Chelsea confirmed on Monday that Thiago Silva will be leaving the club at the end of the season. While it was not a shock to anyone, Silva sent an emotional message to Blues supporters after deciding to end his almost four-year stay at Stamford Bridge. At 39 years old, though, this day has been coming for quite a while and Chelsea have not waited around for it to happen, it seems. The club have been scouring the transfer market for a while now for alternative centre-back options to replace Silva when he does end his role in west London at the end of his contract. Chelsea have looked at –...…Chelsea confirmed on Monday that Thiago Silva will be leaving the club at the end of the season. While it was not a shock to anyone, Silva sent an emotional message to Blues supporters after deciding to end his almost four-year stay at Stamford Bridge. At 39 years old, though, this day has been coming for quite a while and Chelsea have not waited around for it to happen, it seems. The club have been scouring the transfer market for a while now for alternative centre-back options to replace Silva when he does end his role in west London at the end of his contract. Chelsea have looked at –...WW…

Arsenal have done fantastic work in the transfer market to help build Mikel Arteta a squad which he has turned into title challengers for two successive seasons. Sporting director Edu Gaspar and soon-to-be managing director Richard Garlick with their teams have combined a system of astute recruitment and long-term thinking to construct the group which has picked up 40 of the last 45 available points in the league. It may not be enough to win the title this season however the hope that exists now regarding the future of the club and the likelihood of a Premier League or Champions League...…Arsenal have done fantastic work in the transfer market to help build Mikel Arteta a squad which he has turned into title challengers for two successive seasons. Sporting director Edu Gaspar and soon-to-be managing director Richard Garlick with their teams have combined a system of astute recruitment and long-term thinking to construct the group which has picked up 40 of the last 45 available points in the league. It may not be enough to win the title this season however the hope that exists now regarding the future of the club and the likelihood of a Premier League or Champions League...WW…

It is eight years since Marcus Rashford arrived in the Premier League. Arsenal will remember it well. Half an hour in and he had scored on his debut at Old Trafford. It was his first start for Manchester United having come from the bench days earlier as a raw and exciting (excited) teenager to help a team managed by Louis van Gaal into the Europa League last 16. Six full seasons later and the academy boy, born and raised in Wythenshawe, is not a popular member of the current group among some supporters. Twelve months ago he was carrying Erik ten Hag's attack towards a strong first campaign...…It is eight years since Marcus Rashford arrived in the Premier League. Arsenal will remember it well. Half an hour in and he had scored on his debut at Old Trafford. It was his first start for Manchester United having come from the bench days earlier as a raw and exciting (excited) teenager to help a team managed by Louis van Gaal into the Europa League last 16. Six full seasons later and the academy boy, born and raised in Wythenshawe, is not a popular member of the current group among some supporters. Twelve months ago he was carrying Erik ten Hag's attack towards a strong first campaign...WW…