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Bayern Munich are increasingly confident they will sign Anthony Gordon newcastle united in this summer.

Evening newspaper Munich report The Newcastle winger is firmly in Bayern’s plans, and a recent board meeting has given the go-ahead to a possible transfer.

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The newspaper reports that FC Bayern’s supervisory board met on Monday. This led to agreement on an important issue; Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon is set to be the ‘marquee signing’ of the summer transfer window.

The German giants are hoping to pull off another Premier League ‘coup’ to strengthen their attack following the signings of Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz in recent years. Each of them have done a great job.

Bayern wants to continue this ‘successful tradition’. This is despite the admission that signing Gordon from Newcastle this summer would be an expensive venture. According to English reports he is worth €90 million. Bayern will not pay that much.

Instead, talks between the two clubs over a potential deal are likely to intensify in the coming weeks. Bayern Munich considers itself a pioneer.

Gordon is leaning towards Munich

Anthony Gordon himself is headed to Bayern. According to AZ information, a five-year contract is being discussed. The deal is being considered ‘understandable’ for Bayern.

They need top-class options, which they sorely lacked in the recent Champions League semi-final defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. Jamal Musiala is also far from his best form and Serge Gnabry will be out for a long time.

The Newcastle forward is the preferred candidate at the moment. It seems Bayern are also talking about spending big on him this summer. But all signs point to them pushing for a deal this summer.

It appears the bigger issue is Newcastle’s asking price. But if Gordon tries hard enough, this is unlikely to be a major hurdle for the German champions.

The New York Jets have a big week coming up, with the 2026 NFL Draft fast approaching on April 23. After finishing with only a 3–14 record, the Jets earned the No. 2 overall pick in the first round. They also have the 16th overall pick from the Sauce Gardner trade to the Indianapolis Colts.

Many expected the Jets to select a pass-rusher with the second overall pick, but there has been some debate as to whether they would target Ohio State’s Arvel Reese or Texas Tech’s David Bailey. after this? Things are even more uncertain.

However, according to NFL insider Tony Pauline of Essential Sports, the Jets “think very highly” of Arizona safety/cornerback hybrid Traydon Stukes, and he has been flying up draft boards since his season ended.

Stukes ran a stellar 40-yard dash of 4.38 seconds at the NFL Scouting Combine, as well as a vertical jump of 38 inches. He has played safety, nickel and outside cornerback and NFL evaluators believe he will be able to handle all three positions at the next level as well.

While Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is generally regarded as the third-best safety in the draft class behind top-10 pick Caleb Downs and fellow first-round safety Dillon Thieneman, Pauline reports that Stucks is graded as the third-best safety on some teams’ boards. Others have him as the top nickel back of the draft.

The Jets have the 2nd, 16th, 33rd and 44th picks in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. Chances are, Stukes will be considered at picks 33 and 44, otherwise they might not get it.

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FC Koln are fully preparing for the possibility of losing breakout star Said El Mala this summer, with supervisory board chairman Lionel Souk confirming that negotiations for a deal to Brighton are underway.

Fussball transfer report on Souk’s comments today. He made an appearance on the Drycat Podcast this week, during which El Mala was one of the topics covered.

And he admitted that talks are taking place behind the scenes over the 19-year-old’s future.

“I know the El Mala family well,” He said.

“They were in my office two weeks ago – the father, the mother and their two sons. A very understanding family. Top players, and I believe El Mala can also achieve something with us in the future.

“We’ll see what happens. But I’m not the one who makes the decisions. That’s Thomas Kessler’s job as managing director.”

Colon is desperate to retain his rising star

That said, El Mala has become one of the Bundesliga’s most talked-about young attackers this season.

The youngster is currently the second-highest German goalscorer in the division with 10 goals in 27 games.

Brighton are long-time fans and have been trying to get him for months. A report last week said that these efforts will continue during this international break. Colon has resisted so far.

Souk made it clear that the club would prefer to retain El Mala but admitted that the player’s ambitions and Colon’s financial limitations would shape the outcome.

“Ideally, Saeed would stay. He has only played 1,300 minutes and is already the second-highest German goalscorer in the Bundesliga. And he doesn’t take any penalties,” He added.

