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      Chelsea and Man Utd face travel chaos for Liverpool and Arsenal clashes with train tickets yet to be released

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      CHELSEA and Manchester United supporters are facing travel chaos for their respective fixtures at Liverpool and Arsenal this week.That is due to Avanti West Coast delaying the release of advance tickets between London and the North West.
      Fans face chaos trying to book train tickets for Arsenal’s clash with Man UtdCredit: Rex
      The train company announced earlier this month that engineering works would have a huge impact on travel between all routes to and from London’s Euston station.
      That engineering work has prevented fans from booking tickets for this weekend as the train timetables have yet to be finalised.
      Chelsea’s trip to Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime and United’s clash at Arsenal on Sunday are two of the biggest fixtures in the Premier League calendar.
      And those wishing to attend the two high-profile matches have been impacted by the release of the tickets.
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      But both sets of travelling supporters have so far been unable to book any advanced train tickets.
      Avanti West Coast were due to release tickets on Monday once a timetable had been confirmed.
      However, the Daily Mail claims that the company informed them yesterday that is now “likely to be later in the week”.
      Avanti has been blasted over the recent months with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak even taking aim at their services.
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      He even warned that they could be stripped of the West Coast route due to its troubles.
      Sunak says the Government is “closely monitoring” Avanti after they were controversially awarded a new six month contract renewal which will run to April 1.
      That was in spite of furious passengers facing cancelled services, overcrowded trains, reduced timetables and advanced ticket release delays.
      Avanti said in December that a new timetable would result in “reliable” services running between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. More

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      How Edu’s 24 Arsenal transfers have worked out with more hits than misses as he searches for Mudryk replacement

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      ARSENAL missed out on Mykhailo Mudryk when Chelsea stumped up £88million for the Ukrainian winger.That is despite the rising star posting various messages on Instagram hinting at his desire to move to the Emirates.
      Edu and Mikel Arteta work together to bring in new signingsCredit: Getty

      Now the Gunners are looking at other attacking wide players to provide support and competition for Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
      Bayer Leverkusen ace Moussa Diaby is one option while Raphinha reportedly snubbed a move for the second time in six months as he wants to stay at Barcelona.
      Mikel Arteta will be sitting down with his scouts, recruitment team and sporting director Edu to work out their plan.
      But how does Edu’s transfer record stand up since returning to the Emirates in July 2019, firstly as technical director?
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      He has overseen 24 transfers, spending just shy of £500million.
      Thankfully for Arsenal fans there are more hits than misses – and crucially most of the additions under Arteta have been successes.
      HITS
      Starting with the positives and SunSport reckons 11 of the 24 have definitely come off for Arsenal.
      Eyebrows were raised regarding the big-money moves for Ben White and Thomas Partey, who cost £50m and £45m respectively – but the pair have become key components of the starting XI at the top of the table.
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      Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is proving why Arsenal were so keen to spend £30m on him with captain fantastic Martin Odegaard arriving for the same price.
      Centre-backs Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba both cost £27m and the Gunners are getting their money’s worth out of them – just like left-backs Kieran Tierney (£25m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£32m).
      Gabriel Martinelli (£6m) was a superb acquisition directly from Brazil, Takehiro Tomiyasu (£19.5m) has starred when fit and Gabriel Jesus (£45m) made an excellent start to his first season at the club before injury.
      Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko hit the ground running this seasonCredit: Alamy
      Martin Odegaard has been one of the standout successes in the transfer windowCredit: Getty
      MISSES
      But despite the 11 hits, there have been arguably nine misses for Edu since the summer of 2019.
      The biggest and most obvious of those is the club-record signing Nicolas Pepe – the Gunners splashed out £72m on the Ivorian but it has not worked out for him, so much so that he is now out on loan at Nice.
      David Luiz (£8m) also joined Arsenal in 2019 while Dani Ceballos came in on loan from Real Madrid but made very little impact despite 77 appearances.
      Arteta oversaw the additions of Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari as his first deals in charge – both initially on loan before free and £10m transfers respectively but they did not work out as planned.
      Willian signed on a free transfer that failed spectacularly, especially given his eye-watering £200,000-a-week wages, while Gunners fans will be thankful the club only spent £1m on back-up goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson.
      The Runarsson flop prompted the signing of Mat Ryan on loan in January 2021 while £7m Nuno Tavares is the only recent addition that it really has not worked out for.
      Nicolas Pepe remains the record signing at £72mCredit: EPA
      Brazilian duo Willian and David Luiz flopped at the EmiratesCredit: Getty
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      That leaves four players, with three of those only moving to North London last summer.
      The exception is Albert Sambi Lokonga, who has failed to justify his £17m price tag and still seems unable to secure his role in the squad.
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      The others are Fabio Vieira (£34m), the Portuguese playmaker starting to settle and shine, as well as teenage winger Marquinhos (£3m) and second-choice goalkeeper Matt Turner (£8.2m).
      They are too early on in their Arsenal career to make a judgement call just yet but have shown glimpses of quality and what they can bring for Arteta.
      Fabio Vieira is beginning to show why the club spent £34m on himCredit: Getty
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      Reason Arsenal pulled out of Mykhailo Mudryk transfer revealed… with Mikel Arteta happy for him to go to Chelsea

