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Manchester United retain a gravitational pull that is difficult for players to resist and Ruben Amorim is now hoping to take advantage of one key element in their pursuit of a clinical striker, per a report.

Man Utd look forward to Ruben Amorim's first summer window

The Premier League picture has been pretty bleak at Manchester United this term, but they could still snatch a Champions League slot for 2025/26 should they overcome all remaining obstacles between them and the Europa League title.

While continental football could be a determining factor regarding their business, Amorim will already be some way down the road in the hunt for new reinforcements.

According to reports, Club Brugge star Ardon Jashari is on the Red Devils’ radar as a potential alternative to Kobbie Mainoo, who has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford.

Middle to front appear to be the main areas set to change, and Sunderland’s Chris Rigg is viewed as a priority signing for Manchester United despite further interest from Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and Real Madrid.

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Of course, PSR regulations will have a big say in the level of business Amorim is able to conduct during the market period. INEOS aren’t going to be lavish in their spending either; there may need to be scope for some cheap deals to fill out the squad.

However, there will be room for one or two statement additions if reports are anything to go by, with Manchester United now set to pull on the heartstrings of one potential new recruit that is also attracting interest from Arsenal.

Man Utd could win race for £60m Red Devils fan Hugo Ekitike

According to The Mirror, Manchester United are in the mix to sign Eintracht Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike and hold a potential vantage point over competitors Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham due to the fact the France Under-21 is a boyhood Red Devils supporter.

Valued at around £60 million, the talented forward could well be at the centre of a bidding war this summer, albeit it may be difficult for the Red Devils to stump up the cash needed for his signature without sales being made, the report claims. Elsewhere it is suggested that Arsenal have held early talks for Ekitike, although he supports Man Utd.

Labelled “one of the most in-form attackers in Europe” by prominent X personality Jacek Kulig, he has stepped into the void left by Omar Marmoush at Frankfurt and hasn’t looked back as they seek a place in the Champions League slots.

Hugo Ekitike key statistics in 2024/25 – Bundesliga

Goals

13

Expected Goals total

18.29

Shots

93

Shots on target

37

Chances created

36

Touches in opposition penalty area

159

Manchester United are in need of a spearhead in attack due to Rasmus Hojlund’s inconsistent nature and Joshua Zirkzee’s transition to a deeper role, and the fact they may hold an advantage in the race to sign Ekitike is exciting.

The task now for Amorim is to talk Ekitike into a move to Old Trafford, which shouldn’t be as difficult as first feared due to his lifelong admiration of the club. That doesn’t always translate to pen on paper, so there is plenty of work to be done before anything becomes official.

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Na zona de rebaixamento do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Fortaleza tem a grande chance de escapar dos quatro últimos colocados no fim de semana, quando encara o Ceará, na Arena Castelão.

O jogo é cercado de expectativa pelo elenco de Vojvoda, que pretende confirmar a sua recuperação em cima do seu maior rival.

Na coletiva, Ronald destacou o período livre durante a semana e a oportunidade de bater o Ceará no fim de semana.

‘Foi uma semana muito importante, viemos de duas vitórias, bom ter a semana cheia para ajeitar e acertar as coisas. Sabemos que é um jogo bastante difícil, que é um Clássico-Rei, decidido no detalhe e vamos nos preparar para chegar bem no jogo’, afirmou.

Com 21 pontos, o Fortaleza aparece na 17ª colocação do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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The two-Test series, which will begin on February 4 in Tauranga, will currently clash with the latter stages of the SA20

