Fabrizio Romano

🚨🇸🇪 Swedish Federation closing in on appointing Graham Potter as new head coach. Initial short term deal until March to focus on getting to the World Cup 2026. Potter wants to help the country that gave him his break in football. Talks at final stages.

🚨🚜 EXCL: Ipswich Town agree deal to sign England youth international Oliver Wilkinson from Barnsley FC. The 2009 left footed central defender is seen as an important part of Ipswich project with big first team potential. Deal sealed.

🚨🇩🇰 Genoa and Denmark midfielder Morten Frendrup has signed with CAA Base as new agency to represent him. Several clubs have been monitoring Frendrup as potential target for 2026.

🔴⚪️ Arteta on Gyökeres: “I'm very pleased with what he's given to the team”. “I told him before the first meeting: the nine that I want is a nine that when he doesn't score for six or eight games, he can handle that. If not, you have to go somewhere else”.

🚨 Martin Zubimendi will be available this weekend, confirms Mikel Arteta. “He was absent today because he played two games again, his load has been really high recently and he needed an extra day… but he's available”.

🚨🇳🇴 Arteta on Ødegaard’s injury: “It will be weeks… no definite date for his return but he's evolving well”. “Very unlucky what's happening with him and his injuries this season but yeah, I think he will be back in a few weeks”.

🚨🌳 Ange Postecoglou on rumours on his future: “If you give time, the story always ends the same with me and a trophy”.

🚨 Rúben Amorim on support from Sir Jim Ratcliffe: “Yes, he tells me all the time… sometimes with a message. The most important thing is the next game”. “It’s really good to hear the support also because of the noise”.

🚨⚠️ Dani Ceballos, out this weekend with muscle overload as COPE reports.

🚨⚠️ Pep Guardiola: “Rodri is not available this weekend against Everton”. “I don’t know when he will be back”.

🚨🇧🇷 Hansi Flick: “We hope Raphinha will be available for El Clásico. He’s very important for us”. “He’s on the right track for recovery”.

🚨🔙 Hansi Flick: “Lamine Yamal and Fermín are back, but they can’t play 90 minutes”. “We miss Raphinha, he’s so important… it won’t be long before he returns”.

🚨 Hansi Flick: “The rumor circulating about Lamine arriving late to PSG game is not true, it’s total bullshit”. “Whoever invented that, he is lying”.

🚨🚫 Ferran Torres will miss Barça vs Girona game due to discomfort stemming from the hamstring overload in his left leg, sustained during the international break.

⚫️🔵 Inter director Piero Ausilio on Al Hilal proposal: “I’m happy where I am, at Inter. I’m under contract until 2027”. ❌🇸🇦 “I’ve received important proposals already in the past and never wanted to leave this club. You can always say no…”, told Corriere dello Sport.

🚨⚪️⚫️ Eddie Howe confirms plan to offer new contracts to Tonali, Livramento and Botman: “That’s one that’s waiting for the new director Ross. Those conversations will all be led by him”. “I’m sure he’s all over that”.

🚨💙 Enzo Maresca: “Moi Caicedo, Enzo Fernández and Pedro are all doubts for this weekend”. “Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana and Andrey Santos are all back”.

🚨⚠️ Arne Slot: “Alisson will not be available this week and also next week”. “Ibrahima Konate will train today, whilst Ryan Gravenberch is completely fit”. ✅

🚨❌ Enzo Maresca: “Benoit Badiashile will be out until December. He has suffered a muscular problem”.

🚨🚫 Enzo Maresca: “Cole Palmer will be out for six more weeks”. “The medical are not magicians. We hope six weeks are enough”. “For sure, Cole will be okay and he doesn’t need surgery, absolutely”.