🚨 Ivan Toney to Arsenal or Chelsea, Liverpool star's new deal, Newcastle's January plans, done deal at Tottenham, and more

Sep 26, 2023

Good morning and welcome to another edition of the Daily Briefing - thanks for reading and hope you enjoy!

Today’s top stories:

Rafael Leao: “Saudi League proposals? For me, Champions League is worth more than €10m salary. I still haven't achieved great results to accept go to that league. I’m focused on doing great things with AC Milan. That’s why I signed new deal few months ago.”

“Not an option,” says Louis van Gaal on Ajax job when asked by NOS. He’s not going to work at clubs again. This is due to health reasons as he’s still dealing with prostate cancer — and he remains under continuous treatment

There’s been speculation about Neymar already being unhappy at Al Hilal - full details here.

Has Ivan Toney taken a step closer to joining either Arsenal or Chelsea?
Is this Ivan Toney’s best goal? [Pictures courtesy of Brentford FC/YouTube]

Emile Smith Rowe isn’t playing much, but could it point to a January departure?

Patrick Kluivert’s son Shane Kluivert has just signed his first professional deal at Barcelona as he turned 16 yesterday. Shane left PSG to join Barca when he was 9 years old.

Has Ivan Toney taken a step closer to joining either Arsenal or Chelsea?
📰 Marc Cucurella has held talks over his future with Mauricio Pochettino as he hopes to leave Chelsea (Sun)

Argentina winger Nico Gonzalez has agreed a new long term deal at Fiorentina, all done and set to be signed. Fiorentina rejected a formal bid in excess of €40m from Brentford for Nico this summer, he’s now going to be rewarded with a new and improved contract.

Inter CEO Beppe Marotta: “Dimarco represents our club’s identity, he’s excellent player — we’re proud to have him and talks to extend his contract will take place very soon. We will also discuss Mkhitaryan’s new contract at the right moment.”

Adrien Rabiot has been linked with Premier League clubs again - latest info here.

Official, confirmed: Kostas Tsimikas has signed a new long term deal valid until June 2027. He said: “I feel very glad to be here to extend my contract. I feel like all the sacrifices I did and other things, the work I put in, that everything pays off.”

Joshua Guilavogui has joined Mainz as a free agent — deal agreed and medical done today. Guilavogui follows Anwar El Ghazi as free transfer for Mainz.

Man City were linked with this swap deal in the summer, but how likely was it to ever actually happen? Full info here.

A reminder of what Jadon Sancho is capable of on his day! [Pictures courtesy of Sky Sports]

Manchester United have issued an ultimatum to Jadon Sancho - more info here.
Could this Serie A star be heading to Old Trafford? More info here.

Victor Osimhen’s message to the Napoli squad today was positive — and it was to react after the draw. Osimhen always wants to win games — that’s why he spoke to Garcia after being subbed off vs Bologna. Positive, strong message to the team as leader once again.

Bruno Guimaraes’ new contract has been verbally agreed - it’s a five-year deal and should be signed in the next few days - full story here.
What could Newcastle do this January? More from Ben Jacobs here.
Newcastle and Eddie Howe are very happy with the impact of Sean Longstaff since his return to the starting XI - 0 goals conceded, 9 goals scored, 3 wins and 1 draw as team result in three games with Longstaff as starter. …and he also scored vs Sheffield United.
Newcastle are one of the clubs linked with Adrien Rabiot, but what’s the truth?

💬 Can Newcastle finish in the top four again this season? When will they win the title?

David Alaba has sent a message to Real Madrid fans. “Madridistas we all expect more! This was not our game, this was not my game!”. “We let you down yesterday but we will fight back and we will come back to what Real Madrid is!”
📰 Xabi Alonso is in line to replace Carlo Ancelotti as Real Madrid manager next season (Radio MARCA)

Tottenham have completed the agreement to sign Luka Vuskovic from Hajduk Split, here we go confirmed — done deal. More info here.
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg’s contract with his agent has come to an end. The Tottenham midfielder is now looking for scenarios/options going forward. The January market is an option for the Danish midfielder.