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da bet sport： Respected journalist Fabrizio Romano thinks Arsenal sporting director Edu looks certain to bid for an "underrated" player in the January window.

Edu's transfer policy boosts Gunners

da stake casino： In the summer, Arsenal spent over £200 million on new recruits with more than half of that going on club-record signing Declan Rice. The England star has since gone on to become a revelation in north London, while another new arrival in goalkeeper David Raya recently ousted long-serving number one Aaron Ramsdale between the sticks.

Kai Havertz, while being subject to real criticism at points, did score a crucial last minute winner away to Brentford at the weekend and it will be interesting to see if he can push on from that point.

Edu's transfer policy, as he works in tandem with manager Mikel Arteta, has helped to transform Arsenal into genuine Premier League title contenders – both this season and last.

"We have a plan really in place, so we are probably in the middle of our project," said Edu last year (via Sky). "We need to keep improving the quality in the squad. We have to make important decisions to make our squad better every year, so we have to improve, improve and improve.

"Here we have to always think about winning. I think the club was born to win things because of the size of this club and that we have to always think about winning. Every single year we have to be better, better and better."

Ahead of January, the north London club are identifying targets to bolster Arteta's squad ahead of another title challenge, and one player who's of real interest is Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz.

Romano thinks Arsenal will bid for Luiz

The Brazilian has been a star for Villa under Unai Emery this season, playing every single league game while standing out as one of the club's exceptional performers. Emery appears determined to keep Luiz as a result, with the Spaniard admitting to media recently that he is a key player.

"Douglas is playing very good," the Villa boss said. "His commitment [is] amazing. I want to keep him and he is happy with us."

Villa, as a result, may make it very difficult for Arsenal to sign him in January, but reliable journalist Romano thinks Edu will bid for Luiz regardless.

“Douglas Luiz keeps being linked strongly with Arsenal ahead of January, but I think it’s going to be a tough one,” Romano said (via CaughtOffside).

“It reminds me of the Moises Caicedo situation last January transfer window when Arsenal really wanted Caicedo – they made multiple bids to sign him and then at the end it was not possible.

“I still think Arsenal will try to sign Douglas Luiz, even if it will be very difficult as Aston Villa don’t want to sell him.”

Douglas Luiz's style of play (via WhoScored)

Plays the ball off the ground often

Likes to shoot from distance

The former Man City star could strengthen Arteta's midfield to no end, with club legend Paul Merson calling Luiz "one of the most underrated players in the Premier League".

da doce： Leeds United are in fine fettle on the pitch, but BBC pundit Alan Hutton has been left disappointed by the injury news surrounding one of the club's star men.

What's the latest news involving Leeds United?

da bet nacional： Speaking to Football Insider, Hutton has praised young Leeds defender Charlie Cresswell for his attitude toward proceedings at Elland Road despite first-team minutes being hard to come by for the 21-year-old this term.

Hutton stated: "It’s always hard to break into the first team as a young player. But if you’ve got the right personality and a bit about you, and the other boys take to you – it always helps. They want to keep you involved and part of the group. I think that’s always a good thing, and it helps you settle in.

"His time will obviously come at Leeds, it will happen, but it’s good to see that he’s got the right attitude even though he’s not playing at the moment. It can be very difficult, so to hear that from the manager is quite refreshing and good for the player."

Presenter Joe Wainman meanwhile has indicated to GIVEMESPORT that there may be no way back for Leeds United trio Luis Sinisterra, Tyler Adams and Jack Harrison at Elland Road due to the fact they sought moves away from the Yorkshire giants during the summer transfer window.

Southampton await Leeds this weekend at St Mary's Stadium and Whites' boss Daniel Farke will be keen to build on a solid start to life back in the Sky Bet Championship, which has yielded a six-match unbeaten streak and four consecutive clean sheets.

Nevertheless, the German coach will have to do without the services of talented attacker Wilfried Gnonto, who is scheduled to be out until after the next international break and will require minor surgery on an ankle issue, as per Leeds Live.

What has Alan Hutton said about Wilfried Gnonto?

In conversation with Football Insider, former Scotland international Hutton, who is also a pundit for the BBC, thinks that Gnonto is one of Leeds United's 'star' players and believes his injury is a 'real shame' and is 'not ideal' for Whites manager Farke to contend with as he chases promotion.

