🚨 CRUCIAL day for Ten Hag's Man Utd future, Arsenal star talked up by Real Madrid figure, Doku's City screamer as Haaland linked with Barca, & more

It's a big day for Erik ten Hag, and could a major Arsenal star's future be in doubt?

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Good morning folks! Welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Briefing. Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy today’s updates :-)

Today’s top stories:

• Don’t miss Fabrizio Romano’s latest exclusive column

• Arsenal win again but what about William Saliba to Real Madrid?

• The latest on Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United future

• Plus more from Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool

AC Milan

• Santiago Gimenez: “AC Milan tried to sign me on Deadline Day. They sent an offer to Feyenoord… but no chance. It would be a dream to join Milan, one of the biggest clubs in the world!”

Arsenal

• A superb strike for Kai Havertz’s fourth Premier League goal of the season. He’s now scored 20 goals as an Arsenal player. FT Arsenal 3-1 Southampton [Pictures from Arsenal FC/X]

• Mikel Arteta: “The secret to make Havertz perform at the best level is... love. He’s a player that needs a lot of love. He needs to feel protected, he needs to feel chemistry around him. In football and in life he gives so much to everybody. He needs that connection.”

• Arteta: “Don’t forget about Bukayo Saka’s age. There are the stats and you cannot get away from that and what he’s doing at his age is unbelievable.”

• Antonio Rudiger says he wants William Saliba at Real Madrid, but is this actually a cause for concern at Arsenal? Fabrizio Romano takes a look in today’s column.

Barcelona

• Erling Haaland to Barcelona in 2025? Fabrizio Romano takes a look at this major transfer rumour in today’s exclusive column.

• Hansi Flick: “Szczesny is in great form, I’m very happy with his first training sessions. He will help us a lot with his experience. He will be ready to play after the international break.”