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It is being claimed in the Turkish media that Besiktas are trying to sign nottingham forest Midfielder Ibrahim Sangare.

The Ivory Coast international was linked with the Super Lig in January, And we covered reports Regarding interest from Galatasaray.

As such Report Besiktas are likely to be in the market for a defensive midfielder this summer and there are doubts over Wilfried Ndidi’s future.

Ndidi signed for the Black Eagles from Leicester City last summer and impressed in his first season in the Super Lig. This has increased interest from other clubs, making a return to the Premier League a possibility.

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Subsequently, Sangare has emerged as Besiktas’ key target if they need to bring in a number 6 to replace Ndidi.

It has been claimed that the Istanbul club have made initial contact with the Nottingham Forest player’s agent. Besiktas are now expected to contact the Premier League to understand the terms of a potential deal.

However, the Super Lig club may have a price out of the Ivorian’s deal, with Nottingham Forest expected to demand a higher transfer fee.

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An offer from Besiktas will come soon, but the amount has not been disclosed by the Turkish media outlet.

During the last window, Galatasaray also attempted to sign Sangare and their vice-president Abdullah Kavukku came to negotiate. The Istanbul team were looking for a central midfielder and had been linked with other Premier League players.

Kavukku was also accompanied by Italian agent George Guardi, but he was unable to convince Nottingham Forest of a deal. The East Midlands club were keen to keep hold of the 28-year-old following Douglas Luiz’s departure to Aston Villa.

Sangare has made 42 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring two goals and providing three assists. He has a contract with the City Ground club until June 2028.

The San Antonio Spurs earned their 51st win of the season, defeating the Sacramento Kings 132–104. Victor Wembanyama says achieving his first 50-win season in almost a decade is a feat that has been more than a year in the making.

“I look back and think, ‘I hope we can be locked in like this for all of the upcoming offseason,’ because it was a high level of preparation mentally, physically for everybody; the amount of film we did. And that’s why we were so prepared for the season. So, that’s what I think when I look back.”

San Antonio entered the year with a 34–48 campaign, following a 22–60 mark in Wembley’s rookie season. While this provides a context for what could prove to be a very impressive 2025-2026, it reaches the minimum expectation for generational talent.

“One thing you can say is take each step at a time and validate the boxes checked. My goal was never to make the play-ins or win the play-ins. It was to go to the playoffs without question and that would have been a successful season at that point,” the Spurs’ leading scorer said after the win against the Los Angeles Clippers the night before.

At just 22 years old, Vembanyama displayed wisdom beyond his years. It’s been this way since he entered the NBA at the age of 19. And it’s a gift that he went home after the win in LA.

“It’s always difficult to look at a season as a whole. We can look at the season as our worst at the end of 2025 or as our best right now in the month of February.”

After a stint in which they won 11 of 12 games, including three against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs lost consecutive home games to the Utah Jazz and then-struggling Cleveland Cavaliers team. A week later, they again lost consecutive games, this time to the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies, who were in 10th and 11th place in the Western Conference standings by mid-March.

In contrast, San Antonio did not lose in February and recently lost only one game at a home field filled with postseason contenders, including some of the league’s best players. And that loss came to the Denver Nuggets without Wembanyama.

Spurs resume makes history with 50+ wins

Before this season, the last time the Silver and Black had 50 wins was in 2016–17 when they won 61 and reached the Western Conference Finals. That run, which ended in a 4–1 series loss to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors after Kawhi Leonard re-aggravated an ankle injury, marked the franchise’s 20th consecutive win of 50+ (or the equivalent – ​​37 in strike short ’99).

The Spurs are 51-18 after a 132-104 loss in Sacramento.

“It’s very possible that these last 14 games have been satisfactory. Or not. That’s why we have to take each step at a time,” Wembanyama said after the aforementioned win over the Clippers.

“Although the season will be somewhat successful when viewed overall, we still have (13) games left.”

The truth is that Wembanyama and the Spurs look set to play even better with 13 games left in the regular season.

Newcastle United will face Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday.

Barcelona finished fifth in the preliminary group stage and did not go through the qualifying round. Meanwhile, Eddie Howe’s side finished 12th, although they had a lucky play-off draw and a comfortable win against Qarabag.

Hansi Flick is top of La Liga, but faced disappointment on Tuesday evening. Despite a 3–0 win against Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey, Barcelona were eliminated after a 4–0 defeat in the first leg.

This will be the focus of attention ahead of the first leg against Newcastle United. The Catalans know they cannot come away from St James’ Park on a bad note and hope that can be sorted out later.

Why does Barcelona have special plans for Newcastle United?

Barcelona will face Athletic Club on Saturday. Usually he would return home and then fly to England on Monday.

Instead, Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco have come up with a new plan. The idea is to ensure that Barcelona’s players are fully rested before the Newcastle United match.

so. They will fly to England on Sunday, giving them two nights’ rest before the Magpies match. This means that they will fly to Bilbao on Saturday morning instead of staying the night before.

Athletic Club match planning has taken second place in the Champions League.

Catalan newspaper sports world Explain that this is to give ‘priority to the health’ of the players.

what happens then

There is a possibility of a recovery session in Newcastle on Sunday, although it is unclear where exactly they will take place. Given that Barcelona will be in the city for two nights, they will obviously need somewhere suitable to train.

Barcelona almost managed to pull off an unexpected comeback against Atletico Madrid last night. Two goals from Marc Benal and a Raphinha penalty set up a tense end to the cup game.

After the Blaugrana were unable to make it 4–4, they won 3–0 on the night and Diego Simeone’s side reached the final.