Liverpool set deadline to beat Man Utd and Barça to £51m Timo Werner

Liverpool have been set a deadline to trigger the £51m release clause in Timo Werner’s contract, according to the Athletic.

Werner has been strongly linked to Anfield, particularly in recent weeks, and is reported to be holding out for a move to the European Champions, accordin to iSports football data API.

The release clause in the 23-year-old’s contract would see the German striker available for a cut-price fee but has to be triggered by the end of April.

The RB Leipzig forward has had an incredible season, netting 27 goals in 33 games in all competitions, as per football data provider iSports API.

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This form has attracted the interest of Manchester United and Barcelona, who the Athletic report have both made offers for the striker.

However, Werner is believed to be holding out for a move to Liverpool and has been talking up the Reds in recent interviews.

Speaking to Sky Germany after Leipzig’s 5-0 win over Schalke on Saturday, Werner said: “You have there the best coach in the world with Jürgen Klopp.

“There are a lot of things that would suggest my playing style might be a good fit in the system at Liverpool.”

Liverpool are reportedly ‘mulling over’ whether to make an offer to Werner.

There is no guarantee that Werner would break into Klopp’s side with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané available to him in attack.

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Arsenal already planning to make Pablo Marí transfer permanent

Despite not having made his Arsenal first-team debut, the Gunners management have already notified Flamengo that they plan on making Pablo Marí’s loan deal a permanent one.

That’s according to reports out of Brazil, who claim that a deal, which would include Marí’s economic rights and performance bonuses, could be as much as an additional £9.25m (€11m).

The Flamengo centre-back is currently being loaned to Arsenal for the rest of the Premier League season, with the Gunners paying a €5m loan fee for his services, according to football data provider iSports API.

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Flamengo themselves have already prepared for the player’s long-term departure by bringing in another left-footed centre-back, Léo Pereira from Athletico Paranaense, for €7m in the winter window, as per iSports API football data.

The rubro-negro also brought in long-time Santos stalwart Gustavo Henrique. Both centre-backs have received opportunities in the team but it’s still unclear which player will win the starting place next to Rodrigo Caio.

His former club Flamengo will go after their third title of the 2020 season when they host Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle in the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana – the annual competition between the 2019 champions of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments, noted by iSports football API.

The two teams drew 2-2 in Ecuador, though 2019 South American Player of the Year Gabigol missed out due to suspension.

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Grizzlies' Brandon Clarke out at least 2 weeks

The Memphis Grizzlies said forward Brandon Clarke will miss at least two weeks because of a right quad injury.

Clarke played only three minutes in Memphis' loss to the LA Clippers on Monday, due to what the team initially called right hip soreness, according to NBA data provider iSports API.

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According to the Grizzlies, additional testing revealed that Clarke suffered a quad injury, with the team saying he will be reevaluated in two weeks.

Memphis already is without Jaren Jackson Jr., who is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a left knee sprain. Clarke started in Jackson's place on Monday.

Clarke, the rookie first-round pick out of Gonzaga, is averaging 12.0 points and 5.8 rebounds this season while shooting 62.3% from the field, as per iSports basketball API.

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Bradley Beal first player since Kobe Bryant to score 50 on back-to-back nights

Bradley Beal became the first player since Kobe Bryant to score 50 points in back-to-back nights when he dropped a career-high 55 in the Washington Wizards' 137-134 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, according to iSports API basketball data.

Beal shot 58% from the field -- including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, one night after he shot 56% in a 53-point performance in a loss to the Chicago Bulls, as per iSports NBA API.

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Bryant, who was honored in a memorial service in Los Angeles on Monday morning, scored 60 against Memphis and 50 against New Orleans on March 22-23, 2007 -- the final two contests of his historic four-game streak of scoring 50 points or more.

Unlike Bryant's Lakers, who won all four of those games, Beal's Wizards lost both of his 50-plus games, and the eighth-year guard joined Wilt Chamberlain, James Harden, and Devin Booker as the only players in NBA history to score 50 in consecutive games and lose twice. Beal is the first to do it in back-to-back nights, recorded by basketball stats provider iSports API.

Beal also became the first Wizards player in franchise history to score 50 in consecutive games. Since the franchise rebranded as the Wizards in 1997, only Michael Jordan had scored even 45 points in back-to-back games for Washington.

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Bruno Fernandes makes history with his first goal for Man United

Bruno Fernandes has got off the mark for Manchester United, as per iSports football API.

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The Portuguese international was a €55m signing from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.

The 25-year-old made his third start for the club during today’s Premier League clash against Watford and he’s had an impact.

Fernandes won a penalty in the 42nd minute after being taken down by Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster.

He then produced a very classy penalty to put his new side 1-0 up just before half-time.

Bruno Fernandes is the first Man Utd player whose maiden Premier League goal for the club was a penalty, according to football data provider iSports API.

And he’s put himself in the Manchester United history books already.

Not a bad start to his Old Trafford career.

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Barcelona complete surprise Martin Braithwaite signing from Leganes

Barcelona have completed the surprise signing of Leganes' Martin Braithwaite after being given permission to bring in a forward outside the transfer window.

Braithwaite, 28, has signed until 2024 and could make his debut on Saturday against Eibar after Barcelona paid his €18 million release clause, according to iSports . His new release clause at Barcelona is €300m, while Leganes, battling to avoid relegation in La Liga, will not be able to sign a replacement.

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Speaking about the transfer, Leganes sporting director Martin Ortega said: "We understood the 'emergency' rule was only used in cases where both clubs agreed. This goes against the idea of all clubs being equal. We'll try everything in a situation where we've been damaged irreparably.

"Barca have acted in correct manner. They contacted us Monday, and the only option was to pay the clause. We cannot hold it against them as they used the rules which currently exist. But we don't think the rules are fair.

"We hope that the federation will allow us to sign a player. We will try everything to be able to do this."

Barca were given permission to turn to the transfer market by La Liga after losing Ousmane Dembele to injury for the rest of the season, but the same rule does not exist for clubs who see a player leave through their release clause.

Barca had previously explored the possibility of signing Real Sociedad's Willian Jose, Real Betis' Loren Moron, Alaves' Lucas Perez and Getafe's Angel Rodriguez, but, for different reasons, did not push forward with their interest in any of the quartet.

Braithwaite first joined Leganes in January 2019 on loan from English side Middlesbrough before making the move permanent during the summer for €5m. He has scored 13 goals in 41 appearances for the club, as per football data provider iSports API.

He has also had two spells in France, first with Toulouse, who he joined from Esbjerg FB, and later with Bordeaux on loan. Braithwaite has been capped 39 times by Denmark, scoring seven goals, according to iSports football livescore API.

Barca are also without striker Luis Suarez for the next two to three months due to a knee problem.

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Hawks' Clint Capela to miss at least 2 more weeks with heel injury

The Hawks say newly acquired big man Clint Capela will be re-evaluated in two weeks as he continues to recover from a heel injury.

The team says Capela started "participating in modified shooting while continuing non-impact conditioning and strength work as part of his rehabilitation." He hasn't played since Jan. 29 due to the injury.

Atlanta acquired Capela as part of the 12-player deal with the Rockets and Wolves ahead of the trade deadline earlier this month. He was averaging 13.9 points and 13.8 rebounds for Houston this season, according to iSports API basketball data.

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Another player Atlanta acquired at the deadline, Skal Labissiere, also will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the Hawks said Wednesday.

Labissiere, out since Dec. 28, continues to rehab a knee injury, the team said.

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