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      Gary Neville was ruthlessly told he was ‘s***’ as a pundit by ex-Man Utd pal Nicky Butt when he started at Sky Sports

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      MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville was told he was a ‘s***’ pundit by ex-team-mate Nicky Butt after making his Monday Night Football debut.The 46-year-old began his punditry career at the start of the 2011-12 season after hanging up his boots the previous campaign.
      Gary Neville was told by his ex-Manchester United team-mate Nicky Butt he was ‘s***’ after his punditry debutCredit: PA
      Butt has declared that close friend Neville is now the best pundit in the gameCredit: PA:Press Association
      His first game saw him oversee Manchester City’s 4-0 win against Swansea at the Etihad with debutant Sergio Aguero scoring twice.
      Following the match, Neville was noticeably nervous when interviewing Roberto Mancini, which led Butt to text his close friend what he thought of the exchange.
      Speaking to The Athletic, the six-time Premier League winner, 46, said: “As a manager, you’ll have tough times and get crap off the press.
      “I know that – and I’m fine with the media. I wasn’t when I started in my first interviews – or my first managerial speeches, but you learn.
      “I remember seeing Nev on Sky Sports at first and he was s***, and I told him.
      “Now he’s the best, by a mile. And you have to be prepared for questions – journalists have a job to do too.

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      “As you get older, you have more empathy for what others do. When I was 20, I didn’t.
      “I thought journalists were t******, but then you grow up, learn more about football and the world. And the football world is still one I have a lot to offer.”
      Butt, who left United earlier this year after working in the club’s youth set-up for nine years, believes their academy struggles to deal with competition from their rivals.
      He added: “We did fall behind [our rivals], if we’re honest.
      “Ed [Woodward], the board and the owners did realise it and that it needed an influx of money to keep up with the other teams and we got that.
      “United bought some of the top young players in Europe, like Hannibal [Mejbri]. We bought some very good full-backs from Spain.

      “You could see other clubs saying, ‘Man United are back on it.’
      “We got stuck into thinking that every young player wanted to come to Man United and that we didn’t need to work. [But] We did.
      “There are other big clubs close to us who could also challenge for players. It got noticed and it changed.”
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      Cristiano Ronaldo pays emotional tribute to best friend Jose Semedo after sudden death of his wife

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has paid an emotional tribute to best pal Jose Semedo following the sudden death of his wife.Semedo’s wife Soraia, 34, passed away on Thursday morning following health complications caused by an infection.
      Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to Soraia Semedo after her sudden death last weekCredit: https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/
      Ronaldo rushed to support his close pal – a former team-mate at Sporting Lisbon early in their careers – straight away.
      And Ronaldo has now broken his silence on the tragedy on Instagram.
      The Manchester United star, 36, shared a sweet picture of himself and partner Georgina Rodriguez enjoying a meal out with Jose and Soraia.
      Ronaldo captioned his post: “There are times when everything takes a back seat, including football.
      “Last week, unexpectedly, a fantastic human being left, our dear Soraia, a wonderful mother and wife of one of the best friends that life has given me.
      “Nothing can erase the pain of my brother Jose Semedo and the whole family.

      “But we are together, today as always, in time to face this very difficult time.
      “Rest in peace, my friend. We’ll never forget you.”
      Ronaldo became friends with ex-Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton midfielder Semedo at Sporting Lisbon’s youth academy.
      They’ve stayed close ever since and have even gone on holidays together down the years.
      Semedo even claimed he ‘owes Ronaldo everything’ for keeping him on the straight and narrow as a youngster.
      Jose has previously said: “I owe Ronaldo everything. If it wasn’t for him I would have been expelled from the academy and returned to the neighbourhood when I grew up.
      “Many of my childhood friends are in jail or have got hooked on drugs.
      “Nothing makes me think I wouldn’t have followed the same path.
      “I owe my sporting career, my children and my wonderful life to Cristiano.”
      It’s said Ronaldo phoned his footballer pal – now at Portuguese side Vitoria – to comfort him and offer his support following Soraia’s sudden passing.
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      Man Utd 1 Everton 1: Lucky Solskjaer escapes with a draw after VAR rules out Mina’s late goal

