Martin Ødegaard nominated for major individual award

Arsenal midfielder, and club captain, Martin Ødegaard, has today been nominated for a highly prestigious individual award ahead of the new Premier League season. It has today been revealed that the Norwegian star has been shortlisted for the PFA (Professional Footballer’s Association) Player’s Player of the Year award – for the second successive season. In …

Arsenal transfer news LIVE with Kingsley Coman deal truth amid Mikel Merino update and Osimhen boost

There are just a few weeks left of the 2024/25 summer transfer window as teams, including Arsenal, look to conclude their business. On the pitch, eyes will now be firmly on Saturday’s Premier League opener when the Gunners take on Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. In terms of transfers, Arsenal have completed three incomings so far with David …

Man United transfer news live first of three deals confirmed as club ‘considers’ Raphinha swoop

Manchester United are on the brink of wrapping up the signings of Bayern Munich duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui. The defenders arrived in England on Monday and were driven to United’s Carrington training base where they were understood to have undergone medicals. United reached an agreement with Bayern to sign both players at the weekend. …

Man Utd hold club-to-club talks for divisive midfield signing who’ll follow De Ligt, Mazraoui double coup

Manchester United are accelerating a move for a midfielder who has suffered TWO relegations from the Premier League, while Fabrizio Romano has provided a late update on the Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs De Ligt double swoop. Man Utd are on the cusp of completing major signings number three and four. Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro were the …

Targeting three right backs and shyness on tour – how Manchester United moved on from Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Just as Aaron Wan-Bissaka was packing his bags at the weekend, he was finally missed by Manchester United. The right back has form for dozing at the far post but would almost certainly have been more vigilant than makeshift right back Facundo Pellistri was for Bernardo Silva’s equaliser. He will never play there for England but …

Report – Player ‘almost closed agreement’ with Liverpool to move to Anfield

Liverpool have suffered a setback in their pursuit of signing a quality No.6 this summer, but this is not something new. Last year, the Reds agreed deals with Brighton and the Saints to lure Caicedo and Lavia but failed to convince the duo, who preferred joining Chelsea instead. In the end, we completed a stop-gap …

Premier League: Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu will be out for weeks due to injury

Arsenal will be without defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for the start of their Premier League campaign as the Japan international will be out for weeks with a knee injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday. Tomiyasu, 25, was left out of Arsenal’s pre-season tour in the US due to the injury, and was also absent from …

Arsenal’s £250m defensive wall the key to third-time lucky Premier League charge

Mikel Arteta prefers not to leave things to chance. The Arsenal manager is a believer in data, percentages and minimising footballing risk. He hopes to win the Premier League not by gambling, but by going through the right processes, again and again, in the most consistent and sustainable way possible. In other words, Arteta has …

Arsenal could strengthen their title aspirations by signing a £65 million forward with a playing style comparable to that of Thierry Henry…

Arsenal has the opportunity to secure a championship-caliber signing by acquiring a £65 million forward who mirrors the playing style of Thierry Henry. Arsenal has exercised patience during this summer’s transfer window and is on the verge of securing a second signing. Riccardo Calafiori has recently transitioned from Bologna, and now Mikel Merino is nearing …

Saudis to stun Man Utd with sensational bid for top Ratcliffe target, as winger linked with Serie A switch

Saudi Pro League chiefs are plotting a daring move for Manchester United striker target Ivan Toney, while an Old Trafford winger is wanted by Italian club Bologna. After an amazing 2022-23 campaign, Toney struggled to replicate such form last season when returning from an eight-month betting ban. The centre-forward managed four goals in his first five Premier …