🚨 EXCL: Fulham have held talks with Alvaro Arbeloa about head coach vacancy following Marco Silva exit. 43yo Spaniard available after leaving Real Madrid & has met #FFC to discuss possibility of taking Craven Cottage role 🚨
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🚨 Liverpool make contact with RB Leipzig as Yan Diomande pursuit steps up. #LFC currently in strongest position on player side if 19yo winger moves; #RBLeipzig determined not to sell. #PSG interest remains firm but less advanced at present 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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🚨 Bayer Leverkusen win race for Hertha Berlin rising star Kennet Eichhorn. Massive interest from Germany + England but 16yo midfielder selected #Bayer04 after pursuit led by Simon Rolfes & Kim Falkenberg. Release clause to be activated 🚨
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🚨 EXCL: Bayern Munich exploring move to sign Rio Ngumoha. 17yo Liverpool winger main #FCBayern target for left side & aware of pursuit. No contact yet between clubs. #LFC insist not for sale + intend to strengthen attack rather than weaken 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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🚨 Arsenal to appoint Arnaldo Abrantes as new doctor. Portuguese departed Aston Villa at end of last season & starts with #AFC in July. Follows 2 physios making same move recently + #AVFC replacement secured 🚨
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🚨 BREAKING: Kieran McKenna to step down as Ipswich Town head coach. 40yo Northern Irishman decision to take time away from management + #ITFC protected financially if/when makes return. Contingency planning already started; now accelerates 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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🚨 Tottenham Hotspur submit bid to sign Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton & Hove Albion. #THFC offer for 25yo centre-back below #BHAFC valuation so rejected but talks continue in bid to strike agreement. Dutch int’l close to Roberto De Zerbi 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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🚨 Manchester United admiration for Elliot Anderson well known but not in contention at current financial level. #MUFC refusing to enter bidding war; targeting players who want them + focused on candidates like Mateus Fernandes & Alex Scott 🚨
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🚨 Manchester City verbal proposal to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson was worth £106m + add-ons taking it above £120m. #NFFC want British record fee guaranteed, not after bonuses. No fresh talks with #MCFC over 23yo England midfielder 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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🚨 EXCL: Manchester City make opening offer to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson. #MCFC bid rejected by #NFFC but pursuit ongoing. Club bosses spoke at UEFA dinner last week; no suggestion to negotiate deal
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David Ornstein
The 17-year-old is the German champions' main target to bolster the left side of their attack.