🚨 Varane retires, Barça land Szczesny, Pep on Rodri, Full Carabao Cup and Europa League round-up and much more

Plus all of the other stories making the news in the world of football...

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy today’s post :-)

Today’s top stories:

• DON’T MISS: Fabrizio Romano’s latest exclusive column!

• 🎧 LISTEN: The Debrief Podcast - Why Arsenal are Willing to Wait a Long Time For Odegaard’s return

• Ethan Nwaneri delighted by Arsenal fan’s reaction to his two-goal performance

• Plus more from Manchester United, Manchester City & Real Madrid

Arsenal

• Mikel Arteta replies to complaints over ‘dark arts tactics.’ “No comment. I’ve been there for four years [at Man City], I have all the information so I know. Believe me…”