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Mikel Arteta sends message to Arsenal fans after signing new three year deal
“I’m extremely proud, very excited. I am looking forward to what is coming next. I’m proud to be where I am and have the relationships that I have with everyone here”.
“I feel extremely lucky to work every single day with good people and the ambition we’ve here… I feel very inspired, I feel challenged and supported, I want to do much more than what we’ve already done together”.
“Together with the players and everyone at the club, we are looking forward to the coming years, with our fans, who have emotionally transformed the football club”.
“Our supporters have transformed individuals and we are different now. You can tell that we are different and for me, that’s down to them. We are looking forward to continuing the journey together”.
LFP legal committee has ordered PSG to pay the €55m claimed by Kylian Mbappé in unpaid wages for April, May, June 2024.
Mbappé has to receive all bonuses, reports L’Équipé.
“He’s far away from Manchester, has his opinion… it’s ok”, ten Hag says about Ronaldo
Erik ten Hag replies to CR7 on Man United head coach who should never say no chance to win the league…
“Cristiano said that Man United can’t win the Premier League, if you read the article very well!”, ETH said.
“Now Ronaldo is far away in Saudi, he’s far away from Manchester. Everyone can have an opinion. It’s okay”.
Brazil’s Seleçao lost four of their last five World Cup qualifiers… and Vinicius says sorry
This happened after Brazil head coach Doríval Junior guaranteed that “we will be in 2026 World Cup final”.
“I want to ask the fans for forgiveness”, Vinicius says.
“I know it’s complicated moment but we will be back”.
“You can’t compare performances with Real Madrid… games in Europe are faster than here, that’s simple”.
“The ball arrives faster because of the field, we’ve to adapt to play in the best way to win games for Brazil”.
Gavi’s return finally getting closer as he started training with the group!
Main part of today’s training session with the squad for Gavi, wonderful news for Barcelona and for Hansi Flick.
He’s not ready to play yet, Barça staff will be careful as they won’t take any risks… but his comeback is closer.
José Mourinho says Victor Osimhen is a ‘fantastic player’, but doesn’t like his behaviour sometimes.
“He dives too much. You look to the past [of African football], Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, George Weah… You can not behave like this.”
Robert Pires: “Bukayo Saka still lacks a certain level of consistency. In my opinion, Jeremy Doku is a bit better. He has better dribbling skills and is more imaginative.”
Wesley Fofana reveals: “I had a conversation with Marseille that really touched me”.
“It was from OM direcotr Benatia, it was special. I thought about it but there you go, the current objective is to succeed at Chelsea, to establish myself at my club”, told FreeFoot.
Wesley Fofana: “Olympique Marseille… we’ll see one day”.
“I still have a contract until 2029, we’ll see. Marseille is my city, my club, I am an OM supporter”.
“We’ll see if I end up abeing at Marseille in a few years, or if I stay at Chelsea for the rest of my career”.
Real Madrid agree on new deal for Andriy Lunin valid until June 2028
Current deal was due to expire in June 2025 he’s now accepted a new four year deal, as Marca reported.
He’s still the backup for Thibaut Courtois and also in the list for Best Goalkeeper candidates at Ballon d’Or.
Harvey Elliott expected to be out until late October due to fractured foot
He won’t be available at least until the end of the next international break in October, reports The Telegraph.
Rodri: “It’d be a dream for me to win the Ballon d’Or, it’d be a source of pride”
“There are a lot of people who say: If Rodri is going to win it, how, for example, did Iniesta or Xavi not win it?”.
“In part, I agree. They were players who marked an era, some of the best in history, but it’s also true that they were part of Leo Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo generation”.
“It’d would be a source of pride for me and my country to win it. In the street people say to me, you’re going to win the Ballon d’Or, you deserve it. For me, that means I’m already a winner!”, he told Mark Ogden for ESPN.
“People believe I can be the best player in the world and telling me these things, it’s incredible… I’ve never dreamt about this to be honest!”, Rodri says.
Dani Carvajal: “I’d never play for any other club in Europe as I respect Real Madrid”
“If all parties agree, I want to renew my contract at Real Madrid, which is what I have always wanted for myself”.
“Ballon d’Or? It’s already success for being nominated after a great year. Above all, I want to enjoy the gala!”.
La Liga, Champions League, Spanish Super Cup and Euros with Spain. Great season wow.
Ángel Di María after his goal against France: “Thank you, Diego.”
“I’m absolutely grateful to Diego, if I said that after the goal, which I did, it was because of that.”
“And during the Copa America too I asked him to help us, I told him that we wanted to win, that I wanted to score a goal, the same against Italy.”
“Maybe he wanted to be there, so he got into my body and made me say it.”
Neymar to Memphis Depay: “Welcome to Brazil bro! Enjoy my country
“It’s great seeing this guy go play in Brazil .. Hopefully more & more craques of this level come to Brazilian football”.
Aaron Ramsdale on leaving Arsenal: “A manager’s decision is a manager’s decision”.
“I tried my best to change Arteta’s mind and force my way back in. His mind was set… and David Raya had a great season”.
“It was tough but now I found a new home”, told Talksport.