Hutton said: "Sometimes it can be tough when you’ve had a tough pre-season and you’ve been on international duty. He’s not really had a break and the Championship is a really hard league. But Gnonto is now one of the star players at Leeds, who are doing alright. “I thought he would’ve got a move away, but it didn’t happen. It’s a real shame for him. No time is a good time to get injuries, but this is really not ideal when Leeds need him to help chase Leicester down at the top of the table."

Verbania-born Gnonto has managed to make six appearances in all competitions for Leeds United this term, registering a solitary goal against Ipswich Town, as per Transfermarkt.

As always, the former FC Zurich man has been a tricky presence in the final third for opposition backlines to contain, averaging around 1.8 shots and 2.6 completed dribbles per fixture in the Sky Bet Championship, as per WhoScored.

Leeds boss Farke will be desperate for the youngster to re-enter the fold before too long as the Whites aim to secure a return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test in Galle

Sidharth Monga in Galle21-Jul-2010Kumar Sangakkara’s choices
Sri Lanka were the only team that could win the match at the start of day four, but they didn’t begin with their best bowlers. Chanaka Welegedara and Angelo Mathews started the day, Lasith Malinga came on only in the sixth over, and Muttiah Muralitharan didn’t turn his arm over in the first hour. The fields for Virender Sehwag were defensive too, belying a team going for the win. In the end, though, it all worked: Welegedara got Sehwag thanks to defensive fields, and Murali came on and completed a five-for. Captain knows best.Follow-on, or no follow-on?
After Sri Lanka bowled India out 244 short of their score, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana, their openers, charged back to the dressing room. Everyone was baffled. How could they not enforce the follow-on with just one-and-a-half days to go? Turned out it was just a hoax, India were asked to follow on. Dilshan, perhaps, was trying to make the Indian batsmen relax prematurely.Dhoni’s word comes true – almost
“That [no-balls] is definitely a big worry because if you get a wicket in Test matches, especially on flat tracks, and that’s a no-ball, you have only yourself to blame,” MS Dhoni said of his own side’s overstepping troubles (36 times) in the tour game. It was an opposition bowler, though, who made the cardinal sin. Lasith Malinga bowled a superb over to Virender Sehwag in the second innings. Three short balls were followed by a full one, which Sehwag ended up playing in front of his body. Malinga took a superb one-handed catch in his follow-through, threw the ball in the air, and was five steps towards celebrating with the slip cordon when he realised he had over-stepped.Welegedara has Sehwag’s number – almost
Welegedara bowled a load of loose balls to Sehwag throughout the day, but became one of the very few bowlers to have taken Sehwag’s wicket twice in a day. They were not necessarily the best of deliveries – both short and wide – but Welegedara will be the first one to point to the scoreboard, and say there isn’t enough space there to say “short and wide”. Malinga, who got the batsman off a no-ball, wouldn’t mind either.Rahul Dravid’s feat
This tour hasn’t so far been a great one for Rahul Dravid, with dropped catches and the run-out, but he achieved an important landmark during the fourth day’s play. When he gently worked Murali around the corner in the 19th over, he became only the second batsman to score 9000 Test runs in the No. 3 position, behind Ricky Ponting. There are only nine batsmen who have scored 9000 or more overall, leave alone from one position.

He was perhaps the best wicketkeeper Sri Lanka produced; but five Tests was all he played