Firdose Moonda19-Jul-2023

The increasing encroachment of T20 leagues on the international calendar could force South Africa to seek a postponement or field a second-string side on next year’s tour to New Zealand. The two-Test series, which will begin on February 4 in Tauranga, will clash with the latter stages of the SA20, South Africa’s T20 franchise competition, and will present Cricket South Africa (CSA) with a conundrum over player availability.A significant proportion of South Africa’s Test players, including captain Temba Bavuma, new Durban Super Giants captain Keshav Maharaj and the entire frontline pace pack – Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen – are contracted to teams in the SA20 and will either have to miss parts of the tournament or opt out of the Tests, with the latter more likely.Although South Africa’s players are contractually bound to both CSA and the SA20, CSA has guaranteed the SA20 first rights to the players over the January window and as such, the players will be obliged to play for their franchises rather than the national team. It is, therefore, almost certain that South Africa will have to send a makeshift Test side to New Zealand. CSA’s CEO Pholetsi Moseki told ESPNcricinfo that the organisation will have a better idea of which players are available for the Tests, “after the SA20 mini-auction in September,” and that they are still trying to have the New Zealand Tests moved.The 2023-2027 FTP, which was made public in August last year, had South Africa scheduled to play two Tests in New Zealand in February 2024. NZC announced the fixtures this week which confirmed matches from February 4 to 17. Given the distance and time difference, CSA plans to send their Test squad to New Zealand about a week in advance, which will be around January 28 but would have preferred to send them at least a week later, at the conclusion of the SA20.The SA20 will begin in the week of January 7, after India’s tour to South Africa, and should end around February 4. Ideally, CSA would have wanted the New Zealand Tests to be held from mid-February, but NZC was unable to accede to that because they are also due to host Australia, whose players need to be free by late March for the IPL. The three T20I and two-Test series against Australia runs from February 21 to March 12, while the IPL is understood to be pencilled in for after March 20 at the earliest.South Africa forfeited the three ODIs against Australia earlier this year to play in the SA20 instead•SA20

CSA has also asked NZC to consider hosting the Tests during the IPL, in April, which would impact player availability for both sides, but this request could not be accommodated. Both CSA and NZC have players contracted to the IPL, though in South Africa’s case it is far fewer than those who will be involved at the SA20. CSA maintains that they are still trying to find an alternative window to propose to NZC but “if you look at the FTP – there’s nowhere to move the matches because we need to complete the WTC cycle by 2025,” Moseki said.Asked if South Africa, who only play two-Test series for the entire 2023-2025 WTC cycle, would consider forfeiting the matches, Moseki said they “want to avoid cancelling matches because we are aware of our bilateral obligations,” but also admitted “the SA20 is too important,” to jeopardise. The SA20 turned a profit in its first year and CSA is hedging the game’s financial future on the event which is why they have reneged on an international before. South Africa did not play three ODIs against Australia earlier this year in order to launch the SA20 with all their players available and as such, put themselves in a tough position on the World Cup Super League table.Despite making that concession, the first season of the SA20 still faced scheduling difficulties. A World Cup Super League series against England had to be sandwiched into the tournament window and it had to move out of the Cape Town, Paarl and Port Elizabeth in order for those venues to ready themselves for the Women’s T20 World Cup. As a result, the SA20 started off in the Western and Eastern Cape before fixtures were held up-country and on the east coast, and took an eight-day break after 22 matches to accommodate for the England ODIs.The organisers were hoping for a smoother schedule this time around but, because of the clash with the New Zealand series, will have to wait until 2025 for that. Moseki said CSA has ensured there are no future issues in the SA20 window for the remainder of the ongoing FTP. However, South Africa are due to host Pakistan for two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is deep into January in 2025, West Indies for five T20Is in January 2026 and England for three Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in early 2027.NZC has been contacted for comment.

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Ao empatar em 1 a 1 com o Athletico-PR, na Arena da Baixada, pelo jogo de volta da semi, o Palmeiras carimbou a sonhada vaga na final do Brasileirão Sub-20 por acumular um placar de 6 a 3 no agregado. O gol das Crias da Academia foi marcado por Endrick.

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Após ter vencido por 5 a 2 em casa, o Verdão seguiu jogando como sabe e buscou o resultado. Sendo assim, logo no primeiro tempo, em mais uma oportunidade de ouro entregue nos pés da joia palestrina, Endrick aproveitou erro da defesa adversária e tocou por cima do goleiro com muita categoria, abrindo o placar.

Em seguida, Pedro Lima serviu o garoto de 16 anos dentro da área, e o camisa 9 acertou o travessão. Nos acréscimos, o centroavante ficou novamente no quase, desta vez em bela finalização de bicicleta. Na reta final da partida, o Palmeiras administrou a vantagem no placar agregado.

