Arsenal are reportedly preparing to submit their initial offer to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Victor Gyokeres, who is also being linked with Chelsea.

have been active in the transfer market in recent weeks. They have already spent around £27m to make David Raya s move to the Emirates from Premier League rivals Brentford permanent.

Arsenal are also closing in on signing Italy left-back Riccardo Calafiori from Serie A outfit Bologna. Once this deal is sorted, they are expected to turn their attention to signing a new centre-midfielder, winger and striker.

Germany international Kai Havertz emerged as Arsenal s first-choice forward during the run-in as Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah dropped down the pecking order.

But the Gunners were always likely to tar…

West Ham have completed the signing of Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund.

The 31-year-old has agreed a four-year contract at the London Stadium for a fee understood to be around £27million, becoming the fifth summer signing brought in by new Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui.

“I’m delighted to be here, and I can’t wait to get out on the pitch with my new team-mates,” Fullkrug said.

“I think the Premier League is the best league in the world, and for me it is the right time to move over to England and play for a big club like West Ham.

“I have been thinking about West Ham for a long time now – I know the technical director Tim Steidten very well, because we have history at Werder Bremen together, and I have watched some game…

Keith Wyness has suggested that £30million would be a fair offer for Trent Alexander-Arnold in the last year of his contract, and he feels a move will be made soon.

Alexander-Arnold has played in Liverpool s first team for seven seasons on a consistent basis, and has made over 300 appearances for the club in that time. His centrality to the side is highlighted by the 81 assists he s contributed from right-back.

Along with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, he is one of the Reds best and most important assets. All three are now in the final year of their contracts, and while Liverpool will want to keep them, whether or not they can is another question.

Wyness believes that with Alexander-Arnold in the final year of his deal, a bid of £30million would b fair for…

Mikel Arteta was pleased with his side s performance on the opening day of the season as Arsenal ran out as 2-0 winners against Wolves.

and Bukayo Saka wrapped the game up with a fine strike in the second half.

When discussing the game, Arteta told reporters: I am really happy. With the first game you have some uncertainty in how you will respond.

We had our moment after 1-0 when we were not in control but after Saka s goal we were much more comfortable. The way the boys go about their job is unbelievable, so very happy.

We knew Wolves could change the game and they did in the second half but with our changes we became a bit stronger.

We certainly are. We had a really good pre-season. There are things to improve for sure, but overall very hap…

Man Utd feel that they are being used to smoke out bidders for certain players with the Red Devils kitty pretty much empty , according to reports.

The Red Devils have already signed Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraouil, while Manuel Ugarte is about to sign from Paris Saint-Germain.

have been linked with a swap deal that could see , while .

Brentford striker Ivan Toney and others have also been linked and now Daily Mail journalist Mike Keegan insists that Man Utd s kitty is pretty much empty with the club feeling like it s being used to other club s advantage.

:  Believe Manchester United’s kitty is pretty much empty after Manuel Ugarte. There’s a view the club’s name is being used in an attempt to smoke out bidders …

Thomas Tuchel has been identified as the man to take over from Erik ten Hag if Man Utd choose to sack the Dutchman after being close to taking over in the summer, according to reports.

The former Chelsea boss has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season and there were rumours over the summer that he could be in line to take over Ten Hag in the Old Trafford hotseat.

Despite talks with a number of candidates, decided to stick with Ten Hag and put their faith in the Dutchman leading the Red Devils into INEOS era.

Ten Hag led Man Utd to an FA Cup final, League Cup success and a top-four finish in his first season at the helm but there were lots of rumours last term that he could be sacked following a terrible eighth-placed finish.

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According to reports, Liverpool have joined Manchester City and other clubs in the race to sign Jamal Musiala from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

had a frustrating summer transfer window, but they swooped to sign Italy international Federico Chiesa from Juventus before deadline day in a deal worth around £12.5m.

The Reds also have an agreement in place with Valencia to sign Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili, who will complete his move to Anfield next year.

These deals were finalised after Liverpool missed out on top target Martin Zubimendi, who opted to snub interest from the Premier League giants and stick with boyhood club Real Sociedad.

After missing out on Zubimendi, Liverpool decided against moving for an alternative defensive midfielder…

Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney hailed his side s “togetherness” after a 3-1 Championship victory over Luton Town at Home Park.

Rami Al Hajj marked his first Argyle start with a goal after eight minutes.

Substitute Ibrahim Cissoko scored twice in the second half, either side Victor Moses’ reply for the visitors.

Rooney said: “I am delighted for the lads. Friday evening live on Sky and we had a lot of young lads in there, and I am delighted for them.

“It was a good performance for different reasons tonight, in the first half we controlled the tempo of the game.

“Luton tried to press us and when we played with composure and through the press we caused them problems.

“Second half we were a little sloppy and gave the ball a…

hopes were shot out of a cannon and ended up being smashed into a brick wall head first.

Sports betting discussions are again dead in Missouri for 2023, as the Senate did not address the legislation on the final day of the legislative session last week.

What was such a promising start for sports betting legislation ended in abrupt disappointment, as has been tradition in the Show Me state for the last five years.

What Happened in Missouri?

The Missouri Senate did not discuss sports betting during its final day of business on Friday, May 12. Earlier in the week, Rep. Dan Houx  (R-54) successfully submitted a sports betting amendment to a Senate tax and economic development bill that was approved by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate for concurr…

UPDATE: The Florida Supreme Court has granted the Seminole Tribe s request and has allowed it to submit its amicus curiae brief.

The Seminole Tribe has requested its opinion be heard by the Florida Supreme Court for an ongoing lawsuit against the 2021 gaming compact from West Flagler Associates.

Today, the Seminole Tribe requested it be allowed to submit an amicus curia brief in support of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his legal counsel s to dismiss West Flagler s writ of quo warranto with the Florida Supreme Court to strip the online sports betting language out of the state’s 2021 gaming compact.

The tribe submitted its 33-page amicus curiae brief and it has been accepted by the Florida Supreme Court.

Tribe Wants Its Opinion To Be Heard

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