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Today’s top stories:

• Thomas Tuchel will be the next England manager!

• Latest Arsenal column from Charles Watts

• Lionel Messi hits a hat-trick for Argentina

• Plus more from Chelsea, Liverpool & Man United

Argentina

• What a performance by Lionel Messi, who scored a hat-trick and got two assists in an emphatic Argentina victory. FT Argentina 6-0 Bolivia [Pictures from NBC Universo]

• Messi: “It’s really nice to come playing here in Argentina, to feel the affection of the people… it moves me how they shout my name.”

Arsenal

• Georgiy Sudakov to Arsenal? Charles Watts takes a closer look at this story in his latest exclusive column.

• Gabriel Jesus to leave Arsenal? With a new forward lined up for next summer, Charles Watts makes a prediction on this one in his latest column.

• Gabriel Martinelli injury update - some hint of positive news? Charles Watts shares his latest info in his exclusive column.

• Unai Emery or Mikel Arteta? Charles Watts weighs in on the debate in his latest exclusive column.

• Vitor Reis has been linked with Arsenal but is Edu really ready to raid the Brazilian market? Charles Watts takes a look in his latest column.

Aston Villa

• Aston Villa director Monchi: “Jhon Duran wanted to play more regularly last summer… we rejected several bids as we wanted him to stay. Unai Emery trusts Jhon, he’s a key player for our project.”