Arsenal ‘put’ €42m on the table for Barcelona star: ‘Mikel Arteta takes him’

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.

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Guardiola rues ‘bad decisions’ to put Newcastle draw to bed; praises Magpies star who shut them out

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 …

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers Odds, Picks & Predictions for Week 1

The 2024 NFL season ends in the Caesars Superdome for Super Bowl LIX. The stadium starts the season by hosting the Week 1 matchup between the New Orleans Saints (9-8, 6-10-1 ATS last season) and NFL South division rival the Carolina Panthers (2-15, 5-11-1 ATS) on Sunday afternoon (1 pm ET).

New Orleans tried to move on from the Drew Brees Era last season and paid big money for quarterback Derek Carr to take over under center. Results were mixed. Carr was beat up behind a porous offensive line, but the Saints did play well down the stretch and were in the playoff hunt until the end.

New Orleans is listed as four-point favorites in most sportsbooks in the Week 1 NFL odds, while the game total ranges from 41.5 to 42.

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Kyle Walker had 'nothing to do' with 'Daddy' shirts Lauryn Goodman's children wore to England matches at Euro 2024 | Goal.com

Kyle Walker reportedly had nothing to do with the 'Daddy' shirts that Lauryn Goodman's children wore to watch England play at Euro 2024.

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  • Walker fathers two children with Goodman
  • Both Kinara and Kairo went to cheer for their dad
  • 'Daddy' printed on England shirts

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Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag sees losing streak continue after taking charge of former club in testimonial match | Goal.com

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has lost his third straight match as manager after taking charge of former side Utrecht for a testimonial.

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  • Ten Hag manages Utrecht in testimonial
  • Dutchman's side loses 2-1
  • Ten Hag winless in his last three games

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