Manchester City step up signing efforts – entourage excited about PL side’s interest

Manchester City River Plate have become the latest Premier League team to be involved in the pursuit of Ian Subiabre.

The 19-year-old joined the Argentine club’s academy and made his first-team debut in 2024.

However, he began to enjoy more playing time this year as the winger scored one goal and two assists in 21 appearances. Manchester City have taken notice of his performances and potential.

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have already taken notice of the youngster. Earlier this month, Sport Witness Covered claims from Argentina About two London clubs registering their formal interest.

The same source said that both these clubs could make bids and River Plate would try to earn $10-15 million [€8.5-12.7m].

Manchester City hopes to compete

indolent Cover the latest and their headline says ‘Manchester City accelerate’ for Ian Subiabre.

Citizens have put them on their agenda and are ‘already considering taking a step’ to sign them.

Pep Guardiola’s side believe the Argentina U20 international has a number of attributes that fits their long-term project. This has also seen him attract interest from several other clubs.

Therefore, Manchester City kept a close eye on him and aimed to overtake other European clubs in the transfer race.

The FA Cup winners have been working quietly and look to be in good shape should they decide to make a formal move in the upcoming window.

People close to the player insist that Manchester City’s interest has a significant impact on his development and potential.

Our take: There could be a fight for minutes at the Etihad

Manchester City have signed Claudio Echeverri and Maximo Perron from Argentina in recent years.

Echeverri has struggled for a leading role at the Etihad and spent this season on loan at Verona, while Perron joins Como permanently in July 2025.

If Ian Subiabre joins Manchester City, he may initially find it difficult to enjoy regular game time.

The young attacker needs to consider whether a move to the Etihad is the right move at this stage of his career.

His contract expires in December 2028, and transfer market He is worth €3.5 million.

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NASCAR fans pick sides in Joe Gibbs Racing vs. Spire Motorsports feud

The lawsuit between Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Gebhardt and Spire Motorsports has turned into a NASCAR civil war, and fans are choosing sides. At this point, it seems like half of NASCAR fans are arguing about it online every day.

It all started when JGR accused their former competition director, Gabehart, of taking confidential competition data and trade secrets before leaving for Spire Motorsports. He also refused to share sensitive information with the team. The case already involves claims of deleted messages, forensic examination of devices, cease-and-desist orders and public firings from both sides.

And when Carson Hocevar led Speer to a shocking Talladega win, the debate reached a whole other level.

Joe Gibbs Racing threw a curveball by amending its lawsuit to imply that Spire’s sudden jump was due to Gabehart stealing confidential data and trade secrets from the organization. And to rub it in, JGR took aim at Spire’s social media posts celebrating his win and said in court papers that the team was basically ridiculing the allegations.

Around the same time, Denny Hamlin publicly criticized Spire owner Jeff Dickerson online, accusing the team of “hiring someone who stole information worth millions.” Those comments, along with JGR’s repeated claims that Spire’s rise was linked to inaccurate data, prompted fans to take sides almost immediately.

Now, NASCAR fans are divided. Some fans think that JGR is completely justified and is protecting its “secret sauce”. Others feel the team is going after a weak team that has finally started winning.

A lot of fans didn’t like the timing

One thing that immediately rubbed people the wrong way was the fact that JGR was placing more emphasis on the lawsuit right after Spire’s win at Talladega.

For many fans, the timing seemed emotional. Chaos happens almost every year at Talladega, so a lot of people didn’t like the idea that a superspeedway win suddenly proved that Spire had some massive technical advantage.

On Reddit, one fan said that JGR had “definitely crazy ex-feelings”. Another called the whole thing “absolutely sour grapes.”

Fans also pointed out that several Gibbs cars crashed or made mistakes during the race, which led some to find the allegations even weaker.

Is Spier winning because of Gabhart or because he’s just good?

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Everyone keeps coming back to this argument.

A lot of fans think that Gabehart bested Spier simply because he is one of the smartest competitors in the garage.

