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PLANS DASHED: FABIO CARVALHO INJURY CONFIRMS NO JANUARY TRANSFER WILL HAPPEN

Brentford winger Fabio Carvalho is out for the season after suffering an ACL injury, requiring knee surgery. The £27.5m signing scored his only league goal this term against Chelsea.

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Brentford has announced that winger Fabio Carvalho will be out for the rest of the season due to an injury. 

Carvalho is set to undergo knee surgery, as the Bees disclosed on Saturday ahead of their return to Premier League action after the November international break against Brighton.

After consulting a specialist, the ex-Liverpool player, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, began his rehabilitation with Brentford.

The club issued a statement saying, "We will support you every step of the way, Fabio."

Carvalho, who had only made one Premier League start for Brentford under new head coach Keith Andrews, was already facing a challenging season.

The former England and Portugal youth international has made only a handful of brief appearances off the bench. In September, he netted his first and only goal of the current top-flight season with a last-minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw at home against Chelsea, their rivals from west London.

Carvalho had better performances in the Carabao Cup, where he started three consecutive matches for Brentford and scored goals against both fourth-tier Grimsby and the high-flying Bournemouth, helping them progress to the quarterfinals, where they will face Manchester City next month.

Since moving from Anfield to the Gtech Community Stadium for £27.5 million, including add-ons, he has made a total of 33 appearances. This season, he has played in nine matches across all competitions.

Under previous Brentford manager Thomas Frank, Carvalho scored three goals and provided three assists in 24 games last season. However, a persistent shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery cut his season short in February.

After leaving Fulham in 2022, Carvalho made only 21 appearances for Liverpool. He also spent time on loan at Hull in the Championship and RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

Before his eventual transfer to Brentford, Southampton attempted to sign the 23-year-old. In the summer, he rejected a potential transfer to Lyon, a French club, despite interest from Stuttgart and Strasbourg.

Last month, Standard Sport reported that Carvalho had become frustrated with Brentford's inconsistent first-team opportunities and was considering a temporary or permanent move during the January transfer window. However, those plans will now need to wait as he focuses on recovering from his latest injury setback.

BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY

Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.

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Tottenham Confirm Bruno Saltor as Assistant Coach Under Igor Tudor

Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.

Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.

Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.

If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.

Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.

Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.

GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW

Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.

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Odds crash on Robbie Keane becoming the next Crystal Palace manager.

Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.

Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.

The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.

Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.

People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.

Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.

One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.

TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.

His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”

For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.

Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.

Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.

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