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The Gunners continued their perfect start to the Premier League season on Saturday as they came from a goal down to beat Fulham at the Emirates Stadium. However, there isn't too much time to rest and recover as Arsenal welcome Aston Villa to north London on Wednesday. As well as this, Arsenal still have a few days to get their final pieces of business in the summer transfer window completed. The likes of Pedro Neto, Youri Tielemans and Wilfried Zaha continue to be linked with a potential switch to the Emirates Stadium. With that being said, keep the blog on lock as we bring you all the latest transfer news from the Emirates. Pedro Neto major transfer Doubt     Arsenal had hoped to bring in Pedro Neto following Pepe’s departure but the move is now looking highly improbable, according to The Athletic . Wolverhampton Wanderers reluctant to sell this summer and the level of fee that might persuade them otherwise looking unrealistic for Mikel Arteta’s side. Asensio offer Speaking on hi

Reported Arsenal injury news, Thomas Partey, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Reiss Nelson all captured in the update Arsena l midfielder Thomas Partey picked up an injury to his right thigh in training on Friday and did not feature in the 2-1 win over Fulham at the weekend. The club have described the problem as tightness in the muscle, rather than a pull or a tear, which indicates the Ghanaian international won’t be out of contention for too long. Oleksandr Zinchenko also missed the game on Saturday and it’s unlikely that he’ll be spending much time on the treatment table either. The Ukrainian international has a minor sprain in his left knee and he was left out for the Fulham match as a precaution. It would suggest that the defender will be available to face Aston Villa on Wednesday evening, while Partey may need a bit longer to recover. Fans will, though, be hoping he is back for the trip to play Manchester United next weekend. Reiss Nelson has not featured this campaign due to a muscular

Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would prefer to sign for Chelsea ahead of Manchester United, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils have made an enquiry recently about recruiting the ex-Arsenal player but Romano says the striker has his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge: “United have asked about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. But Aubameyang has an agreement on personal terms with Chelsea, and has done for a long time. He wants to play Champions League football, and his priority is Chelsea, so let’s see. The Blues could also include Marcos Alonso in the deal, though Barca prefer for this to be discussed separately.”     Barca’s asking price for Aubameyang is said to be holding up a potential transfer. It has been reported that the Catalan club want around €30m (£25m) but Chelsea are only prepared to pay half that amount. As Romano mentions, the Blues are also keen to include wingback Marcos Alonso in a part-exchange offer but it seems that such a deal

 During the summer transfer window, Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal. The north London club has been one of the busiest in the Premier League this transfer window, bringing in five first-team players, including former Manchester City duo Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, Portuguese playmaker Fabio Vieira, young Brazilian winger Marquinhos, and American goalkeeper Matt Turner. Since then, the Gunners have been weeding away marginal players, opening the door for someone like Tielemans to enter before the transfer market closes next month. With that stated, football.london has compiled a list of all the latest rumours concerning a possible move for the Belgian international. Tielemans' arrival to the Emirates Stadium this summer is 'unlikely,' according to The Athletic. They suggest that the Belgian is now likely to stay at the King Power this summer. Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester City, is rumoured to se

Zinchenko has won four Premier League titles with Manchester City but only made 15 league appearances last season; Arsenal have already signed Gabriel Jesus from Pep Guardiola's side this summer; the Gunners accepted defeat in their attempts to sign Ajax's Lisandro Martinez. Arsenal are interested in Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and are expected to formally bid for the player. It is thought City would be open to doing business on Zinchenko if their valuation is met. The 25-year-old can cover a variety of positions, including left-back and central midfield. Arsenal have been in the market for a left-sided defender and were trying to sign Manchester United bound Lisandro Martinez from Ajax.   City, meanwhile, want to bring in a left-back and remain interested in Brighton's Marc Cucurella, as Sky Sports News revealed back in June. The 23-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful first season in the Premier League after joining from Getafe in a deal worth around £15m

  Tottenham Hotspur   have completed the signing of   Richarlison   from   Everton , it was announced on Friday. Sources told ESPN on Thursday  that Spurs were closing in on signing the Brazilian striker for a club-record fee in the region of £60 million. ESPN also reported that Spurs are likely to pay an initial £50m with as much as £10m in add-ons, with Richarlison signing a five-year contract. A statement from Tottenham said: "We are delighted to announce the signing of Richarlison from Everton, subject to a work permit." An Everton statement said: "Richarlison has completed a transfer from Everton to Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee. "Everyone at Everton would like to thank Richarlison for his service and commitment during his time with the Club." Richarlison, 25, scored 10 goals and assisted five times in 30 Premier League games for Everton last season, as the club narrowly avoided relegation with a 16th-placed finish. He scored 53 times in 152 app

