مدرب مانشستر يونايتد الأسبق، أصدر حكمه على آرني سلوت الذي سيقود ليفربول بداية من الموسم المقبل، في مهمة جديدة بعد 7 سنوات لـ يورجن كلوب في ملعب أنفيلد.
وفي حديثه لشبكة “سكاي” البريطانية، قال فان جال: “إنها مهمة كبيرة لأن يورجن كلوب قام بعمل رائع، لذا فإن سلوت هو الوريث، ولن يكون الأمر سهلًا أبدًا”.
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وأضاف: “بالنسبة لي هو مدير جيد جدًا، وأرى أنه أفضل مدرب هولندي في العالم، وأعتقد أن ليفربول قد اتخذ خيارًا جيدًا للغاية بالتعاقد معه”.
آرني سلوت تمكن من تحقيق نجاحات مع فينورد بالفوز ببطولة كأس هولندا، وأعادهم للنهائيات الأوروبية من خلال التأهل لنهائي دوري المؤتمر الأوروبي في 2022 عندما خسر من روما بهدف نظيف.
Em entrevista coletiva concedida após a derrota para o São Paulo por 2 a 0 neste sábado (10), o treinador Vanderlei Luxemburgo, que já havia dito que o elenco do Palmeiras estava curto e que precisava de reforços depois do revés contra o Botafogo na última quarta-feira (8), voltou a comentar sobre o assunto:
– Tenho conversado bastante com o presidente Galiotte, o Buosi e o Anderson. Eles sabem que a declaração (da coletiva) passada não foi jogada. Foi conversado com a diretoria que o nosso número de jogadores está reduzido, precisamos melhorar o nosso elenco.
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O técnico falou, também, sobre a saída do volante Bruno Henrique, que foi vendido ao Al-Ittihad, dos Emirados Árabes:
– É uma coisa que já estava sendo discutida durante a semana. A saída do Bruno não foi o responsável pela derrota, achei que o Patrick de Paula e o Zé Rafael fizeram uma boa partida. O Bruno teve uma proposta muito boa pra ele e pro clube, então teve que ir. Temos que continuar trabalhando. Temos jogadores que subiram e o elenco que temos é esse.
Por fim, o treinador reiterou o seu desejo por reforços, mas reconheceu os problemas financeiros causados pela pandemia de Covid-19, que podem dificultar possíveis contratações:
– Quando eu falei que o elenco é curto, o pessoal entendeu que eu tava dando pancada na diretoria. Nós sabemos o que temos que fazer, o presidente sabe e tá correndo atrás, mas tem que ver o mercado, quanto é que custa, onde tá o dinheiro. Com a pandemia, o dinheiro ficou escasso, até tivemos que abrir mão de nossos salários pra pagar os funcionários. Não existe nenhuma cobrança com a diretoria. Antes do jogo já tínhamos conversado. Só era o momento de passar para o torcedor e para a imprensa que nós estamos atrás de aumentar o número de jogadores e de jogadores para somar a qualidade com os que temos aqui.
Com o resultado, o Palmeiras continua com 22 pontos e, com isso, se mantém na quinta posição na tabela. O Verdão volta a campo na próxima quarta-feira (14), às 18h (horário de Brasília), no estádio Couto Pereira, contra o Coritiba.
