Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the Brazilian midfielder Ederson from Atalanta at the end of the season.

According to Ben Jacobs, Arsenal are keeping tabs on the player, and he could cost around €50 million. Meanwhile, Manchester United have already contacted the player’s representatives regarding a move.

It remains to be seen whether Arsenal can get a deal done. They need more quality and depth in the middle of the park, and the 26-year-old central midfielder would be a superb acquisition.

He has shown his quality consistently at a high level, and he has the physicality and technical attributes for Premier League football as well. He will help Arsenal control games better and tighten up defensively as well. He is a complete central midfielder and at the peak of his career. Joining a club like Arsenal would be the ideal next step for him.

The €50 million asking price seems reasonable for a player of his quality. If he adapts quickly to English football, he could justify the investment.

Manchester United have already initiated contact for the transfer, and it remains to be seen whether they submit an official proposal to get the deal done. Beating Arsenal to the signing will not be easy.

Arsenal have a formidable team and consistently fight for major trophies. The Brazilian could be attracted to the idea of joining the London club. Both clubs have the finances to pay €50 million for him, and it remains to be seen where he ends up.

Ederson will want to fight for trophies, and Arsenal are certainly better-placed to compete at the highest level regularly.

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Liverpool are looking to add more depth to the defensive unit by signing Denzel Dumfries at the end of the season.

The player has a £21 million release clause in his contract, and he could prove to be a useful acquisition for the Premier League club.

They need more depth in the right back department, and signing the 30-year-old Netherlands International for a nominal fee would be ideal. He has the quality and the experience to help Liverpool improve.

Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley have struggled with injury problems this season, and Liverpool needs more depth in the full-back areas. According to The Times, Liverpool are aware of the defender’s release clause.

It remains to be seen whether they decide to come forward with an offer to get the deal done.

According to the report, Liverpool were interested in signing the Netherlands defender during the January window as well.

Dumfries has proven himself in Italy and for his country. He also has the technical attributes for Premier League football. He will help Liverpool at both ends of the pitch. At 30, this could be his final opportunity to play in the Premier League for an elite club. He will be attracted to the idea of joining Liverpool.

Meanwhile, the Premier League giants have the financial muscle to get the deal done as well. The experienced Netherlands international could prove a bargain at the reported fee. If he manages to hit the ground running in the Premier League, the deal could look like a masterstroke.

Liverpool have a strong Dutch contingent at the club, and that could be an added incentive for Dumfries to join them.

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Manchester United are interested in signing Ederson from Atalanta at the end of the season.

Casemiro will leave the club at the end of the season, and they have identified the Brazilian midfielder as his replacement.

The 26-year-old could cost around £35-45 million in the summer. He has been a reliable performer in Italy with Atalanta, and he has the quality to succeed in the Premier League as well.

According to a report from The Guardian, Manchester United’s director of football, Jason Wilcox, is an admirer of Ederson. He believes that the 26-year-old could be a quality acquisition for the club.

Manchester United have shown improvement under Michael Carrick, and they are likely to secure Champions League qualification for the upcoming campaign. They will be an attractive destination for the Brazilian midfielder, and they have the financial resources to afford him. The 26-year-old is at the peak of his career, and he could justify the reported asking price.

The opportunity to move to Manchester United will be ideal for him at this stage of his career. He has shown his quality consistently in Italian football, and he would like to take the next step. The opportunity to prove himself in the Premier League will be hard to turn down.

Ederson can operate as both a central and a box-to-box midfielder. He will add creativity, composure, drive and defensive cover to the team. He is at the peak of his career, and this is the right time for Manchester United to secure his signature as well. He could be a key player for the club in the coming seasons.

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Liverpool are interested in signing Bradley Barcola from PSG as a replacement for Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian has decided to leave the club in the summer, and the 23-year-old French international would be a quality replacement. He is a young player with a lot of potential, and he has shown his quality in Ligue 1 and in the UEFA Champions League.

He will only improve with coaching and experience, and he could develop into a future star with the right guidance. Barcola has 12 goals and seven assists this season.

According to reports from Spain, Liverpool are prepared to pay £87 million for the attacker. It remains to be seen whether PSG is prepared to sanction his departure. Barcola is an important first-team player for them, and they will not want to weaken the attacking unit in the summer.

Meanwhile, the French international has not been a guaranteed starter for PSG this season. He will look to play every week, and a move to Liverpool could be ideal in that regard. They will be able to offer him regular starting opportunities.

Barcola can operate on either flank, and he will add pace, flair, and unpredictability going forward. He has the technical attributes to thrive in the Premier League, and regular football in England could bring out the best in him.

