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Hakim Ziyech underwent further tests today in Madrid which confirmed red flags with his knee & hip. As a result, Ziyech was made a new offer with his basic wage reduced by 40%. As per colleague @JamesBenge, Ziyech is not keen to accept meaning for now the move to Al-Nassr off.

Idk if you’ve seen this👀

good morning anon!!! YES I DID that was like, the latest we've heard of about this whole nightmare. I mean why would he accept and what if saudis are kinda trying to jinx this anyway???? I've been watching tons of insights from moroccan sports journalists who thinks he's probably dealing with some issues since before the world cup. but if this happens to be true that means it won't prevent him for having a transfer move as it wasn't preventing him for joining psg. and he didn't technically "fail" medicals then. so maybe the saudis really wanted to profit from it after all? given what they are doing with brozovic lfkjdhs they are playing with inter knowing they are desperate for money. it's not like they haven't done shit like this before, soooo. inchallah it was for the best and he can find way better as he deserves. and chelsea was shipping him there for such a low fee too. nah this whole thing was a scum me thinks

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¿Arabia al rescate?🤔 De acuerdo con @jamesbenge, el Al Ettifaq de Steven Gerrard está planeando una oferta para llevarse a préstamo a Jadon Sancho.✍🏻

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🚨🚨💰 BREAKING: Al Nassr have made a lucrative offer to André Onana! #MUFC [@jamesbenge, @CBSSports]

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Adidas had planned to release an open letter from Mesut Özil to Arsenal fans to reassure his commitment to the club last summer as part of a campaign by them after becoming the club’s kit manufacturers. [source: @jamesbenge]

Özil’s letter: “I’ve had people tell me where my home is, what my identity is. 6 years at Arsenal have shown me that home isn’t a building or lines on a map. It isn’t even a place. Home is a feeling, a feeling that tells you where you truly belong, a feeling that I have found at Arsenal.”

“At this club, you are part of a community brought together by a single love. When you are at Arsenal, you are never alone. You are part of something bigger. That’s the deal. I would never leave that. Thank you, Mesut.”

Mesut Özil at The Emirates - September 2013

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Unai Emery: "For us we don't want to play against Liverpool ever. We'd prefer not to play against them." via /r/LiverpoolFC

Unai Emery: "For us we don't want to play against Liverpool ever. We'd prefer not to play against them." https://twitter.com/jamesbenge/status/1163201402358788096?s=21 Submitted August 18, 2019 at 10:51PM by searching129 via reddit https://ift.tt/2TOQAZS

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Arsenal offered Real Madrid forward on loan as Serie A giants bid for Vlahovic

Arsenal offered Real Madrid forward on loan as Serie A giants bid for Vlahovic

Arsenal offered Real Madrid forward on loan as Serie A giants bid for Vlahovic Arsenal have been offered the opportunity to take Real Madrid striker Luca Jovic on loan, according to multiple sources. As reported elsewhere, Arsenal have been offered the chance to take Luka Jovic on loan. — James Benge (@jamesbenge) January 24, 2022 The Gunners have been chasing a deal for Dusan Vlahovic for…

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Arsenal offered Real Madrid forward on loan as Serie A giants bid for Vlahovic

Arsenal offered Real Madrid forward on loan as Serie A giants bid for Vlahovic

Arsenal have been offered the opportunity to take Real Madrid striker Luca Jovic on loan, according to multiple sources. As reported elsewhere, Arsenal have been offered the chance to take Luka Jovic on loan. — James Benge (@jamesbenge) January 24, 2022 The Gunners have been chasing a deal for Dusan Vlahovic for much of January, but always knew that convincing the player to join the club would…

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Favorite tweets: Emile Smith Rowe becomes the fourth Arsenal player 21 or under to score in three straight Premier League games. The previous three are Nicolas Anelka, Jose Antonio Reyes and Cesc Fabregas. — James Benge (@jamesbenge) Nov 7, 2021

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VIDEO: Eintracht Frankfurt fans chant Tony Yeboah’s name in Europa League loss against Arsenal

Eintracht Frankfurt fans at the Commerzbank-Arena Stadium broke into chants of former Ghana striker Tony Yeboah during their 3-0 defeat against Arsenal in the opening day of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League on Thursday night.Yeboah was the first black player to join the Eagles during the 1990 season.The powerful hitman established himself as a deadly striker, silencing all critics, and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with the club before leaving to join English giants Leeds United in 1995.The now-53-year-old’s exploits during that era has given him a legendary status at the club.During the club’s 2019/20 Europe’s second-tier club competition against Arsenal, chants of 'Tony Yeboah, Tony Yeboah' broke out around the Commerzbank-Arena, with fans celebrating the iconic forward.Watch the video below; https://twitter.com/jamesbenge/status/1174723247717400576— (@jamesbenge) ?s=21 source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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Armenia vs. Italy: Euro 2020 Qualifying Odds, Live Stream, TV Info | Bleacher Report

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Italy are well on track to top Group J in their bid to secure a place at UEFA Euro 2020, and Roberto Mancini’s side travel to Armenia on Thursday hoping to make it five wins from five in qualifying.