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      ARSENAL are believed to have pulled out of a deal to sign Mykhailo Mudryk in order to poach a top Chelsea target.The Ukrainian winger was signed by the Blues in a mega-money deal despite long-term interest from the Gunners.
      Arsenal pulled out of the race to sign Mykhailo MudrykCredit: Getty
      The Gunners will now try to sign Declan Rice in the summerCredit: Alamy
      It had been expected that Mudryk would join Arsenal after he posted about the club on his social media.
      However, the reason why Mikel Arteta’s side dropped out of the race to sign him has been revealed.
      Arsenal are now planning a swoop for Chelsea target Declan Rice, according to The Independent.
      The report suggests that the North London side are “hopeful” of signing the West Ham captain this summer.
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      Rice has developed into one of the best holding midfielders in the Premier League over the last few seasons.
      He has also become a leader in the Hammers side, having taken over captaincy duties from the retired Mark Noble.
      Although the 24-year-old has made no secret of wanting to challenge for trophies in his career, something that is looking unlikely at 18th-placed West Ham.
      Arsenal will have to fight off interest from the Blues to sign Rice, but will have a couple of advantages.
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      With Graham Potter’s side currently in 10th, the Gunners are far more likely to be able to offer Champions League football next season.
      Arsenal will also have plenty of cash in the budget to spend, whereas it would be expected that Chelsea’s continued heavy spending will have to cease at some point.
      The Gunners also have Emile Smith Rowe, who plays in a similar position to Mudyrk, coming back from injury.
      So Arteta may have also thought that there was less need to spend over £80m on another attacker when that money could be better spent elsewhere in the squad. More

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      Arsenal DID match Chelsea’s £88m transfer bid for Mudryk as Shakhtar Donetsk chief reveals nearly TWO MONTHS of talks

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      ARSENAL matched Chelsea’s £88million offer for Mykhail Mudryk… but missed out due to the Blues’ more “achievable” bonuses.The Gunners seemed to be closing in on a move for the Ukrainian, 22, ahead of the January transfer window.
      Mykhailo Mudryk was confirmed by Chelsea on SundayCredit: Getty
      Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mudryk had been hinting about joining Mikel Arteta’s side and a deal appeared to be in the final stages before Chelsea swooped in to seal an eight-and-a-half-year contract.
      In an interview with The Athletic, Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin revealed Arsenal had made their first contact with the player in “October or November”.
      By contrast, the Blues did not enter negotiations until the end of December.
      But Chelsea’s co-owner Behdad Eghbali and director of global transfers Paul Winstanley swiftly flew out to meet Mudryk in Turkey and brought him back to London on a private jet.
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      A lucrative transfer was then finalised and personal terms were agreed.
      It was initially understood that Arsenal had failed to match Chelsea’s offer, something Palkin has refuted.
      He said: “When they (Arsenal) proposed the final offer of €70million (£62m) plus €30million (£26m) in add-ons, we sat down and started to talk internally about how it will be fulfilled in terms of the payments, the fixed part and the bonus issues. 
      “We realised we will not close this deal (with Arsenal). I said to Edu (the Gunners sporting director) that I did my best but it was not possible.”
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      The nature of Chelsea’s payment process was a far more favourable one for Shakhtar compared to the proposition Arsenal had put forward.
      Bonuses within the Blues’ transfer bid included winning the Premier League and Champions League before his contract expires in 2030.

