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      Arsenal ‘ready to offer £71m transfer fee for Juventus striker Vlahovic’ after missing out on Mudryk to rivals Chelsea

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      ARSENAL have turned their attention to Dusan Vlahovic after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk, according to reports.The Gunners were linked to the striker last January but he decided to join Juventus.
      Arsenal could make a £71million move for Dusan VlahovicCredit: Getty
      Gabriel Jesus then arrived in the summer and Mikel Arteta was looking to strengthen his squad further with the signing of Mudryk, but he joined Chelsea instead.
      Arsenal are now looking at other targets and could make a move for Vlahovic, report Calciomercato.

      It is claimed the North Londoners are preparing a £71million for the Serbia international.
      Juventus could be tempted to let him leave due to the financial problems at the club.
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      Vlahovic, 22, has also attracted interest from Manchester United and Chelsea after scoring 16 goals in 36 games for Juventus.
      Arsenal are keen to add to their forward line and there are a number of players they could sign.
      Reports emerged claiming the Gunners wanted Raphinha but the winger has rejected Arsenal in favour of staying at Barcelona.
      Instead director of football Edu could turn to Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha or PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke, who is subject to interest from Chelsea.
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      Arsenal have also been linked to Leandro Trossard, who could be available after falling out with Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi, with his agent revealing the Belgian does not plan to renew his contract. More

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      Chelsea set to continue huge January transfer spending as they ‘target Brighton star Moises Caicedo for £75m’

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      CHELSEA’s January transfer splurge could continue with Graham Potter keen on a reunion with Brighton star Moises Caicedo, according to reports.Now Blues manager Graham Potter signed and coached the 21-year-old on the South Coast.
      Chelsea are keen on Brighton midfielder CaicedoCredit: Rex
      Caicedo has gone from strength to strength since his £4.4million 2021 transfer from Ecuadorian side Independiente.
      The midfielder’s stock has also risen following his performances at the Qatar World Cup late last year.
      Liverpool even registered an interest in the player.
      However, according to CBS Sports, Chelsea could steal a march on their rivals and make a January transfer swoop for Caicedo.
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      Chelsea are willing to pay in excess of £65m to bring Caicedo to Stamford Bridge.
      But Brighton are said to want upwards of £75m to part ways with the player mid-season.
      Chelsea signing Caicedo would be another raid on the Seagulls.
      Marc Cucurella made the move to West London for big money in the summer, and following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel, Potter and his team came shortly after.
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      Caicedo could become Chelsea’s sixth January signing.
      Joao Felix, David Fofana, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile and Mykhailo Mudryk have all joined Potter’s project totalling £152m. More

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      Man Utd transfer blow as Aston Villa confirm £18m agreement reached for Chicago Fire wonderkid Jhon Duran

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      ASTON VILLA have dealt a blow to Manchester United after agreeing a deal to sign Chicago Fire star Jhon Duran.The Red Devils had been interested in signing the winger along with Chelsea and Benfica.
      Aston Villa have confirmed a deal for Jhon DuranCredit: Getty
      However, Villa have pulled off a deal to sign the 19-year-old prospect in a deal worth £18million.
      The Villans confirmed the deal on social media, but did reveal that the player still needs to pass a medical.
      Duran also needs to agree on personal terms with the club as well as obtain the necessary work visa.
      The transfer fee is a record for the MLS club, and they will also receive a percentage of any future transfer fee, Duran’s old Colombian side Envigado will also get a cut of the transfer.
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      The winger would become the third most expensive export from the MLS, after Newcastle’s deal for Miguel Almiron and Bayern Munich’s transfer for Alphonso Davies.
      Duran has played three times for the Colombia national side and is currently in his homeland for the 2023 South America under-20 Championship.
      For Fire, the youngster has excelled as he has scored eight goals and provided three assists in his 28 appearances in all competitions.
      However, it is not yet known if Villa plans to send the player out on loan or bring him into the first team.
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      The MLS side also sold goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina to Chelsea in August.
      The deal for the stopper was £8m, meaning Fire have managed to bring in a total of £26m off the back of the two players. More

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      Chelsea and Newcastle on transfer alert as Dortmund set Moukoko deadline to sign new deal or become free agent

