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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.

Gunners to hold fresh Raphinha talks

Gunners to hold fresh Raphinha talks

Arsenal will hold fresh talks with Leeds United this week as they continue their pursuit of Brazilian winger Raphinha. The Gunners have already had one bid for the 25-year old turned down, but that has

Gunners submit new Martínez bid

Gunners submit new Martínez bid

Arsenal have submitted a new bid for Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez. They originally bid £22 million for the Argentine international, but that was turned down  by the Eredivisie club who value him closer to double

Cech quits Chelsea

Cech quits Chelsea

Petr Cech has quit his job as technical and performance advisor at Chelsea. He is the latest influential figure to leave the club, following the retirement of chairman Bruce Buck and the news that the

Ballard move collapses

Ballard move collapses

Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard’s proposed move to Burnley is off. The Northern Ireland international was poised to become Vincent Kompany’s first signing as Burnley manager but the deal ahs now collapsed with Ballard unable to

Werner offered in swap for de Ligt

Werner offered in swap for de Ligt

Chelsea’s pursuit of Juventus central defender Matthijs de Ligt continues. And now comes news that they are willing to offer striker Timo Werner in part exchange, in a player plus cash deal. De Light wants

Chelsea preparing new Sterling bid

Chelsea preparing new Sterling bid

Chelsea are preparing to submit a new transfer bid, as their pursuit of Raheem Sterling is set to hot up. The England international has emerged as a top transfer target for Thomas Tuchel’s side, and

Tuchel promised up to six summer signings

Tuchel promised up to six summer signings

Chelsea fans frustrated by the lack of concrete transfer activity from the club this summer may be assuaged by the news that the club intends to do a lot of business in this transfer window.

Chelsea back in front in Koundé race

Chelsea back in front in Koundé race

Chelsea are back in front of Barcelona in the race to sign Sevilla defender Jules Koundé. The 23-year old has been on Chelsea’s radar for more than a year and came close to a move

Ziyech submits transfer request

Ziyech submits transfer request

Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech has submitted a formal transfer request. The Moroccan has a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2025, but he is frustrated about his lack of first-team minutes under Thomas Tuchel after falling

Chelsea linked with Stuttgart striker

Chelsea linked with Stuttgart striker

Chelsea are among a host of clubs interested in signing Stuttgart striker Sasa Kaladjžić. The 24 year old has been on the Stamford Bridge’s club radar for some time, and they considered making a move