TRANSFER RUMOURS
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Arsenal will use the September international break to finalise details over a new long-term contract for England midfielder Declan Rice, 27.
(Football Transfers)
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Arsenal have the option to extend Rice's current deal by 12 months but would like to tie him to a long-term deal in keeping with the club policy towards players seen as key by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
(Guardian)
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Crystal Palace's English left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 27, is attracting growing interest from Manchester United and Liverpool.
(Teamtalk)
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Aston Villa attacking midfielder Alejandro Garnacho is being monitored by clubs in La Liga after struggling to make an impression at Villa Park following his summer loan switch from Chelsea.
(Daily Mail)
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Liverpool remain firmly committed to bringing the best out of Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 23, despite the player's representatives being sounded out by Bayern Munich.
(Teamtalk)
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Manchester United are scouring Europe for potential replacements for wonder-kid JJ Gabriel, with 16-year-old Lens talent Mezian Mesloub an option.
(Talksport)
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Chelsea are tracking highly rated Gambian 15-year-old midfielder Adama Jeng with Bayern Munich, Benfica, Sporting and Paris FC also interested in the Samger FC youngster.
(Daily Mail)
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Arsenal came so close to signing Brazil forward Vinicius Jr from Real Madrid in the summer that the 26-year-old's team-mates thought it was a foregone conclusion he would join the Gunners.
(Cadena SER)
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Bayern Munich are interested in Nottingham Forest's England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 26.
(Talksport)
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Barcelona have scouted Athletico Paranaense's 19-year-old Brazilian Arthur Dias who was the subject of previous strong interest from Tottenham.
(ESPN Brasil)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
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Former Fulham manager Marco Silva has hinted that he could leave Benfica… just three months after taking the job.
(Sun)
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Mikel Arteta has agreed an improved new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal.
(BBC Sports)
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Karl Robinson is keen on the vacant manager's job at Peterborough United.
(Talksport)
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Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson has backed manager Martin O’Neill despite a "painful" week.
(Sky Sports)
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Julian Ward is set to be reappointed as Liverpool's sporting director. The 45-year-old will switch from his current role as Fenway Sports Group's technical director to replace Richard Hughes in a position he previously held during the 2022-23 season.
(Athletic)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
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Tino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice have all pulled out of England's squad for the forthcoming Nations League matches.
(BBC Sports)
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Ex-England star and manager Peter Taylor has joined the coaching set-up of the Thailand national team.
(Sun)
OTHER STUFF
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Declan Rice is ready to commit his long-term future to Arsenal, with the Gunners prepared to hand the midfielder a new contract that will keep him at the Emirates until at least the summer of 2031.
(Talksport)
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Tottenham have lost a sponsor amid their dire start to the season, with Sidiz triggering an early termination clause to exit their Spurs sponsorship at the end of October.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Celtic have announced revenue down by 22.7% to £111m (£143.6m in 2025) and a loss after tax of £4.8m for the year ending June 30, 12 months on from making a profit of £33.9m. The club say the shift is largely due to the failure to secure Champions League participation last season.
(BBC Sports)
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