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND want Youssoufa Moukoko to make a decision on his future THIS WEEK.The German club are expecting a call on whether he will sign a new deal before their next game.
      Youssoufa Moukoko’s Borussia Dortmund contract expires at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      Both Chelsea and Newcastle have been linked with a move for the talented 18-year-old striker and Barcelona are also thought to be keen
      And news of Dortmund’s deadline is set to put interested parties on red alert.
      Moukoko’s current deal expires at the end of the campaign and he will be available on a free transfer if he does not pen fresh terms.
      Dortmund return to Bundesliga action on Sunday for the first time since before the World Cup.
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      And the club want an answer from Moukoko on whether he will pen a new deal before they play the match.
      Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl confirmed they are waiting on a response from the striker.
      He told German magazine Kicker: “We have put together a very attractive offer that gives him a lot of room for development. That should lead to a decision.
      “He has to make it with his environment and his advisor.”
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      Kehl added: “Youssoufa can now accept this offer and commit to Borussia Dortmund – or we will go our separate ways.
      “I would like him to choose us because he is not yet at the end of his development and I am huge I see potential in him.
      “But there are limits for us as a club. And we have shown these limits. Now it’s up to him to confess in a timely manner.”
      Dortmund want their answer before Sunday’s home game against Augsburg so Moukoko can focus on the match.
      Kehl continued: “Youssoufa and his advisors know that we are expecting a decision this week because we are discussing the topic want to have this clarified before the first day of the game.
      “So that the boy can devote himself entirely to the sporting challenges.” More

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      Incredible stats reveal Man Utd revival as they already have more wins & clean sheets than WHOLE of last season

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have already won more games under Erik ten Hag than they managed in the WHOLE of last season.The Dutchman inherited a Red Devils team that had secured their worst ever Premier League points tally.

      Things got off to a rocky start, with United beginning the campaign with a 2-1 home defeat by Brighton and 4-0 humiliation at Brentford.
      But methodical Ten Hag, 52, has set about transforming the culture at Old Trafford.
      Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City took the Red Devils to within one point of the reigning Prem champions in the table.
      The triumph was United’s 21st win in 29 games in all competitions this campaign – more than they managed during the entirety of last season.
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      Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick, United won a paltry 20 matches out of 48 last season in all competitions.
      They went trophyless, while achieving their worst ever points tally in a Prem season (58).
      Having bagged 49 goals by the season’s halfway point, United are well on their way to beating last season’s total of 71.
      Ten Hag has also tightened up his side’s previously leaky defence.
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      Man United struggled under Ralf RangnickCredit: Rex
      United kept just ten clean sheets in 48 matches last term.
      This time around they have already managed 12 in 29.
      Man United legend Gary Neville is “mesmerised” by what Ten Hag has done with his former club.
      Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “I thought it was a risk at the time when I heard that story, you know what players are like and there was the spirit at the time.
      “I’m mesmerised by the job Ten Hag has done. If you’d have said to me four months ago this is where Man Utd will be, I’d have said no chance.
      I thought they were absolutely nowhere nearGary Neville
      “I’d have said they’re finishing halfway down the table, the way they were.
      “Coming off the back of last season, the start of this season, I thought they were absolutely nowhere near.
      “I thought they overpaid for Antony, I thought they overpaid for Casemiro. It looked like the usual Man Utd panic.
      “So it’s worth noting in moments like this that we shouldn’t go too far, but the job the manager has done not only on the pitch but with the players, how he’s brought them together and that spirit, the way he’s dealt with big situations.”
      Gary Neville has been ‘mesmerised’ by Erik ten HagCredit: Getty More

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      Under-fire West Ham boss Moyes REJECTED chance to sign Man City striker and World Cup winner Alvarez from River Plate

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      UNDER-FIRE West Ham boss David Moyes TURNED DOWN Julian Alvarez while he was at River Plate due to Michail Antonio’s red-hot form.Moyes revealed he had the chance to sign Manchester City striker Alvarez before he joined the Sky Blues a year ago.
      Moyes passed on the opportunity to sign Alvarez from River PlateCredit: YouTube / Diary of a CEO podcast
      Alvarez is now a World Cup-winning striker playing his club football at Man CityCredit: Getty
      Alvarez was brought to the Scotsman’s attention by a scout and Moyes has admitted he liked what he saw.
      But Antonio’s ruthless streak in front of goal saw Moyes pass up on the opportunity to sign Alvarez – a fatal mistake that could’ve changed the trajectory of his West Ham tenure.
      Antonio led the line for the Hammers on his own for the best part of 18 months but Moyes’ men gassed out in 2022, limping over the finishing line in seventh, as well as losing a Europa League semi-final to Eintracht Frankfurt.
      Moyes told the Diary of a CEO podcast: “I think it’s the ones I’ve missed, the ones where you say ‘Nah, I don’t think he’s quite good enough.’ I’ve had hundreds of them.
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      “Just recently, because we’ve been talking about it, Alvarez who has just played for Argentina in the World Cup, I bought in a new scout who says ‘Look, you should go for Alvarez at River Plate’.
      “I watched him and I thought he was a very good technician and done so many good things as a centre forward but I thought [he’s] maybe not quite the one we want, we had Micky Antonio who had been doing very well and I thought I don’t know.
      “You see sometimes the players change in six months but I have to say there are other players like that who you don’t take and don’t go on to be a real success, but that one at the moment is just one where probably because it was only a year ago where I decided ‘Nah, he’s not one I’m going to take’.”
      Fast forward a year and Alvarez is a World Cup winner, starring alongside Lionel Messi in Qatar last November-December.
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      Alvarez netted four goals at the winter tournament, helping the South American country claim their third-ever world crown.
      The 22-year-old is also at Premier League title-chasing City, where he effectively plays back-up to star man Erling Halaand.
      And despite playing limited minutes, Alvarez has eight goals across all competitions so far this season.

