🚨 Here we go for Arsenal! Chelsea in talks with Man Utd star, Xavi receives new job offer, Alonso to Real Madrid, & more

HUGE updates this morning as Arsenal and Real Madrid deals confirmed!

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:

• Major ‘here we go!’ for Arsenal

• Xabi Alonso will become Real Madrid manager

• Plus updates from Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle & more

Arsenal

• Arsenal look set to sign THREE world class Spanish players this summer, with one deal all but done. Full story here!

• Fabrizio Romano: “Arsenal agree deal to sign Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, here we go! Zubimendi has now verbally agreed to sign a long term deal… so formal steps must follow soon with Arsenal to trigger €60m clause. Zubi, ready to become the first signing of the new season.”

• Mikel Arteta: “We will give Liverpool a guard of honour. They deserve it. They have been the better team, they have been the most consistent. That is the sport, when somebody is better then you have to applaud and accept and try to reach that level.”

Barcelona

• Barcelona made progress on signing Jonathan Tah back in December, but then Ronald Araujo ended up staying and Eric Garcia too - that’s why the deal has not been sealed so far. Bayern are again in concrete talks with Tah, as reported in April - he’s high on their list of defensive targets after Eric Dier’s move to Monaco.