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Defender set to leave Arsenal permanently

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Arsenal defender Pablo Mari is set to complete a permanent move to Serie A side Udinese at the end of the season. The Spaniard move to the Italian club in January on loan, and has since started 12 games for them, and become a mainstay of their defence. He has admitted that he likes life in the country and that ...

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Palace renew Nketiah interest

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Crystal Palace have renewed their interest in Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah. The South London club have been here before. They were close to agreeing a deal for him last summer, only for that to fall through after terms could not be agreed. And then they tried again in January, only for their bid to be rejected. Now they hope it ...

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Edu outlines Arsenal transfer strategy

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Arsenal technical director Edu says that the club have a clear transfer strategy in place this summer. And the Gunners intend to emphasise quality over quantity. It means that there will not be the same wholesale buying seen at the end of last season, when six new faces were brought into the club. Instead they will concentrate on signing “one ...

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Chelsea to revive Koundé interest

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Chelsea are set to revive their interest in Sevilla centre-back Jules Koundé after rebuilding the centre of their defence became a summer priority. Andreas Christensen is already set to join Barcelona, and Thiago Silva is now 37, and cannot be relied on for next season. And now it has been confirmed that Antonio Rüdiger will be leaving the club in ...

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Barcelona rule out Gabriel move

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Barcelona are no longer interested in signing Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes. He had topped their wish list for a young left-sided central defender, but a move for the Brazilian has been ruled out on the grounds that they cannot afford him. The Brazilian will still have three years on his current contract at the Emirates this summer, and the Gunners ...

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Tuchel confirms Rüdiger departure

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.Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that defender Antonio Rüdiger will leave the club at the end of the season. The German international is out of contract at the end of the season, but had been offered £200,000 a week to stay at Stamford Bridge to stay at Stamford Bridge. However, the signing-on fee and agent fees became a sticking ...

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Arsenal lining-up Jesus

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Arsenal are lining-up a summer move for Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus. That is according to reports from Brazil, which suggest that the Brazilian may be in advanced talks about a move to North London. The 25-year old has one year left on his current contract at the Etihad, but with City abut to conform the signing of Erling Haaland, ...

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They went to a match and never came back (Part Twelve)

Continuing the series that looks at those thankfully rare times in football history when fans went to a football match but never made it home afterwards. (For Part One click here; Part Two here; Part Three here; Part Four here; Part Five here; Part Six here; Part Seven here;  Part Eight here; Part Nine here; Part Ten here, and part ...

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They went to a match and never came back (Part Eleven)

Continuing the series that looks at those thankfully rare times in football history when fans went to a football match but never made it home afterwards. (For Part One click here; Part Two here; Part Three here; Part Four here; Part Five here; Part Six here; Part Seven here;  Part Eight here; Part Nine here; and Part Ten here). Stadium ...

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Premier League duo want Chelsea striker

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Leeds United and Everton both want to sign Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, who us currently on loan in Turkey with Beşiktaş. He is under contract at Stamford Bridge until 2023, but a decision is likely to be made on the future this summer of the Belgian international who has never cemented a first-team place at Stamford Bridge. His stay in ...

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