Manchester United are confident of signing the Rosenborg midfielder Sverre Nypan. 

The 17-year-old midfielder is highly rated across Europe, and he has a bright future ahead of himself. According to TBR Football, Rosenborg have already informed the midfielder that he is free to find a new club for himself and Manchester United are optimistic about getting a deal done.

The Red Devils have been monitoring the player over the last few seasons and he is likely to cost around £10 million. The report further states that the deal could reach £20 million including bonuses. Nypan will become Ruben Amorim’s first signing at Old Trafford. 

Arsenal and Liverpool have been monitoring the player as well, and they have already been in touch with his representatives. It will be interesting to see if they come forward with an offer to sign the player. It seems that Manchester United could be in pole position to secure his signature.

It remains to be seen whether the Red Devils can beat their Premier League rivals and get the deal done. The 17-year-old could be a quality long-term investment for them, and he could establish himself as a key player for the club in the coming seasons.

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Man United could nurture Sverre Nypan into a star

Manchester United have a proven track record when it comes to nurturing young players and they could help and fulfil his potential potential. Moving to Old Trafford will be a major opportunity for the youngster, and he will look to make his mark in English football with them. Manchester United could provide him with the platform to fight for major trophies and regular exposure to English football could accelerate his development. 

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be attractive destinations for the young midfielder as well, and it will be interesting to see if they follow up on their interest with an official proposal to sign the player. Both clubs need more quality and depth in the middle of the park, and the 17-year-old would be a future investment.

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Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months.

The 24-year-old central defender has fallen down the pecking order at the North London club and he needs to leave in search of regular playing time. Clubs in Italy are keen on securing his services and they are monitoring his situation.

They could be keen to provide him with an exit route in January and the player is most likely to see an exit in the coming weeks. According to Football Insider, Kiwior is likely to push for a move away from Arsenal when the transfer window reopens.

The Gunners were hoping to sell him permanently, but they are aware of the fact that it would be difficult to find a permanent destination for the defender. They are now prepared to send him out on loan with the option to buy. It remains to be seen where he ends up.

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Jakub Kiwior would be a handy option

The 24-year-old has shown his quality in Italy before, and he could prove to be a useful acquisition for most clubs. He needs to play regularly at this stage of his career and sitting on the bench at Arsenal is unlikely to benefit him. It will be interesting to see if he can find a club willing to provide him with regular team action. It is clear that he does not have a future at Arsenal and he needs to leave the club permanently in the near future. 

The defender will be hoping to sort out his long-term future and focus on his football now. However, he needs to regain his form and confidence. A loan spell would be ideal for him right now. If he manages to impress during his loan spell, he should be able to secure a permanent move away from the North London club in the summer.

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Former Chelsea coach Jody Morris says he would have been ‘fuming’ with Noni Madueke after he went straight down the tunnel following his substitution against Arsenal. 

Madueke played 68 minutes in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with the Gunners, completing a match-high three dribbles and creating one chance.

The England international was replaced by Mykhaylo Mudryk in what Enzo Maresca insisted was a change for tactical reasons.

However, Madueke didn’t see it that way, storming straight down the tunnel, which resulted in him missing Pedro Neto’s equaliser.

“The problem is that when you change a player, they’re never happy,” Maresca said after the match (via Football.London). “We changed him. It’s not only about Noni, it’s about all the players. In that moment, we thought in a different way that Pedro with Timber would be more aggressive.”

Chelsea: Jody Morris reacts to Noni Madueke outburst

Madueke’s conduct has been the subject of much debate over the past few days and now, former Chelsea midfielder and coach Morris has weighed in.

He believes Maresca should come down hard on his winger following a show of ‘disrespect’.

“I’d be fuming,” Morris told talkSPORT.

“Listen, sometimes there are mitigating circumstances which may have transpired before this happened, you never know.

“Sometimes players have got little niggles and they’re moaning about it and then try to act like they’re going down the tunnel because they’re injured.

“But no, I’d be fuming and I think we’ve got a manager that would address that instantly which I think the best ones do.

“It’s not just disrespectful to your teammates but to the fans as well.

“We’re all sitting there, we’re all watching the game and someone doesn’t want to watch just because they’re not on the pitch at the end.

“But it’s not the first time we’ve seen it with football players up and down the country and listen, if it’s put to bed quickly, which I think the best managers do.

“Get it nailed down, probably in the dressing room would have pulled him straight away, that’s what I would have done personally anyway. Maybe I would have called him back up the tunnel.”

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Chelsea reportedly look to be the latest name to strongly enter the running for the transfer of Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, along with the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal.

The Sweden international has been in the form of his life since joining Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City last season, scoring a remarkable 66 goals in just 68 games for the Portuguese giants.

This has seen Gyokeres apparently attract interest from big names like Man United, as per the Daily Star, while Charles Watts has also told us about Arsenal looking at the 26-year-old.