Jamie Alter05-Sep-2009″Today’s wicketkeepers dive too much. It shows a lack of foot movement and speed. There’s too much of it. I hardly dived, and neither did my wicketkeeping peers. It makes your clothes dirty.” The voice on the line is soft yet commanding. It still cares for Sri Lanka cricket, despite a bitter history with its authorities.Mahes Goonatilleke is regarded by many in the country as the finest Test wicketkeeper produced by Sri Lanka. But few outside the country will have heard of him, because his international career was over before it could take off, and a nation was robbed of a great talent.Goonatilleke kept wicket in Sri Lanka’s inaugural Test match, against England at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo, but only played four more Tests and six one-day internationals before a decision to tour South Africa in 1982-83 ended his career overnight. He played just 26 first-class matches.Now 57, he lives and works in Kurunegala, a town about 90 kilometres outside Colombo and about 40 from Kandy. He wants to clarify that he is not a rebel with a grouse.”I was looking for an opportunity to leave, to see a new country, and to earn more money,” he says of the decision to join Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka’s first Test captain, to play in South Africa. The players were not “rebels”, he says.”Finance was a major reason to go on that tour. I am a simple man from outside the city. I led, and still lead, a simple life. It was hard to travel back and forth for practice and matches, and we hardly played a Test back then. I needed money to support my family. Yes, there was some politics involved, but it wasn’t so bad in my case, personally. Others, like Bandula, had it bad and felt much wronged.”Yes, we sold our talent, but that’s not against the law. We received our punishment. Today such situations are called IPL and ICL, but only one gets chastised. Such are the times.”While in South Africa, he interacted with some great names in that country’s cricket, most of whose careers coincided with the years of sporting isolation. Vintcent van der Bijl, one of the best bowlers not to play Test cricket; Garth le Roux; Barry Richards; Jimmy Cook; Graeme Pollock and Clive Rice were just a few of those Goonatilleke got to watch and speak to. “They were all tremendous players, and a real treat to watch, even if they did well against us. They were a fantastic side. Witnessing apartheid was something alien to us.”The Sri Lankan players were slapped with a life ban on return by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, as it was then, and many found it difficult to revive their domestic cricket careers or to get employment. Some, like Anura Ranasinghe, found the repercussions too heavy and turned to alcohol to cope with depression. But Goonatilleke, a university graduate, had no trouble finding a job, and settled into one in a garment factory near Kurunegala.”The decision to go to South Africa was not liked by many in Sri Lanka, but we were not hassled at the airport,” he recalls. “There was no contact from the government or the sports ministry; no one came to speak to us. There was a feeling on return that we had let some people down, but the response from the government and the cricket authorities was too harsh. I just came back and picked myself up.”Goonatilleke will never forget Wednesday, February 17, 1982, the day Sri Lanka became cricket’s eighth Test-playing country. “Needless to say, it was a proud day for all of us. We took the field with immense pride and determination. Seeing the England team on the field and standing alongside them was very symbolic,” he says. “We lost the match but we didn’t see it as defeat. We were an inexperienced side but I believe we showed in our first Test that we deserved to be there.”

“Yes, we sold our talent, but that’s not against the law. We received our punishment. Today such situations are called IPL and ICL, but only one gets chastised. Such are the times”

In 1967, just a rookie compared to the other big names at St Anthony’s College, Goonatilleke had 27 dismissals. He went on to lead the side in 1971, and though they only won one match, against St Sylvester’s, Goonatilleke’s reputation as a brilliant wicketkeeper and team man was enhanced. Those are years he remembers with fondness.”Oh it was good fun, some of the best years. I played with so many good cricketers, and forged some good friendships. I had the basics of wicketkeeper from the start. I think it was inborn. I loved it. It’s bloody hard work, let me just say, but it was enjoyable. I put in a lot of effort.”Among his breed, Goonatilleke was most impressed by Alan Knott, the Englishman he would be compared to in later years. But it was while trying to emulate Knott’s brilliance that Goonatilleke learned a lesson he still tries to pass on. “One thing I try and point out to wicketkeepers is – and I firmly believe in this – do not copy anyone. Be yourself. I tried copying Knott once – I can’t recall the season – and I didn’t do well that year. I realised what I had done wrong. I had copied someone. Never do that. Be yourself.”Goonatilleke admits he was kept under pressure by Russel Harmer, the schoolboy prodigy wicketkeeper-batsman of the late 60s and 70s – “really a great talent” – and thought Sri Lankan wicketkeeping was in good health when he saw Guy de Alwis, his junior, keep wicket on the first-class scene. Goonatilleke’s South Africa misdemeanour allowed de Alwis to make his debut on the 1982-83 tour to New Zealand. In later years, Goonatilleke was involved in developing talent for the future. He was invited by Warnapura, during his eight-year tenure as Sri Lanka Cricket’s director of operations, to hold clinics in Colombo, where he worked with the likes of Romesh Kaluwitharana, Kumar Sangakkara, and Prasanna Jayawardene, who in his opinion is the best wicketkeeper Sri Lanka have had for some time.”When I was on the national selection panel I pushed Prasanna’s case, but for some reason he was overlooked. It’s a misconception that he’s not a very good batsman,” he says. “I had many of them practise with rubber balls, which were bounced off the walls. It can be hard to read the ball off the ground and I’ve found that this method works. It improves your anticipation, reflexes, footwork and even your batting.”I counsel cricketers who come to me for tips but I don’t take any money. I have my garment business, I am content. I just pass on my knowledge.”