Afghanistan slipped to 54 for 5 in the chase, but eventually overcame a plucky United Arab Emirates, who lost their appetite for a fight on a stiflingly hot afternoon
The Report by Liam Brickhill in Harare20-Mar-2018
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ScorecardAfghanistan overcame a plucky United Arab Emirates in their Super Sixes match at Old Hararians to win by five wickets. Rashid Khan’s 5 for 41 helped to bowl UAE out for just 177 in 43 overs, but Afghanistan slipped to 54 for 5 in their chase, and were put under serious pressure by UAE’s new-ball bowlers, Mohammad Naveed and Qadeer Ahmed. A 124-run partnership between Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran repaired Afghanistan’s chase, as UAE lost their appetite for a fight on a stiflingly hot afternoon. Both men passed fifty before guiding their team home with more than 15 overs to spare.While UAE have lost all of their Super Sixes matches, Afghanistan’s win takes them to four points, level with Ireland, whom they will meet in their final game on Friday. If they win that game by a big margin, and Scotland and Zimbabwe both lose their remaining matches, this victory will give Afghanistan a slim chance of making it into the final.Naveed fined 15% of match fee
UAE quick Mohammad Naveed lost 15% of his match fee and picked up a demerit point for questioning the umpire’s not-out decision during his side’s five-wicket loss to Afghanistan. Naveed was found to have violated Article 2.1.5 of the ICC code of conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match”. No formal hearing was held, as Naveed pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
It seemed that the match might be over very quickly when UAE were asked to bat on a helpful surface and were reduced to 18 for 3 inside the Powerplay. Opener Chirag Suri dug in tenaciously, taking 72 balls for his 22, but it was not until Shaiman Anwar arrived at the crease that UAE started to show some real grit.Fittingly, Anwar wore a a floppy sun hat, continuing a fine UAE tradition that started with Sultan Zarawani’s incredibly brave decision to bat against Allan Donald at the 1996 World Cup wearing only a wide-brimmed floppy for protection. Disappointingly, Anwar traded his hat for a helmet when Afghanistan’s quicks were on, but his knock was anything but disappointing.Mixing stolid defense with daring attack, he reached a 69-ball fifty with a fiercely struck six down the ground off Mujeeb ur Rahman. Naveed’s knock was even more adventurous, and he showed scant regard for Afghanistan’s attack as he plundered seven fours and two sixes in his 45. But theirs were the only innings of substance for UAE, and Rashid took advantage of the batsmen’s inability to read his variations to record his fourth five-wicket haul in ODIs. Rashid now has 96 wickets in this format, and needs just four more within his next nine ODIs to become the quickest bowler to 100 ODIs wickets in the history of the game.So dominant had Afghanistan been with the ball – Naveed’s 45 and Anwar’s competent fifty notwithstanding – that much of the lunchtime chat around the ground revolved around how quickly Afghanistan might want to chase down the middling target to boost their net run rate.But as Boycott’s third law states, one should never judge how good a score is until both sides have batted on the pitch. Mohammad Shahzad, in his second match back from a demerit suspension during the group stages, didn’t even last two overs before Qadeer Ahmed’s bustling medium pace trapped him lbw. Energy buzzed through UAE after the early strike, and it quickly became apparent that this chase could be a lot more tricky than Afghanistan might have hoped.Gulbadin Naib, elevated to No. 3, endured a particularly torrid time from Naveed. Naib struggled to lay bat on ball, repeatedly playing and missing, as Naveed found just as much lift and movement off the surface as Dawlat Zadran had earlier in the day.Importantly, though, he did enough to survive, while Rahmat Shah kept the scoreboard ticking over with flicked boundaries on the leg side. But just as the pressure brought about by the early wicket seemed to be dissipating, UAE struck again. Naveed burst a quick length delivery through Shah’s defensive push, tipping the bails off, sparking off a mini collapse. Naveed trapped Samiullah Shenwari lbw in the same over, and in the very next, Qadeer had a hooking Asghar Stanikzai caught behind as Afghanistan slipped to 43 for 4.Mohammad Nabi has pulled Afghanistan out of situations like these in the past, but the drinks break seemed to break his concentration, and he nicked Ahmed Raza behind first ball after the resumption. With Afghanistan tottering at 54 for 5, UAE had the game by the scruff of the neck.Naib, who had so obviously struggled against the new ball and watched wickets tumble from the other end, was joined by Najibullah, and despite a couple of early scares, they soon set about rebuilding the innings. Najibullah’s boundary-hitting ability was particularly valuable, each hit bringing the target a little closer and allowing Naib the time and freedom to grind his way into some sort of form.Najibullah was into double figures at better than a run a ball, his first boundary coming via a shimmy-and-swipe six over long-on off Ahmed Raza’s left-arm spin in the 18th over. Najibullah also put the reverse sweep to good use, particularly against Imran Haider’s legspin, and with his second six, he joined Naib in the 40s. Naib reached his fifty from 84 deliveries; Najibullah followed him to the milestone two overs later, from a more rapid 53 deliveries.With the afternoon sun lifting moisture out of the earth, enormous billowing cumulonimbus clouds built up around the ground, and the extreme heat seemed to sap UAE’s energy with the game slipping out of their grasp. When Rohan Mustafa let slip with a chest high no-ball, which was carted to the square leg boundary, and followed that up with a leg-stump half volley that was smashed to wide long-on, the white flag was raised. With the pressure off, Naib finally came into his own, lifting Naveed and Mustafa for massive leg-side sixes. His gritty innings won him the Player of the Match award, while Afghanistan’s win kept them in the competition. Just.
