Saliba CONTROVERSY in Arsenal loss, Man Utd PANICKED, Chelsea DISCOUNT – FootballTransfers Recap

Robin Bairner

• Updated: 20 Oct 2024 15:47 BST
• 5 min read

The international break is over, with club football returning with a bang as Manchester United, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were among Saturday’s winners.

Arsenal, though, found the going more difficult away to Bournemouth and suffered their first defeat of the season with a shock 2-0 reverse.

Hampered by an injury that saw Bukayo Saka miss the fixture, Mikel Arteta’s side were further damaged as William Saliba was sent-off in the first half. This was the catalyst for a shock loss in which it was claimed the Gunners lacked “hunger”.

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Arsenal backed to sign ‘superhuman’ Isak

Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg wants to see the Gunners move for Newcastle forward Alexander Isak, with the former Highbury winger backing Mikel Arteta’s side to move for the prolific striker.He says that the Sweden hitman could “pour in goals” with a big team.

Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes problems

Man Utd might have eased the pressure on Erik ten Hag as they overcame Brentford 2-1 at home, recovering from a 1-0 half-time deficit, but the long-term structural issues at Old Trafford persist.

The lack of direction that the club continues to have in the transfer window is typified by the “panicked” decision that they made to tie Bruno Fernandes down to a new contract, it has been claimed.

Current ETV

Bruno Fernandes

M, AM (C)

Man Utd

Bruno Fernandes

M, AM (C)

Man Utd

€56.6M

ETV Range

€42.4M - €70.7M

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Man Utd fans fume ahead of new signing’s debut

Sticking with the Red Devils, meanwhile, fans were left livid as they were unable to watch the debut of Chido Obi-Martin for the youth team on Saturday.

Chelsea told they could land Lukeba discount

Castello Lukeba may be valued by RB Leipzig at €90m, but Chelsea have been told they could land a €25m discount on the former Lyon centre-back if they are prepared to be patient.

Current ETV

Castello Lukeba

D (C)

RB Leipzig

Castello Lukeba

D (C)

RB Leipzig

€41.5M

ETV Range

€31.1M - €51.9M

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Sesko’s worrying form

During the summer transfer window, Benjamin Sesko was a major transfer target for many big clubs. He ultimately stayed at RB Leipzig, and while his underlying numbers remain healthy, that does not tell the whole story for a man courted by the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd.

Haaland still dreaming of LaLiga

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland still wants to move to Spain one day, but a switch to Barcelona or Real Madrid remains a distant prospect…

Varane lands a new job

Former Real Madrid and Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane may have retired from playing, but he has been quick to pick up a new job.

Lopetegui under pressure

West Ham’s miserable start to the season sees the pressure continuing to mount on Julen Lopetegui, but after being appointed in the summer, how much would the former Real Madrid and Spain coach cost to sack?