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Arsenal have announced a new kit sponsorship deal with Adidas, which will take effect from next season.

The agreement, which is reportedly worth £300million over five years, becomes active from July 1, 2019.

It is claimed the new deal will bring in double that which they have earned from Puma since 2014, although it is still less than the reported £75m per year Manchester United earn from Adidas.

Arsenal s last kit deal with the German sportswear giants was back in the 1993-94 season, two years before Arsene Wenger, the longest-serving manager in the club s history, took charge.

Arsenal and adidas have agreed a new kit partnership, effective from July 1, 2019

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Jurgen Klopp has urged Everton not to be overly aggressive in their approach against his Liverpool team, hoping the Merseyside derby is still a football game .

Liverpool are at a crucial stage of a campaign that has promised much, with the Champions League quarter-final second leg to come against Manchester City after this weekend s short trip across Stanley Park. 

And having seen Mohamed Salah fall victim to a knock in the stunning 3-0 home win over City, making the Egyptian a doubt, Klopp does not want to see any further injuries on Saturday.

While he says he understands the passion of a local rivalry, he believes Everton have not always played the game fairly in his time at Anfield.

I have nothing to say on Everton s season – that s not my job, …

Gabriel Magalhaes says he feels very happy at Arsenal, amid the rumours that recently appeared about Barcelona being interested in acquiring his services this summer.

The 24-year-old defender arrived to North London from LOSC Lille in 2020 for a fee believed to have stood at around €26 million. Since then, he s made a total of 62 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, scoring six goals, and he has established himself as a regular starter alongside Ben White in the heart of the back line.

Gabriel s contract with Arsenal will have three years left to run at the end of this season, and with that in mind, he would surely cost quite a lot of money, probably too much for the financially challenged Barcelona. Quite apart from that, the Gunners probably won t be lis…

Paul Pogba would have been scrutinised much more by the English media and fans if he had refused to attend training, according to former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand, after Harry Kane allegedly skipped Tottenham s Monday session.

Kane was expected back at Spurs to begin his pre-season preparations following a post-Euro 2020 break, but widespread media reports claim he did not show up.

Spurs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

It has been suggested by some publications that Kane believes he has a gentleman s agreement with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy that would allow him to leave the club this month.

Kane, a product of Spurs academy, hinted before Euro 2020 that he felt he needed to leave in order to win trophies, a…

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Arsenal and Benfica will lock horns with each other again in the Europa League this week. The second leg of the Round of 32 tie will take place at Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis in Piraeus on Thursday and is slated to kick off at 5:55pm UK time.

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Arsenal will be looking to looking to get the job done on Thursday evening when they take on Benfica in the ‘home leg’ of their Europa League Round of 32 tie. The first leg of the tie ended in a 1-1 draw, meaning that the Gunners have the advantage of a crucial away goal.

Due to coronavirus restrictions, the match will not be played at the Emirates Stadium in North London but will be held at Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis in Piraeus. Arsenal…

Manchester United are interested in signing Goncalo Inacio from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners United are on the hunt for a new centre-back, and that Inacio is on their radar.

Inacio came through the Sporting youth system and has now established himself in the Portuguese giants’ first team.  The 22-year-old has played eight times in the Portuguese league and has made two appearances in the UEFA Europa League for Sporting so far this season.

Manchester United are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 12 points from eight matches, five points behind Liverpool in fourth. Meanwhile, Sporting currently find themselves at the top of the Portugue…

According to , the tensions between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid over the future of Kylian Mbappe are rising. It is now believed that the Ligue 1 champions would rather allow their young star leave for free when his contract expires that sell him to Real.

Mbappe moved to the Parc des Princes from AS Monaco in 2017, and the rise of his stock since then has been incredible. He slotted in quite seamlessly alongside the likes of Neymar and Edinson Cavani and started terrorizing opposition defences straight away.

Meanwhile, the 13-time European champions obviously believe it is their prerogative to take all the best players in the world for themselves (as do Barcelona). It was only a matter of time before their attention turned towards the 21-year-old Frenchman.

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Barcelona director Ariedo Braida expects Rafinha to remain at the Spanish club after Inter opted against making his loan move permanent.

Rafinha, like his brother Thiago Alcantara, came through the youth system at Barca and was highly rated as a youngster, catching the eye while on loan at Celta Vigo in 2013-14.

He became a squad player in Barca s first-team on the back of that campaign, but injuries disrupted his progress and he was allowed to join Inter on loan for the second half of the 2017-18 season – the Serie A club securing a purchase option as part of the deal.

While Rafinha went on to feature 17 times in the league for Inter, they did not trigger the purchase clause set at €35million, plus €3m in variables, and now Braida – who is head of Ba…

Newcastle United are interested in signing Juventus central midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that the Premier League club have come up for the France international midfielder, and that Italian giants Juventus are keen on selling him as soon as possible.

English club Newcastle plan to make a move for Rabiot in the January transfer window, according to the report. The 26-year-old joined Juventus on a free transfer in the summer of 2019, but things have not turned out well for the France international.

Rabiot is a very good central midfielder who was a regular for Paris Saint-Germain before he made the switch to Juventus. The 26-year-old will get better in the coming years, and his experience and winning mentality wil…

Lille have confirmed the signing of former Manchester United midfielder Angel Gomes, who will spend the 2020-21 season on loan at Boavista.

The talented 19-year-old opted to move elsewhere rather than continue his career at United, having come through the academy system at the Premier League club.

Gomes made his first-team debut back in May 2017 but has found first-team opportunities limited; his only three starts in the 2019-20 campaign all came in the Europa League.

While United were keen to sign the England youth international to a new deal, he instead allowed his contract to run down.

In an Instagram post in midweek, Gomes wrote a farewell message thanking all those at the club who had helped him through the years.

Sadly the time has come to …