The Azzurri hold a three-point lead at the top of their pool and are the only team in Group J yet to surrender a point, though Armenia look more intimidating after discovering form of late.

Coach Armen Gyulbudaghyants has led his team to successive wins over Liechtenstein and Greece in their last two outings, with the country hoping to clinch three straight victories for the first time since 2016-17.

Italy are unbeaten in two meetings with Armenia and emerged 3-1 victors the last time they travelled to face them on their own soil (Oct. 2012).

      Date: Thursday, September 5

Time: 5 p.m. BST/12 p.m. ET

Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), fuboTV (U.S.)

TV Info: Sky Sports Football (UK), ESPNews (U.S.)

       Odds

Armenia: 11-1

Draw: 5-1

Italy: 1-4

Via Oddschecker.com.

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Italy manager Roberto Mancini has happened upon a thriving talent pool since he was appointed Italy manager in May 2018. So much so, in fact, that he could afford to leave a number of stars out of his latest squad.

Young forwards Moise Kean, 19, and Patrick Cutrone, 21, have both been omitted after they completed summer transfer to the Premier League with Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers, respectively. AS Roma’s Nicolo Zaniolo also failed to earn a call-up this time.

Kean and Cutrone are both likely to figure in future Italy squads given their clear potential. However, Mancini said ill discipline while away with Italy’s under-21 squad was the reason behind their omission, per journalist Paul Brown:

Paul Brown @pbsportswriter

In news that will be music to the ears of Graeme Souness, #ITA boss Roberto Mancini has questioned the attitude of Moise Kean & Nicolo Zaniolo, who turned up late for an U21 team meeting & have now been axed from the senior squad. “They must learn to behave well,” he said. #efc

The Azzurri have had some absences forced upon them ahead of their meeting with Armenia, however.

Veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini recently underwent successful surgery on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will be sidelined for around six months. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Insigne had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.

The man set to replace Napoli star Insigne is Vincenzo Grifo, who has only one cap but is drawing interest following his recent permanent transfer to Freiburg:

Ronan Murphy @swearimnotpaul

OFFICIAL: Freiburg have signed Vincenzo Grifo from Hoffenheim. Do Hoffenheim have any players left? #SCF #TSG https://t.co/jo4WRzBZPS

The only uncapped outfielders in Mancini’s squad are Brescia playmaker Sandro Tonali and defender Luca Pellegrini, who joined Cagliari on loan this summer following his move to Juventus from Roma. 

As for Armenia, Thursday’s hosts are nowhere near as well-resourced in terms of the top-tier talent in their midst.

Captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan will encounter plenty of Azzurri faces this season after the Arsenal midfielder joined Roma on loan. However, journalist James Benge recently highlighted his talent isn’t what it used to be:

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s final season at Dortmund 23 goals, 32 assists

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s three seasons in England 22 goals, 24 assists

Where it all went wrong for Mkhitaryan and why it might have been different. Contains crowbared Indiana Jones reference. https://t.co/ZNnK6zowXh

Mkhitaryan has scored once in Euro qualifying thus far, but three Armenians have netted more: Tigran Barseghyan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and Aleksandre Karapetian each have two goals to their name.

A surprise win for the hosts in Yerevan would open up Group J considerably as we reach the halfway stage in qualifying, while an Italian victory will further enforce their status as most likely to top the pool.

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Loads of Spurs fans should ignore ridiculous jibes from rivals over reported transfer snubs

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

Arsenal fans are at it already.

They believe they have put one over Tottenham Hotspur by agreeing a deal to sign Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid.

The deal is a loan. It does not include a purchase option.

This is a win for Arsenal, right?

The fact of the matter, though, is that Spurs fans, really, need to ignore this because, at the end of the day, it’s nonsense.

Sources confirmed to Football FanCast earlier this month that Spurs were in talks over a deal to sign Ceballos. Mauricio Pochettino, the club’s manager, was keen to sign him as he felt he would bring an extra dimension to the side’s midfield.

Arsenal expect to complete loan signing of Dani Ceballos this week. Reported on Thursday that Saliba deal is done, should be unveiled in coming days.

