Mikel Arteta has promised Real Madrid forward Rodrygo a prominent role if he joins Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The Gunners had a great season under Arteta with the Spaniard leading his side to a second-placed finish in the Premier League, .
They strengthened their squad with high-quality additions last summer in the form of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, David Raya and Jurrien Timber and they will be looking for similar this time around.
One high-calibre player to be linked is Brazil international Rodrygo with the arrival of Kylian Mbappe at the Bernabeu potentially knocking him down the pecking order under Carlo Ancelotti.
And reports in Spain claim that Arteta has promised Rodrygo that he will be the star of Arsenal if he jo…
Man Utd are hoping the sale of Mason Greenwood will help them submit an improved offer for Jarrad Branthwaite this summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils are getting their business done early with offers reportedly submitted for Bologna s Joshua Zirkzee, Bayern Munich s Matthijs De Ligt, Paris Saint-Germain s Manuel Ugarte and Everton s Branthwaite.
are looking to improve the spine of their team after becoming too easy to score against last campaign, while they are hoping to take away some of the goalscoring burden away from Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford.
Deals for Zirkzee and De Ligt look likely to go through soon after widespread reports insist that Man Utd are confident of getting both deals done.
that they have submitted a fresh offer fo…
Arsenal defender Ben White could be set to make a dramatic U-turn on his England future after the departures of Gareth Southgate and Steve Holland, according to reports.
The 26-year-old White starred for the Gunners last season as they finished runners-up to Manchester City in the Premier League on the final day of the campaign .
White returned early from Qatar for what the Football Association called personal reasons and reports later emerged of an alleged bust-up with former England assistant Holland.
White s versatility would ve come in handy for at Euro 2024 as the Three Lions reached the final, , before Southgate and assistant Holland resigned from their positions.
It is still unclear who will replace Southgate at the helm with , while .
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Manchester City have reportedly agreed to the sale of striker Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of £64m with add-ons to the deal having the potential to swell its value beyond the £80m mark.
Transfer expert that the final terms of the deal are still being worked out, with both teams wrangling over the precise amount and payment arrangement.
This deal ends Alvarez s brief but significant spell in the Premier League, as he heads to Spain in what uis shaping up to be a record sale for the English club.
Alvarez, who joined from River Plate in January 2022 for £14m, has since become an important figure for Pep Guardiola. He just extended his deal through 2028, demonstrating his worth and potential. Last season, the versatile attacker appear…
Tottenham have agreed to let Giovani Lo Celso return to Real Betis, and within the deal they have been given priority access to the future signing of Johnny Cardoso, as per Fabrizio Romano.
Spurs have been open to the exit of Lo Celso throughout the summer. The midfielder played just 22 Premier League games for the north London club last term, with Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and James Maddison largely preferred in midfield.
Real Betis have been keen on him, having originally sold him to Tottenham for approximately £27million, but the terms have not been right for the Spanish outfit.
As such, Spurs came up with a creative way of letting Lo Celso return to Betis for reduced terms.
Indeed, Romano has confirmed that the deal has been completed , with a …
Ivan Toney has been left out of the Brentford squad for Sunday s clash with Crystal Palace as manager Thomas Frank confirmed his absence is due to a lot of transfer interest .
Toney has made clear his desire to leave the Bees, who want £60m for their talisman as he entered the final year of his contract.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all been , but have been put off both by the transfer fee, which they deem extortionate as they could wait and sign him for nothing next summer, and his £13m salary demand, which works out to around £250,000 per week.
Despite the speculation surround his future, Frank revealed in his pre-match press conference that Toney was ready to play his part on Sunday.
Frank stated: The fresh news is that he trained ou…
Keith Wyness feels there is still something there in regards to Saudi interest in Mohamed Salah, and the blockbuster move could stun Liverpool after being kept secret .
The Reds have seen Salah start the 2024/25 Premier League season in fine form. The Egyptian superstar has two goals and an assist in the first two games.
It s now the eighth season in which Salah has scored for Liverpool, and after 213 goals and 90 assists so far, the good start suggests those big tallies should be added to.
But according to former Everton CEO Wyness, the Saudi Pro League, who have previously made huge attempts to land the Reds star, could still be lingering, and with their window closing after the Premier League s, they could stun Liverpool with a move.
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Todd Boehly and Behdad Egbhali s relationship has soured with the Chelsea owners exploring their ownership of the club, according to reports.
After two decades under the ownership of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Chelsea were purchased by a Clearlake, Boehly-led consortium for £4.25 billion in 2022.
The club s new owners have spent over £1 billion on new players since then but success on the pitch has not come as hoped.
Their transfer philosophy has been signing young players, mainly from abroad, on lengthy contracts and incentivised wages.
With such a huge expenditure, the Blues have sold homegrown stars for pure profit to help balance the books and comply with financial rules.
The exits of Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher, to name a coupl…
Arsenal are willing to spend around €50m (£42m) to bring Barcelona defender Jules Kounde to the Emirates Stadium, according to reports.
The Gunners made David Raya s loan move into a permanent transfer for £27m over the summer transfer window, while Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino and Raheem Sterling also arrived to add more quality and depth to Mikel Arteta s squad.
have started this season in similar form to where they left off last term with three wins and one draw from their opening four Premier League matches.
But the Gunners and Arteta are still plotting future transfers as they look to continue to close the gap on champions Manchester City, who have made a perfect start to the new campaign, winning four out of four.
Arteta already has a wate…
Pep Guardiola felt Manchester City made bad decisions in failing to score a second goal against Newcastle, but felt Nick Pope was brilliant so his side is happy to take the point .
City drew their second game in a row, following up a fiery 2-2 draw with title rivals Arsenal with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle. City remained top for the time being.
But Guardiola feels his side could have opened up a bit of a gap at the top, suggesting his side had chances to win the game when at 1-0, following Josko Gvardiol s 35-minute strike, but they failed to do so.
They had moments in first ten minutes and after their goal, but in general we played really good, Guardiola told TNT Sports.
We made bad decisions at the last minute to make it 2-0. It is always difficult …