🚨 Premier League Round-Up, LFC star informs club he wants to leave, Man United identify January priority, Man City want Liverpool target.
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Today’s top stories:
Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea fail to beat Brentford.
Updates on the future of Konate, Yildiz, Olise & more.
Arsenal
Martin Zubimendi scored a brace for Arsenal as the Gunners beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium. [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says contract talks with Bukayo Saka and William Saliba are going well.
Ally McCoist: "I've got Liverpool to win the Premier League, however after watching them play at Liverpool, I think Arsenal will go really close!"
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are looking to push ahead with a new deal for John McGinn. (TBR Football)
Aston Villa have NOT scored a goal in the Premier League this season.
Barcelona
The latest update on the injury of Lamine Yamal and the matches he could miss for Barcelona. Read here!
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich have priced 23-year-old France midfielder Michael Olise at £100m amid interest from Liverpool and other top European clubs. (Football Insider)
Bayern Munich are eyeing a move for Athletic Bilbao's 23-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams next summer. (Fichajes)
Chelsea
Cole Palmer scored for Chelsea against Brentford but a late Fabio Carvalho goal earned a crucial point for Brentford. [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Chelsea are looking to sign Crystal Palace's England defender Marc Guehi, 25, and AC Milan's France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 30, on free transfers next summer. (TBR Football)
Chelsea will face competition from Bayern Munich in their pursuit of Lyon's 20-year-old Belgium winger Malick Fofana. (Caught Offside, via Christian Falk)
Chelsea have sent scouts to watch Juventus' 20-year-old Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz. (CaughtOffside)
Enzo Maresca confirms Marc Guiu out was his decision and no injury: “We know Marc from last year. But in this moment, one of them was out from the squad…I wanted to give George a bit confidence. Against Fulham, he did well and he was okay. The season is so long”.
Liverpool
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in Lille's 17-year-old French midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. (Teamtalk)
“We would like to sign him” – Arne Slot makes transfer demand days after transfer window closed. Full Story here!
Decision made: Liverpool star informs club he won’t sign new contract. More details!
Manchester City
Manchester City are unlikely to renew Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva's contract, paving the way for the 31-year-old to leave on a free transfer next summer, with Juventus and Benfica showing interest. (AS)
Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “He's the first I'm desperate to feel happy. And in every training session smiling, and can contribute. That's one of the reasons why last season we struggled because we missed him a lot; in the final third, creativity, work ethic. He’s top”.
Pep Guardiola: “Since I arrived here, Man City have always been better than Man United”.
Man City make Liverpool target their top priority. More details!
Manchester United
Manchester United remain keen to sign Brighton's Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba after missing out on the 21-year-old this summer. (Football Insider)
Deadline Day drama: Man United failed to sign wide attacker in surprise late move. More details!
Ruben Amorim on Benjamin Sesko: "We have a guy who likes to go inside the box to have a header, he can run - we need to use him more as a runner. He’s going to improve. You can feel that he feels the pace is different, he’s going to get used to that, but maybe, against City, it’s a good moment to start the game!"
Ruben Amorim on Kobbie Mainoo: "I watched a lot of Premier League games [while I was] in Portugal, and you could feel that United was really [about] transitions. Kobbie was the only guy that calmed down the game. Now, we have other players that calm down the game. We play different. And [so] sometimes I expect more from Kobbie Mainoo. I know he can give that. He is really good at controlling the game, but if he plays as a no.8, he has to reach the box [and be] returning [back to midfield]. Sometimes he has to cover a lot of space."
Ruben Amorim on Kobbie Mainoo: "Like a lot of guys, he wants to play more. I believe a lot in Kobbie but some of you think that Kobbie Mainoo is already done. I think he can do so much better. He can improve in a lot."
Man United could sign new goalkeeper in the January transfer window. Read more here!
Rúben Amorim: “You can’t compare me with Guardiola. That guy is winning all the time! He can relax if he’s not winning any more. I have to prove it every day. Compare me with the situation of Guardiola, it’s just a joke”.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest will have an obligation to buy Douglas Luiz from Juventus for £21.5M if he plays at least 45 minutes in 15 Premier League matches. He's so far played 0 minutes for Forest. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe scored once again as 10-men Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1 to continue their winning start this season in La Liga. [Pictures from Bein Sports]
35 goals in 38 La Liga games… on fire again this season.
Tottenham
Spurs beat West Ham United 3-0 away from home with Lucas Bergvall on the score sheet for Thomas Frank's team. [Pictures from Sky Sports]
West Ham United
Graham Potter insists he has no regrets about selling Mohammed Kudus to West Ham’s London rivals Tottenham. Kudus has already become a firm favourite with Spurs fans following his £55m summer switch.
Wrexham
The Wrexham hierarchy Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have discussed the future of manager Phil Parkinson. They've spent £30M this summer and are 21st in the Championship. (Graeme Bailey)