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Agora, o Palmeiras aguarda a outra semifinal para conhecer seu adversário na grande decisão do Brasileiro Sub-20, que será disputada em jogo único. No primeiro confronto entre Corinthians e Flamengo, os paulistas venceram por 1 a 0. O duelo de volta acontece neste domingo, no Rio de Janeiro.

Desde o início da competição, a equipe comandada por Paulo Victor Gomes já disputou 13 partidas, sendo nove pela primeira fase, com oito vitórias, um empate e quatro derrotas, além de 26 gols marcados e 11 sofridos.

Paralelamente à competição nacional, o time Sub-20 do Verdão disputa o Campeonato Paulista da categoria. Após vitória por 3 a 2 sobre o Ituano, na Academia de Futebol 2, as Crias da Academia voltam a campo pelo torneio no domingo, contra o Flamengo-SP, às 15h, em Guarulhos.

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شهد ملعب آنفيلد اليوم حضور رباعي فريق ليفربول، وبيلي هوجان الرئيس التفيذي للنادي، لتقديم واجب العزاء في ديوجو جوتا وأندريه سيلفا.

ووضع كل من كودي جاكبو والرئيس التنفيذي للنادي إلى جانب أعضاء من الجهاز التنفيذي الزهور تخليدًا لذكرى الأخوين اللذين لقيا مصرعهما في حادث سير مأساوي في إسبانيا الأسبوع الماضي.

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ولا يزال ليفربول يحتفظ بمنطقة مخصصة خارج المدرج الرئيسي لتخليد ذكرى الشقيقين حيث قدم المشجعون والجمهور مئات التعازي الشخصية.

وكانت هذه المنطقة قد شهدت حضور العديد من الشخصيات ونجوم فريق ليفربول وعلى رأسهم قائد الفريق فيرجيل فان دايك والظهير الأيسر أندرو روبرتسون والمدرب آرني سلوت، وذلك في وقت سابق.

وجاء أيضًا لاعب خط الوسط الأرجنتيني ألكسيس ماك أليستر، وكان جوردان هندرسون قائد ليفربول السابق ونجم أياكس أمستردام الحالي أول الحاضرين.

جوتا بدأ مسيرته الاحترافية مع نادي باكوس فيريرا البرتغالي في 2014 حتى 2016 ثم لعب مع أتلتيكو مدريد من 2016 حتى 2018 وخرج على سبيل الإعارة لأندية بورتو وولفرهامبتون قبل أن ينضم لنادي ليفربول في 2020 واستمر لخمس سنوات حتى 2025.

ومثل ديوجو جوتا منتخب البرتغال عبر مختلف الفئات السنية ولعب مع المنتخب الأول من 2019 حتى 2025.

وحقق جوتا مع ليفربول الدوري الإنجليزي موسم 2024-2025 إلى جانب ثلاث ألقاب محلية ومع منتخب البرتغال توج بدوري الأمم الأوروبية مرتين آخرهما قبل وفاته على حساب إسبانيا بركلات الترجيح.

أعلن نادي البنزرتي التونسي عن مواجهة فريق الكرة بـ الأهلي وديًا، ضمن معسكر الإعداد الذي سيخوضه الأحمر بـ تونس خلال الأيام المقبلة.

ويستعد النادي الأهلي، لخوض معسكر في تونس، خلال الفترة من 18 يوليو الجاري حتى 26 من نفس الشهر، استعدادًا للموسم الجديد.

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ونشرت الصفحة الرسمية لـ نادي البنزرتي عبر موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “يجري فريقنا مباراة دولية ودية مع فريق النادي الأهلي المصري يوم الجمعة 25 يوليو 2025، الساعة السادسة مساء (18:00) بملعب نزل La Cigale – طبرقة”.

الأهلي عاد لاستئناف تدريباته، بعد غياب لمدة 18 يومًا عقب انتهاء مشاركته في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية التي أقيمت مؤخرًا في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

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A história do Monsoon-FC já tem o seu primeiro capítulo glorioso. Estreante em competições oficiais, o time de Porto Alegre cravou seu nome no futebol local ao garantir vaga para a Série A2 do Campeonato Gaúcho. O feito veio após a vitória por 2 a 0 da equipe sobre o São Borja, neste domingo, no Parque Lami, pela segunda partida das semifinais da Série B. Os gols do acesso foram assinalados por Victor Lima e Luna.