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      EVEN Cristiano Ronaldo has so much magic dust to sprinkle on Old Trafford.He had used up his week’s quota with that dramatic injury time winner in the midweek against Villarreal.
      Anthony Martial put Manchester United ahead against Everton just before the breakCredit: Reuters
      French striker Martial wheeled away in delight after scoring his first of the seasonCredit: Reuters
      United missed out on the chance to go back to the top of the Premier League tableCredit: AP
      With Manchester United desperate for three points to go top of the table, however briefly that might be.
      Eyebrows were raised when he started on the bench, not lest his own no doubt.
      He came on just short of the hour with United ahead but soon after Everton equalised and the goalscoring legend could just not get on the ball enough to recover the situation.
      After the defeat to Aston Villa the previous weekend that is five points dropped at home in a season when you just cannot afford slip ups such is the quality at the top end of the table.
      United had gone ahead through Anthony Martial in the 43rd minute before Andros Townsend grabbed a 65th minute equaliser.
      Everton thought they had snatched it five minutes from time when Yerry Mina turned home a Tom Davis cross but VAR correctly ruled he was just ahead of the ball when it was delivered and offside.

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      Everton had arrived on the back a fine start to their league season matching United’s record of four wins and a draw and one defeat.
      The visiting fans that chanted ‘you’re’ just a fat Spanish waiter’ at Rafa Benitez when Everton lost here 4-0 in pre-season might now have even started to have a grudging respect for the former Liverpool boss.
      Indeed their three straight wins at home was their best opening to league campaign at Goodison Park since 1989 when they really used to be good.
      They were not sitting back here either although it would be United with the first chance, and what a chance it was.
      There have been question marks over Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s delivery but there was nothing wrong with his cross to the far post after six minutes that gave Martial a clear far post header.
      Unfortunately for him he steered it a good three foot wide.
      Everton responded and when the in-form Townsend delivered a right wing free kick with pace, Michael Keane’s flick header feel just wide of the far post.
      Back at the other end and a great ball in from Fred found Edinson Cavani and his downward header was well stopped by England number one Jordan Pickford.
      Andros Townsend equalised for the Merseyside outfit in the 65th minuteCredit: Reuters
      Former Crystal Palace ace Townsend has scored five goals since joining EvertonCredit: Getty
      Wan-Bissaka was having one of his better games for United having missed the midweek Champions League game at home to Villarreal due to suspension.
      His dash back and block with an outstretched leg when Abdoulaye Doucare threatened to add to his two goals so far this season was a highlight.
      We looked to be heading for a half-time stalemate when Martial struck.
      It was superbly worked with Mason Greenwood having dropped deep into a central position to pick up the ball turn and feed Bruno Fernandes.
      His ball out to Martial looked to be short of pace but it was in fact perfectly weighted into the stride of the Frenchman who released a powerful drive with his right instep.
      At first it looked an unstoppable shot but replays showed that it flew threw the grasp of Pickford, even with a slight deflection on it he should have done better.
      It was only the second game in 25 that Martial had found the net.
      In a bid to press home the advantage Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made an early switch in the second-half bringing Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho into the action for Martial and a less than happy looking Edinson Cavani.
      Tensions threatened to boil over in the opening 45 minutes between the two teamsCredit: Reuters
      Salomon Rondon missed a key chance to put the Toffees ahead at Old TraffordCredit: Getty
      It did not have the desired as Everton equalised.
      Solskjaer had bemoaned how open United were on Wednesday to Villarreal’s breaks and such was the case again here as Townsend capitalised.
      It started with a poor Fernandes corner and was worked forward at speed from Abdoulaye Doucoure to Demerai Gray and back to Doucoure.
      Townsend’s movement was brilliant as he slid to his right to receive the final ball in  space and despatch a shot past David de Gea into the far bottom corner.
      What a free signing the 30-year-old has been after his contract ran out at Crystal Palace.
      Linking back up with his former boss at Newcastle he has been in inspired form and this was the eighth goal in nine appearances he has been directly involved in this season so far, five of them goals.
      Yerry Mina thought he had scored the winner for Everton, but VAR ruled out the goal for offsideCredit: Reuters
      Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t come up with any magic for United off the benchCredit: Getty
      Solskjaer looked to his bench again this time bringing on Paul Pogba in a hope the tide could be turned back their way.
      It couldn’t in fact they got a let off through VAR, more points dropped.
      At the final whistle Ronaldo was first down the tunnel, not happy.
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      Mino Raiola ‘wants to seal Paul Pogba transfer from Man Utd to Real Madrid in the summer’ as Plan B to Barcelona move

