Jurrien Timber is back for Arsenal this pre-season after last season’s nightmare injury that saw him miss almost the entire campaign for his new club.

The Dutch defender joined the Gunners from Ajax in what looked like being a superb signing by Mikel Arteta last summer, but he picked up a bad injury on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest.

Timber didn’t return until the very final league game of the season, coming on as a substitute against Everton, meaning he made just three appearances in all competitions in total.

This will have been a huge blow for Timber, but speaking about it with reporters today, the 23-year-old made it clear just how much he’s tried to focus on the positives.

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Arsenal fans will be delighted with Timber’s attitude, as he doesn’t seem to have spent time feeling sorry for himself, and is now ready to get back in action for the north London giants.

Timber was also quick to praise Arsenal manager Arteta for being so supportive to him since he joined, and especially so while he was out injured.

Timber on support from Arsenal boss Arteta during injury nightmare

“Yeah it was a big blow,” he said at the club’s US pre-season training camp. “But I try to look at it in a positive way … I feel good, it’s a year later, time goes quick. I enjoy my time here and I’m excited to go again.

“I moved to Arsenal, so you have to look at how lucky you are – that’s the way I looked at it last year. I had some time to work with some fantastic physios. It’s never fun to be injured but I tried to make the best out of it.

“From the start he (Arteta) was very supportive. During my injury as well, so it helps to have a manager like him.”

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Arsenal reportedly look to have been handed a transfer boost as Ajax striker Brian Brobbey could be on the move this summer and would be keen to play in the Premier League.

Brobbey is one name on Arsenal’s list as Eddie Nketiah could be on his way out of the Emirates Stadium, CaughtOffside understands, and it now seems like the Netherlands international is keen to play in England next despite having interest from Roma as well.

That’s according to Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg in the post below on his official account on X, formerly Twitter, though he doesn’t specifically mention Arsenal…

?? Brian #Brobbey could leave @AFCAjax already this summer!

22 y/o striker has received many inquiries. AS Roma are monitoring his situation.

… but Brobbey is also keen to play Premier League next season. Contract valid until 2027.

Price valuation: €25-30m.… pic.twitter.com/6RsactZGfP

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 23, 2024

Brobbey looks a fine young talent who could be a good fit for Arsenal and indeed numerous other top clubs, with the 22-year-old 36 goals in all competitions over the last two seasons for Ajax.

One imagines Brobbey will only continue to improve as he gets older and gains experience, while he’d also surely benefit from the superior teammates he’d have around him if he were to link up with the likes of Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka in Mikel Arteta’s side.

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Brobbey transfer: Is he the striker Arsenal need?

Arsenal surely need a new striker next season as Gabriel Jesus doesn’t look the most reliable option in that department due to an underwhelming scoring record in his time at the Emirates Stadium, as well as numerous issues staying fit over a whole campaign.

Kai Havertz showed some promise up front towards the end of last season, but it’s not clear if that’s really his best position for the long term, so someone like Brobbey could be an ideal upgrade.

The talented young Dutchman might not be as big a name as some of the others we’ve seen talked about over the last few months, like Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres, but one can easily imagine him doing an important job for this Arsenal side.

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Following the Foxes’ promotion to the Premier League, Cardiff City and Leicester City are reportedly in negotiations over a deal for Kasey McAteer.

Leicester are going through some big changes at the club this summer after their promotion to the top flight of English football.

The Foxes have lost manager Enzo Maresca already this summer and key midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has followed the manager to Stamford Bridge.

Now, another player could be heading out of the club soon with Cardiff City named as his next possible destination.

Journalist Paul Abbandonato has reported via his X account about the future of McAteer.

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Since the transfer window started, Cardiff have already signed players like Chris Willock and Callum Chambers and they are determined to add more new players to their squad.

The Bluebirds are preparing for the new season and making signings to improve on their 12th place finish last season.

Even though McAteer had injuries the previous season, he still started 13 of the 23 Championship games he featured in and helped Leicester win the championship title.