“ميسي بكى ليلة خسارة كوبا أمريكا 2016 كطفل فقد والدته”.. هكذا صرّح إيلفيو باولوروسو مدرب اللياقة البدنية في الجهاز الفني الأسبق للمنتخب الأرجنتيني، عن ليلة خسارة التانجو نهائي كوبا أمريكا أمام تشيلي في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
تلك الليلة التي خسر فيها ليونيل ميسي ثالث لقب مع منتخب الأرجنتين للعام الثالث على التوالي، وتوالت الخيبات مع التشكيك في قتاله للمنتخب الأرجنتيني من شعبه.
اتحاد الكومينبول، قرر إقامة بطولة كوبا أمريكا في 2016، بمناسبة مرور 100 عام على أول نسخة، ليتجدد أمل ليونيل ميسي في التتويج ببطولة قارية مع منتخب الأرجنتين بعد الخيبات المتتالية.
خسارة لقب 2011، ثم في 2015 رغم تسجيله ركلة الترجيح الخاصة به، لكن في النهاية سقط منتخب الأرجنتين أمام أصحاب الأرض، ولم يسجل سوى ليو.
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تكرر الأمر مع إقامة البطولة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية 2016، ووصلت الأرجنتين للنهائي لمواجهة تشيلي أيضًا، رغم الفوز في دور المجموعات الذي كان من نصيب التانجو 1-2، كان النهائي متكرر لما حدث منذ عام.
انتهت المباراة بالتعادل السلبي على ملعب ميلتلايف، وعندما ذهبت لركلات الترجيح، وأمام 83 ألف متفرج، سقطت دموع ليونيل ميسي.
أهدر أرثورو فيدال أول ركلة ترجيح، وكان الدور على ليونيل ميسي، لكن الأرجنتيني سدد واحدة من أسوأ الركلات التي سددها في مسيرته، وأطاح بالكرة في مدرجات ملعب ميلتلايف.
بعد ذلك أهدر بيليا، ليسجل منتخب تشيلي جميع ركلاته، وتبدأ دموع ليونيل في التساقط أمام الجماهير، ولم يتمالك نفسه، وكان يبكي مثل الأطفال كما وصفه إيلفيو.
ترك ميسي الملعب وذهب إلى مقاعد البدلاء يبكي، وأثناء مراسم التتويج تبادل مع أجويرو الدموع، بخسارة اللقب مرتين على التوالي وبنفس الطريقة.
الآن الوضع يختلف تمامًا، وبعد 8 سنوات تعود بطولة كوبا أمريكا على ملاعب الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، لكن ليو بطلًا مرصعًا بالذهب، بعدما توّج بكوبا أمريكا في نسختها الماضية، وفي العام التالي كان بطلًا للعالم.
بطل كوبا أمريكا في البرازيل والمونديال في قطر، حصل على الكرة الذهبية آخر عامين، سيطر على الأخضر واليابس جماعيًا وفرديًا، والآن لن يكون ضيفًا على الملاعب الأمريكية.
ذلك الملعب الذي شهد دموع ليونيل ميسي، سيدخله الأرجنتيني والابتسامه على وجهه من أجل رحلة الدفاع عن اللقب، خاصة أنه يعرف كل جنبات الملعب وجميع الملاعب التي ستقام عليها كوبا أمريكا.
لاعب إنتر ميامي الأمريكي أصبح يجلب العديد من المشجعين لملاعب كرة القدم، بعدما أصحبت تلك اللعبة لا تقل أهمية هناك عن كرة السلة التي تعتبر رقم 1 في الولايات المتحدة.
وبطبيعة الحال، سيدخل كوبا أمريكا ويجلب المشجعين إلى الملعب لرؤيته وهو ينثر سحره وينسج خيوط مهاراته بحالة بدنية تبدو أفضل مما سبق، مع تخفيف ضغط المباريات الذي كان يعاني منه في أوروبا عندما كان لاعبًا لـ باريس سان جيرمان وقبل ذلك برشلونة.
