Edu shocks Arsenal, Chelsea rival Liverpool, Amorim's Man Utd headache: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

• Updated: 4 Nov 2024 14:57 CST
• 5 min read

Monday delivered some huge transfer news as Arsenal sporting director Edu resigned.

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Plus, Chelsea are ready to rival Liverpool for the 'Serbian Lionel Messi' and Ruben Amorim knows that the Man Utd job won't be a cakewalk. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

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Edu leaves Arsenal

Early on Monday, news broke that Arsenal sporting director Edu was set to leave the club.

The recruitment chief had been the mastermind behind the club's recent resurgence.

Intriguingly, it was later revealed that he is set to join the multi-club network of Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.

And already in the evening, Arsenal announced Edu's decision to resign from his sporting director role.

Chelsea rival Liverpool for Maksimovic

Chelsea are ready to battle Liverpool for the 'Serbian Messi' Andrija Maksimovic.

Amorim's Man Utd headache

Rubin Amorim knows that he is about to enter 'a more complicated world' at Man Utd.

The head coach faces a big headache regarding which players to keep and sell.

According to Gary Neville, there has only been one successful Man Utd transfer in the past 10 years.

But was this one player also the one who got Erik ten Hag sacked?

Either way, there are also other issues Amorim has to fix, according to Neville.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some more transfer news from around the world. Reports have claimed that Chelsea could look to offload Benoit Badiashile.

But is this really true? The Blues still rate him highly because of one elite trait.

Fabrizio Romano has announced that Ibrahima Konate's contract extension at Liverpool is only a matter of time.

Santos are working on bringing Neymar back to the club.

Roberto de Zerbi is trying to turn Mason Greenwood into Marseille's very own Vinicius Jr.

Chelsea's academy remains the best in England.

Frank Lampard could make a truly unexpected return to the dugout.

Is Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid already a done deal?

Enzo Maresca is determined to sign a big-money striker for Chelsea.

Real Madrid's biggest problem? Kylian Mbappe.

Lastly, a move to Arsenal is the 'likeliest outcome' for Viktor Gyokeres after Ruben Amorim's departure.

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