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      Arsenal already have Granit Xhaka replacement lined up as they target transfer for ‘perfect’ £34m midfielder

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      ARSENAL are reportedly lining up a move for Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu as Granit Xhaka’s successor.Mikel Arteta’s men have enjoyed a superb Premier League campaign, albeit while spurning a healthy lead to lose out on the title to Manchester City.
      Orkun Kokcu could be set for a summer move to ArsenalCredit: Getty
      Granit Xhaka is expected to leave Arsenal at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      Many of their impressive displays have come with the midfield duo of Xhaka and Thomas Partey at the heart of the team.
      Jorginho was signed from Chelsea in January to provide some crucial back-up.
      But now as the Gunners prepare to do business in the summer transfer window, Xhaka, who has played more than 200 games across a seven-year spell, looks set to depart.
      The Swiss captain, 30, is entering the final year of his deal at the Emirates.
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      And he is being heavily linked with a move to German side Bayer Leverkusen.
      Aware of Xhaka’s likely exit, Arsenal are already eyeing up his replacement.

      According to Record, Feyenoord man Kokcu, 22, is being targeted by the North London side.
      He has contributed 12 goals and five assists in 45 appearances this season.
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      Benfica have been long-time admirers of the Turkish international.
      However, there are now issues that could block a deal with the Portugese side – namely the £34million price tag.
      And Benfica are also concerned about competition from other clubs.
      Liverpool and Sevilla are understood to be interested in the midfielder – who has helped Feyenoord claim the Eredivisie title this season. More

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      Chelsea fans take the mick out of their own team with brutal chant at Man Utd and say ‘we laugh so we don’t cry’

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      CHELSEA supporters had to “laugh so we don’t cry” as they took the mick out of their own side last night.The Blues were thumped 4-1 at Manchester United on Thursday.
      Chelsea supporters showed their sense of humour as they were thrashed at Old TaffordCredit: PA
      That confirmed they have suffered their worst season in almost two decades.
      It marked an eighth defeat in 10 for interim manager Frank Lampard.

      And it means that they will finish in the bottom half of the table despite spending £600m across two transfer windows.
      Four different men have occupied the Stamford Bridge hot seat during Todd Boehly’s debut season as co-owner.
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      But despite that huge outlay, it will end with Chelsea earning their lowest Premier League points total in modern history.
      That has led to the club taking the decision to bin their in-person awards evening.
      But at least their supporters can still see the funny side of things as they had viewers in stitches yesterday with a number of funny chants at Old Trafford.
      While the Stretford End lauded their heroes, Chelsea fans firstly sang: “You’re nothing special, we lose every week.”
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      And they continued to show their sense of humour as they sang “we’ve scored a goal” as they celebrated Joao Felix’s late consolation.
      As social media revelled in the chants, one fan wrote: “I laugh so I don’t cry.”
      Another wrote: “You have to laugh.”
      Although one mean United fan said: “I feel sad for them watching what’s going on, but they didn’t feel sad for us though so f*** em. UTID.” More

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      Man Utd and Liverpool battle Real Madrid in transfer race for World Cup winner and Bayern Munich star

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool are reportedly battling Real Madrid in the chase to sign Benjamin Pavard.The French World Cup winner, 27, has been at Bayern Munich for four years.
      Three huge clubs are all chasing Bayern Munich defender Benjamin PavardCredit: Getty
      The full-back is a regular at the Bundesliga club but speculation has been mounting over his future.
      We reported this week how United supporters reacted underwhelming as they were linked with a move for Pavard.
      Now journalist Georg Holzner claims that the Red Devils face a fight to sign the star.
      It has been reported Premier League rivals Liverpool also want Pavard.
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      And LaLiga giants Real Madrid have also joined the race with all three sides having already contacted Bayern to enquire about the player.
      United are already well-stocked in full back areas, with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia occupying the left-back area and Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka the main right-backs.
      But Pavard comes with pedigree having won the World Cup in 2018 and the Champions League with Bayern in 2020.
      He has made 29 appearances at club level this term, scoring four goals and registering a single assist.
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      Despite Bayern’s season appearing to be heading towards a potential treble going into the March international break, it now looks set to end in major disappointment.
      The baffling decision to sack Julian Nagelsmann and replace him with Thomas Tuchel has been followed by an incredible collapse.
      The European powerhouse were quickly knocked out of the Champions League and German Cup.
      And they now face losing the league, which they have won consecutively for the last decade, if Dortmund win on the final day of the season. More

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      Man Utd boss Ten Hag gives update on Marcus Rashford contract ahead of Red Devils star becoming free agent next summer