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Apoiado pela sua torcida, o Trovão da Zona Sul teve supremacia total nos 45 minutos iniciais. Com um esquema de três zagueiros, o Monsoon praticamente não foi incomodado pelo adversário. No primeiro tempo, o time do técnico Cristian Souza explorava com qualidade as jogadas de bola parada e também aproveitava com frequência os espaços pelo lado esquerdo de ataque.

Com a vantagem no marcador, a equipe da casa optou por investir nos contra-ataques na etapa final. A tática foi bem sucedida e, após um belo gol marcado por Luna nos minutos finais, só restou ao time comemorar após o apito final. Autor do primeiro gol, Victor Lima não escondeu a emoção.

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– Fico muito feliz por ajudar o Monsoon a conquistar o seu principal objetivo. Acho que merecemos o acesso até pela solidez da nossa campanha até aqui. Sem dúvida é um dia histórico para o clube – disse.

Presidente do clube, Lucas Pires, fez questão de agradecer a todos os integrantes do clube de Porto Alegre. O dirigente evidenciou a principal proposta do clube e fez questão de evidenciar que o clube tem mais ambições pela frente.

– O dia de hoje serviu para a concretização do nosso projeto. Temos que agradecer à muitas pessoas. Grupo de jogadores, comissão técnica, nossos fornecedores e parceiros, aos veículos de imprensa, que também abraçaram a nossa ideia. E não posso esquecer também das famílias dos atletas, que entenderam o nosso projeto. O Monsoon surge para mostrar que o futebol pode sim ser feito de uma forma diferente. Mas não podemos esquecer que ainda temos um grande objetivo pela frente – disse.

Pires se refere aos compromissos diante da equipe Bagé pela final da competição. Como realizou a melhor campanha da Série B, o Trovão da Zona Sul decidirá o título diante do Bajé. O presidente do clube, Lucas Pires, parabenizou o trabalho feito, mas fez questão de ressaltar

Clube participa do maior evento de futebol da América Latina
O Monsoon FC participou do Brasil Futebol Expo 2022, o maior evento sobre futebol da América Latina em educação, negócios, experiências e inovação.

Promovido pela Confederação Brasileira de futebol, o evento contou com mais de 200 treinadores brasileiros e estrangeiros, presidentes de clubes, ex-atletas e especialistas de diversas áreas como Marketing, Direito, Comunicação, Nutrição e Gestão.

Presidente do Monsoon FC, Lucas Pires, esteve presente ao evento, que teve encerramento na última quinta-feira. O dirigente fez questão de enaltecer a oportunidade dada ao mais recente clube de Porto Alegre.

– Com menos de um ano de existência, mostramos que o nosso clube chegou para ficar. Conseguimos concretizar o nosso maior objetivo no ano, que foi o acesso para a Série A2 do Campeonato Gaúcho. Além disso, tivemos a possibilidade de apresentar o nosso clube em um evento como esse é algo grandioso. Grandes clubes do Brasil e vários do mundo estiveram por aqui. Esse intercâmbio foi ótimo para nós – disse.

