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Alan Hutton has supported Arsenal’s pursuit of Leandro Trossard as they look to add the Belgian to their squad.

The Brighton star has been in fine form this season and continues to show why he deserves to play for a bigger club soon enough.

Trossard has interest from several clubs around the World, but Arsenal wants to win the race for his signature.

However, will he fit into their style of play? Former Aston Villa man Hutton believes so. He tells Football Insider:

“I think he is definitely that type of profile that Arsenal look at. He likes to drive forward with the ball, can make things happen, score a goal. He can probably play multiple positions.

Arsenal is one of the most improved clubs in Europe this season, thanks to the performance of some of their players.

The Gunners have spent the majority of the term at the top of the league table and could remain there for long if they stay in form.

Two men driving their success this season are Gabriel Martinelli and Granit Xhaka.

The Daily Mail released the list of the most improved players in the EPL this season and they featured on it.

On Xhaka, they wrote:

Robin van Persie is a fan of Arsenal target Cody Gakpo and the former Gunner has revealed why he admires his fellow Dutchman.

Gakpo has been in fine form in the last two seasons and nearly left PSV at the start of this campaign.

However, he remained at the club and continues to deliver top-notch performances under Ruud van Nistelrooy.

He was close to joining Leeds United in the summer, but he could now join a bigger club like the Gunners.

For Arsenal fans who do not know what the winger brings to a team, an impressed Van Persie has listed them.

Arsenal has been handed a transfer blow as Real Madrid is now looking to keep Marco Asensio.

The attacker has been a key target for Mikel Arteta’s side recently as they seek to improve their team further.

A move for Asensio seems sensible, especially because they could sign him as a free agent next summer.

The Spaniard had originally struggled to reach an agreement over a new deal with Madrid and seemed to be heading towards the exit door.

He has also not been getting enough playing time at the club, which should make him leave.

Arsenal sent Pablo Mari on loan to Monza at the start of this season because he had fallen out of favour at the Emirates.

The defender was one of our best players when Mikel Arteta became the club’s manager.

However, over time, others have moved ahead of him on the pecking order at the Emirates.

The defender had to leave to keep playing and he is enjoying playing time at the Serie A club.

He was recently a victim of a stabbing incident in Italy, but a report by R7 journalist Cosme Rimoli revealed clubs in Brazil have been monitoring him.

Paul Merson has predicted a return to winning ways for Arsenal when they face Nottingham Forest this weekend.

The last time Arsenal won a competitive game was their lucky 1-0 victory over Leeds United.

They have since drawn to Southampton and lost at PSV; it is a worrying run of form from Mikel Arteta’s men.

Their next game is against a Forest side that seems to have found form and beat Liverpool 1-0 in their last match.

They will look to pile more misery on Arsenal in this game and it promises to be a hard day at the office for the North Londoners.

Football agent Rob Segal has revealed Mikel Arteta is likely to ask for reinforcements in the next transfer window.

The Spaniard is overseeing one of the most successful periods at Arsenal since Arsene Wenger left the club.

They top the league standings ahead of Manchester City and are doing well in the Europa League.

Arsenal started this term hopeful of making the top four of the Premier League, but they could finish it with the league title now.

However, they have faltered in their last two matches and it seems the current squad might not be strong enough to help them achieve their goals.

Chris Sutton has predicted an Arsenal win when they face Nottingham Forest in the league this weekend, but he warns them about Forest’s strong defence.

The newly-promoted Premier League side has found some stability in recent games and stunned Liverpool with a 1-0 win in their last league game.

They will hope to continue their fine form when they face an Arsenal side that has no wins from their last two matches.

Mikel Arteta’s team is facing a minor crisis of confidence and they could struggle to get back to winning ways here.

Sutton acknowledges that Forest is now strong at the back, but he expects Arsenal to win.

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WSL club to stop wearing white shorts next season due to period concerns By Michelle

BBC Sport have reported that Women´s Super League club Manchester City Women will stop wearing white shorts next season due to period concerns, following a statement released by the club.

This is to help players “feel more comfortable”.  The WSL club said the decision was made to create an environment for players to “perform at their highest level”

Man City  currently wear white shorts but now follow West Brom, Stoke and Scottish side Livingston in changing kit colour.

