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      Juventus targeting swoop for Arsenal star to be their ‘mother hen’ but Mikel Arteta BLOCKING midfielder’s exit

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      JUVENTUS have been trying ‘for years’ to sign Arsenal midfielder Jorginho, but Mikel Arteta is blocking the way. According to Calciomecato, the Italian club have been on Jorginho’s trail ‘for years’ and could make their move this summer, when his contract at Arsenal runs out.
      Mikel Arteta is not ready to commit to renewing Jorghino’s contractCredit: Rex
      Jorginho has long been linked with a move to JuventusCredit: Getty
      Arteta appears to back Jorginho and it looks unlikely the Gunners will let a player of his quality slip away.
      Arteta sung the praises of the 32-year-old when he said: “He is a very intelligent player, and the most important quality of him is that he makes those around him better. 
      “He knows how to connect his teammates, he knows how to read the game and manage it, it’s incredible.
      “I always say that he is an example, a model for everyone in the club.”
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      In spite of the manager’s gushing praise, Arsenal are apparently not ready to fully commit to the midfielder for next year because there are ‘many variables still to evaluate’.
      The club’s indecision is leaving a wide open gap for Juventus to swoop into.
      The Italians are currently waiting and watching in the wings amidst the uncertainty coming from the North London direction.
      Director of football, Cristiano Giuntoli has apparently been keeping a close eye on the Italian midfielder for years and ‘knows all about him’ .
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      Jorginho has long been linked with a move to Juventus and the idea now is that the Italian would be a ‘mother hen’ for the younger players were he to move to Italy.
      He would also offer different characteristics to leading player Manuel Locatelli, 26.
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      The idea of offering him a short term contract has also been floated, although Arsenal would still have to give the green light which does not look that likely at the moment.
      Jorghino has recently reached sky high approval from Gunners’ fans after he helped persuade Arteta to play 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, now the youngest Premiere League player ever, against West Ham.
      Jorginho will be a ‘mother hen’ to the young Juventus players
      Arsenal are seemingly getting stronger and stronger, beating Liverpool 3-1, thrashing West Ham and Crystal Palace 6-0 and 5-0 respectively.
      It would have been a run of fantastic form of late if they had not let Fulham get two goals past David Raya in the 2-1 loss on New Year’s Eve. More

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      Fans in stitches at Arsene Wenger’s cheeky dig at Chunkz as Arsenal icon rates YouTuber’s football skills

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      FORMER Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger left football fans in stitches after rating a YouTuber’s skills.The Frenchman is set to manage Team Chunkz at Match for Hope, a charity game set to take place at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Qatar next week.
      Arsene Wenger rated Chunkz’s football skillsCredit: instagram @imjustbait
      The Frenchman said he was ‘very skilful’ but ‘not the quickest’Credit: instagram @imjustbait
      Proceeds from the match – which will feature a combination of World Cup legends and famous content creators – will go to Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a charity that provides education for out-of-school children around the world.
      Ahead of the event, Wenger was told to rate Chunkz’s skills from a series of highlights, which was posted to Instagram by @imjustbait and has accumulated over 21,000 likes.
      He said: “Chunkz? Who is Chunkz? I have great captains in my life but I don’t know who is Chunkz.
      “But if you have nobody else, maybe.”
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      While watching a video of the YouTuber, he said: “Okay let’s see what this Chunkz can do.
      “Not bad. He’s alright. Very skilful. Not the quickest, but very skilful.”
      Fans found the manager’s comments hilarious and were quick to react, with one person writing: “Maybe not the quickest 😂.”
      Another added: “Aw said Slow motion Chunkz 😂😂.”
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      A third fan wrote: “‘Who is Chunks?’ I miss Mr Wenger and his dry humour 😂.”
      While a fourth commented: “This is the best day of any casual Arsenal fan ever.”
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      Wenger spent 22 years of his career as manager of Arsenal between 1996 and 2018.
      During his time at the club he won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups.
      Chunkz is a popular YouTuber and influencerCredit: Getty More

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      Pedro Neto set for Wolves transfer exit with Man Utd and Arsenal among host of Premier League suitors