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      MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly been offered to Real Madrid by his agent Mino Raiola.The 28-year-old is in the final year of his contract at Old Trafford and it remains to be seen whether he will extend his stay in England.
      France international Paul Pogba is in the final year of his contract at Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has reportedly offered the midfielder to Real MadridCredit: Getty
      It had been claimed last month that the World Cup winner is ‘more likely’ to pen a new deal following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo.
      But according to Spanish news outlet El Nacional, his agent Raiola is trying to convince Los Blancos to snap him up in 2022.
      They state that the ex-Juventus ace, who can speak to foreign clubs about a summer move in the New Year, is keen to play in LaLiga in the future.
      Barcelona have been linked with securing Pogba’a services, but he would have to take a huge pay cut in order to join the Blaugrana.
      And El Nacional have reported that Raiola has been in contact with the Catalan club’s president Joan Laporta.
      But Barca cannot afford to bring him to the Nou Camp, leaving Raiola to allegedly try and persuade Real to sign the four-time Serie A champion.

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      Paris Saint-Germain are understood to remain keen on Pogba after failing to bring him to Parc des Princes in the recent transfer window.
      But Real are believed to be the frontrunners should the player decide to seek a new challenge away from the Premier League.
      Carlo Ancelotti’s side are in need of new midfielders with Luka Modric in the last year of his deal at the Bernabeu.
      Meanwhile Toni Kroos is tied down until 2023, and Real could decide to cash in on him.
      Should Pogba link up with Real, he could partner French compatriot Eduardo Camavinga, who linked up with the Madrid outfit in August.
      Raphael Varane has urged Pogba to remain with the Red Devils, as he said: “It is of course his decision, but of course I hope he stays here for a long time.
      “He is a fantastic player, so undoubtedly I hope he stays.
      “He did not have to convince me that I should move here, but I talked to him about the club to find out what it is like to be here day-to-day.
      “It was important for me to hear his opinions and thoughts about the club, the team and their ambitions.”
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      Man Utd’s £73m Jadon Sancho told he’s lucky to make England squad by Gareth Southgate after slow start to Prem life

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      GARETH SOUTHGATE has told Jadon Sancho he is lucky to be in the England squad.And Three Lions boss Southgate has also conceded that he should not have handed an England debut as early to Mason Greenwood, who has once again been left out.
      Jadon Sancho has struggled at Manchester United following his £73million switch from Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty
      England gaffer Gareth Southgate has stated Sancho is fortunate to have been included in his latest squadCredit: Getty
      Sancho, yet to make a major mark for Manchester United since his £73million move from Dortmund, has scraped into the squad for the forthcoming games with Andorra and Hungary.
      Southgate said: “Does he deserve to be in on these performances over the last few weeks? Well, probably not.
      “But I think we feel we have invested in Jadon over a period of time, we believe he can get to a high level.
      “I would like some time with him, to chat with him and help that process that’s going on at Manchester United.
      “We try to individually do the right thing at the right time, send the right message and sometimes the right message is to leave a player out and maybe they respond and that’s the right thing but we feel with Jadon at this time it is important for us to keep him with us.
      “The Bundesliga is totally different, Dortmund is a big club but Manchester United is one of the biggest in the world.

