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      Emotional Theo Walcott announces Southampton exit aged 34 and reveals his future plans

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      THEO WALCOTT has announced his Southampton exit in an emotional social media post.The forward began his career with Saints as a 16-year-old before moving to Arsenal.
      Theo Walcott is leaving Southampton this summerCredit: Getty
      After a stint at Everton he returned to St Mary’s, initially on loan, in October 2020.
      Walcott, 34, will now leave his boyhood club for a second time – but does NOT intend to retire.
      Ahead of today’s Prem dead rubber against Liverpool, he wrote: “Today marks my last appearance in a Saints shirt and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone at @SouthamptonFC it’s a fantastic club with incredible people.
      “I am really disappointed for the fans that we weren’t able to stay in the Premier League this season, but I am certain the club will be back there again soon.
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      “Thanks to all of you for your support right back to my debut aged 16 years old.
      “I would like to wish the team and fans every success for the future.
      “My aim is to continue playing and I’m looking forward to the next challenge…”
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      Walcott, now 34, began his career at St Mary’s aged 16Credit: Getty
      Walcott became a bit-part player at Southampton this season, starting just 12 Prem games.
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      He scored two goals this term, in 3-3 draws against former side Arsenal and old foes Tottenham.
      The winger made 81 appearances across his two spells at St Mary’s, scoring 10 goals.
      Walcott earned 47 England caps during his pomp, scoring eight times.
      While he spent the bulk of his club career at the Emirates, scoring 108 goals and laying on 80 assists in 397 outings for the Gunners.
      Walcott joined Arsenal as a teen in 2006Credit: PA More

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      Barcelona launch record transfer move for Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes with Eddie Howe already looking at replacements

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      BARCELONA want to sign Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes this summer, according to reports.The Catalan giants believe that the Brazilian ace can help catapult them back into Champions League contention.
      Bruno Guimaraes arrived at Newcastle in a £43m deal in January 2022Credit: Reuters
      Selling Guimaraes would help Newcastle further strengthen their squad within the parameters of Financial Fair Play.
      And they would expect to command a club-record fee for a sale should they let him depart.
      According to The Times, Barca accept that Guimaraes is likely to cost around £87million to prise away from the Toon.
      Newcastle signed Guimaraes from Lyon for a then-club record £43m in January 2022.
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      He has since helped Eddie Howe transform his side from relegation strugglers into top four occupiers.
      Guimaraes, 25, has three years remaining on his Newcastle contract and it is not a given that he will leave this summer.
      But Toon scouts are performing due diligence by assessing potential replacements regardless.
      Magpies chiefs hope to entice Guimaraes into staying by offering him an improved new contract.
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      Upon sealing qualification for next season’s Champions League, Guimaraes talked up Newcastle’s chances of winning “titles” in the coming years.
      He said: “I am ambitious. This is something I have been since I remember: to have ambition and challenge myself.
      “When I signed, people say, ‘You are crazy to sign for a team who could play in the Championship next season.’ But here we are and we have Champions League one year after.
      “I think the challenge will be bigger than next year. I think the team has to have a goal of Champions League, not to go now and then not for ten years.
      “We have to get used to being there. Like in the Carabao Cup final, we have to get used to going there.
      “I think this is the ambition – fight for titles. The club deserves titles. Because of that I am here.”
      Howe, meanwhile, talked down the possibility of Newcastle splurging on numerous new players after finishing in the top four.
      He said: “We don’t have the ability to spend the money people will think we have, so we’re going to have to be very smart.
      “It’ll be a small group of players, but ones we think can make a difference.”
      Eddie Howe has guided Newcastle into the Champions LeagueCredit: PA More

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      Managerless Chelsea ‘set to beat Prem rivals and PSG to seal deal for £52m Sporting Lisbon star next week’

