News about Marcus Edwards

With him on the right wing, the Spurs youth product has been flying in Portugal and Sporting, and they are at the top of the Primeira Liga table. Mauricio Pochettino likened him to Lionel Messi when he was 17, but he only played 15 minutes for Spurs in an EFL Cup third-round match against Gillingham in 2016 - and then moved to Vitoria SC in Portugal 2019 after loan spells elsewhere. In 99 games, he joined Sporting in 2022 and has established himself as a key player, scoring 21 goals and notching 25 assists.

Marcus Edwards, a Sporting Club forward, was involved in a car accident in Attalaia, Portugal, on Wednesday morning. As the incident took place, the former Tottenham star was thought to be on his way to the club's final preparations for their Europa League match against Atalanta on Thursday. Although ambulance response teams were fast to the scene, with ambulances and fire engines on hand, no Edwards nor the other vehicle's pilot were reported injured.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LISBON: As the players emerged from the tunnel, large swaths of this ageing arena lay dormant and empty, as the players began to play. Not many followers. There isn't much atmosphere or electricity in the space. This place had become a slew of chaos and anarchy an hour later, as chaos had taken center stage and this Europa League last-16 first leg had descended into chaos. Arsenal and Sporting were on target at the end of it all, to be honest. They had only four goals, which they had somehow posted.

Arsenal's ride to Sporting Lisbon is a tale of reunions, former rivals, and old faces, from the start. However, the Gunners could afford the price if they read too much into the depressing tale. At the Estadio Jose Alvalade, boyhood Arsenal star Hector Bellerin will be embraced emotionally by several of his old colleagues as he attempts to secure one over his former employers. Marcus Edwards, an ex-Tottenham man, will be a threat to certain and will continue his rise against the Premier League's champions. In Sebastian Coates, there will even be an old Liverpool slamnus. But this Europa League match isn't about the old. It's all about the latest. If you were an Arsenal player watching Mikel Arteta's pre-match previews, you'd be almost certain he alerted his squad to the presence of two talented youngsters - center-back Goncalo Inacio and midfielder Manuel Urgarte. These are two of Europe's most coveted actors, and they're both enjoying stellar seasons for Sporting.

The Europa League and third-tier Conference League round of 16 fixtures have been scheduled. Arsenal will face Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League's last 16 games, while Manchester United's drawing against Real Betis will be decided. In the meantime, West Ham will face AEK Larnaca, a Cypriot team in the Europa Conference League last 16. Here's Sportsmail's look at the Premier League's European rivals...

Tottenham Hotspur's Pedro Porro and Marcus Edwards, who are also looking for Sporting Lisbon's Pedro Porro and Marcus Edwards. Until the players' buy-out conditions are fulfilled, the Portuguese giants are continuing to refuse any transfers. Poro, 23, had a £40 million buy-out clause, but Spurs trainee Edwards had a £52 million contract, but the club still has a 55% sell-on due to the club's new transfer.

SIMON JONES: Tottenham Hotspur is set to hold talks with Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday about potential contracts for Pedro Porro and Marcus Edwards. So far, sport has been unwilling to force any transfer until the players' buy-out conditions are satisfied. Portiono, 23, has a £40 million contract, while Edwards, the former Tottenham Hotspur trainee, has a £52 million deal, but Tottenham also have a 5 percent sell-on as a result of his previous move.

Marcus Edwards could be returning to Tottenham Hotspur with Antonio Conte reportedly planning a move for the young midfielder as early as January. Edwards, who was once compared to Lionel Messi by former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino, has been a revelation at Sporting Lisbon, who came from Vitoria in January. Spurs are now circling Edwards after appearing against Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League, and Portuguese outlet Record announces that the Spurs are circling Edwards and may decide to move as soon as the January transfer window to reclaim their former academy product.

With a superb solo effort midway through the first half, the 23-year-old former Tottenham academy starlet opened the scoring in the game. Tottenham struggled to live with the Portuguese team's pace and intensity after a string of poor performances, succumbing to the away team's pressure through their former player.

Marcus Edwards will return to Tottenham for the first time after leaving the club in the summer of 2019 with a major point to prove. In a 2-0 win over Spurs last month, the 23-year-old has come back to face his old club, where he put on a man-of-the-match effort for Sporting Lisbon. On Wednesday night, the winger will be hoping for a similar result. If that's the case, it will put a big dent into Tottenham's hopes of advancing to the last-16 of the tournament.

Every team is three matches down in the Champions League, and we're only half-time in the group stage. So far, there have been plenty of talking points in just about every group. Real Madrid, along with Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, have produced predictable lightning displays. But who are the teams with work to do to maintain their place in Europe's elite tournament? Any group of sportsmail will be listed.

The second match-day of the Champions League has concluded, and there were some outstanding performances across Europe this week. Since his contribution and support for Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi (right) joins the team. Marcus Edwards (bottom left), Federico Valverde (left), and Joel Matip (bottom right), who all had good performances for their respective clubs this week, are accompanied by him. But does Manchester City striker Erling Haaland make Sportsmail's Team of the Week after his stunning finish against Borussia Dortmund?