A joint statement from Manchester City and kit manufacturer Puma said the move away from white shorts in home, away and third kits from the 2023-24 season was made as a result of player feedback.

There are few footballers that treat the ball with such intimate respect as Ivan Toney. Marcus and Luke discuss his sparkling form and Tammy Abraham’s struggles to we determine if we're 'Team Toney' or 'Team Tammy' ahead of the World Cup!

In the second half, José Mourinho steps up for examination on this week’s Take Thermometer - as do you! Because we’re finally rating your most honest takes on the England team.

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Marcus, Luke, Pete and Andy pick through some post-Craven Cottage chaos, with Villa showing Stevie G the door after a turgid performance. At least they gave him a lift home! 

Also eyeing up the managerial buffet are Leeds and Southampton, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s insistent petulance threatens to overshadow his achievements. We also celebrate the return of two footballing icons: fans wearing goalie gloves in the crowd and Radja Nainggolan’s smoking habit.

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Dotun, Andy and Lars Sivertsen don their tuxedos for another episode of your one-stop shop for all things European football.

Karim Benzema secures yet another bit of glitzy jewellery with a deserved Ballon d’Or win, so we celebrate his amazing year. We also assess Xabi Alonso’s tough start to managerial life and wonder what various German and French welterweights can do to challenge the heavy hitters.

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We’re back with a bonus Ramble! Marcus, Luke and Jim are here to do forty minutes on Inter Miami’s playoff loss. Poor Fizzer. 

We just about get to some midweek Premier League too, as Adama Traoré reminds us he’s at Wolves and Brighton can’t buy a goal. Tonight, Eddie Howe’s hoping to avoid a dizzy stick headbutt from Duncan Ferguson and Steven Gerrard’s feeling the pressure ahead of a trip to the Cottage.

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After our deep dive into footballers’ good/awful acting careers a few weeks back, there was only one place we could go next. Because if a footballer’s on camera, they’re normally advertising something - especially if they play for Man United.

Jules, Jim, Pete and Vish discover that the quest for a crisp pound note isn’t just confined to ex-pros hoarding crypto on Twitter. We’ve seen it all, from George Best sincerely advertising eggs to Kevin Keegan promoting road safety (terrifying) and Michael Owen’s chopper. Tremendous, by the way.

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There were scraps galore in another regular weekend of the Barclays. Jules, Jim, Pete and Vish are here with the tale of the tape - let’s get ready to Ramble!

Liverpool edged out Man City in an absolute firecracker, while Nottingham Forest lost an early relegation six-pointer after getting too horny on main. We also check in with Graham Potter’s glow-up, take an angle grinder to yet more goalposts and applaud Blyth Spartans’ bespoke toasting services.

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Doesn't it just make you fizz when you see one of Gareth's gang having a lovely time? Doubts might have emerged about Mason Mount's fitness on Friday night after we recorded, but he has caught the eye under his new boss, Graham Potter.

We also mourn another difficult week for England's defenders – but don't worry, at least Ben White is really attractive. And Jordan Pickford is the subject of the Take Thermometer! Will this week's take finally be a Carolina Reaper?

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We check in with some of football’s most important Steves: Steven Gerrard, Steve Cooper, and... Steve Bruce. Oh no, there’s more.

Marcus, Jim and Andy discuss a titanic clash between Liverpool and Man City, discover our new favourite goalkeeper from the Cypriot top-flight, and there’s a penis update from Bolivia, of course. 

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Andy was in Warsaw on Tuesday to witness Shakhtar Donetsk – a team playing thousands of miles from their home and made up of mainly Ukrainian players – draw with the European champions, Real Madrid. He tells Dotun and David Cartlidge about what it was like to be there and how the players are feeling as Russia’s invasion continues.

Elsewhere, Club Brugge make it to the Champions League knockouts for the first time ever having still not conceded – what are they doing so well? Antoine Griezmann finally signs for Atlético, João Félix picks a fight with Diego Simeone, and… Kylian Mbappé again, is it? We discuss his mismanagement of the simmering tensions at PSG.

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