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      CHELSEA are the front-runners to sign Sporting Lisbon star Manuel Ugarte, according to reports.Despite splashing out over £500million on players this season, the Blues are set to continue to bolster their bloated squad this summer.
      Manuel Ugarte reportedly wants to come to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty
      Ugarte, 22, is in high demand after his brilliant performances for Sporting.
      And according to Uruguayan reporter Franco Fernandez, the defensive midfielder could join Chelsea as early as next week.
      Ugarte’s current deal is understood to possess a £52million release clause, which the Blues would be expected to trigger.
      He is claimed to want to play in the Premier League, and is reportedly on the cusp of agreeing a six-year contract with Chelsea.
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      Ugarte has also attracted interest from the West Londoners’ Premier League rivals Liverpool.
      While Paris Saint-Germain would love to bring him to the French capital.
      Chelsea raided the Portuguese top flight to sign Benfica starlet Enzo Fernandez in January.
      The Blues forked out a British record £107m to secure the Argentine’s services.
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      Ugarte started out at Uruguayan club Fenix, before moving to Portuguese side Famalicao.
      Following just six months at Famalicao he signed for Sporting in the summer of 2021.
      He has so far made 85 appearances for the Portuguese giants, while also earning eight caps for Uruguay.
      Ugarte has featured against Arsenal and Tottenham in European competitions this season, although he was left on the bench for Sporting’s league match against Vizela on Friday, amid transfer speculation. More

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      Italy star who scored against England ‘offered to Premier League sides for bargain £14m transfer’

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      ITALY’S new No 9 Mateo Retegui is being offered round Premier League clubs in a “bargain” deal.Retegui, 24, scored against England in March but his club future is in doubt as he is on loan at Argentine side Tigre from Boca Juniors.
      Retegui could be sold for just £14m this summerCredit: AFP
      Tigre have an option to buy a percentage of Retegui for around £8million but he is on offer for Prem teams to buy at £14m.
      That is still a low sum with Boca willing to deal.
      Retegui has scored 11 goals in 18 appearances across all competitions so far this season.
      He received his first senior international call-up in March ahead of Italy’s Euro 2024 qualifiers and scored on his debut in a 2-1 defeat to England.
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      The striker netted again in a 2-0 win over Malta just three days later.
      Despite Retegui’s international allegiance to Italy, the Boca Juniors loanee had never played or lived in the country before he was called up to the national team.
      He was also unable to speak the language.
      The striker grew up in Argentina and his only connection with Italy is through his maternal grandmother.
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      As a child he was on the books of River Plate before joining Boca Juniors in 2016.
      He has since been loaned out three times.
      Retegui is already on the radar of several European clubs.
      Leeds United are understood to be interested in signing him, but the Whites face competition from both AC and Inter Milan for his signature.
      Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt are also monitoring the striker. More

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      Wilfried Zaha offered £10MILLION a season to quit Crystal Palace and snub fellow Premier League sides in transfer window

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      WILFRIED ZAHA is wanted by Qatari side Al Sadd — and will be offered about £10million a year to sign.The super-rich outfit are prepared to throw fortunes at free-agent Zaha, who has yet to agree terms at Crystal Palace as he considers his options.
      Wilfried Zaha is a target for Qatar giants Al SaddCredit: Reuters
      He was in Dubai on a break last week after his season was ended by injury, a hamstring tear that may take a couple of months to recover from.
      The Ivory Coast international, 30, is still hoping for a bigger club to come in from England or Europe.
      But the injury has come at a bad time for him as he looks for a final major pay day.
      Palace want an answer as they have lined up possible moves for Brazilian youngster Matheus Franca and Sunderland winger Jack Clarke if Zaha and his big wages are out of their budget.
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      The Eagles also hope to sign Bournemouth’s Jefferson Lerma on a free this week — with James McArthur’s Selhurst Park career ending and Luka Milivojevic leaving.
      Stoke plan to buy Palace midfielder Killian Phillips, 21, after he impressed for neighbours Shrewsbury.
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      Alex Neil is keen on the industrious prospect and wants to sign him permanently following a good loan spell with Shrews in League One.
      Coventry and Luton like Phillips too but are more interested in loan arrangements.
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      Ex-Man Utd & Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez set to be unemployed as he looks for third Premier League club on free transfer

