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Arsenal are among the top European clubs fighting to sign Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard this summer, Spanish news outlet Eldesmarque have claimed.

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The report, cited by SportWitness, says Real Madrid have ‘no intention of negotiating’ Odegaard’s departure and only a fee of around £71m would make them consider cashing in on him. His current market value is £18m, according to Transfermarkt.

Madrid shocked Europe when they bought the Norwegian for £2.5m in 2015, making him the youngest ever player to feature for the club at 16 years old.

Since then, he’s drifted under the radar until this season where he’s made seven appearances for Real Sociedad, netting two goals and assisting another two (via WhoScored).

Eldesmarque believe that’s been enough for Pep Guardiola and Unai Emery to want to bring him to the Premier League this summer.

The report says Emery sees him as a replacement for Mesut Ozil, although the Gunners may have to fight off Manchester City in the process.

It’s unclear whether the board would be willing to pay the £71m required. Ozil is earning £350,000-per-week so if they can get rid of him, that would free up some cash, but bringing in Odegaard wouldn’t introduce the experience Arsenal are lacking at the moment.

It’s clear they can be deadly going forward, but it seems money would be better spent on experienced defenders rather than a forward-thinking youngster when looking at their goals scored tally compared to goals conceded in the Premier League.

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Barcelona’s weekend clash against Sevilla was a rollercoaster, to say the least.

Not only did the Catalans tally all three points after beating their opposition 4-0 on the night but they also managed to get two red cards at the same time.

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First, their young centre-back, Ronald Araujo, was shown a straight red card and then Ousmane Dembele soon followed after exchanging some words with the referee, Matez Lahoz.

That left Barcelona with nine men on the pitch and with some problems for the upcoming fixtures in La Liga.

Sevilla couldn’t take advantage of that because the deficit was simply too big but many Barcelona fans just couldn’t believe what was happening and were fuming at Lahoz’s officiating.

Some accused him of being a Real Madrid fan, hating Barcelona and wanting to be at the very centre of attention once again.

You can see some of their reactions down in the tweets below:

One of the Premier League’s most dangerous full-backs, Trent Alexander-Arnold has enjoyed a meteoric rise since making his debut for Liverpool.Last season, the 21-year-old bagged an incredible 16 assists in 40 games across all competitions, and played a key role in the Reds’ Champions League triumph.Despite his tender age, the right-back has become a permanent fixture in the England set-up, and has picked up seven senior caps. After being named in the latest squad by Gareth Southgate, Alexander-Arnold would no doubt have been hoping to play against the Czech Republic on Friday night.However, the Three Lions boss opted for Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier instead, and the side slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat. The former Spurs man hardly covered himself in glory, losing possession 11 times over the course of the game and earning himself a measly 6.4 match rating as per SofaScore.Watch Liverpool Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

After the game, Liverpool fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the decision to leave Alexander-Arnold out.

Many supporters of the Anfield side expressed their shock and dismay, and insisted they couldn’t believe Southgate appeared to favour Trippier.

Some even suggested the England boss should lose his job because of it.

Check out some of the reaction of Liverpool fans below:

Marcus Rashford had Virgil van Dijk in his back pocket claims talkSPORT host Adrian Durham.Despite beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award for 2018/19, the mammoth defender was far off his best when he travelled to Old Trafford to face rivals Manchester United on Sunday.Watch Liverpool Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

One of the defining moments of the game – which proved that Liverpool’s Dutch enforcer is mortal, contrary to popular belief – came when Rashford, whose season has been fairly poor up to now with just two goals in open play, beat van Dijk in a physical battle and sent him helplessly skidding to the ground.

Unable to get his angry little mitts on the Englishman, van Dijk would later exact his revenge on the closest thing available, Daniel James, and employ his friend Fabinho to do the same as both clattered into the Welsh winger.

With a rare van Dijk bullying in mind, Durham took his opportunity to strike…

Charlton Athletic have impressed since arriving in the Championship following their promotion-winning season from League One, and the Addicks’ battling performances are best epitomised by a player who is steadily rebuilding their career under the management of Lee Bowyer.

Jonny Williams, 26, rose through the ranks with Crystal Palace but, despite becoming a full Wales international at the age of 20, his career has arguably stagnated owing to continuous loan spells at varying levels of English football.

The midfielder’s CV includes the likes of Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forrest, MK Dons and Sunderland – all of whom the Welshman was on loan with. But in 2019 Charlton took a chance on an unquestionably promising player who was yet to kick on despite clearly have an abundance of ability to do so.

After making 18 appearances in the club’s League One campaign that culminated in promotion, Williams was initially released but returned to the club after Bowyer confirmed he had substantially dropped his wage demands.

After re-signing, the 26-year-old has started eight Championship games so far in the 2019/20 campaign, registering four assists. It is this type of form that has seen Williams accrue 21 caps for Wales, and Bowyer will be hoping that the midfielder’s time at The Valley can provide a platform to reignite his international career and impress Wales coach Ryan Giggs – who recently recalled Williams to the squad after his impressive start to the current campaign. 

If Williams is able to continue this form alongside his team maintaining their early-season momentum, then there is no reason Charlton cannot feature in the promotion picture for a place in the Premier League.

Enormous credit is due to Williams for the way he has turned his career back around in impressive style in both League One and the Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to put Friday’s frustrations behind them as they host Stoke City at Hillsborough later tonight.

Garry Monk was furious with the decisions surrounding Cardiff City’s equaliser just a few days ago.

He believed that the foul which handed them the original free-kick was soft and that the decision to even allow the goal was incorrect because Bluebirds centre-back Aden Flint was blocking the goalkeeper’s vision.