Two transfer battles with Spurs. Two wins for Arsenal. https://t.co/JHU3i4WpyF

— James Benge (@jamesbenge) July 22, 2019

Spurs offered more money for Saliba, he chose Arsenal. Spurs were only team heavily interested in Ceballos, Emery said “Holla Daniel, Unai speaking, Spurs stink”, Ceballos chose Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur forever in our shadow lmaoo

— Aubazettes (@Aubazettes) July 22, 2019

I don’t get the big fuss about William Saliba & Dani Ceballos dejecting interest from Spurs in order to sign for Arsenal. Tottenham have been rejecting trophies for the last 10 years and no one has ever made a big deal out of it.

— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) July 23, 2019

Yet chairman Daniel Levy, negotiating the deal, was desperate to include a purchase option in any move that would have allowed the club to buy Ceballos for £45m next summer.

Real ultimately rejected that request because Arsenal did not insist upon such a clause. Ceballos will return to Real next summer. Spurs, as other reports have stated, did not intend to be used as a stepping stone for a player looking to extend their own career.

Arsenal, clearly, are fine with it, and this is what fans are celebrating.

Spurs fans would do well to ignore them; the club have already broken their transfer record once this summer to purchase Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for a fee of over £50m and are reportedly closing in on Real Betis’ Giovani Lo Celso, another deal that will cost over £50m.

Ryan Sessegnon, the Fulham teenager, is another target.

There is also talk that Arsenal have beaten Spurs to the punch on Saint-Etienne defender William Saliba when, in reality, Pochettino wanted him in his squad for the 2019/20 season, per sources. The Gunners are set to pay €30m (£26.8m) for him and then loan him back to France. That’s another win.

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Of course, social media is a hive of this. It is the ideal place to spout nonsense opinions about football because, really, what else is there to do?

Arsenal fans fling jibes and digs at Tottenham fans constantly and vice versa.

The reality is that Arsenal will be signing a player who is undoubtedly an upgrade on the likes of Mohamed Elneny and Granit Xhaka and who has won the Player of the Tournament at the Under-21 European Championships in his career. Saliba, too, could turn into a very fine defender.

But these are not deals to celebrate, to rub the noses of their rivals in.

Spurs are on an upward curve, bringing in players on permanent deals and instantly strengthening their squad.

Arsenal are either loaning a player with the intention of him returning to his parent club next year, or sending him back to whence he came almost immediately.

Whatever hashtag you put on it, this isn’t a win for the Gunners.

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Favorite tweets: You'll have to take my word for it but Martinelli has just scored a brilliant goal in the warm-up. Pushes the ball wide of Per Mertesacker and onto his right foot, rolls the ball low past Emi Martinez and into the far post....then he did the same on his left foot.— James Benge (@jamesbenge) December 15, 2019

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Aside from everything else, your profession relies on your health and you choose to risk serious illness when there’s a free, quick and easy way to protect yourself? https://t.co/NrkEI7bO7v

— James Benge (@jamesbenge) Sep 2, 2021

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Clear sign that Arsenal ace could leave this summer as his £3m home is listed for sale

A player moving home doesn’t necessarily mean that they going to leave a club, but it’s a pretty clear sign that they could be on their way.Reiss Nelson has been touted as a star of the future at Arsenal for a few years now, but his development did seem to stall last season when he struggled to get into the first team.He’ll turn 22 later this year so playing U23 football isn’t going to help anymore, and it means that something will need to change next season.A loan move would make sense, but that it complicated after it was revealed that his contract only runs until the end of this season, although an extension offer is on the table: Important piece of info on Reiss Nelson (and a mea culpa). His contract expires in 2022, Arsenal do not have an option as was reported at the time. It does not run until 2023 as is suggested on websites such as Transfermarkt. Extension offer on the table, as reported yesterday. — James Benge (@jamesbenge) July 2, 2021 Further reports are emerging which suggest that his home has been put up for sale for around £3m, so many will see that as an indication that he could leave this summer: 'Soccer Star Reiss Nelson’s has put his London home for sale. Arsenal forward's contract is set to expire next summer. https://t.co/lCpfQm7Mgq — Z (@ZRAFC) July 2, 2021 Maybe he’s just looking to upgrade to somewhere better when he signs that new deal, but this is one to watch over the next few weeks. Read the full article

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Arsenal expect to complete loan signing of Dani Ceballos this week. Reported on Thursday that Saliba deal is done, should be unveiled in coming days. Two transfer battles with Spurs. Two wins for Arsenal. https://t.co/JHU3i4WpyF

— James Benge (@jamesbenge) July 22, 2019