Arsenal have completed the signing of Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna as Emile Smith Rowe departs the Emirates Stadium.

, 22, was highlighted as a priority target for the Gunners this season and they have landed their man for a fee of £42million.

Calafiori has signed a five-year deal at the Emirates having played for Italy during their Euro 2024 campaign.

“We welcome Riccardo and his family to Arsenal. He is a great signing and gives us huge strength to reinforce our defence,” said manager Mikel Arteta.

“Riccardo is a big personality and character, with specific skills which will make us stronger as we push to win major trophies.

“He has already shown great development in recent seasons with his performances for both Bolog…

Barcelona are reportedly considering a shock move for Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, with the Blues open to good proposal .

Chukwuemeka joined Chelsea from Aston Villa in a £20m deal in the summer of 2022, but has made just 27 appearances for the club, with injuries hampering his progression at Stamford Bridge.

The 20-year-old has looked good when he has played but there s extraordinary competition for a starting spot under Enzo Maresca.

And he may well be tempted by a move to Barcelona, who are interested in the midfielder according to reports in Spain.

Chukwuemeka is under contract with Chelsea until 2028 and his deal with the Blues does reportedly include a release clause of £40m, which Barcelona would surely struggle to trigger.

But…

Manchester United have been urged to hijack Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli in the race to sign England international Ivan Toney from Brentford.

The 28-year-old was one of the best strikers in the Premier League during the 2022/23 campaign as he scored 20 Premier League goals but struggled after returning from his betting ban last season.

has entered the final year of his contract and he s been linked with several Big Six clubs including in recent months but Al-Ahli have recently emerged as his most likely next destination.

It s been suggested that Toney s huge wage demands have put off Premier League clubs and Stan Collymore has explained why a move to Al-Ahli would be dreadful for him .

At age 28 it’s interesting, because if he does sign a three-year …

Head coach Erik ten Hag is ‘quite confident’ Manchester United will claim more trophies during the 2024/25 campaign after they won the FA Cup last season.

have started their Premier League with a win and a loss. Still, there are plenty of trophies on offer this season as they are competing in domestic competitions and the Europa League.

United continue their league campaign on Sunday with a home match against arch-rivals Liverpool and speaking ahead of that game,insisted that his side can push for silverware again this season.

He told a press conference: “We won the last two years, behind City, the most trophies in English football.

“We performed the last two seasons. Also this year we want to win and want to win trophies.

“I’m quite …

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has signed a new long-term contract that will keep him in charge of the club until 2027.

He took over as Gunners boss in 2019 and has led them to successive second-placed finishes in the Premier League, but he had entered the final 12 months of his contract.

Arteta called for calm last month regarding his contract situation, insisting his focus had been on the transfer window.

His new deal comes on the eve of Arsenal’s north London derby clash with Tottenham on Sunday.

Arteta told the club website: “I feel extremely proud, very excited and am looking forward to what is coming next. I’m proud to be where I am and have the relationships that I have with everyone at the club.

“I feel extremely lucky to work every s…

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has been hailed as the best in the world after the Gunners drew 2-2 with Manchester City on Sunday.

The Citizens scored a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Mikel Arteta s side a famous win at the Etihad Stadium with Arsenal playing the whole second half with ten men.

Erling Haaland scored just nine minutes into the crucial clash between the two title rivals before Riccardo Calafiori s incredible long-range strike brought back onto level terms on 22 minutes.

Gabriel Magalhaes, who scored his first goal of the season , notched another from close range on Sunday in the first minute of injury time at the end of the first half.

But there was time for more drama at the end of the first half when Leandro Trossard was sent off in the…

DraftKings continues to enjoy its homefield advantage as the Boston-based sports betting operator again reported the top handle and revenue figures in the commonwealth.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported $294,924,777 in sports betting handle for July, which resulted in $29.4 million in taxable sports betting revenue. Online sports betting accounted for the majority of handle at $288.1 million.

The MGC noted $5.8 million in sports betting tax revenue for the month.

DraftKings, FanDuel Remain Top Operators

DraftKings again reported the top sports betting handle and tax revenue for the month, noting $144.86 million in online sports betting handle and $2.87 million in sports betting tax revenue. FanDuel was second in the commonwealth with $86.18 million i…

Momentum is gathering for a sports betting ballot initiative campaign.

The Winning for Missouri Education campaign reported today it has surpassed 100,000 collected signatures for a sports betting ballot initiative. The campaign needs to collect roughly 180,000 valid signatures to place a Missouri sports betting initiative on the November general election ballot.

Six Missouri professional sports teams are behind the campaign to allow Missouri voters to decide the state s sports betting fate.

Ahead of Schedule

The Winning for Missouri Education campaign reported in a press release that it is ahead of schedule in its signature collecting phase. The campaign is planning to submit more than 300,000 signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State by its May 5 deadline…