With no guarantee on playing time under new manager Steve Cooper at Leicester, a move away from the club would be a wise decision from the player.

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Fabrizio Romano has suggested that the Mikel Merino to Arsenal transfer story could soon be one to watch closely as he expects there could be some developments on the deal by the end of the week.

Speaking on his YouTube channel in the video below, Romano summed up his current information on the Merino deal, saying that Arsenal’s interest is strong, though they are currently focused on finalising the Riccardo Calafiori signing.

Arsenal have still not made a bid for Merino, who also has admirers in the form of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but it seems this remains one to watch in the days ahead…

Merino shone for Real Sociedad in La Liga and the Champions League last season, while he also had an impressive Euro 2024 with Spain, even though he didn’t always get that many opportunities off the bench.

Given that the 28-year-old is out of contract next year, however, it’s not too surprising that Arsenal and other clubs might see him as an exciting opportunity as he’ll surely have the chance of leaving for below market value as Sociedad won’t want to risk losing him for free next summer.

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Merino transfer: What we’ve been told

CaughtOffside have also received some information on Merino’s situation, with Manchester United also understood to be showing an interest, as per our sources with a close understanding of the potential deal.

Arsenal now intend to move forward with talks over Merino as he’s emerging as their top target for that defensive midfield role, with Mikel Arteta surely in need of an upgrade on the ageing and injury-prone Thomas Partey in that area of his squad.

It will be interesting to see if AFC can now move in for this potential signing ahead of other top clubs, but it seems there is cause for Gooners to be optimistic on this one.

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Leeds United right-back Cody Drameh is set to leave the club to join Hull City.

The 22-year-old right-back is scheduled to have a medical at Hull City on Tuesday before finalising his transfer, as stated by Hull Daily Mail and cited by The Shields Gazette.

It was generally anticipated that Drameh, whose contract expires in June, would depart Leeds after spending the previous season on loan at Birmingham City.

After losing both Jacob Greaves and Jaden Philogene in the early part of the transfer window, the Tigers haven’t had the best transfer window.

Although the Tigers will gain from Ryan Giles’s permanent arrival, there is still much work to be done in order to replace the important individuals who have gone.

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After Ryan Giles, Drameh will be City’s second summer addition, coming to bolster the caliber and depth of the team’s defensive line up.

Hull have defeated other Championship teams in order to complete a deal for Drameh.

It was also believed that teams from other European leagues were interested in the player, who was negotiating a new contract at Elland Road.

Drameh played 30 games and contributed four assists while on loan at Birmingham City during the previous season.

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Former Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater has hit back at online trolls on social media after someone took aim at him for being at a new low simply because he posted pictures of himself working on a building site.

See below as Drinkwater quotes back a post about being at rock bottom, telling users to behave as he enjoys doing this kind of grafting work, even if it’s not exactly the kind of thing you might associate with a former Premier League title winner and England international…

Drinkwater looked a classy performer for that famous 2015/16 Leicester side that stunned world football by winning the title – widely regarded as one of the all-time great upsets in sport, let alone football.

However, things went downhill for Drinkwater after that as he struggled during a spell at Chelsea, barely playing for the Blues and going out on a number of unsuccessful loans.

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Now retired from playing, it seems like Drinkwater is just trying to get out and do something he enjoys, so fair play to him for trying to shut up the haters on social media, which can often be such a cruel place.

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Newcastle United have focused more on their sales so far this summer as compared to signing new players.

The Magpies were in trouble about the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules and in order to comply with the regulations, they needed to sell players first.

Eddie Howe’s team have signed defender Lloyd Kelly this summer and he remains their only prominent signing so far.

As far as outgoings are concerned, Newcastle have sold both Yankuba Minteh and Elliott Anderson, players that Howe wanted to keep at the club but could not due to financial constraints.

Recently, Howe said he wasn’t actually interested in selling Anderson and Minteh in an interview that was published by The Guardian.

“We didn’t want to lose anybody,” the 46-year-old said.