      West Ham, meanwhile, sit in the relegation zone on 15 points from 19 games.
      The East London club’s last league win came in October against Bournemouth.
      And David Moyes is on thin ice as he struggles to change his team’s fortunes.
      It is believed the under-fire Hammers boss is now operating on a match-by-match basis and potential replacements are NOW being looked at.
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      Tottenham ‘offered Villarreal star Danjuma’ with winger already in England – but they face competition from Prem rivals

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      TOTTENHAM have been offered Villarreal star Arnaut Danjuma but face competition from several other clubs, according to reports.The 25-year-old winger looks set to leave the Spanish side this month and is keen on a return to the Premier League.
      Arnaut Danjuma is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubsCredit: Getty
      Danjuma and his agent are supposedly in England in an attempt to accelerate a transfer.
      Villarreal have contacted Spurs to inform them that they want to sell the attacker, hoping they will join the race for his signature, claim outlet Relevo.
      The Yellow Submarine would allow him to initially leave on loan for a fee of £2.5million, with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the campaign.
      They would then want £27m for the player.
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      The Dutch star was at Bournemouth for two seasons from 2019 to 2021 and he could return to the Cherries.
      Manager Gary O’Neil is looking to boost their survival hopes with a few new signings this month.
      And they are keen to see Danjuma come back after he impressed at the club, netting 17 goals in 52 games.
      While in Spain, he scored 22 goals in 51 games, helping fire Villarreal to a Champions League semi-final last season.
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      They now want to offload the man capped by Holland six times as new manager Quique Setien doesn’t see him as part of his plans.
      The likes of Everton and West Ham are interested in Danjuma too.
      The Hammers made moves to sign him in the summer but eventually chose to pursue other targets.
      His former manager Unai Emery is reportedly keen to work with him again at Aston Villa. More

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      Watch moment Richarlison REFUSES to shake Arsenal star Martinelli’s hand in fiery North London derby

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      THIS WAS the awkward moment that Richarlison REFUSED to shake his Brazilian team-mate Gabriel Martinelli’s hand in the fiery North London derby.The two stars were in the same squad last month before their World Cup dreams were ended by Croatia.
      Gabriel Martinelli tried to shake Brazilian team-mate Richarlison’s hand yesterdayCredit: TikTok
      The Tottenham star point-blank refused to accept the gestureCredit: TikTok
      However, they were on opposite sides yesterday as Arsenal clinched a 2-0 win at Tottenham to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
      Midway through the match, substitute Richarlison was warming up near the corner flag when his compatriot went over to take a set-piece nearby.
      Spotting the forward next to him, Martinelli offered out his hand for Richarlison to shake – but the former Everton man point-blank refused, leading to cheers from supporters nearby.
      Meanwhile, an eagle-eyed fan also spotted an off-field spat between Richarlison and Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu on the touchline earlier in the game.
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      Tomiyasu put his arm across Richarlison, who then angrily pulled it away, as the pair warmed-up ready for action.
      Despite not starting, it was a busy afternoon for the Spurs sub, who got on towards the end of the clash.
      Aaron Ramsdale, who was sickeningly kicked by a Spurs fan, bickered with opponent Richarlison at the end of the game and the forward angrily pushed the keeper in the side of the head.
      As a steward led the England international away to the edge of the pitch, a supporter climbed over the barricade in the Tottenham section and kicked the shot-stopper.
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      The trouble started brewing when Ramsdale turned to celebrate towards the fans that had been giving him stick after the final whistle.
      Richarlison then went over to the keeper before his temper got the better of him and he started pushing him in the head.
      Ramsdale marches away and goes to grab his water bottle from behind the goal, but as he is bent over, the fan swoops in to attack.
      Missed by stewards, the idiot steps over the hoarding and kicks out at the goalie.
      A steward then pushes the spectator away before the culprit scurries back up into the stand and the crowd while trying to cover his face with a scarf.
      Players from both sides then ran over to try and diffuse the tense situation, although several squared up to one another.
      Richarlison would later slam Ramsdale as “disrespectful”, saying: “What I really didn’t like was their goalkeeper going to celebrate in front of our fans.
      “It’s kind of disrespectful to our fans, he has their fans, he has to go celebrate with their fans, not be cute with our fans.”
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      And on the incident with Martinelli, he added: “It was a foul there that the referee ended up giving, we were close to the move, in my opinion it wasn’t, I told him he was diving a lot, so I didn’t shake his hand.
      “I’m apologising to him. Like it or not, he’s my team-mate. It’s part of the game, it’s a derby, we were hot headed.” More