Arsenal are expected to seal place in UEFA Champions League top eight away to Girona tonight as Mikel Arteta given fresh hope of signing striker target permanently
Arsenal are hoping to win the race for Rosenborg star Sverre Nypan, who has been compared to Martin Odegaard, with Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City's sister club Girona also interested in the teenager
Manchester City’s sister club also want 18-year-oldNorwegian expected to cost around £10m plus add-ons Arsenal are hopeful of beating Manchester City’s sister club Girona to the signing of Sverre Nypan after holding further talks with the Norway Under-21 midfielder. Nypan, who in 2023 became the youngest player in Rosenborg’s history to score in a league match at the age of 16 years and 145 days, is in London with his representatives after attending Manchester City’s victory against Chelsea on Saturday. The 18-year-old is understood to be close to making a decision over his future after meeting Arsenal officials on Sunday, with Mikel Arteta keen to reinforce his squad this month after long-term injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus. Continue reading...
Rafael Leao's first-half goal was enough for AC Milan to beat Girona and edge closer to automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.
Club training to music after setback of Aston Villa draw‘You play a song and immediately you feel different’ Mikel Arteta is hoping the sound of music can help Arsenal seal a place in the top eight of the Champions League and has urged his players to take out the frustration of letting slip a two-goal lead against Aston Villa when they face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night. Victory against the Croatian side would put Arsenal on the verge of qualifying directly for the last 16 with a trip to Girona next week in their final fixture to come. Arsenal will again be without William Saliba after the Frenchman missed the draw against Villa on Saturday with a hamstring strain, although Arteta said the defender was “evolving well”. Continue reading...
Liverpools big-money No.9 Darwin Nunez is coming under fire after scoring just three times so far this season, and missing a number of big chances in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Girona in the Champions League
Liverpool are in the hunt to sign Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies, Manchester City are set to be busy in January, while Girona's Miguel Gutierrez is on Manchester United's radar.
Arne Slot said he was "far from happy" after Liverpool's unconvincing win over Girona in the Champions League and Alisson has defended himself and his team-mates
Watch as BBC Sport's Stephen Warnock analyses how Girona caused problems for Liverpool during their Champions League clash.
Watch highlights as Mohamed Salah scores his 50th Champions League goal to fire Liverpool to victory in Girona and maintain their 100 per cent record in this season's competition.
BBC Sport visits Girona to find out how the Catalan club went from playing in the lower divisions to becoming part of the City Football Group and reaching the Champions League.
Brazilian goalkeeper has been sidelined since OctoberLiverpool coach keen to avoid Champions League playoff Alisson could make his Liverpool return against Girona in the Champions League at Montilivi on Tuesday night after Arne Slot confirmed that he is ready to start again. The Brazilian goalkeeper has not played since sustaining a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace at the start of October. But he completed training on Tuesday morning, flew to Spain with the team and the Liverpool coach suggested that he could start, saying that the difference he makes “speaks for itself”, even though it would be difficult to improve on the performances of his deputy Caoimhín Kelleher over the past two months. Slot also said he would pick as strong a side as possible, even though Liverpool have a five-point cushion in their push to qualify directly for the last 16 of the restructured Champions League. Continue reading...
Liverpool could welcome back their number one goalkeeper into the side to face Girona in the Champions League but Alisson's understudy Caoimhin Kelleher has been performing superbly in his absence
Liverpool could welcome back a pair of senior stars for their Champions League match away at Girona as Arne Slot's side close in on a spot in the knockout stages
