Ligue 1

Julen Lopetegui and West Ham players (Photos by Marc Atkins, Alex Broadway/Getty Images) There’s already some slightly surprising West Ham transfer news ahead of January as a new striker could be a priority to replace flop summer addition Niclas Fullkrug. The Hammers brought Fullkrug in after his fine form for Borussia Dortmund last season, but he’s had injury troubles since …

Chelsea are blackmailing Josh Acheampong. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Chelsea are playing with fire again this season, after it was revealed that they’re blackmailing their young star, Josh Acheampong, into signing a new deal. According to The Athletic (subscription required), the 18-year-old has been told by the club that he won’t play for their first team or development squad …

Arsenal want Oliwier Zych as back-up to David Raya. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images There’s no doubt that David Raya remains Arsenal’s No.1 under Mikel Arteta, but the Gunners are still searching for decent back-up for the Spanish custodian. That’s not to suggest that Neto isn’t good enough to cover his contemporary, however, it’s known that his tenure at the …

Castello Lukeba has been linked with Chelsea (Photo by Juergen Schwarz/Getty Images) RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba is set to sign a new contract despite also being on the radar of Chelsea and Real Madrid, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Lukeba has shone in the Bundesliga and looks like he’d be a fine signing for Chelsea and other top …

Mykhailo Mudryk at Arsenal’s game against Shakhtar Donetsk (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk was spotted at the Arsenal game against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium last night, and his presence has caused quite a stir online. Mudryk notably came close to joining Arsenal before ending up at Stamford Bridge instead as Chelsea hijacked the deal …

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly showing an interest in the potential transfer of Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell, while they also have Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez on their list in that position. Dortmund could probably do with signing a new left-back after they had Ian Maatsen on loan from Chelsea last season, though the Dutchman didn’t end up staying with the club this …

Ange Postecoglou clearly doesn’t fancy Archie Gray for Tottenham. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Ange Postecoglou has arguably won the trust of Tottenham fans with his style of football and his no nonsense attitude, but only playing world class teenager, Archie Gray, for 33 minutes in the Premier League so far (transfermarkt) is an odd decision to say the least. …

Manchester United have reportedly held talks with former Barcelona manager Xavi, with intermediaries twice contacting the Spanish tactician over potentially replacing Erik ten Hag as Red Devils boss. Man Utd chiefs have been in Barcelona recently for what they claim have been other business matters, but it seems there’s also been contact with Xavi about taking over at Old Trafford …

Mikel Arteta happy with Arsenal win. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Arsenal were 1-0 winners over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night but the Premier League club made hard work of the victory with Mikel Arteta explaining post-match the reason for their underwhelming second-half performance.   The Gunners came into the match with the Ukrainian giants looking to …

Riccardo Calafiori has picked up an injury. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Mikel Arteta is dealing with several injury issues within his Arsenal squad at present and Riccardo Calafiori may be added to the North London club’s list after injuring his knee in the Gunners’ Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.  Arsenal have been without Martin Odegaard in recent weeks, while …