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Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi has spoken out on the “horrible” initiation ritual he had to go through when he first joined the Gunners.

There are more injury concerns for AC Milan, as the Belgium national team sent Alexis Saelemaekers home with a muscular problem that requires further investigation.

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea want at least £120 million for Enzo Fernandez, amidst interest from Real Madrid.

Former Italy national team head coach Roberto Mancini has spoken about his previous decisions to hand call-ups to strikers Mateo Retegui and Moise Kean, as well as Nicolo Zaniolo’s first experiences with the senior side and his surprise decision to select 16-year-old Simone Pafundi in 2022.

Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek was invited to give a brief speech in front of the England national team after their recent 3-0 victory over Wales, following his first cap in almost seven years. 

Saturday’s reports claim that Milan have two leading candidates in mind to replace goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who could be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the 2025-26 campaign. 

Former Italy national team head coach Roberto Mancini has admitted that he wanted to return to his role as CT after the dismissal of Luciano Spalletti earlier this summer, before the FIGC took the decision to appoint Gennaro Gattuso. 

England defender Kyle Walker has admitted he ‘probably’ shouldn’t have joined Milan on loan for the second half of the 2024-25 season, but insists that he has ‘no regrets’ about his temporary move to San Siro: ‘I always wanted to play abroad, I’m glad I did the six months’. 

Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi and Jean-Philippe Mateta. (Reuters/Craig Brough)

Liverpool reportedly look to be back to square one with their transfer pursuit of Crystal Palace central defender Marc Guehi.

Luka Modric continues to defy his years, and is still a nailed-on starter for club and county at the age of 40 with just nine minutes of rest over his last three matches for Milan and Croatia. 

Italy take their next step in World Cup qualification against Estonia in Tallinn on Saturday evening, but Gennaro Gattusso and the Azzurri are left requiring Norway to drop points if they have any hope of qualifying for the final tournament automatically. 

Manchester United fans will be excited to hear that Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba is reportedly ready to hand in a transfer request.

Inter and Atletico Madrid raised eyebrows by playing a mid-season friendly out in Libya while the majority of their first-team squads were away on international duty, and the reason behind the match being played in North Africa appears to be largely financially motivated. 

Chelsea fans will have had mixed feelings when their club moved to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United in the summer.