π¨ 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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Todayβs 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]
β¦and then 12 minutes later he did it again!
Mikel Arteta: βThatβs the beauty of this sport. Declan had never scored a free kick. We hadnβt scored a [direct] free kick since September 2021. Tonight weβve scored two in 12 minutes. It was a beautiful night. I am so happy and so proud of the team. And Iβve 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!β
Declan Rice on his free kicks: βIβve hit the wall too many timesβ¦ originally I was going to cross it for the first one, but then I saw the wall and Courtois position, and thought Iβll just go for it! And the second one, I just had the confidence to hit it.β
Declan Rice may have stolen the show with his two goals, but Myles Lewis-Skellyβs stats vs Real Madrid were absolutely unbelievable!
Arsenal could be ready to spend as much as β¬200m on TWO exciting new signings this summer - full story here!
Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal? Thereβs been a major update as the Gunners battle Chelsea and Manchester United for the Sporting Lisbon goal machineβ¦
Meanwhile, Arda Guler is being linked with Arsenal again as heβs 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 β¬100m transfer - full story here!
Aston Villa
Lamare Bogarde has signed a new long term deal at Aston Villa as part of the clubβs plans - the player is really appreciated by Unai Emery and by Monchi.
Barcelona
Wojciech Szczesny: βI 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.β
Gavi on his future: βOf course Iβd like to retire at Barca. You never know in football but Iβd sign up for it. Itβs true that many things can happen in football and injuries happen, but I'd sign up for it for sure.β
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