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Inter want Cesc Fabregas to replace Simone Inzaghi on their bench, but, like the other teams that tried, they’ll have to go through Como and have no certainty they’ll be successful. There would be no issues on the economic front. The Nerazzurri are offering a two-year contract with €4M wages plus bonuses. They won’t drag things out, given the impending start of the Club World Cup, Alfredo Pedullà informs.
The only fallbacks are Christian Chivu and Patrick Vieira. The former, who was their Primavera manager not too long ago, has yet to sign an extension with Parma. The Genoa gaffer is under contract for one more year, but he can get out of it through a clause. Francesco Farioli has been proposed by agents and intermediaries. Instead, there have been no contacts with Roberto De Zerbi.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter director Piero Ausilio is in London like Fabregas and the Como higher-ups. Should he receive the green light, he would talk with the manager. The Lariani successfully stifled Roma, Bayer Leverkusen, and RB Leipzig. The boss and his current president spoke highly of their project during a congress, heavily alluding to his permanence. Eventually, he’ll pose some conditions to the Nerazzurri regarding the squad and the transfer market.
Per SportMediaset, there’s no substance to the chatter about Diego Simeone, José Mourinho, and Roberto Mancini. The Biancoblù have contacted Daniele De Rossi just in case.
Our Take on Inter and Fabregas
It’s clear that they want an up-and-comer to start a lengthy cycle. He’s the belle of the ball, even though the appointment wouldn’t be risk-free since he has a very diverse style and he’s green. It’d be quite the win for their management after a few clubs crashed and burned.
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Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage is already making the rest of MLB look foolish for passing on him
The Toronto Blue Jays and their fans witnessed something special on Wednesday night. It doesn’t get much better than a convincing 6-1 Game 5 win to take a 3-2 lead over the superteam Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. Heading back home with the chance to win a championship at the Rogers Centre was what truly mattered for the Blue Jays; however, the way it all played out in such a pivotal game at Dodger Stadium will go down in history. Starting pitcher Trey Yesavage was untouchable, throwing seven dominant innings where he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out 12. Those 12 punchouts set the rookie record for the most ever in a World Series game. Seven of them came against the heart of the order in Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. His one-of-a-kind splitter had them fooled from start to finish. Yesavage’s ridiculous rise from starting the year in Class-A Dunedin to carving up the best lineups in baseball in the postseason is unheard of. It makes you wonder how he fell all the way to the Blue Jays at pick No. 20 in the 2024 MLB Draft to begin with. Trey Yesavage has 18 teams regretting their decision While it’s still extremely early to be looking back on his draft class, what Yesavage has done these last few months can’t be replicated. A 22-year-old jumping onto a moving train with just three career MLB starts under his belt goes on to start five playoff games, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.46 ERA and a whopping 39 strikeouts. Those are the kinds of numbers you expect to see from Tarik Skubal or Yoshinobu Yamamoto, not a rookie with almost no big league experience. Nineteen different organizations let Yesavage slide down the draft board last July. At this point, the Athletics are the only ones who should feel alright about their decision, given that first baseman Nick Kurtz already looks like one of the best hitters in baseball. The 18 others look silly. While some of these prospects will certainly turn out to be good players, it’s safe to say that none of them will make this type of impact on the world’s biggest stage. If the Blue Jays can pull this off and win their third World Series title in franchise history, Yesavage will never have to buy another meal in Toronto again. Quite frankly, he’s been so good that he may not have to even if they don’t find a way to finish the job. No matter how this all ends, Yesavage has not only turned himself into a Toronto sports legend, but a Canadian sports legend. The city and country can't wait to see what else he has in store because if this postseason was any indication, then they are in for many more historic performances in the years to come.
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