      These were deemed to be “achievable” goals that he can attain at Stamford Bridge.
      Palkin continued: “These bonuses should be somehow achievable and realistic, let’s say. Therefore, in this case, Chelsea was much more serious and fair in some points.
      “When we met Chelsea, we stayed all together. For you to understand the context, it was for nine or 10 hours. They invited the player and explained to us the whole project.
      “We realised that, yes, if you look right now, Chelsea have some kinds of problems but it is normal because they have a transition period from one owner to another. 
      “It is understandable. They would like to change a lot. So when they explain to you the whole story and you look for the next two, three, four, five years, then you see they have a serious project.
      “I believe they will build one of the best clubs in the world because I am telling you, they are very serious in all directions: sports science, the stadium side, the commercial side, on all things. For us, they looked very ambitious.”
      It was revealed on Monday that Shakhtar will donate £20.5m of the £88m transfer fee to help Ukraine’s war effort following the Russian invasion.
      Mudryk played just 44 games for Shakhtar, contributing 12 goals and 17 assists.
      He has also been capped eight times by Ukraine but is yet to register a goal contribution.
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      Meanwhile, Chelsea currently sit 10th in the Premier League table.
      They are 10 points adrift of the top four and a huge 19 behind league leaders Arsenal. More

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      Arsenal consider Moussa Diaby transfer to boost winger options but fear being priced out by Bayer Leverkusen

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      ARSENAL are considering a move for Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby, according to reports.The Gunners are hoping to bolster their wide options this month amid their title push.
      Moussa Diaby is on Arsenal’s wishlistCredit: Getty
      Top target Mykhailo Mudryk joined Chelsea insteadCredit: Reuters
      Ukrainian ace Mykhailo Mudryk had been their No1 target going into the January window.
      But after being gazumped by Chelsea’s huge £88million offer, Arsenal have moved on to other options.
      According to Sky Germany, French international Diaby is on the Gunners’ wishlist.
      But the 23-year-old won’t come cheap.
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      Last summer, Leverkusen demanded £75m when Newcastle tried to sign Diaby.
      He still has two-and-half years remaining on his contract with the Bundesliga club, meaning they are in no rush to sell.
      Diaby, who can play on either flank, has scored eight goals in 22 appearances for Leverkusen this term.
      Another player on Arsenal’s radar is Barcelona star Raphinha.
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      The Brazilian snubbed interest from the Gunners last summer to secure his dream move to Barca.
      But having been underwhelmed by the former Leeds ace, the Catalan side have reportedly shown a willingness to sell.
      He will not come cheap, however, with Spanish paper Diario Sport claiming that Barcelona will demand £100m for his signature.
      Arsenal would be very unlikely to match this asking price.
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      Arsenal star William Saliba brutally trolls Tottenham after hot-tempered 2-0 derby win as he slams home fans

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      WILLIAM SALIBA has revealed he was not all too impressed with the atmosphere in the North London derby.Arsenal picked up a crucial three points away at Tottenham to strengthen their title hopes thanks to a calamitous own goal by Hugo Lloris and Martin Odegaard’s brilliant strike.
      William Saliba led the celebrations as Arsenal took a big stride towards the Premier League titleCredit: Getty
      And Saliba stuck the knife in further as he trolled Tottenham fans about the atmosphere.
      The home fans were largely subdued throughout most of the contest as they watched Spurs failed to compete – and Saliba noticed.
      When asked to compare the derby atmosphere to what he experienced while on loan at Marseille last season, Saliba said: “No, Marseille is better.”
      Spurs fans could be heard growing increasingly edgy as the first-half went on.
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      Lloris’ clanger that gave Arsenal the lead did not help things, and home supporters became even unhappier when Odegaard doubled the away side’s advantage.
      Aaron Ramsdale was called upon to make a handful of top quality saves in the second-half but Tottenham could not find a way through.
      The game was then marred by a Spurs fan who appeared to kick Ramsdale after the full-time whistle.
      The win moves Arsenal eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after Manchester City’s loss the day before.
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      But Saliba is far from convinced that the Gunners’ advantage is as commanding as it looks.
      The defender, 21, said: “It’s never enough. We know we have a lot of games to go. We have to be focused because things can change quickly.
      “If we lose one game, after we can have no confidence, so we have to be focused on keeping going and trying to win. We focus on ourselves.”
      He added: “We know we have a big game next week [against Manchester United].
      “We know they can beat us. They are the only team to beat us this season in the Premier League and we want to beat them again at home.” More

