Arsenal are in talks to sign Christopher Nkunku on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. Nkunku, 21, has made 13 appearances for the reigning Ligue 1 champions but only five of those have come as a starer. BBC Sport report the Gunners want to sign him until the end of the season, with an option to buy the youngster outright should he impress. Emery is evidently a big admirer of Nkunku, a France Under-21 international, as he played him regularly while in charge of PSG. Nkunku enjoyed his most profitable season to date under Emery last term, playing 27 times in all competitions and chipping in with five goals to be regarded…

Wally Downes rekindled the Crazy Gang spirit of old as AFC Wimbledon secured a famous FA Cup victory over West Ham, winning 4-2 at Kingsmeadow. The League One Dons outfought and outplayed their Premier League opponents and were 3-0 up with 46 minutes on the clock thanks to Kwesi Appiah’s deflected opener and two strikes from Scott Wagstaff either side of half-time. Manuel Pellegrini’s men pulled two back from Lucas Perez and Felipe Anderson to set up a nervous finale. But the tie was sealed when substitute Toby Sibbick scored late on to secure the win 21 years on from when Downes won the competition as a player with the…

David de Gea has been left out of Manchester United’s squad to face Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round. Sergio Romero is expected to start in goal, as he has done in domestic cup competitions this season. Luke Shaw is back in contention for a recall after falling ill just before United’s 2-1 win over Brighton last weekend. Chris Smalling, Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo remain sidelined, while former Arsenal ace Alexis Sanchez is set to return from a hamstring injury. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is looking to win his eighth successive game as interim manager, said: “It’s still those three who are missing. “Smalling has started training so…

Tottenham have been linked with a £23million move for Atlanta United striker Miguel Almiron. The 24-year-old Paraguay international scored 13 goals and registered 11 assists as Atlanta won the MLS Cup last season. Spurs need more firepower to compete in the Premier League and Champions League without the injured Harry Kane, who won’t return until March. Dele Alli injured his hamstring in the 2-1 win over Fulham on Sunday, joining Kane and Lucas Moura on the sidelines, though the latter has since returned to training. Argentine outlet Ole claim Atlanta’s signing of Pity Martinez means the club need to offload one of their highest paid players. The report says Almiron falls…

Arsenal have provided an update on the fitness of their centre-backs Sokratis and Laurent Koscielny. Unai Emery has been handed another injury blow as Greek international Sokratis has been sidelined for approximately a month after falling awkwardly on his ankle during his side’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United. The club have announced he is “expected to return to full training by the end of February.” There is better news, however, on the fitness of the other centre-back Koscielny. The Frenchman took a blow to the head from the boot of Romelu Lukaku, and had to be replaced midway through the second half of the fourth round tie Arsenal have said there is “bruising…

Rangers chairman Dave King has made a £19million offer to buy out the rest of the shares in the Ibrox club. King was ordered to make an offer for the remainder of the shares in Rangers International Football Club Ltd by the Takeover Panel after it ruled the South Africa-based businessman had acted “in concert” with fellow investors when they took control of the club in 2015. After a protracted court case, King finally agreed in December that he would make the offer and details of the bid were then posted on the Rangers website on Friday afternoon, just hours before the deadline. King has notified the courts that he…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola could be set to sell teenage ace Rabbi Matondo. The young winger is being heavily linked with a move to German side Schalke this month. Reports today have claimed that the Bundesliga side are ‘closing in’ on the Wales international for a fee of £11m. Asked about Schalke’s interest, Guardiola said: “I heard about that – they are interested in another young player. But I do not know if it’s going to finish. “I know how good he is. He’s a winger, so fast, incredibly quick and a young talent. That is another thing; how good this club is working.” So as another youngster looks set to…

Emiliano Sala’s big money move to Cardiff was given the all clear by FIFA hours before the plane he was travelling in went missing over the English Channel on Monday night. On Thursday, Guernsey Police called off the three-day search for the striker and pilot David Ibbotson, insisting the chances of survival were “extremely remote”. Sala’s three-and-a-half year deal was announced on 19 January “subject to international clearance” which took until Monday to complete, report The Sun. Clubs get deals signed off by uploading documents to the governing body’s “Transfer Matching System” software, which they have used since 2010. There are 23 pieces of key information that gets checked, including the…

Tottenham Hotspur have not informed the Premier League over the opening date of their new stadium as fears they will not move into the ground until next season increase. Spurs have been refused the option of opening the stadium against Arsenal on March 2 as Metropolitan Police chiefs do not want the first match to be a north London derby due to security fears. The next available match after the visit of Arsenal comes when Crystal Palace make the short trip to north London on March 17, and that is the date Tottenham had pencilled in as a potential opener. However, that fixture could be rearranged should Palace make it…

Harry Winks has been compared to Michael Carrick by former Chelsea star Joe Cole. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is renowned for his ball retention but, just like former Manchester United captain Carrick, is sometimes criminally ignored for his exploits. Cole, who graduated from the West Ham United academy with the deep-lying playmaker, has regularly spoken to coaches within the England set-up about Winks. And the former Chelsea midfielder believes the 22-year-old is set to have a huge future in the game. Watching the Carabao Cup semi-final for Sky Sports, Cole said via HITC: “He is very well thought of in the England set up. I speak to a lot of the…