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Folarin Balogun has the best goal-per-minute ratio compared to any other English striker in Europe's top five leagues so far this season

Of Ligue 1's troika of unbeaten teams, Lens appear to have the easiest assignment during this weekend's eighth round of games. Frank Haise's men - untroubled by Champions League fixtures like Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille - travel to a Nantes side hovering just above the relegation zone and grappling to…

Chelsea chair Todd Boehly is looking to appoint a new sporting director after Marina Granovskaia left in June, with Red Bull Salzburg chief Christoph Freund in the frame

Arsenal were one of the busiest sides in the Premier League this summer on both the incomings and outgoings front with a few of their departees having already caught they eye with their new clubs this season

The Portuguese was released by Lille this summer, and the free agent could add some much-needed depth to Arsenal's midfield

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The Gunners could look to dip into the free agent market in order to bolster their options after failing to sign a new midfielder in the summer transfer window

Former Arsenal captain Alexandre Lacazette's voice sounded different in an interview after Lyon's 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat against Monaco at the Stade Louis II on Sunday evening

Lionel Messi intervened during an ongoing row between his teammates Kylian Mbappe and Neymar which had threatened to derail the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room

Ibrahim Sangare has been linked with Liverpool and he is statistically similar to Aurelien Tchouameni, a player they targeted in the summer

Former Barcelona star Lionel Messi left the club for Paris Saint-Germain in 2020, and there has been speculation over him potentially returning to Camp Nou ever since