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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.

Chelsea prepared to trigger Osimhen release clause

Chelsea prepared to trigger Osimhen release clause

Chelsea have made Victor Osimhen their number one target and are prepared to trigger the Napoli striker’s ₤112 million release clause. However, the news that Kylian Mbappé will definitely leave PSG when his contract finished

Gallagher wants wage increase to stay

Gallagher wants wage increase to stay

Speculation about whether Conor Gallagher will still be a Chelsea player next season continues. It was rumoured that he might leave the club during the January transfer window, but he stayed, and has since helped

London duo eyeing West Ham forward

London duo eyeing West Ham forward

Both Chelsea and Arsenal are interested in signing West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus. The 23 year old only joined the Hammers last summer, signing a five year deal, with the East London club using part

Chelsea tracking left-backs

Chelsea tracking left-backs

Although FFP concerns meant that Chelsea did not venture into the transfer market during January, left-back remains one of their priority positions. To that end, they have scouted a number of players, including Alphonso Davies

Neto now favourite to sign for the Gunners

Neto now favourite to sign for the Gunners

Arsenal are now the favourites to sign Wolves winger Pedro Neto in the summer, helped by two key developments. In the first place, Financial Fair Play concerns means that the West Midlands club need to

Arsenal set to offload winger

Arsenal set to offload winger

Arsenal are set to offload Brazilian winger Marquinhos. He was signed from São Paolo in 2022, with the Gunners hoping that he could make the same impression at the Emirates as his compatriot Gabriel Martinelli.

Gunners monitoring Spanish winger

Gunners monitoring Spanish winger

Arsenal have identified winger as one of their main priorities in the summer transfer window, conscious of the need to find a quality back-up for Bukayo Saka, and to relieve some of the workload on

Gunners likely to trigger Jorginho clause

Gunners likely to trigger Jorginho clause

Arsenal are likely to try and trigger a clause in Jorginho’s contract which will see him extend his stay at the Emirates by a further year. He was signed from Chelsea in January 2023 on

Fernandez considering Chelsea exit

Fernandez considering Chelsea exit

Argentine World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez is already considering leaving Chelsea, despite having only been at the club a little more than a year. When he was signed in January 2023 he was the most

Trio linked with Arsenal youngster

Trio linked with Arsenal youngster

Newcastle United, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax have all been linked with a summer move for Arsenal youngster Amario Cozier-Duberry. The 18 year old is out of contract at the end of the season, which has