Leeds United could be set to lose one of their first-team stars next year, with a fresh report revealing that he is unhappy with his current situation at Elland Road.

Leeds exit updates – Summerville, Dallas, Ayling, Gnonto

Crysencio Summerville is expected to be the subject of interest once again in January having emerged as a target for Premier League trio Everton, Bournemouth and Burnley over the summer, but he’s not the only one who could be heading for the exit door.

The Whites have seven permanent existing members of their squad who will have reached the expiration of their deals at the end of the current campaign, including the likes of Luke Ayling and Stuart Dallas (Leeds contracts), so chiefs may decide to cash in should they not want to risk losing them for free.

The Yorkshire outfit could additionally sanction the sale of Wilfried Gnonto, who has made just six starts and three substitute appearances this season in the Championship (WhoScored – Gnonto statistics), and the left-winger hasn’t exactly been committed to his future as of late.

The Italy international was previously the subject of attention from Everton, whilst Calciomercato have more recently reported that Lazio and AS Roma have both made contact with his agent to discover the conditions of a deal, so there’s a chance that the 20-year-old could be on his way to the Serie A.

Wilfried Gnonto transfer update

According to Football Insider, Wilfried Gnonto isn’t settled at Leeds and he’s therefore set his sights on a departure in January.

“Wilfried Gnonto is unhappy with his situation at Leeds United as the January transfer window approaches, sources have told Football Insider.

"But Gnonto wants to play regular first-team football as he targets a place in the Azzurri’s squad for next year’s European Championships in Germany – should they qualify. It is believed there will be interest once again in the winger’s services in the January window.”

During his time at Leeds, Gnonto has posted ten contributions, five goals and the same number of assists, in 38 senior appearances (Transfermarkt – Gnonto statistics), with his form in the final third making him an “unpredictable” player to read, as per journalist Josh Bunting.

Sponsored by Puma, Daniel Farke’s £20k-per-week earner (Leeds salaries), also ranks in the 99th percentile for progressive carries, which highlights his desire to use his pace, take on his marker and push his team as high up the pitch as possible (FBRef – Gnonto statistics).

Furthermore, Gnonto is a versatile operator having been deployed in seven different positions over the pitch since the start of his career, including everywhere across the frontline and even three roles in the midfield, so it’s important that the boss does everything he can to retain the services of his forward in January.

During his time at Tottenham Hotspur, Mauricio Pochettino's leadership and faith he put into the youth provided the perfect combination for stars to emerge.

He was responsible for developing Dele Alli and Harry Kane into two of the Premier League's finest talents, with the former being crowned as the most valuable U21 player in 2017, over the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Gabriel Jesus.

With the Argentine inheriting a youthful squad at Chelsea, he has the opportunity to replicate that success in west London and that is made easier by the exceptional level of talent being churned off the academy conveyor belt.

The emergence of Levi Colwill is a prime example of the gems waiting to be unearthed from the underage groups. The 20-year-old starred on loan at Brighton last season and is now an integral part of Pochettino's plans having played in every minute so far.

While Colwill is leading the way for the next generation of young talent, Chelsea are blessed with quality all over the pitch, including centre-backs Bashir Humphries and Alfie Gilchrist, creative midfielders Omari Hutchinson and Leo Castledine as well as striker Mason Burstow.

The Blues are well stocked when it comes to the volume of quality in their defensive and midfield ranks, but no one has grabbed the bull by the horns and stamped their authority on the striker position in the first-team, and that could open up the opportunity for teenage sharpshooter, Ronnie Stutter, to be given an opportunity.

Who is Ronnie Stutter?

Ronnie Stutter switched east London for west when he made the switch from West Ham United at U14 level, departing the club in 2019 with the 18-year-old since becoming the figurehead of their youth setup.

A constant threat who loves scoring goals, Stutter is a pacey and direct striker, who likes to lurk on the shoulder of the last defender, waiting patiently to latch onto a pass before bursting through on goal.

