes and crosses into the box, key passes, shot and goal-creating actions, tackles won, successful take-ons and aerial duels, all per 90.

Now, the United ace does come out ahead for blocks and interceptions, but it's not by an unreasonable amount, and considering how he compares in practically every other metric, it's very much a consolation.

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Ultimately, while Wan-Bissaka has been a useful player for the Red Devils over the years and is certainly good enough to play in the Premier League, Mazraoui looks to be the far superior modern-day full-back, and the fact that he's agreed to join the club should excite the fans.

Eoin Morgan will rest himself for some of England’s limited-overs international fixtures this summer amid concerns over his fitness, but has insisted that he still feels as though he can “contribute to a World Cup win” in Australia this winter.Morgan injured his right quad in January after playing back-to-back games in Barbados during England’s T20I series against West Indies and suffered a “mild groin strain” playing for Middlesex in the Blast despite managing his workload by missing games, but hopes to play all three ODIs against Netherlands in Amstelveen this week.His position as limited-overs captain has come under scrutiny – he has made a single half-century in international cricket over the last 18 months, and none in domestic T20 cricket – but he intends to stay on at least until the T20 World Cup in October-November.Asked if he would continue into England’s defence of their 50-over crown in India next winter, Morgan said: “That’s a long way away. I need to get to the T20 one first. I’m going to take it as it comes, managing my contribution, my body.”Am I still contributing on and off the field, within the team? I will be as honest as I [have been] with everybody since I started the captaincy. At the moment, I still feel like I contribute and still feel like I can contribute to a World Cup win. That’s an important drive for me.”Matthew Mott, England’s new white-ball coach, threw his support behind Morgan in his first press conference in the role on Wednesday. “He always says he wants to be picked as a batter in that team on form and merit all the way through and when he feels that’s not the case then he would step aside,” Mott said. “I think that’s a long way off being at that point.”Great players go through runs at different times and sometimes you flick a switch and it turns and you wonder what all the fuss has been about. You can tell when he speaks, everybody is listening. That leadership is something that’s probably not as recognised as much from the outside as it is inside. He’s got a lot of great cricket ahead of him.”Morgan said he was “reluctant” to “100% commit” to playing all three ODIs but intends to do so. However, he is likely to miss at least two of England’s six T20Is this summer, with England due to play on successive days during both the India and South Africa series.”It’s unlikely I will be playing every game this summer,” he said, “but that’s purely dependent on how I get from here to that match. If I’m flying and everything is going well, absolutely, but if not, there is no need to try and replicate that for a World Cup because it just doesn’t happen [in ICC events].”In terms of the focus on his position, Morgan said that it was “part and parcel” of the role. “It happens all the time as a player, never mind as a captain,” he said. “I genuinely have the best interests of the team at heart. It’s always been that way: I have trusted that method since I took over. To be in the position I am in at the moment is a privilege.”England have not played an ODI series since their second-string side whitewashed Pakistan in July 2021 after a Covid outbreak and have only played one white-ball series – the 3-2 defeat to West Indies in January – since last year’s T20 World Cup. As a result, Morgan said that he sees this series as the start of their run-in ahead of this year’s tournament, which he expects to “fly around”.Related

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“It revolves around trying to get the right players in the right roles given the squad we’ve brought,” he said. “July’s a huge month for us in preparation for the [T20] World Cup, playing against two very strong sides [India and South Africa] over the course of a month which will test us.”That’s where we want to be in order to try and prepare ourselves best for that World Cup. Then there’s the Hundred obviously, but then we have no more international cricket before we go to Pakistan and then we have three games [in Australia] before the World Cup.”Jos Buttler is likely to shuffle up the order to No. 4, having mainly batted at No. 6 in the build-up to the 2019 World Cup and in the tournament, while Phil Salt is expected to open with Jason Roy and Dawid Malan will be given a chance at No. 3. England’s bowling cartel features five left-arm seamers – though Sam Curran is unlikely to bowl a full 10 overs as the ECB manage his comeback from a back stress fracture.”The fact they are left-armers gives them a different angle, a different strategy,” Morgan said. “Certainly in my experience, left-armers are open to doing more and doing different things, which is great. But the guys who are selected are purely here on merit. Ideally in our best squad, you would like a point of difference: if that’s left-arm or if it’s a guy who bowls 90mph [145kph] plus, then that’s great.”

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