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Spurs favourite Romero partners Chelsea centre-back in Premier League team of the week

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Spurs favourite Romero partners Chelsea centre-back in Premier League team of the week Chelsea and Tottenham played out an entertaining 2-2 draw on Sunday and the London pair are both represented in the Premier League team of the week. London rivals Arsenal also have one player make the cut, while Nottingham Forest, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester City make up the rest of the XI.Dean ...

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all represented in Premier League team of the week

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Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all represented in Premier League team of the week London trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all lay down early markers for the Premier League season as they secured opening weekend wins, but it's a Fulham star who takes home the player of the week award. With Newcastle, Bournemouth and Brighton also represented, we take a look through the first Pr...

Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price?

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Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price? One of Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas' greatest traits is to extract high fees for his most wanted stars. Since 2019, the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Ferland Mendy and Bruno Guimaraes have all departed for fees in excess of £35m, a remarkable feat. There is potentially another big money sale on...

Arsenal would land themselves a bargain if they were to sign Grimaldo

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Arsenal would land themselves a bargain if they were to sign Grimaldo During Kieran Tierney's spell on the sidelines last season, Arsenal lacked a key influence down that left flank. The 25-year-old ranked seventh for goalscoring chances created (20) of all Gunners stars in the Premier League, but it was the willingness to get the ball in the box that meant he was suc...

Milinkovic-Savic could be the game changing midfield signing Arsenal need

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Milinkovic-Savic could be the game changing midfield signing Arsenal need Maurizio Sarri may have been unable to guide Lazio to a top-four finish, but there is no denying the Rome giants were one of the more entertaining sides in Serie A last season. Only Inter (84) scored more goals than Sarri's side (77), while 58 goals conceded was just two fewer than relegated Genoa. ...

Who is Lisandro Martinez? The Argentine pass master on Arsenal and Man Utd's radar

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Who is Lisandro Martinez? The Argentine pass master on Arsenal and Man Utd's radar Back in the summer of 2019, centre-back Matthijs de Ligt was hot property on the continent. The Dutchman had been crucial for an Ajax side that conceded just 32 times on their way to Eredivisie glory and interest in his services was understandably sky high. In the end, Juventus won the race to land ...

Who is Fabio Vieira? Arsenal's new creator likened to Bernardo Silva

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Who is Fabio Vieira? Arsenal's new creator likened to Bernardo Silva The priority for Arsenal this summer was a new striker, but with that issue set to be corrected with the likely arrival of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, attention turns to strengthening the squad elsewhere.European football returns to the Emirates Stadium next season and while they did miss ou...

Why Jesus could be the perfect forward for Arteta's Arsenal

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Why Jesus could be the perfect forward for Arteta's Arsenal Once it was confirmed that Alexandre Lacazette was leaving Arsenal, despite reports earlier in the year that the Frenchman would remain in north London, their intentions for the summer became obvious. Yes, the Gunners are close to agreeing a new deal with Eddie Nketiah, whose current contract expire...

Assessing Gianluca Scamacca and his suitability for Arsenal

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Assessing Gianluca Scamacca and his suitability for Arsenal One issue Arsenal didn't have last season was creating chances. An average of 11.5 key passes per game was the fourth most in the Premier League with the Gunners earned a statistically calculated WhoScored strength of 'creating scoring chances' as a result.Rather, the problem was tucking these oppor...

Why Tottenham and Arsenal are keen on Forest playoff hero Spence

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Why Tottenham and Arsenal are keen on Forest playoff hero Spence The Championship is littered with untapped talent that Premier League teams are often reluctant to take a gamble on. That said, there are those who do impress in England's second tier and make the step up to the top-flight with ease. Ivan Toney was the 11th best rated player in the Premier League th...