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      Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Willian receives DEATH threats as he quits Brazil for Fulham transfer

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      FORMER Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian has left Brazilian club Corinthians after he received death threats on social media.The 34-year-old star has terminated his contract and is negotiating a move to Premier League new boys Fulham.
      Fulham are in talks to sign Willian after he left CorinthiansCredit: Getty
      The winger, who has 70 caps for Brazil, said: “I did not come to Brazil to get threatened.
      “Whenever Corinthians lost and if sometimes I was not doing well in the game, my family received threats, and curses on social media.
      “My wife, my daughters, after a while (they) also started attacking my father, and my sister.”
      The 34-year-old has scored once in 45 games since rejoining Corinthians from Arsenal last summer.
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      Willian has been attacked by some of the fans over poor performance in the field, as Corinthians was eliminated from two important competitions in recent weeks, despite the team being second place in the Brazilian league.
      The club issued a statement, saying: “Corinthians accepted the dismissal of the athlete, the anticipation of the end of the contract. 
      “Willian alleged private and family problems and the desire to leave Brazil. Corinthians is sorry, but respects the player’s decision.”
      Willian is now jetting back to live in London with his family.
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      And Goal claims the playmaker could now be set for a third spell in the English capital with Fulham.
      Willian is believed to have opened talks with Marco Silva’s side before his Corinthians contract was torn up.
      Fulham have already swooped for several exciting attackers including Manor Solomon and compatriot Andreas Pereira.
      And Willian could now be ready to join the Cottagers on a one-year deal as they look to avoid another immediate relegation to the Championship.
      Despite his flop season at Arsenal, Willian is best remembered by Premier League fans for his time at Chelsea.
      He spent seven seasons at Stamford Bridge, scoring 63 goals in 339 games. More

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      Wolves ready to break bank with £100k-a-week deal for Ruben Neves to keep hold of Man Utd and Arsenal transfer target

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      WOLVES are working on a megabucks deal to keep Ruben Neves after warding off the big boys.The Portugal star has two years left on his contract but boss Bruno Lage is eager to keep him and is pushing for the club to offer him £100,000 a week.
      Ruben Neves is set to get a £40,000-a-week pay rise and stay at WolvesCredit: Getty
      The midfielder, 25, currently on around £60,000 a week, was expected to leave this summer but Manchester United and Arsenal were put off by Wolves’ £80million price tag.
      Now the former Porto midfielder, who cost £15m in 2017, has been made captain following the departure of Conor Coady to Everton.
      And Lage sees Neves as a huge part of Wolves’ future.
      The Portuguese boss said: “We are working on a new deal for Ruben.
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      “At the last game, the fans were singing ‘keep Ruben’ and we’re doing everything on that front to keep him.
      “Ruben has started the season with us and we have a great relationship.
      “It’s easy to work with him, he understands a lot of things – not just about him but the team – he’s a great professional and he wants to keep learning and improving.
      “And during last season, every challenge he was given he worked to meet it and I am so happy he’s staying with us.”
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      Wolves have splashed out almost £50m this summer on Nathan Collins and Goncalo Guedes, while losing Coady, Romain Saiss, Fernando Marcal, loanee Francisco Trincao and John Ruddy.
      Lage is promising fans up to FOUR more permanent signings before the transfer window shuts.
      He added: “I’m trying to convince three or four players to come to Wolves.
      “I want to push to convince the right players to come to help us.”
      Asked if they would be loans, Lage added: “No – we have got expectations that all these things can happen.
      “Be patient with me and trust me because I am putting a lot of pressure on the people that we can bring in the right players to make us a better squad.
      “I said I wanted Guedes on June 7 last year so it took me 14 months, so believe in me.” More

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      Kopa Trophy 2022 nominees for best young star include England’s Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham on 10-man shortlist

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      THE top ten Kopa Trophy 2022 nominees for the best young star have been revealed and it includes England stars Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham.Saka enjoyed a standout campaign with Arsenal last term, scoring 11 and assisting seven in the Premier League – helping the Gunners return to European football.
      Saka is on the shortlist for the Kopa Trophy 2022Credit: Rex
      Dortmund’s Bellingham is also in the running for the prestigious awardCredit: Getty
      The 20-year-old’s impressive form has attracted attention from a number of top clubs.
      Liverpool and Manchester City have been linked with moves for Saka in the past.
      As for Bellingham, the 19-year-old starred for Borussia Dortmund last term alongside Erling Haaland.
      Bellingham netted three times and assisted eight in the Bundesliga last term and also took up a more prominent starting role for England.
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      He started three of England’s four Nations League games in June.
      Eight other top young stars from across Europe join the England duo on the shortlist for the Kopa Trophy 2022.
      Bellingham’s new Dortmund team-mate Karim Adeyemi has been shortlisted.
      Bayern Munich new boy Ryan Gravenberch has also been recognised for his time at Ajax.
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      Bundesliga stars Jamal Musiala, Josko Gvardiol and Florian Wirtz are also in the running.
      Paris Saint-Germain’s Nuno Mendes is representing Ligue 1 and stood out last season in what was a largely unsuccessful campaign for the Parisians.
      Barcelona’s Gavi and Champions League winner Eduardo Camavinga are also strong contenders. More

