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Andy Dalziel

Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he's not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.

Arsenal considering January striker move

Arsenal considering January striker move

Arsenal are once again being linked with a move for striker Dusan Vlahović, and could make a move for him in January. They wanted to sign the Serbian when he was a Fiorentina player, but,

Arsenal get small transfer windfall

Arsenal get small transfer windfall

Arsenal have got a small transfer windfall by selling youngster Marcelo Flores to Mexican side Tigres. The 19 year old had been poached from Ipswich Town’s academy side in 2019, and he went on to

Chelsea closing on Brazilian teenager

Chelsea closing on Brazilian teenager

Amongst all the headlines created by Chelsea’s record spend in the transfer window, there has been less attention paid to their policy of trying to sign some of the best young emerging talent, especially from

Gunners eyeing Partey replacement

Arsenal have already begun preparing for next summer’s transfer window, with a replacement for Thomas Partey among their priorities. They were prepared to let the Ghanian international go in the last window, had they received

Pépé leaves with barely a murmur

Pépé leaves with barely a murmur

When Nicolas Pépé signed for Arsenal in the summer of 2019 there was tremendous excitement around the deal. After all, the club had just paid a club record fee of £72 million to bring in

Top 10 football leagues in Asia

Top 10 football leagues in Asia

Despite the domination of cricket throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is not the most popular watched or played sport throughout the continent of Asia. Like much of the rest of the world, that remains the

Chelsea failed in striker bid

Chelsea failed in striker bid

Much has been made of the fact that, despite having spent close to £400 million in the transfer market this summer, Chelsea still have a shortage of attacking options. Although Nicolas Jackson was signed from

Turkish club wants Jorginho

Turkish club wants Jorginho

Fenerbahçe want to sign Arsenal midfielder Jorginho before the Turkish transfer window closes on September 15th. Signed from Chelsea in January, Jorginho has mainly been a bit part player under Mikel Arteta, although he has

Chelsea left-back given contract warning

Chelsea left-back given contract warning

It appeared that left back Ian Maatsen’s days at Stamford Bridge were numbered. That was after the club agreed a deal to sell him to Burnley, the club with whom he enjoyed a successful loan

Chelsea considering Sancho switch

Chelsea considering Sancho switch

Although the transfer window has now closed, Chelsea’s thoughts have already begun turning to January, when they will be free to buy players again. And, despite having spent nearly £1 billion on talent since Todd