Son Heung-min's latest poor form was discussed and the Italian boss reiterated that no player's position was entirely bulletproof in his team, although those who don't start will play. Spurs lost 2-0 to the Portuguese side, inspired by former academy player Marcus Edwards, in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the Spurs have a chance to bounce back against Leicester this weekend. Son's place in the team had been questioned after his bad start to the season by his own high hopes, Conte said: "No players are undroppable." This must be specific. If I say this is only to support my players and avoid injuries, I would recommend that players be healthy. You know you can play one game well, while another so-so and another not. My job is to shield my players and find the right way to get a good result. If you don't start with any players, you might have the ability to use them in the game.'

Fans of football have slammed Gareth Southgate's decision to include Harry Maguire in England's penultimate squad ahead of the World Cup in Qatar this winter. On Thursday, the Three Lions manager announced a 28-man squad for Nations League games against Italy and Germany this month. Southgate maintained faith with out-of-favour Manchester United pair Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, although Marcus Rashford was left out. After his stellar early season form for Brentford, Ivan Toney received his first England call-up, while Eric Dier has been given a recall to the squad, despite not having played for his country since November 2020.

Marcus Edwards, a sport in Lisbon, has expressed his desire to return to the Premier League in the future. In a 2-0 victory over his former club Tottenham in the Champions League, the 23-year-old delivered a Man of the Match performance for the Portuguese side. Edwards said after the match that he would like to return to England one day, but that if Tottenham is sold for £52 million, he will be owed a £26 million sell-on fee.

In the 90th minute for the Portuguese team, Paulinho opened the scoring before Brazilian replacement Arthur Gomes scored a spectacular solo goal to seal the victory three minutes into stoppage time. When doing punditry for CBS Sports' coverage of the Champions League, Henry, a legend of Tottenham's biggest rivals Arsenal, reacted to Arthur's aim.

SAMI MOKBEL IN LISBON: Spurs were on target for a point before Sporting scored two goals in the dying seconds to inflict the Premier League team's first loss of the season. Conte's men had a slew of opportunities, but the Italian said: 'The Champions League level is very high.' You will have to minimize the mistakes because at the end, you will pay and we paid, but we paid a lot. We're now discussing a loss against a team that has never participated in this competition rather than a draw. It's a pity.'

Edwards, who lined up against the club that let him go in 2019 after he had only made one team appearance. However, the 23-year-old did not let that affect him as he appeared in a false nine role for Sporting and almost opened the scoring right before halftime with a spectacular solo goal. Edwards exploded forwards and danced around several Spurs players as he did so, placing the ball up just inside the opposition half. Challenges came crashing into the world, but he avoided them in a magical way. Edwards wriggled away from a few more defenders before Hugo Lloris blocked him from a close range shot.

EXCLUSIVE: Marcus Edwards may have gotten up on the fact that football's tumultuous wonderkids had a slew of boys. He was hailed as Tottenham's future and likened to Lionel Messi at 17, but he was later rejected at 20 for being ardent, with only a breezy cameo in a cup tie against Gillingham to his name. Such a story can be difficult to reverse, and yet Edwards has revived his career in Portugal, is thriving in Sporting Lisbon's famous green hoops (right) and is planning for his first reunion with Spurs.

There's nothing quite like the UEFA Champions League. Depending on the time, heavyweights were fighting wherever you looked at. Hundreds of braces are around the continent, a hat-trick sprinkled in Barcelona, and there are as many inquests as there are celebrations... we're looking at you, Liverpool. So, after the opening round of group matches, who makes Sportsmail's Champions League Team of the Week?

After a tense end to the game, Atletico Madrid defeated 10-man Porto in the Champions League in the 11th minute of stoppage time by Antoine Griezmann's 2-1 victory on Wednesday. The players were locked at 0-0 as the game came to added time, with the two teams meeting in the competition's second year in a row. Atletico defender Mario Hermoso opened the scoring when he deflected a shot from the outside of the box, leaving Porto keeper Diogo Costa helpless.

With the Champions League group stage draw, just 90 days after Vinicius Junior's champion for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the Paris final. The draw in Istanbul on Thursday evening will determine the final on June 10 next year, and the cream of European football will await the outcome. Sportsmail has the inside scoop on each of the 32 teams that will participate in the draw at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

As always, the clubs will be divided into four pots of eight and one team from each pot will advance to groups labelled A to H, and no more than two teams from any given country will play on the same night. The Champions League winners, the Europa League winners, and the champions of the top six association countries based on their UEFA rankings are grouped in Pot 1: The Champions League holders, the Europa League holders, and the champions of the top six association countries are ranked by their UEFA coefficients. The remaining squads in Pots 2, 3, 3 and 4 are ranked by order of their UEFA rank.