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      “There’s a definite adaptation to the league, you’re not going to get the goals and assists numbers anywhere near in our league, that you are in the Bundesliga.”
      England travel to Andorra on Saturday week and entertain Hungary three days later.
      There is no place for either Greenwood, who was picked for Iceland aged 18 in September 2020 but sent home in disgrace with Phil Foden for inviting two women to the team hotel.
      Equally, despite playing for Dortmund, Southgate claims England must still be careful with 18-year-old Jude Bellingham, who has also been left out.
      Talking about Greenwood’s selection 13 months ago, Southgate said: “We didn’t know as much about him at that point and you’re drawn by the quality of the performances and the maturity that you see on the field.
      “So you’d have to say that maybe that was a bit early because he’s feeling at the moment that to establish himself at Manchester United is a big challenge and I can totally understand that.

      “We want them to be big players for England for the long term. So we have to try to make the right decisions while they are still growing and maturing physically.
      “Jude at the moment has got a high level of matches, he’s playing Champions League games, he’s playing league games as an 18-year-old.
      “He had a full season last season then into a European Championship, so no break and we have to remember that these lads are still physically growing.”
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      It’s early days for Sancho at Man Utd… but Solskjaer needs everyone up & running NOW and £73m winger must deliver soon

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      IN THE 75th minute on Wednesday night Jadon Sancho’s number went up and the Old Trafford fans gave him a standing ovation as he was subbed.Quite what he had done to deserve such applause is another thing but they can be a very generous crowd.
      Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is still adjusting to life at Old TraffordCredit: EPA
      Sancho was hooked after 75 minutes against Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday nightCredit: EPA
      You should have heard the reception Radamel Falcao used to get.
      But much was expected of one of the club’s biggest signings in history and while it is very early days, Sancho has not delivered.
      The 2-1 win over Villarreal was another example.
      So far in five starts and three substitute appearances he has yet to produce a goal or assist in 403 minutes for United.
      He has completed just one full 90 minutes for the club — the 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat to West Ham when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completely changed his starting XI from the win over the Hammers the previous weekend.
      In his eight appearances, United have scored 16 goals but only FIVE when he is on the pitch. 

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      And you struggle to remember him even beating a man.
      It is as well for him that Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the club and the spotlight that would have been on Sancho has been on the Portuguese superstar. 
      Ronaldo thrives in it. Obviously you cannot compare the two.
      But Ronaldo’s five goals in as many games have papered over a number of cracks, with one of the biggest question marks hanging over Sancho.
      When United were struggling for a goal against Aston Villa on Saturday, struggling to get the ball to Ronaldo and create anything, Sancho stayed on the bench.
      His manager Solskjaer clearly believed that he was not going to alter nothing.
      England manager Gareth Southgate has clearly thought that for some time despite including him in his squad once again yesterday for the two upcoming internationals.
      Sancho was one of only three from the 26 called up for the Euros in the summer to be totally left out the opening match day squad against Croatia.
      Sancho is yet to chip in with a goal or provide an assist from his eight Red Devils appearancesCredit: PA
      He started just one game in the championships, the 4-0 thumping of Ukraine in Rome and was unfortunate to be one of the penalty takers who missed in the penalty shoot-out in the final.
      Sancho has 22 caps for England and those who have seen every one of those reckon he has had three decent games.
      In the most recent international break he pulled out the squad early with a knock but there was no explanation as to how he had got it or what it was.
      Anyway he was fit enough to start against Newcastle when the Premier League resumed.
      You look at his stats from his time with Borussia Dortmund and you wonder where that player is, they are fantastic.
      In the four years with the club after leaving Manchester City as a 17-year-old he played 104 games scoring 38 goals and providing 51 assists.
      From the start of that 2018-19 season when he became a regular for Dortmund, Sancho made 41 assists in the Bundesliga.
      In the top five European leagues in this period, only two produced more: Thomas Muller (48) and Lionel Messi (43). Not that things were always well during his time in Germany off the pitch.
      Sancho will be vying to start against Everton at the Theatre of Dreams on SaturdayCredit: AFP
      You have to wonder whether his early impact went to his head. In Germany there is a much more open relationship between clubs and media, much like there used to be in this country.
      Yet for his final two years in there, Sancho blanked the regular Dortmund media pack doing just one interview with ESPN.
      Perhaps it was the coverage of a rather lavish trip to Dubai in January 2020 that steeled his resolve to ignore the press.
      He posted an Instagram video from that trip which included him applying salt to a gold covered £268 steak.
      As respected German newspaper Die Welt put it that ‘was difficult to stomach for the public’.
      The Dortmund hierarchy was furious too and he was given a dressing down on his return to the club.
      He had already blotted his copy book by then after returning late from international duty with England in October 2019 and was axed from the squad for the 1-0 win over then Bundesliga leaders Borussia Monchengladbach.
      The following month he was late for a team meeting and subsequently left out of the squad for a Champions League game with Barcelona.