It remains to be seen precisely what will happen next with Gyokeres as the speculation seems to change slightly almost every day at the moment, with the latest from Fichajes being that Chelsea are looking to strongly enter the race for his signature.

Chelsea could certainly do with a marquee signing up front at the moment as Nicolas Jackson hasn’t been entirely convincing during his time at Stamford Bridge, while Christopher Nkunku has had injury problems and seems to have slightly fallen down the pecking order.

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Although Gyokeres looks like a player with bags of ability, it does perhaps seem a tad risky for these big Premier League clubs to be relying on him to come in and become their main man up front.

There is, unfortunately, just no guarantee that Gyokeres will look anything like the same player once he leaves Portugal for English football.

Darwin Nunez shone at Benfica before looking a lot less convincing at Liverpool, while there have been other examples of top players who simply couldn’t quite adjust to the English game.

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Still, Chelsea could do with a striker, so if there’s a deal to be done there for Gyokeres it makes sense that he’s at least one of the names being considered.

Arsenal and United also surely need to strengthen in that area, with the Gunners relying too much on Kai Havertz up front even though that’s not necessarily even his best position.

United, meanwhile, have invested a lot in young forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, but both are struggling to live up to expectations so far.

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Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has directly addressed the speculation over his future at the moment as he continues to be linked with Arsenal and other top clubs.

The Sweden international has been a star performer since joining Newcastle and it’s easy to imagine him also being a success at other top clubs at some point in the near future if he gets himself a big move.

Isak has been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool by TBR Sport, who recently reported that the 25-year-old’s talks over a new contract with Newcastle were not going well.

Isak could clearly do a job for Arsenal right now as they’re short of quality up front, with Kai Havertz not really a natural number 9, while there’s a lot of pressure on Bukayo Saka to deliver the spark in basically every game without ever getting much of an opportunity to rest.

Alexander Isak addresses talk over his future

Still, Isak has decided not to comment too much on a potential move as he clearly wants to show respect to Newcastle, though it’s also worth saying that he hasn’t taken the opportunity to deny that he could be on the move somewhere else.

“Throughout my career, I have never talked about or really commented on the move rumours during the season,’ Isak told fotbollskanalen, as quoted and translated by the Metro.

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“There have been many such years where it has been talked about. It doesn’t affect me.

“I am commenting on my situation in Newcastle and I have never had any problem there. I am fully focused on my task there and that we will have a fantastic season. There are still great opportunities for that. I have no thoughts about anything else.

Asked specifically about talks over a new contract with Newcastle, he replied: “No comment.”

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Real Sociedad director Roberto Olabe is reportedly leaving the club at the end of the season and it looks like Arsenal are emerging as a potential next destination.

The Gunners have a good relationship with Sociedad, having done plenty of business together in recent times over players like Mikel Merino, Kieran Tierney and Nacho Monreal, while Mikel Arteta also played for the Basque club for a spell in 2004/05.

The Athletic have reported on Olabe leaving Sociedad and suggest this will put top clubs on alert, and a report from Todo Fichajes follows this up by naming Arsenal as possible suitors as they look to replace Edu.

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It was recently announced that Edu would be leaving his role at the Emirates Stadium, and it won’t be easy to replace the Brazilian after some superb work to rebuild the club alongside manager Arteta.

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Olabe has been director of football at Sociedad since 2018 and has been instrumental in helping the team improve since then.

The Basque outfit have done well to unearth some top talents on the cheap or promote from their academy, and it’s helped them to make a healthy profit from player sales whilst remaining competitive in La Liga and in Europe.

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Olabe looks like he could surely do a good job for Arsenal, though it remains to be seen if they might favour former players stepping into that role, just as Edu was.

Former Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be one to watch as he already has a role with the north London giants’ academy, so would make sense as a smart promotion from within.

West Ham’s Tim Steidten has also been mentioned, so it won’t necessarily be a former player and there will surely be a very thorough search for the best candidate.

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Arsenal are reportedly facing one potentially significant obstacle in their transfer pursuit of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.

The Gunners have been linked again with Zubimendi in a report from the Independent, which suggests that the Spain international has been keen to leave Sociedad, but stayed out of loyalty due to other players moving on.

The Independent claim, however, that that is expected to change next summer, with Zubimendi perhaps set to be on Arsenal’s radar again as he’ll feel owed the chance to make a big move.

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Still, there’s slightly conflicting information coming out about this as Fichajes report that the 25-year-old remains very loyal and committed to his current club, which could complicate things for Arsenal.

Fichajes go on to state that Arsenal could get a clearer picture about the situation in the coming weeks, so Gooners will no doubt be keeping an eye out for Zubimendi updates.

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Arsenal may already have alternatives in mind in case Zubimendi again decides he’d prefer to stay with Sociedad, as sources have informed CaughtOffside about the north London giants keeping a close eye on Ajax midfielder Kenneth Taylor.

