Mikel Arteta expects a busy finish to the transfer window, but the Arsenal manager had no update regarding Houssem Aouar.

Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Lyon star Aouar ahead of the transfer window closing on October 5.

Asked about Aouar after a 3-1 Premier League loss to Liverpool on Monday, Arteta had no update, but he predicted a frantic finish to the transfer period.

We don t have any news on new players and either with players that might leave the football club, he told a news conference.

It s a week to go, I think it s going to be really busy for other clubs because not much business has been done.

Let s see what happens.

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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways on Wednesday night, Nice will welcome Lens to the Allianz Riviera.

Starting with the hosts, while Nice might still find themselves scrapping it out at the top of the Ligue 1 table, the Eaglets are certainly seeking an immediate response here. Missing out on what they had billed as a potential opportunity over the weekend as they eventually slumped to a shock 3-1 drumming at the hands of Le Havre, Francesco Farioli’s men have now recorded just a pair of wins from their last five top-flight showdowns. However, tipped as a runaway contender to book a famous Champions League ticket in the New Year, Nice will be excited to make a return to home soil here. Last seen at the Allianz…

Danny Rose watched in awe as his old club Tottenham were humbled 6-1 by Newcastle United and said being at the game made him fall in love with football again .

Former England defender Rose, who spent most of his career at Spurs but in 2020 enjoyed a short loan at Newcastle, has been a free agent since leaving Watford last September.

The left-back subsequently kept his distance from football, even going as far as avoiding watching the World Cup in Qatar earlier this season.

But appearing as a pundit during Sky Sports coverage on Sunday, the 32-year-old revealed how watching Newcastle s comprehensive victory over Spurs helped reignite his passion.

It may not be the most popular opinion with Tottenham supporters, who saw their team humiliated on Tyneside, bu…

Emile Smith Rowe scored for a third Premier League game running to extend Arsenal s unbeaten run as they beat Watford 1-0 in Mikel Arteta s 100th game in charge.

Arsenal s breakthrough came after a frustrating first half that saw a Bukayo Saka goal ruled out for offside before Ben Foster saved Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s penalty.

Foster was in inspired form but could not keep out Smith Rowe s drilled shot with 56 minutes on the clock, with that proving to be the only goal of Sunday s clash at Emirates Stadium, where Juraj Kucka was sent off late on for Watford.

Arsenal are now eight league matches without defeat – winning six of those – making this their best such run in the competition since another eight-game spell ended in March 2020.

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Everton boss Sean Dyche fumed at the decision to rule out Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 51st-minute goal in their 2-1 Premier League loss at Tottenham.

Spurs were two up inside 18 minutes after close-range finishes by Richarlison and Son Heung-min but were not at their best and could have conceded at the start of the second half.

Calvert-Lewin rifled home after Andre Gomes had won back possession from Emerson Royal, but VAR Michael Oliver told referee Stuart Attwell to review the incident and he disallowed the strike after Gomes was adjudged to have caught the Tottenham full-back on his ankle.

More drama was to follow as Gomes eventually reduced the deficit in the 82nd minute before substitute Arnaut Danjuma hit the crossbar in the dying seconds, with goalkeeper Gugl…

Stoke have sacked manager Alex Neil with the club sitting 20th in the Sky Bet Championship.

The Potters were beaten 1-0 at home by fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, which was a fourth-straight defeat in a six-match winless run.

Neil was appointed at the end of August 2022 after leaving Sunderland, but the former Norwich and Preston boss was unable to mount a sustained promotion challenge, with Stoke eventually finishing 16th last season.

Stoke City Manager Alex Neil has left his position with the Club.

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Martin Canning has also left his position, with Paul Gallagher installed as caretaker manager ahead of the home game against Swansea on Tuesday night.

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Excellent second-half goals from Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer saw RB Leipzig claim an impressive 2-1 Champions League win over Zenit.

Yaroslav Rakitskiy opened the scoring after 25 minutes for Sergei Semak s visitors, thumping in from long range.

Leipzig s star striker Timo Werner made way at half-time but Julian Nagelsmann s men were revitalised and the influential Laimer got them back on terms.

A picture-book winner from Sabitzer followed in the 59th minute, lifting the Bundesliga side to the top of Group G ahead of the later kick-off between Benfica and Lyon.

Laimer s speculative first-minute strike was pushed onto the crossbar by scampering Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov.

The visitors began to find room on the break and, after Sebasti…

Hearts have confirmed Craig Levein was taken to hospital on Monday, but he is recovering well.

Levein was in the dugout as Hearts maintained their fine start to the Scottish Premiership season with a 1-0 win at Kilmarnock on Saturday.

Hearts have won each of their first three league games of the season, including beating champions Celtic 1-0 at home, to sit top of the table.

But the club s fans will be concerned after Hearts released a brief statement on Levein on Monday.

Hearts can confirm that manager Craig Levein was taken to hospital this morning, the club said.

Having received medical treatment, Craig is now recovering well in hospital.

No further comment will be made at this time and the club asks that Craig and his family s priv…

Andy Robertson insists that Scotland must right their wrongs from a dismal Euro 2024 campaign to ensure they feel the love again from supporters.

Robertson, who led Scotland in Germany, was powerless to stop their group stage exit as their wait for knockout football at an international tournament went on.

After surpassing George Young s record for the most caps as Scotland captain in June, the Liverpool full-back will wear the armband once again for their two Nations League games.

Steve Clarke s side welcome Poland to Hampden Park on Thursday before travelling to Lisbon to face Portugal three days later.

The summer was a low for all of us, Robertson said. But we have to move on from it. We have to be positive, otherwise it s pointless being here. We h…

AS Roma are interested in signing Adnan Januzaj from Real Sociedad, according to Sky in Italy.

Having joined their youth setup from that of Anderlecht back in 2011, Januzaj started his professional career with Manchester United, but he wasn t able to prove himself capable of playing regularly in a team striving to keep their place at the very top of world football at the time. He spent some time on loan, first at Borussia Dortmund and then Sunderland, before joining Sociedad in a €8.5 million deal in the summer of 2017.

This season, the 24-year-old Belgian made 13 club appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and laying on as many assists.

Roma contacted Liverpool to ask about the possibility of a loan deal for Xherdan Shaqiri last week but the Prem…