The win gives Brave an outside sniff of a direct entry to the final

ECB Reporters Network19-Aug-2023

Georgia Adams slammed her highest Hundred score as Southern Brave bettered Oval Invincibles by seven wickets, ending the two-time champions’ reign.Allrounder Adams took control of a faltering chase with an unbeaten 50 off 32 balls while Freya Kemp – unable to bowl this season due to a stress fracture in her back – scored 41 not out off 21.Suzie Bates had scored 55 as Invincibles posted a creditable 130 but Adams and Kemp added 73 in 38 balls in front of another record crowd of 10,832 for a women’s match at the Ageas Bowl.Brave had already booked their place in the knockouts but still have an automatic final spot in their grasp, while their nemesis in the first two finals can no longer progress.Bowling first after losing the toss, Anya Shrubsole was shown a farewell video on the big screen ahead of her last Ageas Bowl appearance before retiring. She responded to the ovation by picking up Lauren Winfield-Hill’s wicket with her fifth ball, thanks to a stunning catch at mid-on by Maia Bouchier. The wicket slumped the Invincibles to 6 for 2 after Alice Capsey had already cross-batted Lauren Bell to midwicket.But the early trouble was abated by Bates’ anchoring during stands of 53 and 63 with Marizanne Kapp and Paige Scholfield. The New Zealand veteran’s innings was guided through her control and ability to pick out the right balls to score off, without getting bogged down. To typify that approach, her fifty came off 40 balls.Kapp played a similar role to get the visitors out of trouble but fell for 27 when picking out Chloe Tryon on the deep-square-leg boundary.At 59 off the first 55 balls, the tempo needed to flick towards allegro and former Brave all-rounder Scholfield reset the metronome with 30 off 17 balls, which included getting dropped on 3 and plundering a six next ball.Brave, often great at the death, once again flourished in the last end as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker Georgia Adams saw off Scholfield with her 15th wicket and Bates was run out for 55. Nadine de Klerk slog-swept the penultimate ball to deep square leg with three wickets falling for 11 runs in the last ten balls.A slow start and the loss of both openers within the first 26 balls put Brave’s chase on the back foot. Smriti Mandhana top-edged a swing across the line off Kapp and Danni Wyatt was bowled by de Klerk – the Charlotte Edwards Cup’s top wicket-taker on her first appearance since replacing Dane van Niekerk.Bouchier and Adams put on 38 but the asking rate was rising after 17 balls without a boundary – caused by Kapp’s 1 for 18 – and the pressure saw Bouchier slap to cover.Brave desperately needed a Scholfield-esque innings; Kemp provided it, with Adams upping her strike rate. The game swung on Mady Villiers being smashed for two sixes in three balls as the duo stepped things up with 42 off the last 16 balls to end the game – Kemp hoisting a maximum to do it in style with four balls to spare.

Kuldeep Yadav talks about how he revamped his bowling after taking 2 for 42 against Australia in India’s opening game of the World Cup

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Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav attributes his recent success in white-ball cricket to an increase in the pace of his deliveries and putting a lesser load on his right leg while delivering the ball.His transformation, especially in ODIs over the last couple of years, has been exemplary and he’s taken it up a notch in 2023. Kuldeep has picked up 35 wickets in 17 innings this year at an average of 16.31 and an economy of 4.68. No other Indian bowler has more wickets in 2023, while overall only Nepal’s Sandeep Lamicchane is ahead with 43 scalps.”Everyone told me my deliveries required pace but no one told me how to do it,” Kuldeep, who dismissed David Warner and Glenn Maxwell in India’s ODI World Cup opener against Australia, said after the game. “Important aspect on a turner is the speed at which the ball turns. At times there are slow turners, important is to vary pace.Related

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“It wasn’t a slow turner [in Chennai], but I had to increase the pace of my deliveries. For example, Glenn Maxwell didn’t get time and if you saw how Smith got bowled (to Jadeja). So, along with turn, pace on deliveries also become important.”The turning point in Kuldeep’s career came after he underwent knee surgery in 2021. During the rehab phase, former India team physio Ashish Kaushik advised him to put less pressure on his right leg and the move seems to have done the trick for Kuldeep. He took 2 for 42 in his ten overs against Australia with both wickets coming at a crucial junctures.”Once I was coming back from injury, it was physio Ashish Kaushik who advised that the load on my right leg should be less,” Kuldeep said. “Post rehab, I implemented that in my training and then in match situations and I felt the difference. It didn’t happen overnight though. It took around six months to get the rhythm back.”Kuldeep Yadav has been raking in the wickets in 2023•ICC/Getty Images

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey was also pleased with Kuldeep’s rise in the ODl format this year. “The credit should be given to Kuldeep for the fact that he’s worked on it. Sometimes when you have a conversation like that with the bowler, you do get a self-realisation of what are the areas I need to work on,” Mhambrey said. “He’s worked on certain things, made those technical changes and you could see that in his bowling. The speeds have gone up, the lengths and areas have become better and in that sense, there are a lot of big ticks for us.”The way he’s played, the way he has bowled in the last few years. It’s not just the numbers, it’s also the way you adapt. He offers a different variety to the team.”While India went with the spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Kuldeep for their opening fixture of the World Cup, Kuldeep was of the opinion that the combination might well change at other venues.”Not sure about the entire tournament, but over the years, we have seen you can play with three spinners in Chennai,” Kuldeep said. “If the other team had three quality spinners, it would have been difficult for us as a batting unit as well. I think Maxwell bowled well but he didn’t have support from the other end.”