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      A PREMIER League return could be on the cards for Alexis Sanchez.The Chilean forward, 34, is a free agent following a spell at Marseille.
      Alexis Sanchez fancies another shot at the English top flightCredit: Getty
      And Sanchez is keen on a third club in England after stints at Arsenal and Manchester United.
      Sanchez can stay with his French side — but the feelers are out to Prem sides.
      The ex-Udinese and Barcelona star was a huge hit at Arsenal from 2014-18, twice winning the FA Cup.
      But he flopped after moving to Old Trafford, heading off to Inter Milan, first on loan and then permanently.
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      And he’s nearing the end of his first season in Ligue 1, with Marseille likely to remain in third place.
      It’s been claimed in Chile that the Gunners are considering an offer.
      But the 153-cap ace has never looked the same player he was at the Emirates since his unwanted exit five years ago.
      Some supporters, however, have called for his return.
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      But many were angry at his departure to big rivals United for around £391,000 a week plus bonuses.
      Sanchez has revealed he was instead poised to join Manchester City.
      But an Etihad player set to switch the other way to the Emirates declined the move.
      Sanchez has previously said: “Everything was ready, there was a player who was going to go to Arsenal.
      “Then [Arsene] Wenger tells me you are not leaving because the other player did not want to come and they do not have another.
      “Suddenly the cell phone rings. (Jose) Mourinho tells me: ‘Alexis, here is the seven [shirt] available for you.'”
      Sanchez added: “That’s when I said to myself, Chilean footballer playing for Manchester United, something that has never happened.” More

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      Man Utd icon Paul Scholes warns Mauricio Pochettino that Chelsea need SIX new big transfers including entire back five

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      PAUL SCHOLES has fired a warning to potential new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino over the Blues squad.The Manchester United legend has claimed that the Stamford Bridge side needs SIX new players to improve.
      Paul Scholes has argued that Chelsea need six new playersCredit: Getty
      He sent the warning to potential new manager Mauricio PochettinoCredit: Getty
      Scholes argued that the Blues need an entirely new backlineCredit: AFP
      Scholes thinks that Chelsea need to sign an entirely new backline as well as a goalkeeper and a forward.
      The Blues’ defence have leaked 46 goals in the Premier League this season, 13 more than they allowed last term.
      This is despite the arrival of big-money signings such as Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella and Benoit Badiashile.
      While goalkeepers Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy have both struggled to show their best form.
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      Due to their drop in performances, the pair have both been linked with exits from the club.
      Scholes told Premier League Productions: “I think he [Pochettino] is going to have to buy a couple of centre-halves, possibly a right-back, possibly a left-back, a whole new back four.
      “I’m not sure about either goalkeeper.
      “But I think going forward, I always look at a team and I’m excited when they create chances.
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      “I think adding a centre-forward to that, they’re always going to create chances and if you’ve got a team who can score goals, you’ve always got a chance.”
      Pochettino is expected to be named the new Chelsea manager at the end of the season, with him taking over the role from interim boss Frank Lampard.
      The Argentine will also have to sort out the club’s failing attack, which has only produced 37 goals in 37 league games this season.
      That record is 39 less than they managed to notch during the 38 league games last season.
      Chelsea have been linked with attackers such as Napoli star Victor Osimhen in order to add more firepower to the attack. More

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      Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit reveals he REGRETS Chelsea transfer and names club he wished he’d joined instead

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      ARSENAL legend Emmanuel Petit admits he regrets joining Chelsea over Manchester United.The French World Cup winner won nothing in three years at Stamford Bridge after arriving from Barcelona in 2001.
      Emmanuel Petit won the Prem and FA Cup double at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger and rejected the chance to return there in 2001Credit: PA:Empics Sport
      Ex-France hero believes he got it wrong in joining Chelsea from BarcaCredit: Getty
      Petit moved to Chelsea despite two calls from Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger urging him to return to Arsenal.
      The midfielder blames his decision on his then-wife wanting to live in London and not Manchester. 
      And having picked up no silverware in his one season with Barca, he had equally-mixed fortunes at Chelsea before retiring in 2004.
      Petit famously helped Arsenal win the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1997-98 then moved to the Nou Camp in 2000.
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      And he explained how a year later he was once more a wanted man in England.
      Petit, 52, told FourFourTwo. “Arsenal approached me but so did Manchester United.
      “I spoke to Arsene. He really wanted me back, but I was honest with him.
      “I said, ‘I appreciate it and it’s very tempting, but I didn’t feel that you wanted me to stay when I signed for Barcelona a year ago’. 
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      “It’s like divorcing somebody. When you don’t feel desired by them, what’s the point of going back?
      “I should have gone to Manchester United, because Sir Alex Ferguson called me twice. 
      “We had a very good conversation and it was tempting, but once again I listened to my wife. 
      “She wanted to go back to London – she didn’t want to live in Manchester – so I made the same mistake twice in one year.”
      However, the anchorman’s affections clearly still lie with the Gunners.
      And he’s backing Emirates manager Mikel Arteta to make further progress next season after being certain of finishing runners-up this term. More