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23 July 2026 Off

Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Arsenal set to bid £70m for Newcastle midfielder

By Total Football News

Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.

Brazil international Guimaraes is a priority target for the Gunners, with the midfielder keen to join the Premier League champions.

Newcastle are aware of the 28-year-old’s preference to join Arsenal this summer.

Talks over a potential move for Guimaraes are ongoing and are believed to have accelerated in recent days.

The agreement of personal terms is not

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22 July 2026 Off

William Saliba: Arsenal and France defender set for spell on the sidelines with back injury

By Total Football News

Arsenal have confirmed defender William Saliba is set to miss an “extended period” after suffering a back injury while at the World Cup with France.

The 25-year-old had been managing a back issue for several weeks and carried the problem into the World Cup but was forced off after 30 minutes of France’s semi-final loss to Spain.

After returning to London and being seen by a specialist, it was decided

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14 July 2026 Off

Leandro Trossard transfer news: Arsenal forward set for move to Besiktas

By Total Football News

The Gunners are set to accelerate their pursuit of Club Brugge attacker Christos Tzolis following the departure of Trossard.

BBC Sport reported the Gunners’ interest in the Greece international in June and the club are now poised to move for the forward.

Club Brugge are anticipating an offer from Arsenal for Tzolis.

Sporting director Andrea Berta is working on the deal after his assistant Maurizio Micheli watched the 24-year-old play

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14 July 2026 Off

Alex Jimenez: Suspended Bournemouth defender set for Fiorentina loan move

By Total Football News

Serie A club Fiorentina have agreed a season-long loan deal for Bournemouth‘s Spanish defender Alex Jimenez.

The deal includes a 20m euros (£17m) option to make the move permanent, and means he can continue to play after being suspended by his club pending the outcome of an investigation into social media allegations.

The 21-year-old was dropped from Bournemouth’s first team in May following what the club said was a

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22 June 2026 Off

Danny Batth: Derby County defender set for exit after rejecting deal

By Total Football News

Defender Danny Batth has rejected a contract offer from Derby County and is now highly unlikely to sign a new deal, BBC Sport Derby understands.

The club is thought to have viewed the deal on the table as a fair valuation, but it seems the 35-year-old will move away from Pride Park this summer following the expiry of his contract.

By all accounts, Batth was a standard-setter for head coach

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15 June 2026 Off

Bristol City: Robins set to appoint former Wolves coach Ian Burchnall as they chase Steve Bould

By Total Football News

Bristol City are poised to appoint former Notts County and Forest Green boss Ian Burchnall as Michael Skubala’s assistant manager.

The Robins are also trying to bring QPR first-team coach Steve Bould to Ashton Gate as Skubala looks to finalise his backroom team.

Boss Skubala joined the Robins last month after leaving Lincoln, having guided the Imps to the League One title as they returned to the second tier

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10 June 2026 Off

Stephen Welsh: Swansea City set to sign Celtic defender

By Total Football News

Celtic defender Stephen Welsh is poised to become Swansea City’s first signing of the summer.

Welsh, 26, came through the youth ranks at Celtic and has made 70 appearances for the Glasgow giants.

He spent the majority of the 2025-26 season on loan at Motherwell, making 29 appearances for Celtic’s Scottish Premiership rivals.

In the previous campaign he had a loan stint at Belgian side Mechelen, while he also had

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17 April 2026 Off

Przemyslaw Placheta: Injured Oxford winger set to miss rest of season

By Total Football News

Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield has confirmed they are likely to be without winger Przemyslaw Placheta for the rest of the Championship season.

The 28-year-old has made 27 appearances across all competitions this term and scored three goals, with one assist.

With four league matches remaining, the Oxford boss said it was probable Placheta will not play again this season.

“We’ve lost Shemmy which is a shame,” Bloomfield told BBC

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10 March 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Liam Palmer set to play 500th game for Owls

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday captain Liam Palmer is set to make his 500th appearance for the club when they take on Watford in the Championship on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).

The 34-year-old will become just the fourth player to reach that tally for the Owls since their founding in 1867.

“This being my 500th [appearance] at Hillsborough, leading the team out will be right up there with the best of [my Wednesday memories],”

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25 February 2026 Off

Yu Hirakawa: Hull City winger set to miss rest of season with ankle injury

By Total Football News

Hull City winger Yu Hirakawa is set to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

The 25-year-old Japan international, who is on loan from Bristol City, picked up the injury in Saturday’s home defeat by QPR.

“It’s very bad news, he must have surgery,” boss Sergej Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside.

“It’s terrible news. He adapted here very well and he played good, but unfortunately no luck.”

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