People kept repeating versions of the same point online: You can’t expect someone to “wipe their brains out” when they leave a race team.

Others questioned how useful six-month-old setup data is even in the next-gen era, where teams are constantly changing things from week to week.

Some fans also think that Joe Gibbs Racing is more interested in making an example of Gebhardt than proving actual damage.

However many fans think that if the files were actually taken then JGR has every right to keep their information safe. One Reddit user wrote, “If there is proof that Gabhart stole IP from them, JGR is 100% justified.”

Another fan compared it to corporate espionage and said that his company would “destroy” any competitor if it was caught carrying internal data.

Spire suddenly became a fan favorite

For a surprising number of fans, Spire has become the underdog in all this.

Jeff Dickerson’s public comments incensed people, especially when he claimed that “the process is the punishment” and insisted that Spier “took no shortcuts.”

Even court cases have become online entertainment.

Now the legal dispute between Joe Gibbs Racing and former employee Chris Gabehart has taken another important turn when a judge has officially scheduled the case for trial in January 2027.

According to reports from the latest hearing, both sides insisted on very different timelines before the court reached a compromise decision.

As RACER.com writer Kelly Crandall reported on social media, “Judge Susan Rodriguez has ordered that the Chris Gabehardt/Spire Motorsports vs. Joe Gibbs Racing trial move to January 2027. Both sides argued for their proposed dates in a telephonic hearing yesterday (Gibbs wanted November and Spire/Gabehart wanted May 2027).”

The January 2027 date effectively split the difference.

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Newcastle, Leeds, Everton and 2 other PL sides could make move for similar signing – €25m fee

newcastle united, leeds united, everton, nottingham forest And West Ham United have been chasing Juventus’ Federico Gatti all summer.

The centre-back’s future could lie in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, West Ham and three other clubs in the mix.

Two months ago, Sports Witness Covered claims from Italy A three-way battle involving Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Lyon. Newcastle United, Leeds United and Everton are also showing interest in the 27-year-old.

The Serie A team signed him from Frosinone in January 2022 and sent him back on loan for the rest of that season.

He arrived at the Turin club at the end of the summer and has played 132 matches, 23 of them this season.

His Serie A statistics this season are as follows:

  • Appearances: 16
  • Start: 11
  • Total minutes played: 962
  • Minutes per game: 60
  • Interceptions per game: 0.8
  • Tackles per game: 0.6
  • Balls recovered per game: 2.6
  • Dribble past per game: 0.2
  • Clearance per game: 3.1
  • Duels won per game: 2.3

5 PL sides in the picture

calciomercato.it Now there is a report on Federico Gatti’s future after this season and when discussing his suitors, they name Newcastle United, Leeds United, Everton, Nottingham Forest and West Ham United.

Five English clubs could make a move to bring the Italy international to the Premier League in the summer.

Juventus, who invested €9m to acquire his signature four years ago, will ‘sacrifice’ him after this season.

According to the report, they aim to collect around €25m from its sale in order to ‘record healthy capital gains’.

It seems that the defender’s price and next possible destination have been determined, and it now remains to be seen which club will secure his services in the next window.

calciomercato.it reports that a possible move to Nottingham Forest or Nuno Espirito Santo would depend on his Premier League stay.

The City Ground club now sit 16th in the table, three points ahead of 18th-placed West Ham.

Contract, price and agent information

Last July, Federico Gatti signed a new contract with Juventus until 2030, and as per his value, transfer marketIs €16m. The highest was €25m in October 2024.

Agency One Players agents are representing the Italian defender.

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Mario Chalmers picks sides in NCAA Tournament vs. NBA debate

Kansas was eliminated from the second round of the NCAA Tournament after a two-point loss to St. John’s, 67-65, at Viejo Arena on Sunday.

Dylan Darling made the biggest shot of his career, sinking the game-winning layup as time expired to save the No. 5 Red Storm against the No. 4 Jayhawks.