“It’s quite an achievement. A player like that is fantastic. He’s a very nice guy. I would be happy if he stayed with us for a long time. It remains to be seen if he wants to and if we can afford it financially.”

brighton stepped up its efforts

Brighton have been working on a deal since last summer, wary of competition for the signature of Said El Mala from the likes of Chelsea.

A report earlier this month said They have already reached an agreement On an agreement with the player and his advisors – his parents. This leaves the Seagulls confident that they have found their man.

He has insisted on talks this week But made it clear that their The next proposal would be his last. They do not expect to pay more than €35m for the winger. This is also his current valuation on Transfermarkt.

With Sooke now confirming behind-the-scenes talks with El Mala and his family, the fight for El Mala’s future is very much on.

The NBA Board of Governors has approved a vote to explore the possibility of adding two new expansion franchises specifically in the Las Vegas and Seattle markets, as first reported by ESPN.

As a result of approving this vote, the bidding process to launch expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle will officially begin, and is expected to generate offers in the $7 billion to $10 billion range for each new franchise.

The process will involve the NBA along with investment bank PJT Partners as a strategic advisor to evaluate potential markets, ownership groups, sector infrastructure and the macroeconomic implications of the expansion.

“Today’s vote reflects our board’s interest in exploring potential expansion in Las Vegas and Seattle – two markets with long histories of supporting NBA basketball,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in the league’s press release. “We look forward to taking the next steps and engaging with interested parties.”

The idea of ​​NBA expansion is no longer a consideration, as the board has officially begun the process of a 32-team league, with high-ranking executives telling ESPN that it’s a matter of “when, not if.”

At this time, there is no timeline for potential expansion bids to be evaluated or accepted, but given the amount of interest there is in these markets for NBA expansion, the process is expected to move quickly.

There was growing momentum among NBA board members, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and members of the league office to approve this notion of expansion, especially with the revenue generated by new teams in Las Vegas and Seattle.

A potential final vote for expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle will be held later this year, which would officially take the league from 30 to 32 teams.

If Seattle makes a bid and is accepted, the NBA would welcome the return of the Seattle SuperSonics, who were disbanded when the franchise moved to Oklahoma and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.

If the SuperSonics were to return, all of their records and team history would be handed over to them by the Thunder, who do not already recognize the previous team’s success as their own.

Along with Seattle, Las Vegas has long been viewed as the next stomping ground for a new NBA franchise, especially considering how long the league has been doing business with the city.

Not only has the NBA Summer League been held in Las Vegas during the offseason since 2004, but the NBA Cup has also held its semifinal and final rounds in Las Vegas since beginning in 2023.

The WNBA moved its San Antonio franchise to Las Vegas in 2018, becoming the Las Vegas Aces, and the NHL established the Las Vegas Knights as an expansion team in 2016.

MLB also officially announced the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas in 2023, and they are building a new $2 billion stadium that is expected to be ready for the 2028 season.

With the NBA officially taking the next step to add two new franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas, the conversation has now turned to which current Western Conference franchises will move to the Eastern Conference to balance the league at 16 teams per conference.

It is expected that either the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Memphis Grizzlies will move east, with the Timberwolves seen as the likely favorite in this scenario.

Th-th- That’s all friends. The Toronto Maple Leafs have shown us who they are in three miserable performances after the Olympic break. They are in last place again in the Atlantic Division, going 14–5 in three losses to the Panthers, Lightning and Senators.

That three-game winning streak going on hiatus? A distant memory. Coincidentally, the same can be said about their nine-year playoff appearance streak. They remain eight points behind the wild card. According to MoneyPuck, Toronto only has a 1.2% chance of making the postseason dance. That’s (marginally) better than only five other teams: the Devils, Blackhawks, Blues, Rangers and Canucks.

The Leafs can now focus on doing what needs to be done – selling almost anything over the next six days, not limited to Friday’s trade deadline. With the barren state of their property cupboards, they need to re-stock big time.

More than a dozen Leafs are now on the trade block

Insider Elliotte Friedman said on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday night that almost everyone is at the table…well, About Everyone.

