The Spanish champions have kickstarted their recruitment drive by agreeing a £70million plus deal to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United‚ who is arriving for his medical today. They are also preparing an offer for striker Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid but know‚ with their rivalry plus a huge price tag‚ that is not straightforward either.

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The winger set off from Newcastle International Airport at 11.10am and is expected to land in Spain in the early afternoon. He will have his medical later today after Barcelona beat Liverpool and Bayern Munich in a transfer race for the 25-year-old.

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Mikel Arteta has lifted the lid on how he has changed Arsenal's 'ugly' culture into a winning one who are now Premier League champions. Arsenal's 22-year wait to win the top flight ended last week when Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth confirmed the Gunners' place at the summit of the English football. It's been an arduous six-and-a-half year process for Arteta who took over the north London outfit in December 2019. At the time of his appointment Arsenal were 10th in the table - highlighting the rebuild the Spaniard has undergone.

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The Spaniard led the Gunners to their first league title in 22 years this season‚ with victory confirmed on Tuesday night when Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth. Arteta's current deal was set to expire next summer‚ but talks over extending that deal are advanced and an agreement would see him earn a huge pay hike.

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Spain captain Alvaro Morata has reportedly been omitted from Luis de la Fuente extended 55-player-long World Cup squad. Morata‚ 33‚ was captain as Spain won the European Championship in 2024‚ only missing the final against England through an injury he had picked up after the semi-final victory against France. But two years on‚ Morata‚ who is on loan at Serie A side Como 1907 from AC Milan‚ has seen his dreams of lifting the World Cup crushed as he has been excluded from the international set-up ahead of this summer's tournament in the USA‚ Canada‚ and Mexico.

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The duo and their team-mates returned to their Valdebebas training ground after a day of chaos rocked the club‚ with Spanish outlets revealed on Thursday that a fight between the team-mates that started a day before had spilled into a physical confrontation. Valverde reportedly refused to shake Tchouameni's hand‚ according to the Athletic ‚ despite doing so with the rest of the group. Then‚ in a training session‚ the team captain flew into a number of increasingly forceful challenges with his rival.

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Real Madrid stars have returned to their Valdebebas training ground after a day of chaos rocked the club in the build-up to this weekend's El Clasico against loathed opponents Barcelona. Spanish outlets revealed on Thursday that a fight between Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde started a day before had spilled into a physical confrontation‚ with the Uruguay star taken to hospital after hitting his head on a table and cutting his forehead. Real Madrid announced that the club would be opening disciplinary proceedings against both players in the aftermath of the fracas‚ with Valverde opting to release a statement stressing that neither he nor the France international hit one another.

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Two Real Madrid players are believed involved in a training session spat as tensions in the Spanish capital show no sign of simmering down amid a turbulent end to the campaign‚ according to reports. On Wednesday‚ Daily Mail Sport reported the name of the player thought to have been slapped by team-mate Antonio Rudiger during a training ground dispute two weeks ago‚ with Alvaro Carreras later posting a lengthy statement on social media.

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The Gunners progressed to the final by virtue of a 2-1 aggregate victory over the Spanish side‚ with Bukayo Saka's first-half strike on Tuesday night being enough for the win.

The crisis at Real Madrid has deepened - with the identity of Antonio Rudiger's 'slap' victim now revealed. The combative German reportedly had to be separated from his team-mate as they clashed at the training ground. Rudiger 'lost his mind' during the bust-up two weeks ago following their 1-1 draw with Real Betis and the player on the receiving end was Alvaro Carreras‚ according to reports in Spain.

Atletico Madrid have vented their fury at their Champions League exit at the behaviour of both Arsenal's players and the refereeing team at the Emirates behind the scenes‚ according to reports in Spain. Diego Simeone's men were knocked out of the tournament against a torrid backdrop in north London‚ with the Argentine manager's rage boiling over to the extent that he pushed Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta at full-time. But the long-serving Atletico head coach opted to keep a cooler head in his post-match press conference‚ claiming that he did not want to give 'excuses' for the 1-0 away defeat.

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Real Madrid fans have vented their fury at superstar signing Kylian Mbappe as the club prepare to surrender the LaLiga title to bitter rivals Barcelona during next week's El Clasico. The Catalan giants sit 11 points clear at the summit of the Spanish top flight‚ and only avoiding a draw against Espanyol stopped Real Madrid from inadvertently crowning their old foes on this weekend. As Los Blancos prepare to suffer just their second trophyless season since 2009-10‚ the ire of their supporters has been directed at the France captain‚ despite Mbappe being sidelined due to a muscular issue in his left leg.

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Ben White was angrily confronted by Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone after the Arsenal defender walked over the opposition's crest on the turf. In the aftermath of the hard-fought 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final‚ Simeone was walking behind White and took umbrage with him not taking a detour around the club crest before entering the tunnel - sparking the heated row‚ according to Spanish press. Footage shared online by Marca showed the fiery Atletico boss slap White on the back repeatedly‚ grab his arm and give him a small push.

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Atletico Madrid stand in the way as Arsenal bid to reach a first Champions League final for 20 years and the Gunners will have to be wary of one of Diego Simeone's most explosive players - Marcos Llorente. Llorente has saved his goals for the Champions League this season‚ netting twice against Liverpool in the league phase and once against Tottenham in the last-16. The Spaniard drew a blank when Arsenal thrashed Atletico 4-0 in the league phase earlier this season‚ but like Simeone's side in general‚ Llorente has had a knack for rising to a big occasion.