تلك الدموع قد تتحول لأفراح في الولايات المتحدة، مع دخول الأرجنتين كمرشح قوي لتحقيق اللقب، باعتبارهم أبطال العالم، وبطل النسخة الأخيرة من الكوبا.
هذه المرة يمكن لـ ليو أن يثأر أيضًا من تشيلي، حيث يتواجد اللاروخا مع الأرجنتين في نفس المجموعة بجانب كندا وبيرو، وستجمع بينهما المباراة على نفس الملعب الذي خسر فيه ليو لقب 2016، ميلتلايف.
تأثير ليونيل ميسي كلاعب لـ إنتر ميامي سيكون على الجانب التسويقي أيضًا ممتاز بالنسبة للولايات المتحدة، الذين يريدون اعادة احياء قيمة بطولة كوبا أمريكا التي تراجعت أسهمها خلال السنوات الماضية، وربما منذ النسخة التي أقيمت في نفس المكان منذ 8 سنوات.
Jurgen Klopp has built his legacy at Liverpool by being extremely diligent in the transfer market, signing players who are on the verge of a major breakthrough for fees far lower than expected.
The likes of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane all arrived at the cusp of greatness and grew into three of the finest players in the Premier League under the leadership of the German.
Of course, these three are just a few of the players signed by Klopp who have gone on to form the best Liverpool squad in their recent history as they challenged Manchester City’s hegemony of the English game.
Signing promising players for low values while turning them into prospective superstars is not something which is new at Anfield, with Rafa Benitez enjoying success with Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres while Brendan Rodgers even had a few hits in the transfer market.
Roberto Firmino cost the club just £21.3m in 2015 and over the course of the next eight years, he scored 111 goals for the Anfield side across 362 matches, winning practically all there was to win in the process.
The Northern Irishman even signed someone during the latter stages of his stint at Liverpool who is still a key part of the first-team squad – Joe Gomez.
How much did Joe Gomez cost Liverpool?
Following a tough 2014/15 campaign in which the Reds finished in a disappointing sixth place, Rodgers looked like he was building a squad which could challenge for trophies.
In came Firmino, Christian Benteke and Danny Ings among others, while Gomez joined from Charlton Athletic for a fee in the region of £3.5m and considering he had played just 24 senior matches, he was earmarked as a future star.
The defender was clearly excited to be joining one of the biggest teams in the country, saying: "It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't really hit me yet. But I'm buzzing and just excited to get started.
"The club has got great history, it's a great club and one that I've always been following from when I was young.
"Here was somewhere I wanted to go and get better and learn, and play good football. It was an easy decision."
Little did anyone think at the time he would still be playing in the first team eight years later, having won both the Champions League and Premier League during his Anfield career.
What is Joe Gomez’s market value now?
Eight years since joining, the Englishman has seen his transfer value rise and the gamble of signing a relatively unknown defender back in 2015 appears to have paid off.
According to Football Transfers, Gomez is now currently valued at €26.1m (£22.5m) which currently represents a rise of 542% from his initial £3.5m transfer fee, a staggering increase.
His highest value was achieved back in January 2021, where he was valued even higher at €33.7m (£29m) and although this has dipped recently, if he can continue to perform for Klopp and be consistent enough, this could see his value rise to this type of figure again.
Why is Joe Gomez worth so much?
His first two seasons at Anfield saw the centre-back make only ten appearances for the senior side in all competitions, and it looked as though Klopp was looking to settle him in gently, allowing the player to get a taste for action rather than throw him in at the deep end unnecessarily.
During the 2017/18 season, Gomez soon began to make his presence known, featuring in 31 games for the club as they narrowly missed out on Champions League glory, losing to Real Madrid in the final.
Liverpool's Joe Gomez in the warm-up before the match.
With Klopp finally leading the Reds to glory in Europe’s premier club competition the following season, Gomez played an integral part in the Anfield side claiming their first league title in 30 years during the 2019/20 campaign.
Across 28 matches, he ranked second in the squad for accurate passes per game (62.5) and interceptions per game (1.4), while even winning four duels per game – a success rate of 56% – showcasing his defensive abilities as the club conceded just 33 goals throughout the whole season, the lowest total in the top flight.
Klopp even hailed the defender, saying: “He is a sensational footballer, which is good.