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      WOLVES will finance Gary O’Neil’s summer transfer moves by selling one of their A-list stars.And it seems certain Portuguese wing-king Pedro Neto will be the next cab off the Molineux rank, with Saturday’s opponents Tottenham one of the clubs keen to do business.
      Pedro Neto could be set to leave Wolves in the summer transfer windowCredit: Rex
      O’Neil needs a summer transfer kitty to fund a new striker, centre-half and a new winger to replace Neto, in order to meet strict Profit and Sustainability Rules.
      At the moment Wolves are just about breaking even on PSR, therefore they must sell off one of their assets and 23-year-old Neto is the likeliest to leave.
      The truth is, if it hadn’t been for injuries, Neto would already have been snapped up by one of the Premier League’s top-six clubs a long time ago.
      Arsenal are long-term admirers of the little Portuguese winger, while Liverpool were ready to test the waters with a bid in 2021.
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      However, Neto suffered a crippling broken knee cap against Fulham in April that season which ruled him out for almost a year, killing any potential deals.
      There was a further setback for the forward at the start of the 2022-23 season when he suffered another crippling injury at West Ham in October which kept him out until the following March.
      Happily for Wolves he has now returned to his best form and is injury free again.
      If Mohamed Salah decides to follow Jurgen Klopp out of Anfield this summer, Neto would be an obvious candidate to replace him.
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      Manchester United have also reportedly held talks about the ex-Braga star.
      Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglu is expected to compete with Arsenal to try and lure Neto to North London.
      Wolves star Pedro Neto shows his skills on the training pitch
      Italian giants Juventus lead the continental interest in him, while Bayern Munich are well aware of the English market too.
      Whoever does win the race to sign the Portuguese international will have to smash Wolves’ transfer record in order to do so.
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      Manchester City paid the Molineux club a record £53million in September to land Matheus Nunes.
      But the bidding will need to start at £60m and could even top £70m if Neto has a strong end to the season and sparks a bidding war between clubs.
      Wolves boss O’Neil will be a reluctant seller.
      He recently revealed how he intends to wring every minute he possibly can out of a fully-fit Neto this season.
      Neto just too important for Wolves
      “I remember talking to him during a break in play at Manchester United and he was starting to look a little bit tired with 15 minutes to go,” O’Neil recently revealed.
      “I said: ‘You can look as tired as you want – you’re not coming off. You’re too good to come off! Get a couple of deep breaths in because it’s not happening’.
      “He came off an awful lot towards the end of games and I felt someone as quick as he is – and explosive as he is – it’s worth keeping him on.
      “When the opposition begins to get tired, it will open up for him and he will get some big opportunities. That’s why he never comes off.
      “The fitness staff said to me a few times during games: ‘Pedro’s numbers are quite high’.
      “I replied: ‘Yeah, that’s fine, we’ll rest him tomorrow’. He’s important to what we do.”
      Wolves open for deal
      But Wolves are realistic and owners Fosun want the club to be self-sustainable.
      They intend to follow Leicester City’s blueprint of selling off a major player every season to finance further moves in the transfer market.
      Importantly, Wolves recognise Neto deserves a chance to play at the very top level for a regular Champions League club.
      They realise they landed a top quality star when they plucked him from Braga for £16m in 2019.
      Lazio, where he played on loan before moving to Molineux, never got the best out of their young starlet who only made five first-team appearances in two years in Rome.
      Earlier in his career Neto turned down a move to Barcelona in favour of playing regular first-team football at Braga, so he has been known to all the biggest clubs since he was a teenager.
      But at 23 he now represents a buyer’s dream.
      His stats of two goals and eight assists in 15 games for Wolves this season are impressive enough.
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      But they would surely soar with one of the giants of the Premier League.
      As O’Neil said: “He is ready to show the world just how good he is and exactly what he has in his locker.”
      Neto has stood out for Wolves this season in the Premier League
      Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are eyeing Wolves star NetoCredit: Rex More

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      Timely 17-point return shines spotlight on Declan Rice ahead of Arsenal’s favourable double Gameweek

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      SUNDAY’S game at the London Stadium could not have gone much worse for West Ham.Not only did the Hammers suffer an embarrassing 6-0 defeat to Arsenal to extend their miserable run of form, Declan Rice (£3.4m) was essentially the mastermind behind the humiliation.

