🚨 SHOCK Haaland bid lined up, Neymar picks Ballon d'Or winner, Villa & Chelsea battle for £60m star, ANOTHER Arsenal injury, & more

What next for Haaland and Lukeba and have Arsenal been dealt another major injury blow?

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Today’s top stories:

• Shock Man City exit for Erling Haaland?

• Major battle for this RB Leipzig centre-back

• Neymar picks his Ballon d’Or winner

• Plus more from Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd

AC Milan

• AC Milan centre back Matteo Gabbia’s due to sign new deal at the club until June 2029 plus option for further season. “Milan called me, yes… he’s very happy to sign new deal, we still need to discuss about it”, his agent Tinti says.

Arsenal

• Arsenal staff have been in contact with Brazil as Gabriel Martinelli felt pain in his right calf and underwent an MRI on Sunday. CBF confirm “there’s small muscle edema in the area and he is undergoing treatment.”

Aston Villa

• Castello Lukeba to Aston Villa? Some sources suggest they’re ready to rival the likes of Real Madrid for this immense signing!

Athletic Bilbao

• Nico Williams: “I’m not thinking about my future now. I’m so happy to be at Athletic, fans are happy too. Bilbao is my home, I’m really happy… and I want to enjoy here, I want to bring Athletic at the best level. The dream is that EL final at San Mames.”

Barcelona

• Barcelona have released a statement to confirm that Lamine Yamal suffered a left hamstring strain. It’s not a serious injury and he’s expected to recover in a few days as Hansi Flick wants to include Lamine in his squad for the Sevilla game.