🚨 the Daily Briefing - Gakpo to Liverpool here we go! Plus Mudryk to Arsenal, Badiashile to Chelsea, and more

Hello everyone, I hope you had a Happy Christmas! I’m back with my Daily Briefing today, enjoy today’s exclusive transfer round-up!

Today’s top stories:

• Cody Gakpo to Liverpool - here we go!

• Arsenal need to bid higher for Mudryk - will they push again?

• Plus more from Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle

Al Nassr

Al Nassr have everything ready for Cristiano Ronaldo, but it depends on the player. He has to decide and give final green light, Al Nassr are optimistic and confident but it always depends on Cristiano. They are still waiting for him, and in terms of offers from Europe, it’s still quiet.

📰 A medical has reportedly been scheduled for Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr (CBS Sports)

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta: “We want to sign players early in January as we did last summer. What we cannot afford is get a player here that is not for us. We don’t need a body, we just need players that make the team better. We are aligned with Edu and the board.”

Arteta on Mykhaylo Mudryk: watching the Arsenal game: “I never speak of players that are not with us… but it’s a good thing for England that you don't have many other games in other countries!”

So, could Mykhaylo Mudryk be the one for Arsenal? They’ve made a bid for the talented Ukraine international, but it won’t be enough. Shakhtar Donetsk always asked for €100m in public. The feeling is that they can accept less than this, but the €40m plus €20m add-ons currently being offered by Arsenal is not enough.