Liverpool are among the biggest clubs in the world, and the opportunity to play for them could be attractive. The player will want to compete at the highest level regularly, and the move to Liverpool might not be a bad option for him if PSG is unwilling to offer him gametime every week.

The French outfit have Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue at their disposal. Barcola might struggle to play every week with them.

Liverpool watched the player closely when he helped PSG beat the Reds on their way to the Champions League semi-finals this season. It remains to be seen whether they can get the deal done.

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Liverpool are up against Crystal Palace in the Premier League today, and they are 2-0 up thanks to goals from Alexander Isak and Andrew Robertson.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has had an eventful game, and he played his part in the opening of the game. He also came close to earning his team a penalty, but VAR eventually overturned the referee’s call.

Mohamed Salah has picked up a knock

Salah has now been taken off with an injury, and the Egyptian went off clutching his hamstring.

Salah has already confirmed that this is his final season with Liverpool, and the fans will certainly hope that he has not played his last game for the club.

Please tell me that’s not Mo Salah’s last Liverpool game

Praying nothing serious pic.twitter.com/SN4cfpeUKu

— Slotoholic (@Slotoholic) April 25, 2026

It remains to be seen whether the Egyptian can return to action in the season’s remaining matches.

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Liverpool will hope Salah can return

Liverpool is still fighting for Champions League qualification, and they need their best players firing on all cylinders. Salah could be a very important option for them in the final third in the remaining matches.

In addition, the Egyptian will hope to end the season with Liverpool on a high and will look to score goals and create opportunities in the remaining games.

Mo Salah could have played his final game for Liverpool after being forced off with a hamstring injury pic.twitter.com/QSO1RDMGQy

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 25, 2026

The true extent of the damage is yet to be determined, and it remains to be seen how the situation unfolds. If he misses the remaining match of the season due to a hamstring injury, it would be a hugely disappointing end to a remarkable Liverpool career for the player.

The look on Mo’s face is an absolute killer… pic.twitter.com/davd4s0YdF

— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) April 25, 2026

Liverpool fans will hope he can return quickly so that they can give him the farewell he deserves.

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Liverpool is up against Crystal Palace in the Premier League today, and fans have gathered to protest the recent ticket price increase. 

Liverpool recently raised ticket prices, and the decision did not go down well with the fans. The club was heavily criticised on social media after the announcement, and the fans have chosen to protest at Anfield today.

Minuto 14. La imagen es espectacular.

Todo el estadio se llena de cartulinas amarillas con la imagen de John W Henry (FSG, propietario), en protesta por la enésima subida de precios en las entradas de Anfield.

Las cámaras enfocan a Billy Hogan, Director Ejecutivo, hoy presente. pic.twitter.com/eMZSxLWHod

— (@Coque_PL) April 25, 2026

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Liverpool fans unhappy with price hike

Liverpool executive director Billy Hogan wrote to the fans, explaining the club’s decision and the reasoning behind the ticket price increase. The decision was taken to cope with the rising match-day costs and to run the club sustainably.

LFC keep repeating that their matchday costs have increased by 85% in the last decade.

What they don’t say out loud is that this is because we’ve added 15,000 more seats and increased hospitality.

Which has also meant matchday revenues have increased. By 85%. So it’s covered. pic.twitter.com/Z3eTfIbO3x

— Jay McKenna (@JayMcKenna87) April 24, 2026

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However, he has done himself no favours at Anfield today when he was spotted laughing at the protest during the game. The Liverpool fans raised yellow cardboard signs in unison to protest the price hike, and Hogan was seen laughing as the camera panned towards him.

Liverpool’s CEO, Billy Hogan, appeared to be laughing when the ticket price protest started. pic.twitter.com/kezxYcDP0e

— Anfield Edition | æ (@AnfieldEdition) April 25, 2026

The Liverpool executive director has been criticised heavily for his reaction on social media, and it remains to be seen whether the club decides to address the situation going forward.

Liverpool fans are clearly unhappy with the decision to raise ticket prices, and the club’s CEO’s reaction will only make matters worse. Time will tell whether the protest forces the club to backtrack on their decision in the coming months.

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Real Madrid are reportedly eyeing up an ambitious transfer move for Bayern Munich superstar and Liverpool target Michael Olise.

The France international has been one of the best players in the world this season, contributing a stunning record of 20 goals and 24 assists in all competitions.

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This has unsurprisingly led to some talk of Liverpool looking at Olise, who makes sense as an ideal replacement for Mohamed Salah, according to TEAMtalk.

However, now Fichajes report that Real Madrid are ready to try signing Olise to revolutionise their attack, though a deal could cost as much as €150m.

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TEAMtalk’s report linking Olise with Liverpool also stated that the 24-year-old’s preference would be to play in Spain at some point in the future, so that obviously gives Madrid the advantage.