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      A world-class playerCredit: Dream Team
      The 25-year-old was the heartbeat of David Moyes’ side prior to his big-money transfer to North London and while many West Ham fans showed their appreciation for their former player, even the most gracious supporter would have been pained by the influential nature of Rice’s performance.
      The England international is expected to do the dirty work at the base of midfield and the home fans wouldn’t have been surprised by his surging carries either but not even Rice’s family members would have hoped for THREE goal involvements.
      He provided the assist for the Gunners’ opening goal in East London with a corner converted by William Saliba (£3.1m) before repeating the trick minutes later from a wider angle via an indirect free-kick nodded home by Gabriel (£3.7m).
      Rice later capped the rout with long-range stunner, allowing him the luxury of a non-celebration.
      Despite playing just 67 minutes, he banked 17 Dream Team points at West Ham’s expense and is currently the joint-top performer in Gameweek 23 alongside team-mate Bukayo Saka (£5.5m) and Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher (£3.3m).
      Not a celebration…Credit: Getty
      In many ways, this was a timely reminder of Rice’s viability as Arsenal players should be popular ahead of Gameweek 24.
      On Saturday, they travel to Turf Moor in what has to considered one of the most favourable match-ups of the Premier League campaign – Burnley have taken just five points from 12 home league games since promotion.
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      Conversely, only Manchester City have earned more points on the road than Arsenal.
      Following that, Arteta’s men fly to Portugal for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Porto.
      By it’s very nature that should be a sterner test but Rice and company are favourites to progress to the quarter-finals.
      It’s worth noting that Porto have scored 35 goals from 21 games in the league this term which is under par for one of Portugal’s “big three”.
      A friendly league game plus an additional midweek fixture makes for an appealing Gameweek from an Arsenal perspective, even accounting for back-to-back away days.
      Dream Team’s top performerCredit: Alamy
      Saka should be the first port of call given he’s currently Dream Team’s overall leading points scorer with 243.
      However, the England winger already features in over 50% of teams so his returns aren’t likely to have much of an impact at the top end of Mini Leagues.
      Coupling Saka with a second Arsenal midfielder is certainly a viable strategy for Gameweek 24 and Rice’s 17-point haul automatically puts in him contention.

      Martin Odegaard (£4.1m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£4m) are more attack-minded but both have scored fewer points than Rice across their last three outings.
      The latter also earns more bonus points and gets through plenty more tackles.
      Admittedly, Odegaard and Martinelli have greater potential to plunder double-digit hauls from individuals games but Rice might actually be the sensible selection as his returns are generally more consistent.
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      Dream Team bosses should also mull over Gabriel, Saliba and David Raya’s (£3.1m) viability ahead of Gameweek 24 as Arsenal’s defensive numbers are the best in the Premier League right now.

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      Chelsea and Arsenal scouting Athletic Bilbao star with Blues fans convinced ‘this will be the end of Mudryk or Sterling’

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      ARSENAL and Chelsea have sent scouts to watch Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams amid an impressive season.Williams, 21, is shining bright for Bilbao this season with five goals and 10 assists in 24 appearances across all competitions.
      Arsenal and Chelsea have sent scouts to watch Athletic Bilbao star Nico WilliamsCredit: Getty
      Chelsea fans believe Williams would be an upgrade compared to Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk
      Arsenal and Chelsea are facing competition for Williams’ signature
      According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners and the Blues have sent representatives “multiple times” in the Basque Country to follow the Spain international’s progress.
      However, there is nothing advanced between the player and any of the Premier League rivals at this stage.
      The transfer race is “completely open” meaning more suitors could swoop in for Williams and create competition for Arsenal as well as Chelsea.
      Romano told CaughtOffside: “Arsenal have also sent their scouts to follow Nico Williams of Athletic Bilbao multiple times, and it’s the same for Chelsea as they included him in the list last summer.
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      “The race is completely open, and nothing is advanced with either club so far.
      “He’d be great in the Premier League in my opinion – a physical and technical player; very good one.”
      Chelsea fans urged owner Todd Boehly and manager Mauricio Pochettino to move quickly for Williams’ signature.
      In fact, a section of the West Londoners’ faithful see the Spaniard as a massive upgrade to Raheem Sterling and £97m struggling star Mykhailo Mudryk.
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      One fan tweeted: “He will most probably replace Sterling, which is an instant upgrade.”
      Another commented: “Great player, but would definitely be the end for Mudryk yeah, they either trust him or they go and get Nico and try to move Mudryk on.
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      “Interested to see if they put the trust in Mudryk’s development or not.”
      A third posted: “Bring him in. Finally we get someone that runs with purpose.”
      This fan said: “Sign him up.”
      And that one wrote: “We have to get him.” More

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      Arsenal and Chelsea transfer target Ivan Toney suggests Thomas Frank ‘doesn’t want me’ in cheeky interview