“He has outstanding speed, which helps us a lot to keep our last line high; he is a really good challenger; good in one-on-one situations; football-wise, I said already, good.
“The package is really nice. It was always clear in the moment he starts playing and can get rhythm again, everything will be fine – and that’s how it is.”
However, what should have been a catalyst for the 26-year-old to kick on and cement his place in the starting XI soon turned into an injury-hit few seasons, missing 39 matches due to a knee problem while struggling to get back into the team upon his return.
The £85k-per-week brute forced his way back into the starting XI last term, and he certainly showcased his forward-thinking attributes.
Joe Gomez
According to FBref, when compared to positional peers across Europe, Gomez ranked in the top 7% for shot-creating actions per 90 (1.31), the best 8% for progressive passes per 90 (5.28) and the top 15% for progressive carries per 90 (1.14), demonstrating that he can also move the ball forward often in order to begin attacks from the defence.
Gomez is still only 26-years-old, and he arguably hasn’t even hit his peak years yet, which is remarkable considering it feels like the defender has been at Liverpool forever.
There is no doubt the club struck gold on him, despite some challenging times across the previous eight years. Gomez has risen to the occasion numerous times and displayed the correct attitude which has allowed him to flourish under the German.
With four years left on his current contract, it doesn’t look like he will be departing anytime soon, but if he does fall out of favour or decides to move on, the Anfield side will make a bumper profit on him in the process.
Afghanistan will be without their captain, Asghar Stanikzai, for the start of the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe after he was forced to undergo surgery for appendicitis
ESPNcricinfo staff26-Feb-2018
Asghar Stanikzai flays one to the leg side•WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photogr
Afghanistan will be without their captain, Asghar Stanikzai, for the start of the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe after he was forced to undergo surgery for appendicitis. Stanikzai is expected to be out for 10 days.Rashid Khan, the legspinner who is ranked No. 1 in the world, will step up from vice-captain to lead the side in Stanikzai’s absence. Afghanistan have two warm-up fixtures before beginning their campaign against Scotland on March 4, followed by further group games on March 6, 8 and 10.Afghanistan, ranked tenth in ODIs, are hoping to secure a place at the 2019 World Cup. Only two teams from the qualifier will go to the tournament, to be held in England.Afghanistan will face Zimbabwe, Nepal and Hong Kong, as well as Scotland, in Group B, with the top three teams going into a Super Six stage alongside three from Group A, likely to include West Indies and Ireland.Speaking in Harare ahead of the tournament, Rashid said: “It feels good to see that Afghanistan is a favourite to qualify. I think we should show it on the ground, it’s not only on paper that we should look good. We should give 100% on the ground and deliver. The result is not in our hands but we can only give 100% and play positive, believe in ourselves, just go in and enjoy.”Stanikzai took over as captain in 2015 but has only averaged 17.86 in 37 ODI innings. During the 4-1 win over Zimbabwe in Sharjah earlier this month, he only batted three times and made scores of 3, 1 and 2.
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يستأنف منتخب إنجلترا مشواره في بطولة كأس أمم أوروبا “يورو 2024″، بمواجهة الدنمارك، مساء اليوم الخميس.
وتقام مباراة إنجلترا والدنمارك على ملعب “بانك بارك” ضمن مباريات الجولة الثانية لدور المجموعات في يورو 2024.
منتخب إنجلترا حقق الفوز في مباراته الأولى بالبطولة بهدف دون مقابل أمام صربيا، سجله جود بيلينجهام.