Still, Bayern surely won’t want to let such an important player go, and it will be interesting to see if Olise decides to push for a move away from the Allianz Arena.

Even if Real are a huge name, Bayern are also arguably the best team in Europe at the moment, and most likely the favourites to win this season’s Champions League.

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Liverpool also spent big last summer so might well be ready to try another ambitious move for Olise as they face the daunting task of replacing a club legend in Salah.

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Real could really do with making a statement signing of their own, though, after a disappointing season in which they’re already out of the Champions League and highly likely to miss out on La Liga to rivals Barcelona.

Someone like Olise could make all the difference, potentially giving them an upgrade on slightly inconsistent players like Vinicius Junior and Arda Guler in that area of the pitch.

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Barcelona are reportedly making Chelsea forward Joao Pedro one of their top targets for the upcoming summer transfer window.

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The Brazilian has been in fine form in his first season at Chelsea, but it could be that his Stamford Bridge future is already in some doubt after a difficult campaign for the club as a whole.

Pedro has impressed with 19 goals and six assists for the Blues in all competitions, proving to be a real hit since signing from Brighton, where he’d also shown himself to be an exciting talent.

According to Fichajes, Barca now view Pedro as an ideal potential signing to reshape their attack, but the deal won’t come cheap, possibly as high as €75m.

Chelsea surely can’t let Joao Pedro leave

Barcelona would undoubtedly do well to capitalise on the chaos at Chelsea right now by bringing in a top player like Pedro, but it would be a near-suicidal move by the west London giants.

This current project under Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali is really not looking like being on the right track at the moment, so it’s hard to imagine they’d risk letting one of their big success stories go.

Chelsea spent a huge amount of money on several flops last summer, with players like Liam Delap and Alejandro Garnacho performing really poorly.

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Pedro is the only one who’s really been a positive addition to the CFC squad, so it’s surely vital to keep him around for as long as possible.

Of course, it might be that the 24-year-old himself pushes to move on and get away from the Chelsea circus, but ultimately it’s the club who have the control here as he’s on a contract until 2033, as per BBC Sport‘s report at the time he joined.

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Arsenal could reportedly be handed a major boost for their Champions League semi-final tie with Atletico Madrid as Ademola Lookman is an injury doubt.

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The Nigeria international has been in superb form since joining Atletico from Atalanta back in January, scoring seven goals and contributing four assists in that time.

Still, according to football.london, Lookman was not spotted in training with Atletico after missing their last game, so it could be that he’s doubtful for the first leg on Wednesday night.

Given that Lookman is one of the most in-form players in Diego Simeone’s side, that could be a big boost for Arsenal in a tricky tie in this Champions League semi-final.

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Arsenal have had a fine season, even if their recent form has been poor, and Mikel Arteta will be desperate to guide the club into only their second ever Champions League final.

The Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Barcelona in the 2006 final in Paris, and they missed out on a place in last year’s final after being beaten by PSG in the semis.

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With the title race now looking increasingly close after Arsenal’s recent dip and Manchester City’s improvement, it could be that the Champions League ends up representing the north London side’s best hope of winning silverware this season.

Atletico are a good side who just knocked La Liga rivals Barcelona out of the Champions League, with Lookman playing a starring role.

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Simeone will no doubt be hoping the 28-year-old can return and give his team hope of making the final, with the Argentine also previously suffering major heartache of his own in this competition.

Atletico made it to the final of the Champions League in both 2014 and 2016, but lost to bitter rivals Real Madrid on both occasions.

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The UK could reportedly be facing the risk of a beer shortage during the 2026 World Cup this summer, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer already working to protect supplies.

According to Sun journalist Martina Bet in the X post below, Starmer has set up a secret “beer committee” in order to cope with any potential disruptions that could be caused by the current war in Iran…

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EXCL: Sir Keir Starmer has set up a secret “beer committee” to shield Britain from Iran war disruption – and protect the nation’s World Cup pints.

Ministers are scrambling to keep supplies steady as global pressures build.

A Whitehall source tells The Sun: “The war in the…

— Martina Bet (@martinabettt) April 24, 2026

According to her post, a Whitehall source said: “The war in the Middle East is clearly impacting Britain’s supply chains. But there’s nothing like a cold beer in the sun after a hard day’s work. So we’re pulling out the stops to secure our supplies of products like CO2, especially with the summer and the World Cup coming up.”

A World Cup without beer is certainly unthinkable for many who will be hoping to unwind with a few drinks whilst watching England and Scotland at this summer’s tournament.

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The war in Iran has affected supplies and threatens to continue raising prices when it comes to things like gas, electricity, and petrol.

It would certainly not go down well if beer were also to be impacted while the biggest football competition in the world is on.

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