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Martin Keown questions Arsenal decision to sign Odegaard & ignore weakness

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Martin Keown has questioned Arsenal’s decision to sign Martin Odegaard permanently, given the weakness that still exists in the club’s squad. The Norwegian midfielder returned to Real Madrid at the end of last campaign after an eye-catching six months in London, hoping to establish himself as an important first team player under Carlo Ancelotti. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Odegaard failed to convince the Italian he was worthy of a place in Madrid’s squad and accepted the chance to return to Arsenal, who announced his return on Friday. The 22-year-old will cost Arsenal around £27m, but Keown feels Arsenal already boast a better player than Odegaard in Smith Rowe and believes Arteta should have been looking to spend money on bolstering his midfield...

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Early Man Utd team news: Dan James to start ahead of Jadon Sancho v Southampton

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Dan James is set to keep his place in the Manchester United starting lineup against Southampton on Sunday with Jadon Sancho again on the bench, while Raphael Varane is in line to make his debut. United made a perfect start to the new Premier League campaign with a 5-1 win over Leeds United at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes bagging a hat-trick, with Greenwood and Fred also on the score sheet. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sancho, a £73m summer arrival from Dortmund, made a brief cameo off the bench before building up his fitness in a behind-closed-doors friendly match against Burnley in midweek. But, The Athletic claim Solskjaer wants to be patient with his new signing and will put him on the bench for the trip to St Mary’s. In his place, James wi...

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Mikel Arteta reveals plans to stop Lukaku & Chelsea on Sunday

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed he already has a plan on how to stop Chelsea and their new striker Romelu Lukaku on Sunday. The Belgian star is expected to make his second Chelsea debut this weekend, after joining the team for training sessions this week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The trip to the Emirates could be an ideal chance to kick off the second chapter of his Chelsea career. What Romelu Lukaku has done ahead of Chelsea clash vs Arsenal Aaron Ramsdale fires warning to Bernd Leno after completing Arsenal move Paul Merson names the team to beat in the Premier League Not only this Chelsea team has been in excellent form, but Arsenal might still be without key players due to injuries and Covid-19 cases, including Partey & Lac...

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What Romelu Lukaku has done ahead of Chelsea clash vs Arsenal

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Romelu Lukaku has revealed that he has watched a couple of Chelsea’s previous matches ahead of his second possible debut for the club against Arsenal. The Belgium international became Chelsea's record signing this summer as he secured a £97.5m transfer move from Inter Milan. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With the blues having set their sights on a striker in January, the former Manchester United star certainly ticks all of the boxes, with there now being plenty of anticipation ahead of his first game as a Blue. Lukaku has suggested that he has been doing extra work off the training field in order to strike-up a relationship with his new teammates as soon as possible. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of this weekend’s clash with Arsenal at the Emirates, h...

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Emile Heskey names club to win the Premier League, list teams to finish top four

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Emile Heskey is expecting Chelsea and Liverpool to push Manchester City all the way for the Premier League title and expects Leicester City and Manchester United to fight it out for fourth place. Heskey, the former Liverpool and Leicester striker, still believes that Man City will defend their title despite a poor start to the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pep Guardiola's side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in their opening game of the season, while their main rivals all picked up three points. Liverpool comfortably defeated Norwich City 3-0, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace by the same scoreline, while Manchester United hit five past Leeds United. And Heskey expects those four clubs to clinch Champions League qualification come th...

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Aaron Ramsdale fires warning to Bernd Leno after completing Arsenal move

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Arsenal latest signing Aaron Ramsdale has sent a warning to Bernd Leno he won’t be content merely playing the role of understudy this campaign. The London club have made him the joint most expensive English goalkeeper of all-time after agreeing to pay Sheffield United an initial £24m for his services. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ramsdale’s fee could equal the £30million Everton paid to sign Jordan Pickford from Sunderland four years ago, if the keeper meets certain performance related criteria. Tuchel confirms Trevoh Chalobah decision & hints at Chelsea position change Man Utd planning transfer move for Kylian Mbappe next summer Mikael Silvestre predicts where Arsenal will finish in the Premier League this season Leno, meanwhile, h...

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Tuchel confirms Trevoh Chalobah decision & hints at Chelsea position change

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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Trevoh Chalobah will remain part of his first-team squad for this campaign and has even hinted at using him in a midfield role. He was expected to be loaned out for the fourth consecutive season but impressed the German coach in pre-season, earning a start against Villarreal in the Super Cup before scoring on his Premier League debut. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tuchel has now decided to veto another loan move for Chalobah and wants him to remain at the club, while his emergence may have erased Chelsea’s need to sign a new defender and a new midfielder. ‘I think he did a fantastic pre-season with us and he’s a very good player and even more importantly a top character. He has both feet on the ground a...

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Man Utd planning transfer move for Kylian Mbappe next summer

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Manchester United will try to sign PSG attacker Kylian Mbappe next summer when the club will seek to sign an established centre forward. Edinson Cavani’s decision to sign a one-year extension at the club in May allowed the Red devils to shelve their plans to sign a new striker this summer window and focus on other areas. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While United could still make more signings before this summer’s transfer window closes, they are already planning for the future having drawn up a list of possible additions up front. According to ESPN, Mbappe is one of the options being considered alongside Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez. The Frenchman has now entered the last year of his contract at Paris Saint...

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Thomas Tuchel makes decision over Trevoh Chalobah’s future at Chelsea

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Trevoh Chalobah is set to stay at Chelsea this campaign after being told he is part of Thomas Tuchel’s first-team plans, according to reports. The young defender has been at Stamford Bridge since the age of eight but he feared he would never break into the first team after spending the last three years out on loan. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Earlier in the month, Chalobah was being tipped for a fourth consecutive loan move, with Spanish side Valencia interested in securing his services. Ian Wright says ‘frightening’ Man Utd player will become a superstar Timo Werner sends message to Chelsea fans after being abused in training Paul Merson names the team to beat in the Premier League But the England U-21 star impressed in Chelsea’s UEFA Supe...

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Ian Wright says ‘frightening’ Man Utd player will become a superstar

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Arsenal legend Ian Wright has tipped Mason Greenwood to enjoy a breakthrough campaign at Manchester United and says the player can become one of the stars of the Premier League. Greenwood opened his account for the campaign in the 5-1 victory over Leeds United last week. He has now scored 30 goals in 106 games for his club since breaking into the first team in 2019. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Greenwood’s superb form at United earned him a place in Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad for Euro 2020, but he had to pull out due to a pre-existing injury. Thomas Tuchel makes decision over Trevoh Chalobah’s future at Chelsea Man Utd to make Pogba ‘highest-paid player on a huge £400,000-per-week deal’ Raphael Varane opens up on relationship with Pog...