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      BRENTFORD striker Ivan Toney joked Thomas Frank “doesn’t want him” amid transfer speculation after the club’s 2-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.The 27-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the Gtech Community Stadium in recent months.
      Ivan Toney hinted at his future after scoring for BrentfordCredit: Getty
      Thomas Frank has admitted the striker with ‘likely’ be sold this summerCredit: PA
      Chelsea are understood to be interested in signing him, while Arsenal have also been linked with the £80million striker.
      Earlier this week, Bees boss Frank admitted that Toney will “likely” be sold this summer.
      He told Danish magazine Tipsbladet: “It’s quite obvious that Toney will most likely be sold in the summer.
      “It can be expensive to sell your best player, but on the other hand, I also know that by the summer, he’ll only have a year left on his contract with us. 
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      “We also know what he’s worth. I don’t think there are many strikers in the world who are better than him right now.”
      Toney was asked about the manager’s comments after Brentford’s 2-0 win over Wolves.
      Speaking to BBC Sport, he responded: “I see that as he doesn’t want me!
      “The manager has said what he’s said but I can’t make clubs come and get me.
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      Toney has impressed since his return last month
      “I’ve just got to keep doing what I do and that’s score goals. What will be will be.”
      Although Brentford did not receive any bids for Toney in January, club chiefs are expecting several offers when the summer window opens.
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      The Bees clinched a crucial win over Wolves on Saturday.
      Christian Norgaard opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark before Toney scored his third Premier League goal in four games to seal the win.

      After the match, Frank said: “I am very happy. I’m so pleased and proud of the players, and especially their defensive urgency; I really loved the mentality and the determination.
      “We know, when we are on it, we are one of the good defensive sides in the league, and we have lacked that level of consistency or urgency or whatever in too many games – it feels like it’s been three years since we had a clean sheet! 
      “The clean-sheet mentality was a big focus today. We spoke about it during the week, in training and in meetings, and, I know it sounds simple, but I said, ‘clean sheet and we’ll win the game’, because we’ll always score goals. 
      “I’m happy with the way we defended as a team: our principles, but also the 50/50 duels, closing down one-on-one situations, running hard to get under the ball, and good blocks. I was so pleased with that side of the game.” More

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      Barcelona to rival Man Utd and Arsenal for Amadou Onana transfer… but can get nowhere near Everton’s asking price

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      BARCELONA will join the race to sign Amadou Onana – but only if Everton drop their £51m asking price.Like the cash-strapped Toffees, Barcelona have their own financial issues and cannot afford to go beyond £34m as things stand.
      Barcelona have joined the chase for Everton’s Amadou OnanaCredit: Getty
      But the Spanish giants are monitoring the midfielder’s situation closely.
      Everton will hope to generate an auction for Onana this summer.
      Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all among the clubs to have him on their shortlist.
      The 22-year-old Belgian international arrived at Goodison Park from Lille for £33.5m after snubbing West Ham in August 2022.
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      He instantly became a key player under Frank Lampard.
      And he remains an integral part of the Toffees team under Sean Dyche as they fight relegation.

      Onana is under contract at Everton until 2027 after penning a five-year deal upon his arrival.
      Man United boss Erik ten Hag is also still keen to revive interest in Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong.
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      The Old Trafford club have been linked with a £120m double swoop for De Jong and Nou Camp team-mate Ronald Araujo.
      If Barca received a big fee for one or both players, it would give them a better chance of competing for Onana without risking a breach of FFP rules.
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      Newcastle join European giants ‘in race for Arsenal’s next Bukayo Saka on free transfer’ if Gunners contract talks fail

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      NEWCASTLE have expressed an interest in signing Arsenal youngster Amario Cozier-Duberry, according to reports.The 18-year-old, who is yet to make his senior debut, is widely considered the “jewel” of Arsenal’s academy.
      Amario Cozier-Duberry is currently negotiating a new deal with ArsenalCredit: Getty
      In 13 appearances for the club’s Under-21s so far this season, Cozier-Duberry has scored seven goals and provided two assists.
      The Gunners are now attempting to tie him down to a new deal, with talks ongoing.
      But according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle are among the clubs ready to pounce if negotiations fall through.
      Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Anderlecht and Wolves have also shown an interest.
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      Cozier-Duberry’s current contract expires in June, so he could become available for a free transfer if he does not agree fresh terms with the Gunners.
      The winger was spotted in first team training this week ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with West Ham.
      Mikel Arteta allegedly fast-tracked him into the senior squad in preparation for the match, meaning he could be in line to make his debut.
      Arsenal youth team coach Jack Wilshere has previously likened him to Bukayo Saka.
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      He said: “Amario is very exciting and Mikel likes him.
      “He reminds me of Bukayo Saka, he plays in the same position as him but he needs to get better with his decision-making.
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      “He’s definitely exciting, in some moments he’s unplayable. You give him the ball and he can make things happen.
      “You can set up a team and have a game plan, but when you’ve got individuals like that you’ve got a chance.”
      Cozier-Duberry joined Arsenal in 2019 and signed his first professional contract three years later. More