Julian Borner’s striker-like volley looked to be enough for the Owls to return to south Yorkshire with three points until this incident occurred three minutes from time.

Stoke arrive on the back of an upturn in form after two successive victories, so will Monk make any changes for this encounter?

The 40-year-old may be forced into at least one substantial decision as goalkeeper Keiren Westwood was withdrawn just ten minutes before kickoff on Friday evening with Cameron Dawson replacing him.

Despite fans slamming him for his role in the Cardiff equaliser, Monk will surely stick with him and not risk the Irishman ahead of two games within five days.

He also continues to be without skipper Tom Lees, so the defence should remain much the same, after all, they only conceded a free-kick rather than something disastrous from open play.

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The Wednesday chief may elect to revert back to a 4-4-2, especially at home, with Fernando Forestieri in line for his first start since August – he returned from suspension in the Welsh capital but didn’t make an appearance from the bench.

Massimo Luongo would probably make way as the midfield pairing of Barry Bannan and Sam Hutchinson offers two different types of player – the stand-in captain has assisted three goals this term while the former Chelsea man averages 1.9 tackles per game.

Both Kadeem Harris and Adam Reach keep their place on the wing as Jacob Murphy continues to fail when given the opportunity.

Arsenal travel to Anfield on Wednesday in what could be another disappointing result following a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday. In comparison, Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Spurs 2-1.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

It was only really a matter of time before these discussions started to crop up.

There’s only so long you can go as a ‘smaller club’ before talks begin about your best personnel being pinched by other clubs. Tony Cascarino believes that it isn’t the players that Sheffield United should be worried about losing, but rather their manager Chris Wilder.

What’s he said?

Speaking on the Weekend Sports Breakfast on Talksport, Cascarino spoke about how he believed the Sheffield United boss should be in contention for a much bigger side, such as Manchester United and Arsenal:

“I don’t like to do this, but I sometimes think, Man Utd job, Arsenal job, Chrissy Wilder? Absolutely. And yet loads of people out there, there’d be a snobbery around football that’d go ‘Allegri or a Mourinho’, and I’m like no, I’d rather go for Chrissy Wilder”.

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Improbable, but not impossible.

It’s well known that Wilder is a fan of the club, but that shouldn’t instantly mean that he is guaranteed to stay at Bramall Lane until he retires or is pushed out the door by the owners.

Neil Warnock is another one who was a famed Blades fan, and he decided to call it quits when they were relegated back in 2007, so just because they’re a fan doesn’t mean that they’re immune from wanting to jump ship if the time suits them.

That’s why it’s up to Sheffield United, if they truly believe that he is someone that can take them forward, to really show how much they appreciate him and value him.

He signed a new contract with them in the summer, but that was before their incredible start to the season and before he was being talked about for the bigger jobs in the division.

It might seem bonkers to do so, but it may be worth sitting down and negotiating a new contract even though it’s less than four months since he signed the last one. At least that way, if his head does get turned, they’ll at least be able to get themselves extremely well compensated for whichever club ends up going after him.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Injury News series, which considers the impact of the latest updates on players’ fitness.

As revealed by Lee Bowyer in his pre-match press conference, Lyle Taylor is 100% ruled out of this weekend’s south London derby against Millwall.

Some Charlton fans on Twitter thought that the 42-year-old was lying when he said that the Montserrat international wouldn’t be ready for this Saturday’s clash, but Bowyer said: “If we could have had him on the bench and brought him on for 10 minutes, then I would, but he’s not fit.”

Unfortunate for the 29-year-old

Bowyer went on to say that the target for Taylor’s return was the 1-0 defeat to Preston last weekend, although that match came too soon for the former Wimbledon striker.

Taylor has had an injection, and the Addicks are hoping to have their five-goal striker back in training in the run-up to the game against Cardiff on the 23rd November, after the international break.

Time for Macauley Bonne to step up 

With Taylor now looking extremely unlikely not to make any kind of cameo at The Den, the onus is on Macauley Bonne to deliver the goods – or at least improve on his anonymous performance against Preston at The Valley last time out.

In that 1-0 loss, the man with five goals in seven Championship starts was ineffective, to say the least. Bonne had the least touches out of any player to start the game – apart from Daniel Johnson, who went off injured after 30 minutes – touching the ball just 28 times.

The 24-year-old also failed to have a single shot, let alone a shot on target, and also had three unsuccessful touches – the second-least of any player on the pitch.

Taylor is the side’s talisman and he may have inspired something special even in a short space of time against Millwall, but with the 29-year-old now definitely out, Bonne has no other option but to improve on last week’s abject showing.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

Roberto has certainly had his fair share of problems in the West Ham United goal, having taken up the position between the sticks in Lukasz Fabianski’s absence.

This continued against Newcastle United, with his attempt to stop the Magpies’ second goal being truly calamitous, as he got his angles all wrong.

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The 33-year-old didn’t cover himself in glory with the other two goals conceded either, as shown in the highlights video on the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel.

Despite the various mistakes made by Roberto, there has been pretty much no mention of David Martin usurping him to get onto the pitch.

The former Millwall goalkeeper has been on the bench for the last four games, as per Transfermarkt, though it says a lot about Martin’s role that he has remained invisible during this period.

He joined on a free, alongside Roberto, in the summer, but it can now be assumed that there is little focus on him actually getting game time for the Hammers.

With this in mind, unless Joseph Anang is promoted from the U23s, it seems as though Roberto could be safe in his starting role until Fabianski returns, even if the calamity continues.

Martin looks as if he’ll remain something of an invisible man for the time being.