When in and around the box, the teenage sensation is lethal at finishing his chances, demonstrating this at the start of this campaign by scoring all types of goals, including thunderous strikes from outside the penalty area, showcasing a calmness in one vs one situations and predatory instincts to finish chances in the box.

During his last two years at Chelsea, the youngster has fought several battles with injury but has bounced back from those minor setbacks by becoming the U21s main source of goals and relishing that responsibility.

In six Premier League 2 matches, Stutter has chalked up six goals, including a strike in the EFL Trophy against Northampton Town as he aims to follow in the footsteps of fellow youngster Mason Burstow, who finished as the U21s top scorer last season and is now thriving on loan at Sunderland.

He commented: "It shows that it is possible and if you take your chance doors will open for you".

The youngster's competition for a chance in the first team comes in the shape of Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja, but the former of those two has struggled since making his £32m move from Villarreal this summer, leaving the door potentially ajar for Stutter after being named on the substitutes bench in the 0-0 draw against Bournemouth.

How has Nicolas Jackson performed this season?

When Jackson came off the bench to score his second of the season against Burnley, a huge weight would have been lifted off his shoulders after struggling in the early stages of his Chelsea career.

Jackson has been frustrated by squandering several opportunities to score, and those struggles were encapsulated by his open goal miss against Nottingham Forest as Chelsea sunk to a 1-0 defeat.

According to Sofascore, the 22-year-old has garnered an xG of 4.09, missed seven big chances, recorded a goal conversion of 10% and 2.9 shots per game, which emphasises that while he's being served golden chances to score, he's failing to put them away.

With the striker being thrust into the limelight for his wasteful finishing, the youngster has attracted both criticism from Chelsea fans while being mocked by rival supporters, but Paul Merson feels the criticism of the youngster is unjust.

He said: "I don’t think it’s fair on him, so I’d definitely give him more time. Though Pochettino would take him out of the firing line if he could."

Jackson was indeed removed from the firing line – but not by choice – after serving a suspension for accumulating five yellow cards.

The Senegalese international returned with a bang by scoring against the Clarets and if that proves to be the goal that kick-starts a purple patch in front of goal, opportunities for Stutter to impress will lessen.

However, if Jackson continues to be wasteful then Pochettino may have to unleash their "brilliant" sharpshooter – as dubbed by journalist Felix Johnston – into the first-team setup.

Rain had the final say in the one-day series between Bangladesh A and Sri Lanka A as the third match met an early end in Sylhet. The series ended tied at 1-1 after the umpires called off the match at 4:20pm after play was stopped at 2:55pm due to heavy rain.Sri Lanka A reached 240 for 9 in 45 overs, with the innings being disrupted once due to a shower. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Ashan Priyanjan struck 75 and 53 respectively, and shared a 130-run second wicket stand. Later, skipper Thisara Perera made a run-a-ball 44 as the home side fought back through Sunzamul Islam’s four-wicket haul.In reply, when the Bangladesh A openers had taken the score to 12 for no loss in the fourth over, heavy rain arrived at the Sylhet Stadium. Perera was named the player-of-the-series.Sri Lanka A had earlier won the three-match unofficial Test series 1-0.

Pakistan have decided to stick with almost exactly the same T20I squad that beat West Indies 3-0 in Karachi earlier this year for the two-match series against Scotland. The only change is batsman Haris Sohail coming in for the injured Babar Azam.Batsman Asif Ali, left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi and allrounder Hussain Talat, who made their international debuts in the series against West Indies, come back into the side to play their first games away from home. Ahmed Shehzad also returns, while Mohammad Amir, who appeared to be suffering from stiffness in his right shoulder on the final day of the Leeds Test, has been named in the squad.The two games will be played on June 12 and 13 in Edinburgh to wind up a tour that has seen Pakistan play Ireland’s first ever Test match, in addition to two Tests against England. Pakistan beat Ireland by 5 wickets in Malahide, before drawing 1-1 against England.T20 squad: Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi

David Raya has revealed that Arsenal have worked 'a lot' on penalties on the training ground this season.

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Raya the hero as Arsenal beat PortoGunners stopper reveals secret to success Arteta's side through to UCL quarter-finalsGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?