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      ERIK TEN HAG has given an update on Marcus Rashford’s contract situation.That’s with the Red Devils star potentially becoming a free agent in a year’s time.
      Erik ten Hag has provided an update over Marcus Rashford’s contract situationCredit: AFP
      Rashford, 25, scored his 30th goal of the season in yesterday’s 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea.
      The England star has enjoyed a stunning campaign for club and country after also scoring three times at the World Cup.
      But United fans fear they may end up losing their homegrown ace in the summer of 2024.
      Rashford’s contract is approaching its final year.
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      And United are yet to strike an agreement as they look to add Three Lions teammate Harry Kane to their squad.
      Boss Ten Hag has already told supporters to “trust the process.”
      And he now claims to have a “good feeling” about United’s latest round of contract talks with Rashford.
      Ten Hag said: “We are working on that. I have a good feeling about that.
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      “Marcus wants to stay. We want him to stay so we have to find each other.”
      Speaking earlier this month about contract talks, Ten Hag added: “I know but I don’t talk about the process. Let the process go.
      “Once again, this is not important at the moment for me or Rashy.
      “For him, it is to get more goals this season and he is playing a wonderful season.
      “Marcus wants to stay and we want him to stay, so I think we will find each other.” More

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      Fuming Chelsea fans tell Levi Colwill ‘delete this’ after post following parent club’s defeat to Man Utd

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      CHELSEA supporters have advised Levi Colwill to delete a social media photo he posted in the aftermath of the club’s defeat at Manchester United.The Blues were thumped 4-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday as it was confirmed they have suffered their worst season in almost two decades.
      Chelsea fans have issued some advice to Levi Colwill after a Twitter post irked the BluesCredit: Getty
      The star posted this picture of him and fellow loanee Billy Gilmour celebrating last nightCredit: Twitter
      That was an eighth defeat in 10 for interim manager Frank Lampard and means they will finish in the bottom half of the table despite spending £600m across two transfer windows.
      Four different men have occupied the Stamford Bridge hot seat during Todd Boehly’s debut season as co-owner, which will end with Chelsea earning their lowest Premier League points total in modern history.
      That has led to the club taking the decision to bin their in-person awards evening.
      However, two of Chelsea’s academy starlets are celebrating after a successful loan spell at Brighton.
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      Colwill, 20, joined the Seagulls on loan at the beginning of the season and has thrived under Roberto De Zerbi.
      He has made 23 appearances in all competitions and is allegedly a player identified by Mauricio Pochettino as someone he wants to build his future Chelsea team around.
      The centre-back and midfielder Billy Gilmour, also on loan at Brighton from the Blues, both played as the South Coast side confirmed Europa League football next term with a 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Wednesday.
      A fan tweeted Colwill last night as his parent club were being thrashed at United asking: “How’s your evening going?”
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      The ace replied with a picture of himself and Gilmour, 21, all smiles and the word: “Brilliant!!!!!”
      But while some Chelsea supporters begged him to return and “save them”, others advised him that he may want to take down the post amid the Blues’ latest dismal setback.
      One wrote: “Delete this.”
      Another said: “Nah that’s a violation.”
      As another commented: “This is the same feeling as when your crush tells you “you’re just like a brother to me.”
      It comes after Colwill forgot he was still a Blues player after helping Brighton clinch Europa League football.
      The ace, who has been linked with a move to Manchester City or Liverpool, had to be reminded he would be returning to the Blues when speaking to The Athletic.
      “I forgot for a minute,” he said after remembering he was heading back to Chelsea in the coming months.
      And he could not speak more glowingly about the set-up at the Amex.
      Colwill, who is under contract until 2025, added: “Amazing. When Roberto came in [last September], he just changed things.
      “His mentality as a manager is world class and he is definitely going to be one of the best managers in the world — if he’s not already.
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      “That’s what you need at a club like this, that’s what you need to take us to the next level. I never realised how good the players are and he’s come in and playing the style — oh, it’s amazing.
      “It fits everyone in the changing room. That’s why they are all playing outrageous football.” More

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      Pep Guardiola brutally roasted by fans after bizarre comment about watching Man Utd’s 1999 Treble ‘as a little boy’

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      FOOTBALL fans have been left dumbfounded after Pep Guardiola’s remark about watching Manchester United’s treble-winning side “as a little boy”.The Spaniard, 52, is hoping to replicate Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1998/99 team with Manchester City as they eye the FA Cup and Champions League titles to go with their Premier League trophy.
      Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are going for the Treble this seasonCredit: PA
      🗣️ “It was once in the lifetime in the UK, one team, it was United, the way they won against Bayern Munich in Camp Nou. I was there as a little boy.”Pep Guardiola is not thinking about achieving a treble until he has two of the three secured 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pQNUiwu5JG— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 24, 2023

      Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1998/99 Man Utd side are the only English side to complete the TrebleCredit: Getty
      If they accomplish the feat, they will become just the second side in English history to win all three trophies in the same season.
      But Guardiola has baffled the footballing community with comments about where he was during Man Utd’s Treble triumph.
      Aged 28, he was captain of Barcelona at the time.
      And the Catalan giants even came up against Ferguson’s United in the group stage of the Champions League that season, albeit without Guardiola as he was ruled out of both games with a knee injury.
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      Yet despite being in the prime of his career, Guardiola has bizarrely claimed he was a child at the final – held in Barcelona – when United secured the Champions League in dramatic fashion against Bayern Munich.
      Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I will start to think about the treble if we are able to go to Istanbul [to face Inter in the Champions League final] with the two titles in the pocket.
      “Then after, I will concede: ‘Okay, we won one title, we can do it’.
      “It was once in the lifetime in the UK, one team, it was United, the way they won against Bayern Munich in Camp Nou. I was there as a little boy.”
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      Guardiola was playing for Barcelona when Man Utd won the Treble in 1999Credit: Getty
      Guardiola’s comments have been ridiculed by fans on social media – who were quick to point out his age in 1999.
      One said: “As a little boy? Bro was 28 years old and Barcelona captain lmao 😂😂.”
      Another added: “I am shocked….. this man can lie 😂😂😂 Pep was almost at the end of his playing career in 1999 😂😂 little boy.”
      And a third replied: “Dude was 28 years old and captain of FC Barcelona in 1999. Who is he kidding??”
      It has been suggested the phrase “little boy” was lost in translation, with Guardiola meaning “young man”.
      He had won five LaLiga titles and one European Cup by the time Man Utd claimed their Treble.
      The last of his 11 seasons in Barcelona’s first team came in 2000/01, before he moved to Italy and ended up retiring in 2006 after stints in Qatar and Mexico.
      Guardiola is gearing his Man City side up for their final Premier League game of the season away at Brentford on Sunday.
      They then face Man Utd in the FA Cup final on June 3, before the Champions League final seven days later against Inter Milan. More

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      Jamie Redknapp is serenaded with X-rated chant by Man Utd fans but ex-Liverpool star gets his own back with Casemiro dig

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      JAMIE REDKNAPP took the brunt of the chants from Manchester United fans while covering the game as a pundit.The retired midfielder, 49, was on duty with Sky Sports for the coverage of the Red Devils’ victory over Chelsea in the Premier League.
      Jamie Redknapp was the target of an X-rated chant from Manchester United fansCredit: SKY SPORTS
      Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink also found the chant funny, along with RedknappCredit: SKY SPORTS
      However, being a former Liverpool star, Redknapp became the target of the fans at half-time.
      The Old Trafford faithful started an X-rated chant directed at him, singing: “Jamie Redknapp you’re a w****r, you’re a w****r.”
      Redknapp was left chuckling at the chant as was his co-pundit and former Chelsea star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink who could be seen laughing.
      At full-time, while commenting on a no-look pass from United star Casemiro, Redknapp got his own back as he referred to it as a “Roberto Firmino pass” in reference to the Liverpool favourite.
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      Sky Sports host Kelly Cates then replied saying: “They won’t like that here.”
      To which Redknapp said: “I don’t care, I’ve taken enough stick tonight.”
      A clip of the moment went viral on Twitter, with many applauding Redknapp for taking it on the chin.
      One commented: “He’s fully embracing the hate 😂😂 warra bloke.”
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      A second wrote: “Took it like a champ 👏👊.”
      A third tweeted: “He took the bants to be fair to him 🤣.”
      While a fourth added: “He took it well to be fair to him 🤣.”
      The win for United sealed their spot in the Champions League for next season, leaving Liverpool to settle for a spot in the Europa League. More

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      Gary Neville in disbelief that Chelsea have no Joao Felix transfer clause as ‘he’s the one option they need’

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      GARY NEVILLE is in disbelief that Chelsea do not have the option to buy Joao Felix at the end of his loan move.The Portuguese forward joined the Blues in January in a temporary move away from LaLiga side Atletico Madrid.
      Gary Neville can’t believe Chelsea do not have an option to buy Joao FelixCredit: Getty
      The on-loan attacker has been a bright spark in a disappointing seasonCredit: AFP
      Felix was allowed to leave Atletico after he was believed to have fallen out with manager Diego Simeone.
      It is thought that the relationship between Felix and the Argentine became so tense that it had “broken”.
      Despite a turbulent start that saw Felix sent off against Fulham, he has been one bright spark for the club during their appalling second half of the season.
      The forward has netted four goals in 15 appearances in the Premier League.
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      But more than his goals, the 23-year-old has proved to be a threat against the league’s defences.
      Felix even managed to grab a great solo goal during the defeat to Manchester United as he carried the ball from the halfway line before slotting home.
      But pundit and former United star Neville is amazed that Chelsea do not have the option to buy him this summer.
      He said during commentary of the game at Old Trafford: “They’ve signed everyone but the one player they should have an option to buy on they haven’t got.”
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      Felix has hinted at a desire to stay at the club beyond his loan move as he lifted his shirt after scoring against Bournemouth.
      And the club have been linked with trying to purchase him in the summer.
      However, in a move to get the price down, there are reports suggesting that Chelsea will offer players as part of a swap deal.
      But as it currently stands, Felix will return to Spain at the end of the season.
      The Blues squad currently boasts 32 player and the new manager, believed to be Mauricio Pochettio, will have a say over trimming it down in the summer.
      Stars such as Mateo Kovacic, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Edouard Mendy, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher and Kalidou Koulibaly could all be sold. More