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      Arsenal ‘make Declan Rice top summer transfer target’ and are ‘confident’ of beating Man Utd and Chelsea to £80m star

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      DECLAN RICE has been identified as Arsenal’s top summer transfer target, reports suggest. West Ham star Rice is entering the final year of his contract at the London Stadium this summer – although there is an optional extra year – and with their recent struggles, Rice may finally opt to jump ship.
      Declan Rice has been made Arsenal’s number one targetCredit: Alamy
      Rice could be on the move next summer
      A number of top clubs are interested in the 24-year-old, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal.
      This summer is set to see a bidding war for the Englishman, which could see him eventually leave for £80million.
      However, according to The Times, Arsenal believe they are in the strong position to sign Rice because they are the Premier League leaders.
      The report indicates the Gunners remain keen on a new midfielder, and consequently have made Rice their priority.
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      Rice fits the mould of player targeted by Mikel Arteta in recent windows.
      He is young, aggressive, and has a burning desire to play in the Champions League – something Arsenal look all but certain to be able to offer next season.
      Arsenal did prioritise signing a new winger this month but saw their efforts to land Mykhailo Mudryk fail after Chelsea threw a colossal package at the Ukrainian.
      The Blues paid £88million for Mudryk, narrowly pipping Arsenal’s own £84m bid, before offering wages worth DOUBLE the Gunners offer.
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      Chelsea have been long-term favourites to sign Rice due to him supporting the club and being best friends with Mason Mount, as well as being a former member of their academy.
      Meanwhile, Man Utd were put off a deal for Rice last summer due to being quoted a price tag of £150m.
      But with this now almost halved, Rice’s decision could depend on who has the best footballing project available.
      The Gunners sit eight points clear at the top of table following their victory in the North London derby – a game where they cruised to victory.
      However, while the likes of Paul Merson believe the title is now “Arsenal’s to throw away”, defeat to United next weekend could throw things wide open. More

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      Man Utd, Arsenal and Newcastle set for summer transfer battle for £135m-rated Napoli striker Victor Osimhen

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      MANCHESTER UNITED, Arsenal and Newcastle are set to battle it out to sign Napoli star Victor Osimhen, according to reports.The striker is valued by the Serie A club at £135million.
      Premier League sides are set for a transfer fight for Victor OsimhenCredit: Getty
      The 24-year-old’s contract does not expire until the summer of 2025 but he has told his representatives he won’t make a decision on his future until the end of this season.
      Osimhen has been in amazing form for Napoli this term, netting 13 goals in 17 matches.
      He has helped Luciano Spaletti’s side top their Champions League group and they sit in first place in the domestic league, nine points clear of AC Milan in second.
      Osimhen is also well out in front in the Serie A golden boot race.
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      The Nigerian is wanted by the Premier League trio but a deal will not happen this month, claim outlet Il Mattino.
      Manchester United could be prepared to spend big on him as they look to fill the void left behind by Cristiano Ronaldo.
      Manager Erik ten Hag sees buying a striker as a top priority and he has Osimhen down as one of his dream signings.
      As for Arsenal, they could spend big on a centre-forward in the summer with Gabriel Jesus set to be out for some time due to a knee problem.
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      The title challengers will surely be back playing in the Champions League next season and reportedly want Osimhen to bolster their front line.
      Newcastle could also make an ambitious move for him, splashing their mega-rich owners’ cash.
      The Toon already have Chris Wood, Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak on their books as forward options, so they may have to sell if they did sign Osimhen. More