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O volante Maycon voltou a treinar com bola na atividade do Corinthians da última quarta-feira. Porém, o retorno do atleta ainda é gradual e fora do prazo previsto pelo clube alvinegro para tê-lo nas condições esperadas para as partidas finais da Copa do Brasil, contra o Flamengo, nos dias 12 e 19 de outubro.

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Isso não significa que o jogador não estará na relação corintiana para os duelos decisivos, mas dificilmente vai figurar entre os titulares. E é aí que os planos corintianos foram frustrados.

A comissão técnica do Timão sabe o benefício técnico que o meio-campista dá ao time, mas aguardava por um retorno um pouco mais breve para que o camisa 5 fosse ganhando ritmo de jogo nos jogos que antecedem as finais. Passadas três das quatro partidas prévias ao jogo de ida, que acontecerá na próxima quarta-feira, em Itaquera, Maycon ainda não teve condições de ser relacionado.

Essa situação pode até mudar neste fim de semana, quando o Timão recebe o Athletico-PR, na Neo Química Arena, pela 31ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Porém, caso o meia seja relacionado, a tendência é que ele não inicie jogando e atue somente por alguns minutos para ir ganhando ritmo aos poucos.

Diante desse cenário, a dupla de volantes corintianos pelo menos no jogo de ida, contra o Flamengo, deve ser Fausto Vera e Du Queiroz. O primeiro é praticamente garantido, pois foi indicação do técnico Vítor Pereira, se encaixou no esquema tático e tem um vigor físico que o permitiu estar em quase todos os jogos do Corinthians desde que chegou ao clube. Já o segundo, não vive uma grande fase, mas se tornou, aos poucos, na temporada, homem de confiança do técnico Vítor Pereira.

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NO FINAL, PODE ATÉ SER BOM

Maycon não entra em campo desde o dia 2 de agosto, quando o Corinthians foi derrotado por 2 a 0 pelo Flamengo, na Neo Química Arena, pelo jogo de ida das quartas de final da Libertadores.

Na ocasião, o camisa 5 levou a pior em uma dividida com o volante flamenguista Thiago Maia e fraturou o segundo do pé esquerdo.

Inicialmente, Maycon teve que realizar treinos de força durante a recuperação. Além de passar por um processo de transição lento, que durou mais do que um mês.

Mas, se por um lado a lesão do meio-campista foi um prejuízo técnico para o Corinthians, no final ela pode até ter ajudado quando o assunto é a manutenção do jogador, que está emprestado pelo Shakhtar Donetsk, da Ucrânia, inicialmente até o fim da temporada.

Como a guerra entre russos e ucranianos aparentemente não tem previsão de encerramento, o Timão tentará uma extensão do empréstimo, o que era visto como difícil, já que Maycon é um atleta novo, estava vivendo boa fase antes do conflito no Leste Europeu e mantido o bom momento no seu retorno ao Timão, o que poderia atrair olhares de bons times na Europa a fim de comprá-lo em definitivo, o que o Shakhtar mais deseja nesse momento.

Ter ficado fora durante mais de dois meses tirou o meia dos holofotes e pode ajudar o Timão na tentativa de ter o atleta por mais algum tempo.

O Shakhtar não fixou valor para que o Corinthians comprasse Maycon, já que o empréstimo para o Time do Povo foi uma espécie de ‘medida emergencial’ para quando a guerra estourasse. A única ‘vantagem’ que os corintianos possuem é o poder de preferência, no caso de algum time apresentar uma proposta pelo atleta. Ainda assim, a direção do clube alvinegro entende que não conseguirá competir financeiramente com qualquer investida internacional pelo jogador.