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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.

The January transfer window

The January transfer window

The January transfer window opens on 1st January, and will close on 1st February at 11 pm GMT. To ensure harmonisation across Europe, all the major leagues will have the same starting and closing dates,

Chelsea nearing deal for Senegalese teenager

Chelsea nearing deal for Senegalese teenager

Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal to sign Senegalese teenager Pape Daouda Diong. The 17 year old was in the stands to watch their penalty shoot-out win over Newcastle in the Carabao Cup last

Elneny set for Atlético move?

Elneny set for Atlético move?

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny could be set for a surprise move to Atlético Madrid in January. The 31 year old Egyptian is the longest serving player currently at Arsenal, having joined the club in 2016

Chelsea to block Tottenham Gallagher move

Chelsea to block Tottenham Gallagher move

Chelsea will block any move by Tottenham to sign Conor Gallagher in January. The 23 year old continues to be linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge with his contract situation causing concern. He

Chelsea get FFP greenlight

Chelsea get FFP greenlight

Any concerns that Chelsea may be inhibited by concerns about FFP have been alleviated by the news that they are well within the guidelines. That is because whilst the fact they have spent more than

Arsenal lead Chelsea in Toney race

Arsenal lead Chelsea in Toney race

Arsenal are leading Chelsea in the race to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney. The 27 year old is set to return to football in January having served an eight month ban from the game for

Chelsea will not sign a new keeper In January

Chelsea will not sign a new keeper In January

Chelsea are not expected to try to sign a new goalkeeper in January, despite the injury to theor current number one Robert Sanchez. He suffered a knee injury in the defeat away at Everton and

Feyenoord striker now linked with Chelsea

Feyenoord striker now linked with Chelsea

Feyenoord striker Santiago Giménez is the latest forward to be linked with a move to Chelsea. Despite spending more than ₤1 billion in the last three transfer windows, the Chelsea squad remains very unbalanced, and

Queuing forming for Chelsea full-back

Queuing forming for Chelsea full-back

Clubs are lining-up to sign Chelsea full-back Ian Maatsen. The 21 year old rejected the chance to join Burnley, with whom he enjoyed a successful loan period last season on a permanent basis in the

Gunners may trigger defender’s release clause

Gunners may trigger defender’s release clause

Arsenal are reported to be considering triggering the release clause of Portuguese defender Gonçalo Inácio, who currently plays for Sporting Lisbon. Still just 22, he has been capped by Portugal at every age level from