Cruzeiro resume training with arrivals, exits and unresolved issues
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Cruzeiro’s squad returns to training on Monday afternoon (22), beginning preparations with physical evaluations.
Raposa will have about a month of preparation before the Brazilian Championship resumes, scheduled for July 22.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAlthough the core of the squad remains the same, the group is going through adjustments during this period without matches.
Check below Raposa’s situation for the mid-season break, according to information from ge.
Confirmed Departures and Loans
The club has already arranged the loan of two players in search of more playing time and experience:
Japa: The defensive midfielder, who had few opportunities under coach Artur Jorge (just one match this year), was announced by Mirassol and will strengthen the São Paulo side until the end of the season.
Bruno Alves: Developed in Cruzeiro’s youth academy, the center-back was loaned to Norwich City, in England, before even making his debut for the professional team. The goal is to give the youngster experience at a European club known for working well with new talents.
AdvertisementAdvertisementPlayers with Uncertain Futures
At least three players have reported back, but are not expected to remain at Toca da Raposa for the rest of the season:
Walace: This is the most delicate situation. The defensive midfielder had been sidelined and training separately before the break due to controversy in a messaging group. Cruzeiro wants to negotiate his transfer to ease the wage bill, but the player’s high salary has made it difficult for interest from Brazilian clubs to progress.
Chico da Costa: Signed in January as an attacking option, the forward failed to establish himself, featuring in only 14 of the 37 matches in the first half of the year. He has received interest from domestic clubs, but no negotiations have advanced so far.
Wanderson: An undisputed starter in the past, the forward has become Artur Jorge’s last option. His last match was in early May, and the club hopes to negotiate his transfer in the transfer window that opens on July 20.
New Signing and Transfer Market Activity
For the restart, coach Artur Jorge already has one guaranteed new addition:
Gabriel Rojas: The left-back left Racing (Argentina) and signed a contract with Cruzeiro until the end of 2029.
Kaiki: Rojas arrives to make up for Kaiki’s likely departure, as his loan move to Como (Italy) is expected to be finalized later this week, as soon as he reports back.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe club’s board also intends to be active in the market. The team’s focus is to sign players for four specific positions: a center-back, a defensive midfielder, a winger, and a center-forward.
Friendly Match Planning
To give the squad match rhythm during this month-long mid-season break, Cruzeiro’s board plans to organize two friendlies. One of the matches is expected to be against Grêmio in Belo Horizonte, and the teams are already negotiating the details to make the game happen.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
