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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 make approaching for Sporting defender

Gunners make approaching for Sporting defender

Arsenal have made contact with Sporting CP about their Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande. They face, though, potential competition from both Chelsea and Bayern Munich over a player that has made a promising start to

Arsenal hold talks with Portuguese teenager

Viktor Gyokeres is not the only forward playing for Sporting CP who is in big demand across Europe. 17 year old Geovany Quenda is also attracting widespread interest himself after breaking into the first-team under

Chelsea linked with Spanish midfielder

Chelsea linked with Spanish midfielder

Chelsea are expected to be active again in the January transfer window, with more incomings and outgoings in the offing. Indications are that they are prepared to listen to offers for Carney Chukwuemake and Cesare

Edu placed on gardening leave

Edu placed on gardening leave

Following the news that he is to leave his role as Sporting Director of Arsenal, Edu has been placed on six months’ gardening leave by the club. It is normal practice because he was closely

Chelsea and United target Sporting forward

Chelsea and United target Sporting forward

Chelsea are set to compete for the signature of Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyokeres next summer. The former Coventry City forward scored a hat-trick for Sporting against Manchester City in the Champions League this week,

Trossard linked with Saudi switch

Trossard linked with Saudi switch

Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard is being linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, with Al-Ittihad ready to offer ₤40 million. He was signed in the 2023 January 2023 transfer window and has gone

European duo eye Fernandez

European duo eye Fernandez

Both Inter Milan and Barcelona are interested in signing Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea. Although the Argentine World Cup winner was signed for a British record fee of ₤107 million from Benfica in 2023, he has

Edu set to leave Arsenal

Edu set to leave Arsenal

Arsenal have been rocked by the news that Sporting Director Edu is set to leave the club. The Brazilian, a former player with the Gunners, returned to the club in 2019 and has overseen the

Arsenal linked with another Brazilian

Arsenal linked with another Brazilian

Arsenal have a tradition of signing Brazilian players, and now they are being linked with another in the shape of Palmeiras forward Luighi. Despite still being 18 years old, Luighi is highly rated in his

Arteta wants another former City player

Arteta wants another former City player

Mikel Arteta has shown a liking for signing former Manchester City players during his time as Arsenal manager. Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko were both bought from the club he used to serve as Pep