Paris St-Germain are in advanced talks with Chelsea over a permanent or loan move for Morocco forward Hakim Ziyech.

Ziyech, who excelled in Morocco’s run to the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar last year, has made only four Premier League starts this season.

 

PSG are also in talks with Inter Milan for defender Milan Skriniar, whose contract expires this summer.

 

Ziyech, 29, was Chelsea’s first signing following their transfer ban in 2020, arriving from Ajax for £33m.

 

However, they have signed forwards Mykhailo Mudryk, David Datro Fofana, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix this month, in addition to signing England’s Raheem Sterling last summer.

 

Arsenal have agreed a £12 million deal with Chelsea for Jorginho.

 

The former Napoli midfielder will join the Gunners on a one-and-a-half-year deal which expires in June 2024.

 

Jorginho is believed to have also agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders.

 

Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, tweeted Tuesday morning:

 

“Jorginho to Arsenal, here we go! Deal agreed on £12m fee; Chelsea accept conditions and documents are being prepared.

“Personal terms agreed, contract until 2024 with option further year.

“First contact revealed yesterday night — medical booked.

“Arteta, key factor.”

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told the club to sign Declan Rice from West Ham United and Brighton’s Moises Caicedo before 11 pm on Tuesday(today).

 

The January transfer window ends today, and the Gunners are believed to be working hard to bolster their squad with at least two additions.

The Gunners keep the hope of signing the Ecuador international today despite their first two bids rejected by the Seagulls, who remain keen to keep the midfielder.

 

Caicedo has made it clear to his club that he wants to leave, and his preference is to join Arsenal.

 

The Sun reports that Arteta also wants to sign Rice regardless of whether Arsenal succeeds in bringing in Caicedo today.

Caicedo and Rice would cost the Gunners around £170m.

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was conducted on Monday night.

Manchester City, who eliminated Arsenal in the previous round, are away at Bristol City.

Their city rivals Manchester United will host either Derby County or West Ham in the round of 16.

Tottenham Hotspur will travel to face either Wrexham or Sheffield United.

The draw in full:

Southampton vs Luton/Grimsby

Leicester City vs Blackburn/Birmingham City

Stoke vs Brighton

Wrexham/Sheffield United vs Tottenham

Fulham/Sunderland vs Leeds

Bristol City vs Man City

Man Utd vs Derby/West Ham

Ipswich/Burnley vs Sheffield Wednesday/Fleetwood

Manchester City winger, Riyad Mahrez, has revealed that Arsenal is the best team in England at the moment.

Mahrez, who said Arsenal is coming to Man City, spoke ahead of his side’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with the Gunners on Friday night.

“It is a very good trophy [FA Cup], a very good cup. It is a historic cup in this country,” the Algerian international was quoted by Man City’s official website as saying.

“We won it once, and it is something that we want to win more. We are going to go for it.

“I think it will be important to win. It is a challenge against a good team who are first in the [Premier] league at the moment.

“They are the best team in the country at the moment. But they are coming to us on Friday, so let’s see what they can offer.”

The United States will host the 2024 Copa America, which will feature 10 teams from South America and six from North and Central America and the Caribbean.

It will be the second time the Copa America has been hosted outside of South America.

 

Ecuador was originally scheduled to host the tournament but its government said in November it would be unable to.

 

The 2021 tournament took place in Brazil and was won by Argentina.

 

The Copa America typically includes the 10 Conmebol teams but this time will expand to include a further six from North and Central America and the Caribbean, who must qualify through

 

That means the US, who were knocked out by the Netherlands in the round of 16 in Qatar, are not guaranteed a place at the tournament despite hosting it.

 

The US, who held the tournament in 2016 for a special centenary edition, are also the joint hosts for the 2026 World Cup with Mexico.

Arsenal’s away FA Cup squad to face Manchester City has been revealed.

According to Football London, Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has named 25 players to face Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth-round tie on Friday night at Etihad Stadium.

Arteta’s side head to the game after beating Manchester United 3-2 in their last game in the Premier League.

 

 

Here is Arsenal’s full squad against Manchester City:

Goalkeepers: Aaron Ramsdale, Matt Turner, Karl Hein.

 

Defenders: Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Rob Holding, William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Lino Sousa, Jakub Kiwior.

Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Martin Odegaard, Fabio Vieira, Matt Smith, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Ethan Nwaneri.

Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Marquinhos, Emile Smith Rowe, Leandro Trossard.

 

 

The kick-off time for Man City vs Arsenal is 9 pm.

Nassr manager, Rudi Garcia, has highlighted Cristiano Ronalo’s miss from point-blank range as the turning point of Thursday’s Super Cup defeat to Al-Ittihad.

Ronaldo failed to score for the second game as his side lost 3-1, thanks to goals from Romarinho, Hamdallah and Al-Shaqeeti.

The 37-year-old came close, leaping high into the air and diverting a header at goal, only to be denied by Grohe in goal.

Al-Ittihad then immediately made it 2-0 just 28 seconds later.

“One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano’s missed opportunity in the first half.

“I congratulate Al-Ittihad. They presented a much better first half than us, and we played a good second half, but unfortunately, we were not able to adjust the result.

“It’s true that we regret losing the Super Cup, but we are still the first in the league,” Garcia said.

 

Ronaldo failed to score for the second game as his side lost 3-1, thanks to goals from Romarinho, Hamdallah and Al-Shaqeeti.

The 37-year-old came close, leaping high into the air and diverting a header at goal, only to be denied by Grohe in goal.

 

Al-Ittihad then immediately made it 2-0 just 28 seconds later.

“One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano’s missed opportunity in the first half.

“I congratulate Al-Ittihad. They presented a much better first half than us, and we played a good second half, but unfortunately, we were not able to adjust the result.

“It’s true that we regret losing the Super Cup, but we are still the first in the league,” Garcia said.

Arsenal is set to hijack Chelsea transfer target, Moises Caicedo, who currently plays for Brighton.

According to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal has submitted a 60 million bid to Brighton for Caicedo’s signature amid the ongoing January transfer window.

Romano disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Friday.

 

He tweeted,

“Arsenal have submitted £60m bid to sign Moises Caicedo as a new midfielder.

“Chelsea had a £55m verbal proposal rejected this January as Brighton hoped to keep the player but Arsenal is now pushing.

Negotiations have entered key stages for Caicedo’s future.”

 

Recall that Chelsea is among the three Premier League clubs fighting to sign Caicedo from Brighton.

Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday led the alumni football team of the Baptist Boys High School Abeokuta as captain in a football match against the teachers of the school.

The match is part of the activities to mark the centenary anniversary of the school.

According to reports, the team of the former president won the match 3-0.

Notable old students in the game include Bukola Olopade, a former Sports Commissioner in Ogun State; and Hakeem Akintunde, who is the Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in the state.

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