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The Gunners announced last week that the former France international had refused to fly to the United States

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester United’s centre-backs they need to step up or face being shipped out as the club look to bolster an already bloated area. PA understands Leicester’s Harry Maguire is in the Old Trafford giants’ crosshairs, just as he was last summer when former manager Jose Mourinho made his desire to sign a central defender clear. United are hoping to bring in a top-level centre-back before the transfer window shuts next month – a move that...

The 29-year-old joins the Toffees for an undisclosed fee.

What the papers say Leicester have promised Harry Maguire that he can leave if Manchester United or Manchester City fork out a world-record fee for a defender, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Foxes want between £80million and £90millon for the England centre-back, which would be higher than the £75million Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil Van Dijk in January last year, the paper adds. Manchester United’s David De Gea is set to sign a new long-term contract worth £375,000-a-week when the...

The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year contract. Stoke have signed defender Tommy Smith from Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old right-back has agreed a three-year contract and is Stoke’s seventh signing since the end of last season. Smith made over 200 appearances in all competitions during a six-year spell with the Terriers, including 15 in the Premier League last season. “Tommy has been playing Premier League for the past two years and was the outstanding right-back in the Championship the...

Bryan Robson believes agents have too much influence on modern players and the Manchester United great hopes wantaway midfielder Paul Pogba continues to knuckle down amid ongoing speculation. Three years after being brought back to Old Trafford in what was a world-record deal, the 26-year-old has openly admitted that he is ready for “a new challenge somewhere else”. Pogba said there was “no need” to speak about his situation after United opened their pre-season tour of Australia with a 2-0 win...

England Under-21 international Mason Mount has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea. The 20-year-old midfielder spent last season playing under new Blues boss Frank Lampard during a loan spell at Derby. “It’s a massively proud moment for myself and my family,” Mount told the club’s website. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1150754836511694853 Mount has yet to make his debut for Chelsea’s first team but impressed for Championship side Derby during the last campaign, scoring 11 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions. He played against...

Joselu has left Newcastle to join Alaves, the Premier League club announced on Monday afternoon. The 29-year-old moved to St. James’ Park from Stoke in 2017 but found first-team opportunities hard to come by. A former Spain Under-21 international, Joselu hit seven goals in 52 appearances for the Magpies but featured just 17 times across all competitions last season. He returns to LaLiga with Alaves for an undisclosed fee, having previously turned out in Spain for Celta Vigo, Real Madrid...

A man who launched a viral campaign to get England defender Harry Maguire on the new £50 note has joked it’s a “huge disappointment” that wartime codebreaker Alan Turing was chosen instead. A petition to feature a picture of the centre back – nicknamed “slabhead” – on an inflatable unicorn received 50,000 signatures after being launched by online joker Jonny Sharples. But after announcing that the mathematician’s image would appear on the new polymer notes from 2021, the Bank of...