      Yet in that same 2019-20 season Sancho became part of a select group to have recorded 15-plus goals and assists in the same league campaign alongside Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard.
      Still he continued to hit the headlines for other reasons and in October of last year he enraged his club again.
      He was allowed to sit out the club’s 4-0 victory over Freiburg before an international break due to cold-like symptoms that saw him separated from the rest of the squad, although he would test negative for Covid.
      Then within days he was pictured with around 20 guests including Ben Chilwell at a surprise party for Tammy Abraham in London breaching strict Covid rules.
      His performances in the second half of last season remained top draw, but were Dortmund happy to let him go?
      If not why was an asking price of £110m at the end of the 2019-20 season as United pursued him then reduced to £73m by the time they finally got his signature this summer.
      He is 21 and mistakes will be made. He is still getting used to a new set of team-mates. But United need everyone up and running now – and Sancho is not.
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      Cristiano Ronaldo so committed to training the Sir Alex Ferguson would have to FORCE him to go home, reveals Nicky Butt

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO spent so long on the training ground that Sir Alex Ferguson ordered him to leave because it was too close to a game.The legendary boss feared the young Ronaldo would wear himself out perpetually practising all his trick, flicks and skills.
      Cristiano Ronaldo is BACK at Manchester United – and already making wavesCredit: Getty
      Butt saw the supreme talents of Cristiano Ronaldo at first handCredit: Action Images
      Nicky Butt came off when Ronaldo made his first Manchester United debut in 2003 and in the new book “Viva Ronaldo”, Butt reveals the secrets of Ronaldo’s determination to make it to the top.
      Butt said: “Ronaldo was to emerge as a genius but it wasn’t just about his talents that took him right to the top.
      “It is often said that certain players worked hard, stayed behind for some extra training or to practise their techniques, but with Cristiano it was total dedication, total commitment, and total hard work.
      “He didn’t have a God given physique, it wasn’t given, he worked hard to achieve it. He actually came to us as a skinny, scrawny young kid, and worked hard to get that physique over many, may years.
      “He had to reach a new level of physical strength because the Premier League demanded it, and he had plenty of opportunity to see at first hand how physical and tough it can be when he was up against, even in training, the likes of Roy Keane and Jaap Stam.
      “We would also see him work relentlessly on his free kicks and he would tell us about something he had seen somewhere, and he wanted to perfect it, and he would work again relentlessly until he did.

