🚨 Declan Rice DOUBLE downs Madrid, Chelsea eyeing two England wonderkids, Liverpool make winger move, Man Utd star urged to leave & more

What a night for Arsenal! Plus latest on some major moves on the market...

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Today’s top stories:

• Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 thanks to Declan Rice magic!

• Chelsea linked with two more outstanding youngsters

• Plus more from Liverpool, Man Utd and Barcelona

AC Milan

• Kyle Walker will be out of action for a few weeks as he has undergone surgery on a fractured right elbow, AC Milan have confirmed.

Arsenal

• What a moment this was as Declan Rice fired Arsenal into the lead with an absolute rocket of a free-kick! FT Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid [Pictures from Prime Video Sport]

• …and then 12 minutes later he did it again!

• Mikel Arteta: “That’s the beauty of this sport. Declan had never scored a free kick. We hadn’t scored a [direct] free kick since September 2021. Tonight we’ve scored two in 12 minutes. It was a beautiful night. I am so happy and so proud of the team. And I’ve never seen the stadium like this. Before the game, the fans were already singing. We talked before, for big European nights you need the stadium to create a big atmosphere and you need individual magic moments, and there you go!”

• Declan Rice on his free kicks: “I’ve hit the wall too many times… originally I was going to cross it for the first one, but then I saw the wall and Courtois position, and thought I’ll just go for it! And the second one, I just had the confidence to hit it.”

• Declan Rice may have stolen the show with his two goals, but Myles Lewis-Skelly’s stats vs Real Madrid were absolutely unbelievable!

• Arsenal could be ready to spend as much as €200m on TWO exciting new signings this summer - full story here!

• Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal? There’s been a major update as the Gunners battle Chelsea and Manchester United for the Sporting Lisbon goal machine…

• Meanwhile, Arda Guler is being linked with Arsenal again as he’s struggled for playing time at Real Madrid and looks like one to watch on the summer market.

• But could there be bad news around the corner for Arsenal? One of their most important players is being linked with a potential €100m transfer - full story here!

Aston Villa

• Lamare Bogarde has signed a new long term deal at Aston Villa as part of the club’s plans - the player is really appreciated by Unai Emery and by Monchi.

Barcelona

• Wojciech Szczesny: “I came to Barca to replace Ter Stegen and I would have no problem if he came back and took his place. If the coach decides at some point that the captain should come back and take over in goal, for me it is completely normal.”

• Gavi on his future: “Of course I’d like to retire at Barca. You never know in football but I’d sign up for it. It’s true that many things can happen in football and injuries happen, but I'd sign up for it for sure.”