Arsenal in Chelsea battle, Man Utd sign wonderkid, Ten Hag sack latest: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 1 Oct 2024 16:24 CDT
• 5 min read

Tuesday delivered plenty of huge transfer news as Arsenal and Chelsea began slugging it out for one of the world's biggest talents.

Plus Man Utd are set to sign an Arsenal wonderkid and the latest on Erik ten Hag's future has been revealed. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Exclusive: Man Utd wrap up Obi-Martin singing

FootballTransfers can confirm that Chido Obi-Martin's move from Arsenal to Man Utd can be considered done.

Everybody wants Reis

Arsenal have enquired about Palmeiras wonderkid Vitor Reis - but Chelsea and many other European giants also want him.

He may not be the only elite talent Arsenal could miss out on in 2025 as target Florian Wirtz has been tipped to join Real Madrid.

Ten Hag latest

Erik ten Hag could be sacked by Man Utd as early as next week if results don't improve.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Gareth Southgate is an option.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is too after making a good impression on club chiefs.

Man Utd have to be decisive because waiting too long could ruin their Champions League hopes, which would have dire financial consequences.

Man Utd players are not thrilled that Ten Hag has not yet been sacked.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some transfer news from around the world. Man Utd are eyeing Adam Wharton as a replacement for Christian Eriksen.

Arsenal star Kai Havertz has had a cheeky dig at his former club Chelsea.

Man Utd made a mistake by signing Matthijs de Ligt over one of their other centre-back targets.

Arsenal have been told that Spurs defender Micky van de Ven is better than William Saliba.

PSG players were relieved that Kylian Mbappe finally left in the summer as his mother and agent was a 'tyrant.'

Benjamin Sesko has spoken about his future.

Martin Zubimendi has decided to join Real Madrid after snubbing Arsenal and Liverpool.

Arsenal would be willing to sell Gabriel Jesus for €40 million.

Wojciech Szczesny will officially join Barcelona on Wednesday.

Lastly, Scott McTominay is sending Man Utd a message with his Napoli form.