Barcelona’s busy summer has begun as the club announced the signing of former AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. He joins the Catalan side as a free agent and signed deal until 2026 with a €500 million release clause. According to Goal , Kessie is set to earn €6.5 million and could potentially earn more off incentives. His signing has been all but confirmed for a while now with the only thing left was for the club to issue an official statement. It will be interesting to see where he is deployed by manager Xavi Hernandez. He is not considered to be the replacement or the back-up to Sergio Busquets. The 25-year-old is at his best going forward and he demonstrated that during his time with AC Milan where he played an important part in helping the Italian side win Serie A for the first time in 11 years. In his five seasons with the Rossoneri, he scored 36 goals and contributed eight assists. His performances made him one of the top midfielders in Europe and was heavily sought after onc

Mikel Arteta has come out and announced just how delighted he is to see that Gabriel Jesus is now an Arsenal player The moment that Jesus came onto the transfer market just a few weeks ago allowed Arsenal to make their move for the player and agree a transfer deal that would take him to the club After weeks and weeks of speculation – the Gunners agreed to pay the Brazilian £280,000-a-week and pay Man City £43 million and be the biggest signing of the summer for Mikel Arteta He has been brought to the club to add a bit more top-level experience and to help Arteta get back into the habit of playing Champions League football with this Gunners side on a regular basis And after seeing a deal get officially announced – Mikel Arteta has admitted just how excited he is to see that Jesus has become a Gunner – he told Arsenal.com: “I’m very excited. The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature. “I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his ti

Manchester United’s summer exodus is underway after the club confirmed that Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard will leave the club as free agents this summer. After what has been a truly atrocious season for Manchester United , this summer always looked set to be one of widespread change at Old Trafford, with there having already been a number of changes within the club’s hierarchy.   The Red Devils have already confirmed at Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani would be leaving the club at the end of the season, and they have today confirmed the news that has been suspected for some time that academy products Pogba and Lingard would also be heading out of the exit door. Pogba joined the club as a teenager from Le Havre, but left on a free transfer to join Juventus in search of first-team opportunities, where, alongside the magical Andrea Pirlo, he established himself as one of the most promising midfielders in world football. He returned to Old Trafford to much fanfare as the World’s most expen

Manchester City's pursuit of Erling Haaland has advanced significantly, with the club reaching an agreement with the player's representatives.     Sportsmail understands that a suitable financial package has been approved, making Haaland the Premier League's highest-paid player on more than £500,000 per week. City are now expected to activate the 21-year-old striker's £63 million release clause at Borussia Dortmund, and if all goes well, a five-year agreement could be completed within the next week or two. Dortmund stated last week that nothing had been agreed upon and that they were seeking a resolution with others in the hunt, notably Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. There was a chance the player's contract might be extended for another year. City, on the other hand, has stayed quietly confident throughout the process and is now closing in on the prolific forward manager Pep Guardiola desires. The Spaniard lost out on signing Harry Kane last summer, and despi

The Gunners boss has taken the men's side back into Premier League top-four contention; women's boss Jonas Eidevall also agrees fresh terms Arsenal men's manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract, agreeing terms with the club until the end of the 2024-25 season. Arteta took over as Gunners boss at the end of 2019 and has helped the club return into contention to finish in the Premier League top four and qualify for the Champions League. Arsenal announced a double managerial deal on Friday morning, with women's boss Jonas Eidevall also agreeing a new contract. Arteta told the Arsenal club website: “I’m excited, grateful and really, really happy today. "When I spoke to Josh [Kroenke] he could see the club at the same point and he wanted to take the club the way I wanted to do it. So everything that he’s said, and that Stan [Kroenke] has said when I’ve been together with both of them, they’ve always delivered. “We want to take the club to the next level and to c

Real Madrid secured their 35th La Liga title after beating Espanyol 4-0 on Saturday. Rodrygo scored twice, with Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema adding the gloss to ensure they wrapped things up with four games to spare. Needing only a draw to guarantee glory once more, it took 33 minutes for Rodrygo to open the scoring. The Brazilian added a second 10 minutes later with a fine finish in a dominant display at the Bernabéu.     Asensio’s strike allowed Carlo Ancelotti to rest players as they prepare for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester City on Wednesday, before Benzema finished things off to leave Madrid uncatchable at the top. The league title is Madrid's second trophy of the 2021-22 season after winning the Spanish Supercopa in January. They will look to keep hopes of more silverware alive on Wednesday in their Champions League semifinal second leg with Manchester City , trailing 4-3 . Manager Carlo Ancelotti -- who returned to the club last summer f

