🚨 Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid CLOSER, Man United lead race for England wonderkid, shock Chelsea midfielder links, and more

Bad news for Liverpool as major update emerges, plus plenty of ins and outs at Manchester United...

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Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy :-)

Today’s top stories:

• Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid is getting closer!

• Man United are making Chris Rigg a top transfer target

• Plus more from Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle

Argentina

• Giuliano Simeone with an emphatic finish as Argentina thrashed rivals Brazil last night! FT Argentina 4-1 Brazil [Pictures from Universo]

• Lionel Scaloni: “I want Argentinian people to enjoy this moment. We don’t know how long it will last, but at some point, it will take a turn. Hopefully, it lasts a long time, but in the meantime, let’s enjoy how these guys play. We will keep trying.”

• Rodrigo de Paul: “We have never disrespected anyone beforehand. Over all these years, we have been disrespected quite a lot. No one helped us. We achieved everything on our own. And we keep proving it. We’ve been the best national team in the last six years.”

• Julian Alvarez when asked about Raphinha’s quotes before the game: “I just think with humility and hard work, we played a great game and gave them a lesson … Maybe with Leo Messi on the pitch we might have scored two or three more goals.”

Arsenal

• Declan Rice on Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman: “Max is the best 15-year-old in the country. At 15 there is such a long way to go. So, you need to be hungry, keep working and keep pushing. I speak to Max a lot and he has got such a good family. He is unreal.”

• What a performance from Martin Odegaard for Norway as he picked up three assists against Israel last night!