Atletico Madrid supposedly told Valencia they were trying to get out of their transfer deal with Chelsea for Conor Gallagher, according to Miguel Angel Corona. Valencia sporting director Corona says Atletico also wanted to sign Javi Guerra from his club, and it seems this meant they tried to pull the plug on their move for Gallagher late on. However, Gallagher …

Liverpool are working to sign Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad. And according to recent reports, the 25-year-old midfielder is not the only La Liga star who could make his way to Anfield. Interestingly, Spanish outlet Fichajes claim the Reds, led by new manager Arne Slot, have emerged as one of the ‘main suitors’ to offer Rodrygo a way out of Real Madrid …

Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has raised one concern about the state of Erik ten Hag’s squad going into the new season, following the addition of Joshua Zirkzee in this summer’s transfer window. Owen is seemingly not entirely convinced that the addition of Zirkzee does that much to improve the state of the Man Utd attack, with there still …

Newcastle United player who left the club this summer was spotted on the training ground again. Paul Dummett was released by the Magpies this summer after a long term association with the club having come through the club’s youth ranks. The defender has made over 200 appearances for the club but he was considered surplus to requirements by manager Eddie …

During pre-season, I think most fans are looking for what is new about their team, especially when you have a coach like Mikel Arteta who has shown a penchant for tactical tinkering. We also look for new players, of course, but the sole signing of the summer to this point, Riccardo Calafiori, has yet to play during the pre-season schedule. …

Earlier today, FC Barcelona officially announced that they had extended their partnership with one of their existing sponsors, Aramark, whereby the latter became shareholders in the Barça Vision entity. In doing so, Aramark have invested €40 million into the club, making up for the funds that had gone unpaid by Libero, who had purchased the Barça Studios shares last year …

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Lewis Ambrose to chat about last night’s 4-1 friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen. We analyse the very familiar looking team line-up in the context of Mikel Arteta’s comments about needing more from the players we have, leading to discussion of Gabriel Jesus and …

Former Aston Villa chief Keith Wyness has claimed that Aston Villa could be in danger of a point deduction punishment. The Premier League club were in trouble regarding the Profit and Sustainability Rules and in order to comply with them, it was important for the club to sell midfielder Douglas Luiz. After selling the Brazilian international, they were not in …

Eddie Howe has described new signing William Osula as an exciting talent with “extreme pace” and a “really good physical profile” – but accepts there are several areas of his game to develop following his arrival from Sheffield United. Howe reveals that he’d become aware of the 21-year-old following Jason Tindall’s spell at Bramall Lane and have been tracking his …

Juventus is speaking to multiple players and looking to end the summer transfer window in style. The Bianconeri have impressed since the beginning of the transfer window, but their summer business is far from over. Thiago Motta is preparing for the new term with a small squad after the Bianconeri made several players redundant and asked them to leave. One …