"There are so many words I could use to describe how I am feeling about this news... delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited would be a start," Klopp told LiverpoolFC.com . "There is just so much to love about this place. I knew that before I came here, I got to know it even better after I arrived and now I know it more than ever before. "Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be a two-way street; you have to be right for each other. The feeling we were absolutely right for each other is what brought me here in the first place and it's why I've extended previously. "This one is different because of the length of time we have been together. I had to ask myself the question: Is it right for Liverpool that I stay longer? "Along with my two assistant managers, Pep Lijnders and Pete Krawietz, we came to the conclusion it was a 'Yes!' "There is a freshness about us as a club still and this energises me. For as long as I

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Premier League goal in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea in Thursday's Premier League clash at Old Trafford for Manchester United. Ronaldo, who has now scored United's last five goals, found the net just two minutes after Chelsea had taken a deserved 60th-minute lead through Marcos Alonso. The Red Devils have lost three out of their last four games in the Premier League - including back-to-back away defeats at Liverpool and then Arsenal. It is a huge game in the Manchester outfit's season as they look to keep tabs with those chasing a top-four spot. Despite controlling much of the game, Chelsea failed to make the most of a host of chances in a contest between two teams' whose tumultuous seasons are drifting toward their conclusion. "One team deserved to win and that was us. We didn't take it. It was a very, very good performance but we were not decisive enough. We lacked a bit of determination in the box to win the game," Chels

Liverpool has put a foot in the UEFA Champions League final after a dominant 2-0 win over Villarreal at Anfield on Wednesday night. On the evidence of the first half, Villarreal was comfortable in holding Liverpool off and the best attempt to break the deadlock came from a long-distance shot from Thiago Alcantara, which glanced off the crossbar.    But two goals in three minutes in the second half-an own goal from Pedro Estupinan and Sadio Mane meant Liverpool finally made their dominance count. This was Liverpool’s ninth win in 11 UCL matches this season and it broke a spell of goals from center-back Ibrahima Konate. Konate had scored in his last three starting lineups. Villarreal goalkeeper, Geronimo Rulli, bore the brunt of early groans from the Anfield crowd as he took his time over goal kicks. The first chance fell to Mane, and it was from a corner kick that Konate headed into his path but the Senegalese were tackled quickly for another corner which Mohamed Salah headed over. It

Manchester City edged out Real Madrid in one of the most entertaining Champions League games in recent memory, to take a one-goal lead into the second leg of their semi-final. Pep Guardiola's side exploded out of the blocks. They took the lead early on after working the ball out to Riyad Mahrez, who had time to lift the ball into Kevin De Bruyne's path from deep. The Belgian headed home, and it was a dream start for the hosts.     The Etihad had been a strangely subdued place counting down to kick-off. Now it stirred and, when the second goal came, there was joy, even disbelief. Foden got away up the left and, when he found De Bruyne, the cross was whipped into the area. David Alaba tried to nip in front of Jesus to pinch possession, which felt risky, and he got it all wrong. When Jesus spun, the ball was still there at his feet. The finish was simple. City pushed again after the Vinícius goal. When Oleksandr Zinchenko was fouled by Toni Kroos, everybody seemed to stop – certa

The 52-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the option of a further 12 months. He told United's website: "It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. Erik as claimed to know a lot about his new club Manchester United. "I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve. "It will be difficult to leave Ajax after these incredible years, and I can assure our fans of my complete commitment and focus on bringing this season to a successful conclusion before I move to Manchester United." Ten Hag told Ajax's website: "I'm happy that it has been finalized and that it has been officially announced. That clarity is important." John Murtough, United's football director, said: "During the past four years at Ajax, Erik has proved himself to be one of the most exc

Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 in the Premier League helped by two Eddie Nketiah goals, leaving the Gunners running neck-and-neck with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the race for a Champions League spot.    The Gunners went ahead twice in the first half at Stamford Bridge thanks to Nketiah - who pounced on a weak back pass by Andreas Christensen - and Emile Smith-Rowe, only to be pegged back by equalizers from Timo Werner and Cesar Azpilicueta.     Nketiah restored the visitors’ lead in the 57th minute when he seized on another mix-up in Chelsea’s defence to make it 3-2, stabbing the ball home after Thiago Silva’s interception bounced into his path off Malang Sarr. Bukayo Saka rounded off the win when he converted a penalty in the 92nd minute after he was adjudged to have been fouled by Azpilicueta. The win left Arsenal just outside the Champions League qualifying positions in fifth place but level with Spurs on 57 points, with six matches to go. Tuchel also moved to clarify that