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Martin Zubimendi, 26-year-old midfielder from Real Sociedad has verbally agreed to sign a long-term contract with the Gunners, who will now pay his €60m release clause and becomes Arsenal’s first signing of the season. This acquisition is viewed as a strategic enhancement to Arsenal’s midfield, aiming to inject fresh talent and dynamism into the squad.

Head coach Xabi Alonso will leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, amid reports he will succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. Alonso, 43, will replace Ancelotti at Madrid, says BBC Sport columnist and Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, although it is unclear when that announcement will take place. Last year former Liverpool...

British and Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje says that he is now a better communicator and team-mate than when he toured New Zealand with the team as a “brash and naive” 22-year-old. Itoje was the youngest player on the 2017 trip, but came into the team after the Lions had lost the opening Test to...

Maro Itoje is set to be confirmed on Thursday as the British and Irish Lions captain for the tour of Australia. The 30-year-old will become the first Englishman since Martin Johnson in 2001 to be named Lions captain, and will lead a party of around 40 players. Itoje, who will tour with the Lions for...

 “We gave it our all — this year it couldn’t be, but we’ll be back, have no doubt about it. “Culers, we won’t stop until we put this club where it belongs: at the very top. I will keep my promise and bring it to Barcelona; we won’t stop until we achieve it. “But Sunday...