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      Arsenal star ‘dressed up as woman in sexy lingerie while wearing lipstick in X-rated Babestation video call’

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      AN ARSENAL footballer allegedly paid a Babestation dominatrix £1,000 to let him don lipstick and dress up as a woman during a kinky call.Chloe Gray has gone from being 10p overdrawn to now owning a Range Rover due to her success in dominating men.
      Chloe Gray is a hugely successful Babestation dominatrixCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation
      She has revealed how an Arsenal player paid her to let him wear lipstick and dress up as a womanCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation
      The 27-year-old, from Dorset, has now revealed that one of her clients was a Premier League ace for Arsenal.
      And she insisted that being asked to humiliate the unnamed Gunners footballer was all just part of the job.
      Speaking to the Daily Star, Chloe said: “Nothing really surprises me because they call me the queen of fetishes and there’s nothing really that I don’t cover.
      “Nothing shocks me because I’ve been doing this for so many years and it’s become more of a hobby than a job.
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      “It’s always the high-end people like lawyers, footballers and police officers who call up.”
      Recalling the memorable video call with the Gunners ace, Chloe continued: “He spent around £1,000 and he wanted to dress up like a girl.
      “He had a full set of white lingerie on and he had full blown lipstick, a wig, the works.
      “With the footballers calling in I always think it’s crazy how they can go from having such a high-powered job and being so professional to then in their private lives being in front of a screen for something that is a complete taboo.”
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      Another Babestation model, Jess West, previously told the Daily Star, how footballers call her sex line with some mistaking her for an escort.
      The Essex babe said: “I’ve had famous people call me on Babestation and you get footballers, particularly the younger generation, calling up and saying they play for so and so.
      “They ask how much it would be to book me and I’m always like ‘you can’t book me, this is phone sex’.
      “It was always the footballers who would call and straight away drop in who they are.
      “They say things like, ‘oh you are so beautiful I just couldn’t help but talk to you’ and they ask to go on a date. Again I say it’s phone sex, it’s not like that.
      “But because they are footballers and we are on the TV and a lot of us are models they just think ‘oh I like her’ as if it’s a catalogue they can choose from.”
      Gray insisted that she was not fazed at all by the player’s saucy callCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation More

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      Mikel Arteta will be SACKED by Arsenal if they don’t get top four after summer transfer spree, says William Gallas

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      ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta could be sacked if he fails to make it to the top four in the Premier League table this season.That is according to former Gunners star William Gallas, who claims Arteta has to deliver after being backed in the summer transfer window.
      Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta may be sacked if he fails to get top fourCredit: AFP
      Former Arsenal ace William Gallas insists Mikel Arteta has to deliverCredit: Getty
      The North Londoners signed Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner and Marquinhos.
      Gallas insists Arteta should at least seal Champions League qualification with the squad he currently has at his disposal.
      But if the Spanish tactician misses out on the top four, like he did last season when Arsenal collapsed in the final stages, then he could be dismissed by the club.
      Gallas told Genting Casino: “Of course he will be in trouble. Arteta has been asked to make the top four and he didn’t do it last season.
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      “If Arsenal don’t play in the Champions League next season, it would cause a lot of drama.
      “They have to have a great season, possibly win the Premier League, but definitely to qualify for the Champions League.

      “They have just bought new players, it’s in the hands of Arteta and the players.
      “It will be a big problem for all of them if they don’t do their job to qualify in the Champions League.”
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      Arsenal kicked their Premier League season off on the right foot as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park in their opening match.
      The Gunners are now set to take on Leicester on Saturday at the Emirates in their first home league game of the season. More

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      Hector Bellerin ‘offers himself to Barcelona on free transfer’ as right back negotiates Arsenal contract termination