“Why would we want to lose our best players? We fought really hard to make the right decisions but in those last few weeks it was very, very difficult.

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“It was a very difficult last couple of weeks of June. There was a lot of uncertainty and we didn’t know what was going to happen. The rules forced us to do things we didn’t want to do.

“I want to make that clear we didn’t want to sell any of the players we sold. Absolutely not. Why would we want to sell any of our promising young players? Elliot’s someone we’ve invested a lot of time in and it defied the inner feeling we all had associated with the club, it felt wrong.”

The Magpies are now set to enter the market to sign a new right-winger and possibly an attacker who can provide competition for Alexander Isak and play as his back-up.

The Toon Army need depth in their squad in order to avoid deal with the injury crisis they suffered last season.

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Enzo Maresca has been working away with his new Chelsea squad during this pre-season, knowing that some of those players do not have a future at the club.

With just over three weeks to go until the 2024/25 Premier League campaign begins, all clubs will want to have a clear idea of not only who their starting XI will be, but also which players remain at their disposal.

From Chelsea’s point of view, Trevoh Chalobah remains surplus to requirements, and CaughtOffside sources now understand that the player himself is willing to move on elsewhere to continue his professional career.

Chelsea to sell Trevoh Chalobah, three EPL clubs circling

Fortunately for the player, the three English top-flight clubs that CaughtOffside sources indicate are interested are all from London.

Crystal Palace, West Ham and Fulham are tracking the 24-year-old English centre-back, and are reportedly keen to fully understand the conditions of any deal.

The Hammers are believed to be hunting for a replacement for the outgoing Nayef Aguerd, while sources say Crystal Palace want to sign an English player to replace Marc Guehi.

Whilst keeping Guehi is the Eagles’ preference, after his excellent Euro 2024 performances the South Londoners will understand that his value will be maximised and now would be the best time to cash in.

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CaughtOffside sources note that Palace will make an opening offer of £20m but Chelsea are minded not to sell for anything below the £25m-£30m mark.

Given that Chalobah is still effectively some way from his ‘prime’ years as a player, whomever ends up signing him can be assured, injuries notwithstanding, that they are getting a bargain and will have a solid, English centre-back at the heart of their defence for years to come.

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With just over three weeks to go until the start of the new Premier League season, West Ham remain one of the busier teams in the transfer market.

As of this moment, the East Londoners have only managed to get three deals over the line, which will surely come as a great shock to Julen Lopetegui given that he walked away from Wolverhampton Wanderers when their promises of transfers also failed to materialise.

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There is still time for the club to redress the balance of course, and it may well be that the nearer we get to the start of the 2024/25 season, the quicker negotiations progress.

One player that could be lining up at the London Stadium soon is Bayern Munich’s excellent full-back, Noussair Mazraoui.

According to HITC sources, the player is surplus to requirements in Bavaria and would be available at around the £25m mark.

He’s often been compared to Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold in terms of style, and as can be seen by the above graphic, provided by one versus one, though he could do much better with his interceptions and blocks, he’s aerially better, and three times as good in a defensive sense.

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It’s already been another summer of huge upheaval for Leeds United, after their failure to get promoted to the Premier League meant that the owners would need to authorise a second mass exodus in 12 months in order to keep within Financial Fair Play boundaries.

A number of players have departed with star man, Crysenscio Summerville, understood to be the subject of interest from West Ham United.

As of this moment, the 22-year-old, who bagged 21 goals and provided nine assists last season (WhoScored) remains a Leeds player.

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However, it’s almost certain that he won’t be lining up at Elland Road next season unless it’s in opposition.

There is a silver lining on the horizon for owners, 49ers Enterprises, though.

According to Leeds Live, there’s an acceptance from all parties that Summerville is highly likely to leave this summer, but the player’s camp want to ensure that Leeds get a good deal out of the sale given that they were the club that gave him his chance in England.

If the player was always going to move on anyway, then earning as much as possible has to be seen as a positive.

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