{"id":459784,"date":"2025-09-29T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459784\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T06:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:53:14","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-kane-back-to-premier-league-liverpools-january-target-man-uniteds-managerial-shortlist-real-madrid-want-cfc-star-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459784\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Kane back to Premier League, Liverpool&#8217;s January target, Man United&#8217;s managerial shortlist, Real Madrid want CFC star &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!BqEs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9479bb09-680e-4b57-85d6-7962af5dc3f0_1263x660.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/9479bb09-680e-4b57-85d6-7962af5dc3f0_1263.jpeg\" width=\"1263\" height=\"660\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/9479bb09-680e-4b57-85d6-7962af5dc3f0_1263x660.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:660,&quot;width&quot;:1263,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:964796,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/i\/174784790?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9479bb09-680e-4b57-85d6-7962af5dc3f0_1263x660.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein, Judit Cartiel, Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Good morning everyone, and welcome to another Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy today\u2019s post! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2-1 at St. James\u2019 Park after two late goals from Mikel Arteta\u2019s side. <\/p>\n<p>After <strong>Nick Woltemade<\/strong> gave Magpies the lead, Gunners found it difficult to break down a stubborn Newcastle side. <\/p>\n<p>Super sub <strong>Mikel Merino<\/strong> headed the first goal for Arsenal in the 84th minute while centre-back <strong>Gabriel<\/strong> scored in the 96th minute to give Arteta\u2019s team a dramatic win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FT Newcastle United 1-2 Arsenal [Pictures from Sky Sports]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa had to come from behind to pick up their first league win of the season. <\/p>\n<p>After trailing early in the match to a <strong>Raul Jimenez<\/strong> goal, Unai Emery\u2019s side responded well through <strong>Ollie Watkins<\/strong>, <strong>John McGinn<\/strong> and <strong>Emi Buendia<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The win takes Villa to 16th in the league, finally out of the relegation zone. <\/p>\n<p><strong>FT Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham [Pictures from Sky Sports]<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>AC Milan have opened talks with England defender <strong>Fikayo Tomori<\/strong>, 27, over a new contract, amid interest from Premier League clubs. (Fabrizio Romano)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es<\/strong> has now scored 18 Premier League goals for Arsenal, at least six more than any other defender since he made his debut in the competition in September 2020. (Squawka)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Bukayo Saka<\/strong> on the penalty incident vs Newcastle: \u201cI\u2019m speechless\u2026 These little things always go against us! For me, if we have VAR it\u2019s for clear and obvious error. The fact it took ref that long to decide it shows it\u2019s not clear error.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Bukayo Saka<\/strong> on <strong>Eberechi Eze<\/strong>: \u201cHe was unstoppable today (vs Newcastle) at times. I was speaking to him in changing room, that first chance, not many keepers save that. That would\u2019ve topped it off. He\u2019s really exciting signing and I\u2019m happy to having him in our team.\u201d (Stadium Astro)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!XafU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47276fd9-cc49-4c11-9458-22555aa184d9_1532x1025.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/47276fd9-cc49-4c11-9458-22555aa184d9_1532.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"974\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/47276fd9-cc49-4c11-9458-22555aa184d9_1532x1025.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:974,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:400575,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/i\/174784790?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47276fd9-cc49-4c11-9458-22555aa184d9_1532x1025.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>(Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/28\/mikel-arteta-praises-newcastle-united-star\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mikel Arteta called Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope \u2018exceptional\u2019<\/a> for his performance at St. James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justarsenal.com\/strongest-squad-in-europe-obi-mikel-piles-pressure-on-arteta-to-win-the-league\/400992\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Obi Mikel on Arsenal<\/a>: \u201cMikel Arteta, he\u2019s built a good, good squad \u2013 the strongest squad in the Premier League. Not just in the Premier League, I might say, you know, in Europe right now. Arsenal, in terms of depth, their squad is complete. There is no excuse for not winning the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Hansi Flick: \u201cWe can\u2019t change the Ballon d\u2019Or result, but <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong> will try again next year. It\u2019s a big thing for him and every player.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Hansi Flick: \u201c<strong>Pedri<\/strong> is special\u2026 He is a great player, he has grown and has become a leader. When he is on the pitch, he is everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Daily Briefing newsletter is now FREE to read &#8211; with all your essential football headlines delivered ad-free straight to your inbox seven mornings a week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>Upgrade to a paid subscription to receive exclusive in-depth transfer news, comment, and analysis from our experts Christian Falk, Charles Watts, Mark Brus and more!<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Liam Delap<\/strong> is expected to return in eight weeks and <strong>Cole Palmer<\/strong> does not need groin surgery and will be back after next month\u2019s international break. (Kaveh Solhekol)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Enzo Maresca retains the full support of Chelsea\u2019s leadership following the losses to Bayern, Manchester United and Brighton. (Ben Jacobs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Chelsea are confident they will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/25\/chelsea-are-planning-to-sign-mike-maignan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">complete the signing of <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/25\/chelsea-are-planning-to-sign-mike-maignan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Maignan<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/25\/chelsea-are-planning-to-sign-mike-maignan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> from AC Milan in 2026<\/a>. They attempted to sign the goalkeeper before the Club World Cup but remain interested. (Teamtalk)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Liverpool will respond to <strong>Giovanni Leoni<\/strong>\u2019s long-term absence after tearing his ACL by moving in January for Crystal Palace captain <strong>Marc G\u00faehi<\/strong>. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ZFmZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f08a6a-d4e3-4424-959c-12a4d195e1aa_1350x900.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/89f08a6a-d4e3-4424-959c-12a4d195e1aa_1350.jpeg\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/89f08a6a-d4e3-4424-959c-12a4d195e1aa_1350x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:900,&quot;width&quot;:1350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:305226,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/i\/174784790?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f08a6a-d4e3-4424-959c-12a4d195e1aa_1350x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>(Photo by Lewis Storey\/Getty Images)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Liverpool star poised to complete exit in January as Euro giants prepare move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/28\/liverpool-joe-gomez-january-exit\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More details<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireofthekop.com\/2025\/09\/28\/micah-richards-ibou-konate-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micah Richards on <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireofthekop.com\/2025\/09\/28\/micah-richards-ibou-konate-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ibrahima Konate<\/a><\/strong>: \u201cKonate is starting to worry me a little bit. Him and Van Dijk have been a good partnership, but his individual errors at this moment in time are just making the backline look a bit nervy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Liverpool dealt fresh injury blow after Crystal Palace defeat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireofthekop.com\/2025\/09\/28\/liverpool-injury-jayden-danns\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Liverpool have been told they will need to pay \u00a3100m+ for the third time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/09\/28\/atletico-madrid-julian-alvarez-price-liverpool\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">if they want to sign <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/09\/28\/atletico-madrid-julian-alvarez-price-liverpool\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Alvarez<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2025\/09\/28\/atletico-madrid-julian-alvarez-price-liverpool\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> from Atletico Madrid<\/a>. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Manchester City midfielder <strong>Bernardo Silva<\/strong> is considering a move to Saudi Arabia when his contract ends in the summer of 2026. (talkSPORT)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Man City remain interested in Brazilian midfielder <strong>Bruno Guimar\u00e3es<\/strong>, but the 27-year-old is happy and settled at Newcastle. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Man City to target Bayern Munich star <strong>Aleksandar Pavlovic<\/strong> as long-term Rodri successor. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/29\/sources-man-city-target-midfielder-rodri-successor\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CaughtOffside<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Savinho<\/strong> will sign a new contract at Manchester City until June 2031. (Fabrizio Romano)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Can Man City sign <strong>Joao Neves<\/strong> from Paris Saint-Germain next year? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/28\/man-city-joao-neves-transfer-blow\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Their chances of signing the Portuguese midfielder<\/a> have been revealed. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Ruben Amorim is described as a \u201clonely man\u201d by club sources. In training he often walks away from the team &#8211; after losses he sits on his own. (Centre Devils)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>R\u00faben Neves<\/strong> could be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/17\/ruben-neves-transfer-manchester-united\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201copportunistic target\u201d for Manchester United<\/a> as an exit from Saudi side Al Hilal becomes more and more likely. (United In Focus)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Xavi is studying the Premier League and would be open to joining Manchester United immediately even without European football. (Fabrizio Romano)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Manchester United have a three-man shortlist of managers to replace Ruben Amorim. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/28\/report-manager-three-man-shortlist-man-united\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More details<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/09\/27\/man-united-handed-boost-federico-valverde-pursuit\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man United receive major boost<\/a> in their pursuit to sign Real Madrid midfielder <strong>Federico Valverde<\/strong>. (Fichajes)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Man United are interested in signing Juventus\u2019 Serbia striker <strong>Dusan Vlahovic<\/strong>, 25, in the January transfer window. (Gazetta)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Are Man United interested in Graham Potter as their next manager? <a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2025\/09\/28\/man-united-eye-move-graham-potter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest update on the recently sacked West Ham United manager<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Real Madrid did NOT want to sell <strong>Rodrygo<\/strong> in the summer &amp; the player did NOT want to leave. Real Madrid leaders are convinced the player has importance and it\u2019s now time to trust. (Marca)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!9r3o!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca50d571-c8d0-426f-87ee-93f697d3fa69_2250x1500.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ca50d571-c8d0-426f-87ee-93f697d3fa69_2250.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"971\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ca50d571-c8d0-426f-87ee-93f697d3fa69_2250x1500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:847085,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/i\/174784790?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca50d571-c8d0-426f-87ee-93f697d3fa69_2250x1500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>(Photo by Mateo Villalba Sanchez\/Getty Images)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Real Madrid dream of signing <strong>Harry Kane<\/strong>, linking the Englishman with <strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>Vin\u00edcius Jr<\/strong>, <strong>Rodrygo<\/strong> and <strong>Franco Mastantuono<\/strong> in a devastating front-line. (Fichajes)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chelsea.news\/2025\/09\/real-madrid-fernandez-caicedo-chelsea\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Madrid are keeping tabs on two Chelsea midfielders<\/a> &#8211; 24-year-old Argentina international <strong>Enzo Fernandez<\/strong> and 23-year-old Ecuador international <strong>Moises Caicedo<\/strong>. (TBR Football)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein, Judit Cartiel, Carl Recine\/Getty Images) Good morning everyone, and welcome to another Daily Briefing!&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-459784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115286271986034376","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}