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      “It all went beyond dedication, he was obsessed with football.
      “You see it all the time when some players talk about their dedication and how much extra practise they put in.
      “But often it is little more than a pretence, maybe a touch more time practising and then rush off to do something else they are keen on, or can’t wait to go home and have something to eat, but rarely do you find someone totally committed 24/7 to the game, but Cristiano was one of those.
      “He never had a girlfriend back then, or seemed that interested in any distractions such as that, he never had a wife and kids to rush back to see or to entertain, he lived alone.
      “He was the last to leave the building. In fact, you couldn’t get him off the training pitch as he worked relentlessly on his techniques, as we all walking off he was carrying a bag of balls to work on those techniques.
      “We would be having lunch in the canteen or getting ready to go home and you could hear the voice of Sir Alex bellowing across the training fields at two or three o’clock in the afternoon, shouting at Cristiano that it was time to get off the pitch as ‘we have a game in two days – enough now’!”
      He has returned just at the right time to this club, we’re crying out to regain that old successful winning formula and entertaining footballNicky ButtOn Cristiano Ronaldo
      When he was replaced by Ronaldo against Bolton, Butt recalls: “As the change was made on the touchline I said to Cristiano, ‘good luck, enjoy it’.
      “We were all aware that it wouldn’t be easy for an 18 year old coming to a new country and playing in a league where the intensity and pace is far greater than he had ever been used to in Portuguese football.
      “The first thing he did when Cristiano came on was to dribble at people and he immediately got the fans on their feet with his trickery.
      “We all appreciated that people in Manchester deserved to be entertained when they spent their hard earned money to come to watch us, and here they got an early glimpse of this new boy Cristiano Ronaldo and they loved what they could see of him. Nothing seemed to faze him.”
      Butt knew he would comeback ‘home”, adding: “He showed loyalty to the club that gave him his big chance.
      “He has returned just at the right time to this club, we’re crying out to regain that old successful winning formula and entertaining football. Make no mistake, he has created an incredible buzz about the place.”
      Viva Ronaldo!: The Second Coming of Cristiano, Out Now by Harry Harris, Foreword by Nicky Butt, Empire Publishing £9.95
      Butt believes Ronaldo can get United back to greatnessCredit: Reuters
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      Man Utd transfer target Kalvin Phillips will only leave Leeds if ‘links with boyhood club remain intact’, claims Bielsa

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      MARCELO BIELSA has revealed Manchester United target Kalvin Phillips will only leave the club if his links to the club and fans remain intact.The Red Devils have been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as an alternative to his England international team-mate Declan Rice.
      Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips has been linked with a move to Manchester UnitedCredit: Reuters
      Whites gaffer Marcelo Bielsa has heaped praise on England international PhillipsCredit: Getty
      It has been claimed that the Whites have slapped a £60million price tag on the midfielder.
      But the Yorkshire outfit remain keen to keep hold of their academy graduate and are said to have opened contract talks with the player.
      And Leeds boss Bielsa has now commented on Phillips’ future as he accepted that an exit away from Elland Road could happen.
      However the Argentine gaffer, 66, has played down the chances of him departing to fierce rivals United.
      Speaking of Phillips, he said: “I’m sure the day he leaves Leeds and the way that he does it, far from provoking disappointment – of course it will generate disappointment – but it’s going to solidify his link to the club, the people and the city.
      “I’m sure he would only leave if it’s guaranteed that the link to the place where he was born remains intact. He will know how to do it.”

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      Asked whether he is confident he would remain at Leeds, he added: “That’s a question Kalvin needs to answer.
      “Of course for us he’s a very valuable player. We have to adapt ourselves to how he feels belonging to Leeds.
      “I have seen in him a conduct that I have very rarely seen in a player in how football is right now.
      “For a player to climb to the level he is at, due to the love of the club he’s at, is not frequent.
      “I have a certainty that Kalvin is going to enjoy for the rest of his life, the decisions he’s going to make.

      “He will be loved definitively for always in the place where he was born and where he belongs.
      “When you go for the money or for the evolution, you resolve a moment in your sporting career.
      “But when you opt for the affection of your people, you resolve your life forever because when you’re loved when you’re from, the possibilities to be happy increase.”
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