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      ARSENAL right-back Hector Bellerin has reportedly offered himself to Barcelona on a free transfer as he looks for a way out of the Emirates.The Gunners defender spent last season on loan at Real Betis, making 32 appearances for the LaLiga outfit.
      Right-back Bellerin is expected to leave Arsenal this summerCredit: Getty
      It seemed as though a permanent move to Betis was on the cards after he helped them win the Copa del Rey in April.
      But it has now emerged that the club are suffering from major financial problems, which makes registering new players a difficult task.
      And according to Mundo Deportivo, Bellerin is now open to looking at other options, with a move to Barcelona thought to be among the top priorities.
      The Spaniard came through Barca’s youth set-up before leaving for Arsenal in 2011.
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      Now he could be set to return to the Catalan giants as he looks to have his Arsenal contract terminated.
      Bellerin has one year left on his current deal with the North London outfit.
      However, Arsenal have shown in the recent past that they are willing to allow big players to leave for free – with Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both having their contracts ripped up.
      If he is allowed to depart then that would enable Barca to afford him despite their own financial crisis.
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      Xavi is said to be in the market for a right-back but missed out on Cesar Azpilicueta after he agreed a new deal with Chelsea.
      Now Bellerin could fill that void and – as a bonus – also join a club playing in the Champions League.
      He has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid and Roma, but Betis and Barca remain the frontrunners.

      Bellerin has made 239 appearances for Arsenal across ten seasons at the club.
      He has won the FA Cup three times and also reached the League Cup final in 2018. More

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      Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta continues clearout as defender Pablo Mari completes loan transfer to Monza

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      ARSENAL defender Pablo Mari has completed a loan move to Monza.Mari, 28, will join the newly-promoted Serie A club on a season-long deal.
      Arsenal have completed a move to send Pablo Mari to Monza
      There reportedly includes an obligation to buy clause if the Italians avoid relegation.
      Arsenal released an official club statement reading: “Pablo Mari has joined Serie A side AC Monza on loan for the 2022/23 season.
      “Everyone at Arsenal wishes Pablo well in Italy with AC Monza during this next stage of his career.
      “The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.”
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      Mari has been at Arsenal since 2020 but is now deemed surplus to requirements having fallen down the pecking order at centre-back.
      The Spaniard has made 22 total appearances for Arsenal, scoring one goal.

      He also spent time away from North London last season, being loaned out to Udinese, also in Italy’s top tier.
      Monza are looking to bolster their defensive options ahead of their first ever season in Serie A.
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      The minnows are owned by Silvio Berlusconi, the ex-owner of AC Milan and a former prime minister of Italy.
      Remarkably, Mari is the club’s NINETEENTH signing of the summer.
      Mari follows midfielder Lucas Torreira out the Emirates door after the Uruguayan joined Galatasaray in a £5.5million deal.
      Goalkeeper Bernd Leno also recently departed the club to link up with Fulham for £8m in his quest to play first team football.
      Meanwhile left-back Nuno Tavares was allowed to leave on loan to Marseille.
      And Striker Folarin Balgoun was snapped up by Reims. More

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      Piers Morgan slams Mikel Arteta for ‘humiliating’ Aubameyang which ‘cost Arsenal top four’ amid Chelsea transfer links

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      PIERS MORGAN has accused Mikel Arteta of “humiliating” Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal amid reports he could be set to join Chelsea.The 33-year-old saw his Gunners contract terminated back in January after several disciplinary issues.
      Aubameyang is being linked with a move to Chelsea this summerCredit: Getty
      Morgan leapt to the defence of Aubameyang on social mediaCredit: The Mega Agency
      He joined Barcelona for the second half of last season, scoring 13 times in 23 games.
      But now he is rumoured to be on his way back to the Premier League as Chelsea eye him up as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku.
      A potentially swift exit from the Nou Camp led to a tweet from @GoonerTalk who said: “Piers Morgan went on and on about Arsenal offloading ‘world class striker’ Aubameyang, just for Barcelona to try to get rid of him 6 months later.
      “If a player is rumoured to be problematic and then two teams bin him within 6 months, you can take those rumours as gospel.”
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      To which SunSport columnist Piers replied: “No reports of [Aubameyang] being anything but exemplary at Barca, and a goal machine.
      “Now he may go to Chelsea, managed by [Thomas] Tuchel who managed him at Dortmund & loved him so much he wants to work with him again.
      “So every part of this tweet is utter twaddle.”
      Another social media user then slammed Aubameyang’s inability to attend meetings on time.
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      With Morgan snapping back again, saying: “He’s a poor time-keeper, big deal.
      “Tuchel managed him superbly, Arteta chose to humiliate him and give him away – costing us top four.”
      Aubameyang was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy in December last year after returning home late from a trip abroad.
      Explaining the decision at the time, Arteta said: “The decision we have taken as a club is very clear.
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      “It is because we believe he has failed to be committed as the level we all expect and agree. It is as simple as that.
      “What I expect from any person in this football club, that is representing this badge, is passion and that he gives absolutely 100%, that he puts the club in front of any personal interests and is able to do anything to fulfil the badge we have on the chest.
      “Apart from that, you can listen to individuals and you can understand different cultures, but that commitment and passion has to be there. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.”
      Aubameyang was axed by Arteta in January as Arsenal terminated his contractCredit: PA More