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With rain in forecast, Tasmania are chasing a miracle to snatch the title from Queensland who took a 39-run lead on the fourth day
Peter English26-Mar-2018
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477 (Wade 108, Doggett 5-101) & 0 for 10 trail Queensland 516 (Hemphrey 77, Wildermuth 73, Webster 3-83) by 28 runsQueensland is within sight of its eighth Sheffield Shield trophy after a satisfying day of graft against Tasmania at Allan Border Field. Any local nerves in the morning, when the Bulls resumed 244 runs behind, were eased with a trio of half-centuries that guided them to a first-innings lead of 39.With only a day and a maximum of 105 overs remaining in the weather-affected contest, Tasmania must build quickly on its 0 for 10 and then pray for the type of collapse that embarrassed Australia even further in Cape Town. Queensland will receive the trophy if the match is drawn, and the pitch is showing few signs of tremors and the Tuesday forecast is for showers.The visitors started with a small opening and enhanced their prospects with the early dismissal of Sam Heazlett (43). Any advantage had disappeared by the late afternoon.Queensland’s batsmen neither starred nor flopped, with a conveyor belt of contributions from top to bottom preventing any serious wounds. Charlie Hemphrey, who learned his craft in England, entered the game with centuries in his previous two matches, but was unable to convert a third and departed with a team-high 77. Like Heazlett, he also fell to a catch behind to Matthew Wade and the hosts were breathing a little deeper at 5 for 308.The captain James Peirson held firm either side of attacking half-centuries from Jack Wildermuth and Michael Neser that returned balance to the contest. Wildermuth, who powered to his fifty with a lofted drive over cover, was dismissed on 73 to a sharp caught and bowled by Simon Milenko. Neser stepped in with a similar attitude, overtaking his leader on the way to a valuable 58.As Queensland moved closer to parity, Tasmania had a brief surge with two wickets in a couple of overs. Neser was unhappy to cut the offspin of Beau Webster to point and Milenko captured his second victim by forcing Peirson to play on two short of his half-century.The tail delayed Tasmania even further until Webster earned his third victim when Mitchell Swepson gave Wade his fourth catch. Webster collected 3 for 83 off 25.3 overs while Milenko, Tom Rogers and Jackson Bird captured two each. Tasmania has had to force the pace after the first day was abandoned due to a wet outfield and is now chasing a miracle to snatch the title from Queensland.
Nottingham Forest and astute transfer dealings haven't gone hand in hand in recent times, with the Premier League side being burned for their business in the market.
This was particularly pressing in last season's window as Evangelos Marinakis spent his war chest of funds like a kid in a sweet shop; spoilt for choice with options and ended up buying anyone he could get his hands on.
A whopping 30 signings arrived through the door and most turned out to be disastrous as Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey and Andre Ayew had a torrid time on Trentside – scoring just two between them. However, their season was saved by the signing of three gems, in particular, Taiwo Awoniyi, Orel Mangala and Morgan Gibbs-White.
The former of that trio, Awoniyi, is the one providing the dynamite in the final third, reaching double figures in the top flight and starting this campaign with three in six.
A deal to bring the Nigerian to the club has proven a fruitful piece of business and another sharpshooter who had a similar impact at the City Ground was the signing of Britt Assombalonga in 2014.
How much did Nottingham Forest pay for Britt Assombalonga?
The 5 foot 10 marksman began plying his trade at Watford in 2011 as a 19-year-old after graduating through the club's academy, however, it would be a loan spell at Southend in the 2012/13 season that would see him christen the football league with his goals.
Assombalonga chalked up an impressive 15 strikes in League Two and that led to interest from several clubs with Peterborough winning the race for his signature, breaking their transfer record by shelling out £1.25m for the Englishman.
The Posh have made a habit out of signing undervalued strikers, developing them into goal-scoring machines and selling them on for huge profits in the future – Assombalonga would soon follow that trend.
After netting 33 goals in 58 appearances for Peterborough, proving himself a reliable presence in the lower tiers of English football, the prying hands of Nottingham Forest swooped in for the striker and took a chance on the 21-year-old in 2014, joining for a reported fee of just £5m alongside Michail Antonio.
How many goals did Assombalonga score for Forest?
A solid and reliable goalscorer in the lower echelons of the football league, Assombalonga would step up his goal-scoring prowess in the Championship, taking the mantle of being the main man through the middle.
Assombalonga's power, pace and movement quickly propelled him to second-tier stardom as the sharpshooter conjured up an impressive 15 goals in 29 appearances in his first season, although his debut campaign at the City Ground would be cut short in February 2015.
After being ruled out with a knee injury, keeping the forward out of action for a year, Assombalonga would mark his full return in the 2016/17 season with a bang.
Labelled as an "outstanding player" by former Bolton striker Craig Davies, the Reds talisman would go on to rack up a further 14 goals for the club, but those consistent returns would only heighten interest in his services, as Middlesbrough broke their transfer record and snapped him up for a whopping £15m in 2017.
While Assombalonga's rate of scoring would slow down at Boro – 47 in 161 matches – the striker will always be remembered on Trentside for his lethal finishing that saw Forest make a 200% profit on their initial £5m investment.