One man who knows all about making an iconic shot in March Madness is former Kansas star Mario Chalmers. He made his name known in the college world in 2008 by missing a three-pointer against Memphis to send the title game into overtime. The Jayhawks ultimately won 75–68, earning their third national trophy.

Chalmers carried his championship pedigree to the NBA by winning back-to-back rings with the Miami Heat.

When asked by Bleacher Report what is more difficult to win between the NCAA Tournament and the NBA Finals, Chalmers had an easy answer.

Chalmers said, “I would have to say college just because it’s one-and-done. That one-and-done game you get every time. It took us three years to get to that (championship).”

“In the NBA, it’s a seven-game series. Getting there is definitely the hard part, but once you get there, you have to win four times, so you have more opportunities.”

Kansas was on the verge of losing to the Tigers, who were led by Derrick Rose. But Kansas backed Chalmers and Darrell Arthur. Rose split his free throws with 10.8 seconds left in regulation, leading to Chalmers’ game-tying three-pointer.

Chalmers finished with 18 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals and was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament.

His clutch bucket will always be remembered as one of the greatest shots of the NCAA Tournament. There is no debate on that.


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CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert represent two sides of the same coin

ATLANTA – It was all about Trae Young when the Washington Wizards faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. It was Young’s first time in Atlanta since being involved in the trade, and he was given a proper standing ovation throughout the night for everything he had done for the franchise over the past eight years.

Two days later, the Wizards faced the Hawks again, but this time, it was the two guys who were traded for Young: CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Both played well in the rematch and helped the Hawks win 126–96.

After the game, both players spoke about their time with the Wizards, and each gave different expressions on how they felt about the experience.

Kispert was drafted by the Wizards with the 15th pick in the 2021 NBA draft. He had been with the team since then before being traded to the Hawks in January.

“I spent my entire career competing against these guys in practice,” Kispert told reporters after the game. “And doing it in a different uniform feels weird now, especially two days ago. Today felt a little more normal. I have incredible relationships with the guys on the other side. I felt like it was seeing old friends that I’ve missed since the trade.”

Kispert was able to see the growth and development of the guys who are still on the team, and it felt like a bittersweet moment for him to play against them and have a good game.

McCollum, on the other hand, was traded to the Wizards last offseason and only played with the team for a few months. Ironically, his best game as a Wizard was in November against the Hawks, when he scored 46 points. This is probably the only thing he remembers from that stint.

“It was just another game,” McCallum said. “I was there for 120 days, but it was a great time. I enjoyed my time there. The organization was great to me. The staff was great, the front office, the players, but I’ve moved on, and I think they’ve moved on too, and I wish them all the best, but just one more game that we needed to win.”

This was the second time in McCallum’s 13-year career that he was traded. Having once been president of the National Basketball Players Association, he knows the business of the game. The business probably felt like just another day at the office to him.

“I think this game means more than that [Corey]“He was there for a long time,” McCallum said. “For me, I had a cup of coffee and tea there. I had to figure out how to get to the facility without GPS, and then I got to work.”

As far as Kispert is concerned, this was the first trade of his career and there were some emotions associated with it.

“Saying goodbye to people you’ve had relationships with for four and a half years is really hard,” Kispert said. “In the blink of an eye, I’m in a new city and playing with a new team. I felt like I’d been drinking from a fire hose for a long time.”

It’s safe to say Kispert is more comfortable a month after the trade, and he had the best game of his career tonight against his former team, finishing with 33 points. The funny thing is that no one except Kispert knew that he was close to his career high during the game.

Kispert said, “I didn’t expect anyone to know, I wanted to keep it low-key. Knock on wood kind of thing.”

For both players, they leave a situation where the organization’s focus is on developing their youth, and it was going to be a bridge year for them. Now he is with a team that is competing based on its young players. McCallum and Kispert presented two sides of the same coin, and they may be satisfied with where they are now.


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