Liverpool had been handed a boost in their pursuit of Alexander Isak with Newcastle making plans to bring in a replacement but a public statement issued by the striker and a subsequent response from the club means a deal looks very unlikely at this stage.

The 27-year-old midfielder has been tipped to leave Selhurst Park all summer. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are the two clubs most widely credited with interest in Eze, who is thought to be open to a move on the north side of the River Thames.

Arsenal are keeping an eye on developments in the transfer market with just two weeks left to go before the summer window closes despite a winning start to the Premier League season

Fabrizio Romano has shared an update on if Arsenal could target an alternative to Eberechi Eze after Tottenham moved 'ahead' in the race.

Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga - five men who previously had a part to play at Arsenal, all absent from the squad to face Man United at the weekend.

Referee England overturned his on-field decision, but explained that the free-kick was ruled out because Guéhi, after successfully shifting Caicedo, had moved to within a metre of the Chelsea wall, which is an infringement in itself. The goal wasn’t ruled out because of the Palace captain’s contact with the Ecuadorian.