Taylor looks a promising young talent and could make sense as a smart long-term investment, though Zubimendi is clearly more proven at the highest level.

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Arsenal have invested a lot in midfielders in recent times, with Mikel Merino joining this summer, and Declan Rice the year before that.

Still, there could be room for further reinforcements in that position as Arteta faces the worrying situation of both Jorginho and Thomas Partey both being due to be out of contract at the end of the season.

Zubimendi or Taylor could both make sense as ideal replacements, and one imagines Arsenal will surely consider a few other options as well.

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Newcastle United continue to look across the globe for the world’s best footballing talent, and they’ve apparently beaten Arsenal, amongst others, to the signing of brilliant 17-year-old striker, Vakhtang Salia.

According to Newcastle World, the Magpies will officially sign the Dinamo Tbilisi talent when he’s 18 in August 2025.

It’s understood he’s been compared to fellow Georgian, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, however, Mikha Gabechava, a scout at Gent, who previously worked at Dinamo Tbilisi, has suggested that the youngster reminds him more of a former Liverpool ace.

Vakhtang Salia will join Newcastle in August 2025

“I can see why people compare himself to [Khvicha] Kvaratskhelia, although I would probably say the player that he resembles even more is Roberto Firmino because of his style of play,” he told Loaded Mag NUFC.

“I think both of them are a mix of a poacher and a false nine, plus both of them have a very high work rate.

“If I compare Salia to Kvaratskhelia, I don’t think Kvaratskhelia can play false nine and I don’t think he can be as efficient in that role as a lone striker in 4-3-3.”

Newcastle World also quote the Premier League club’s sporting director, Paul Mitchell, regarding the club’s purchase of Salia.

“We’re delighted to get ahead of a number of other top clubs to sign Vakhtang,” he said.

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Given that the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules are biting every club hard, unearthing gems at the beginning of their careers is clearly the way to go.

Moving forward, Newcastle will surely hope to be bringing through youngsters of their own in order to both save money and have a more direct link to players in the first-team.

The Magpies only need to look at La Liga giants, Barcelona, as a typical example of what can be achieved by having a brilliant academy system in place.

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Arsenal are reportedly eyeing Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro as a potential candidate to replace the departing Edu in that role at the Emirates Stadium.

Scuro has impressed during his time with Ligue 1 giants Monaco, and it seems he’s now emerging as a candidate for the Gunners, according to a report from Gianluca Di Marzio.

Edu is also highly regarded within the game and surely won’t be easy for Arsenal to replace, but his fellow Brazilian Scuro certainly looks like an option worth considering.

Former players like Per Mertesacker have also been linked with Arsenal amid uncertainty over who could replace Edu.

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Arsenal fans will hope whoever comes in next can continue Edu’s smart work in the transfer market, and Scuro has certainly done well in that department at Monaco.

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Di Marzio’s report claims Scuro is a tough negotiator, with the 43-year-old overseeing some big sales by the French club.

Scuro has also worked with the Red Bull group in the past, and they’re also well known for identifying top young talents and selling them for a profit.

Monaco are also flying high in the Champions League this season, with Scuro clearly helping to bring through young players and develop them well in a positive environment.

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Arsenal will surely not rush into a big decision like this, but Scuro clearly looks like a strong candidate and it will be interesting to see if he emerges as one of the favourites for the role.

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Manchester United and Arsenal are reportedly both among the clubs interested in a potential transfer move for Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane.

The experienced Germany international looks like an exciting opportunity on the market at the moment as he’s heading towards the end of his contract at the Allianz Arena.

This means Bayern could risk losing Sane on a free next summer, which in turn might also mean they’re forced to accept offers for him which fall significantly below his true market value.

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According to Bild, who clearly have similar information to Christian Falk from his recent X post, there is interest from Man United and Arsenal, who could clearly both do well to strengthen their attacking options on the cheap if possible.

? Manchester United are interested in Leroy Sané (28/FC Bayern) and have already inquired about him
?? Sané is a free agent in Summer
?? Also Arsenal London have Sané on their list
?? Sané will wait for the negotiations with FC Bayern before making a decision pic.twitter.com/5nqYsw6oV0

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) November 7, 2024

The report explains that Sane looks to have fallen down the pecking order at Bayern due to the presence of other quality attacking players such as Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and summer signing Michael Olise.

This could play into the hands of suitors like United and Arsenal, though of course it remains to be seen for sure if he’ll end up moving back to the Premier League.

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While Sane will be tempting for top clubs due to his current contract situation, it’s worth asking if he’s actually an ideal option for the likes of the Red Devils and the Gunners.

The 28-year-old shone during his last spell in England with Manchester City, but he’s arguably looked less convincing for most of his time at Bayern.

And while he may well be an upgrade on someone like Antony at United, that’s a pretty low bar, and Arsenal already have the likes of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard as options out wide, so it’s hard to see Sane starting games that often.

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