Arsenal's 14-year-old wonderkid, Man Utd eye new striker, Chelsea plot record deal: FT recap

Tom Weber

Updated: 25 Nov 2024 13:53 CST
5 min read

Max Dowman, Arsenal, UEFA Youth League, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Monday delivered some huge transfer news as Arsenal began taking steps towards integrating a 14-year-old wonderkid.

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Plus, Man Utd identified a new striker target and Chelsea are plotting a record-breaking deal. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Exclusive: Arsenal to assess Dowman

FootballTransfers understands that Arsenal have arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly to assess how ready 14-year-old Max Dowman is for first-team football.

Man Utd eye Boniface

Man Utd have identified Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface as a new striker target for 2025.

This comes amid sensational claims that Viktor Gyokeres has rejected a Premier League transfer.

Chelsea's Isak pursuit

Chelsea have made 'several enquiries' over a Premier League record deal for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.

But the Blues have also received a massive boost in the chase for Victor Osimhen.

Mbappe to...Man Utd?

Kylian Mbappe appears to have won his positional battle with Vinicius Jr for now.

However, some still believe that joining Real Madrid was a mistake and that he would have been better off had he moved to...Man Utd.

Salah bombshell

Mo Salah dropped a veritable bombshell by publically claiming that Liverpool have yet to offer him a new deal.

Who could potentially replace him at Anfield?

One Reds target is certainly open to the move.

But fans are understandably fuming with the club.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some more transfer news from around the world. A new club has entered the race for Christopher Nkunku.

Ed Sheeran has apologised to Ruben Amorim for gatecrashing his first Man Utd post-match interview.

Pep Guardiola has revealed if Erling Haaland is to blame for Man City's recent struggles.

Nicolas Pepe has spoken at length about his Arsenal ordeal.

Ruben Amorim is already in love with one of Erik ten Hag's signings.

Chelsea loanee Andrey Santos keeps impressing at Strasbourg and even captained the side at the weekend.

Man Utd are stepping up their pursuit of Geovany Quenda.

Martin Zubimendi is ready to move to the Premier League after snubbing Liverpool in the summer.

Arda Guler's move to Arsenal is very much on.

Lastly, Ruben Amorim is already solving one major Man Utd problem.

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