And that practice appears to be paying off, with the Gunners edging out FC Porto on spot kicks to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night. With the scores level at 1-1 on aggregate after extra time, penalties were required to separate the two sides. And Raya rose to the occasion, keeping out Wendell and Galeno's efforts from 12 yards to send Arsenal through.

AdvertisementWHAT RAYA SAID

However, when speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Raya was not entirely satisfied. He revealed that he felt he could have kept out Marko Grujic's penalty, which he got a hand to, as well.

"I should have saved three, but I'm over the moon to save two," he said. "We played a really good game from the start. We dominated, created chances and it went down to penalties. We've worked a lot on penalties this year and all the hard work with the goalie coach and the team has paid off."

He added: "This means everything. You play football for these kind of things and I'm lucky to be playing for Arsenal, to be in the Champions League and to get through to the quarter-finals. We're just going to enjoy the night."

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Raya's match-winning performance is further vindication of Mikel Arteta's decision to sign him in the summer and make the 28-year-old his No.1 goalkeeper at the expense of Aaron Ramsdale. Aside from his penalty heroics, Raya made three saves in normal time.

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Incredibly, Tuesday's game was the first Champions League knockout tie to be settled by penalties since the 2016 final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

da cassino online： It’s been another characteristically busy summer for Chelsea this year.

da bet7k： As well as making it to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup – the only English side to do so – the Blues have been wheeling and dealing in the transfer market.

The latest star to be announced by the club was striker Joao Pedro, who took the now well-trodden path to Stamford Bridge from Brighton & Hove Albion for around £60m.

However, the West Londoners are far from done there, as a deal has reportedly now been reached to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, and on top of that, a talent who could be the next Cole Palmer has also been linked.

Chelsea target young talents

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For example, Gittens, whose final price tag appears to be around £55m, is still just 20 years old, and based on his tally of 12 goals and five assists in 49 games last season, looks set for a bright future.

Likewise, Liam Delap, who joined the club from Ipswich Town for just £30m prior to the CWC last month, is still just 22, and already has a goal and an assist to his name in four appearances for the Blues.

And now, there is another promising gem that is on the club’s radar: Tyler Dibling.

Yes, according to a recent report from Football Transfers, Chelsea are incredibly interested in the Southampton prospect.

In fact, the report goes a step further, claiming that West Londoners have already begun talks with the youngster’s camp and are considering making an offer for him.

However, they aren’t the only ones interested in the 19-year-old, as Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Man Utd, Aston Villa, and RB Leipzig are all keeping an eye on him.

Moreover, the Saints reportedly value their exciting talent at a minimum of £55m.

In all, it could be a complicated and costly transfer to get over the line, but given Dibling’s ability and potential, it’s one worth fighting for, especially as he could be their next Palmer.

Why Dibling could be Palmer 2.0

So, the first thing to say is that we know this is a massive statement, but to be clear, we are not saying that Dibling is like Palmer at the moment, as he is not, and it’s not even close.

However, there are some clear similarities between them and their potential moves, should the Southampton gem move to Chelsea.

For example, he’d be another young, reasonably sought-after English talent moving to Stamford Bridge to test himself with regular football at a massive club.

Moreover, while the Exeter-born dynamo is primarily a right-winger, he has spent plenty of time playing in attacking midfield and has actually played in a multitude of positions.

Similarly, the Blues talismanic attacker tends to play in attacking midfield, but has spent plenty of time off the right, as well as in a number of areas on the pitch.

Finally, while he wasn’t able to have quite the same impact as Palmer did last season, in part because he’s younger and was playing in a terrible team, the teenager has the same determination to make things happen.

For example, FBref placed him in the top 13% of attacking midfielders and wingers in the Premier League last season for successful take-ons per 90, and in 38 games across all competitions, he scored four goals and provided three assists.

Dibling’s 24/25

Appearances

38

Minutes

2215′

Goals

4

Assists

3

Goal Involvements per Match

0.18

Minutes per Goal Involvement

316.42′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

It’s not just us either, as Dion Dublin argued that “he plays his game like Cole Palmer” last season, in part due to the way he “rolls players and takes the ball well.”

Ultimately, he’s clearly not yet at the level of Palmer, but Dibling looks like he could reach that level in the future, and therefore, Chelsea should do what they can to sign him.

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