The buzz now about the Maple Leafs is that they will expand the scope of what they will consider. Now, I don’t think it’s (Auston) Matthews or (William) Nylander or anything like that. But like I said, the buzz around them is that they’re expanding their ideas about what they can consider. They’re talking a little more about term players.

In other words, it’s not just pending unrestricted free agents like Bobby McMann and Scott Lawton. In fact, there are at least 13 leaves on the Daily Faceoff’s latest trade board. According to Matt Larkin, the list looks like this, in order of trade possibility:

• Bobby McMann
• simon benoit
• Scott Laughton
• brandon carlo
• Jarnkrok Street
• Oliver Ekman-Larsen
• nick robertson
• max domi
• Matthias Maccelli
• Anthony Stolarz
• nicholas roy
• Morgan Reilly
• troy stitcher

Reilly, with his no-move clause and $7.5M AAV, appears to be more of an offseason discussion. All of those names have very reasonable cap hits and could be easily moved.

Are there any leaves there? Will not done be dealt with?

Perhaps it would have been easier to list players who are not expected to be dealt. If we go by the daily faceoff table, those names will be as follows:

• auston matthews
• William Nylander
• Matthew Neese
• John Tavares
• Easton Cowan
• Jake McCabe
• chris tanev
• dakota joshua
• Joseph Voll
• dennis hildeby

The list seems long, but the fact is that all but four of them have no-move or no-trade clauses. Additionally, in the cases of Tanev and Joshua, injury concerns would deter any potentially interested parties. There are also reports circulating that Woll is actually the more likely candidate to move among the goaltenders, as his trade value is much higher than Stolarz at this point.

All hands on deck, as the good ship the Maple Leaf is on a arduous voyage over the next six days. Perhaps even more difficult than the five months before this.

Former West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta has publicly supported Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid forward accused Benfica’s Gianluca Pristiani of racist abuse during a recent Champions League match.

Paqueta, who recently returned to Flamengo after his spell at West Ham, gave an interview espn brazil In which he offered strong support to his former Brazilian teammate.

The comments quickly gained popularity in Brazil, not only because of the racism issue, but also because Paqueta once again opened the door for Vinícius to join the Rio club back.

For West Ham supporters, Paqueta’s words remain a reminder of his lasting influence and personality Their London Stadium chapter closed.

“Complete support” for Vinicius.

Speaking about the alleged incident, Paqueta was outspoken and emotional in his support of the Real Madrid winger.

“We talk a lot, but it’s still very sad to experience and see what happened to Vinny. People who know him understand his heart.” He said. “People blame him for what he should not bear. He is the victim. On behalf of all the Flamengo staff, Vinny has my full support.”

he adds: “We hope it can be cleared up as soon as possible. This has also been going on for a long time. Experiencing and going through such acts.”

The midfielder insisted he remains in constant contact with Vinicius. Both came through Flamengo’s academy and broke into the senior team together in 2017 before moving to Europe.

Playing agent after West Ham exit

However, Paqueta did not stop at solidarity. He also revealed that he is trying to convince Vinicius to return to Brazil in the future.

“We talk a lot and I told him: I am here now, now only you are missing. Come because we have to fulfill what we promised. I am sure that at the right time he will return to Flamengo.”He revealed.

Vinicius is under contract with Real Madrid until June 2027 and remains one of the most valuable players in world football. Any immediate move is unrealistic.

Nevertheless, Flamengo director Jose Boto has joked earlier There has been talk of targeting the winger, and the Brazilian media insist that the idea is treated internally as a long-term dream rather than a publicity stunt.

For West Ham, Paqueta’s comments underline two things. Firstly, his leadership voice remains strong within Brazilian football. Second, even after his Premier League spell, he continues to feature at the center of major narratives involving specific players.

Whether Vinicius will ever return to Rio with him is another matter entirely. But Paqueta has made one thing clear: If a comeback is ever possible, he will wait.

The New Jersey Devils star forward has only seen his fame grow. Yes, he’s been criticized for accepting a controversial invitation — along with most of his peers — but he’s stepped back from that narrative.

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