{"id":1947,"date":"2026-08-22T21:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2026-08-22T21:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:19:09","slug":"arsenal-transfer-news-mikel-arteta-and-andrea-berta-in-frequent-contact-with-julian-alvarez-amid-hope-of-luring-atletico-madrid-star-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta in &#8216;frequent contact&#8217; with Julian Alvarez amid hope of luring Atletico Madrid star &#8211; Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PREMIER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Arsenal <\/strong>manager <strong>Mikel Arteta <\/strong>and sporting director<strong> Andrea Berta <\/strong>have been in &#8216;frequent contact&#8217; with<strong> Julian Alvarez <\/strong>and haven&#8217;t given up hope of signing the unsettled <strong>Atletico Madrid <\/strong>striker <em>&#8211; Sunday Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"1774bb9a-5250-4e05-9d21-5c8c7e91dee9\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"The Friday Night Football panel discuss whether Arsenal are still shy of a world-class attacker that would see them get over the line to win their first UEFA Champions League title\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_1774bb9a-5250-4e05-9d21-5c8c7e91dee9\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"-1\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7327772\" data-sdc-video-id=\"1774bb9a-5250-4e05-9d21-5c8c7e91dee9\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:1774bb9a-5250-4e05-9d21-5c8c7e91dee9\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/skysports-fnf-alvarez_7327779.jpg?20260821224857\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/skysports-fnf-alvarez_7327779.jpg?20260821224857 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/1600x900\/skysports-fnf-alvarez_7327779.jpg?20260821224857\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_1774bb9a-5250-4e05-9d21-5c8c7e91dee9\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">The Friday Night Football panel discuss whether Arsenal are still shy of a world-class attacker that would see them get over the line to win their first UEFA Champions League title<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jean-Philippe Mateta <\/strong>is arguing that the final months of his <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> contract are invalid and has taken his challenge to <strong>FIFA <\/strong>&#8211; <em>Mail on Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Prime Minister <\/strong>shook his fists in delight as he revelled in <strong>Everton&#8217;s <\/strong>opening-day <strong>Premier League <\/strong>victory over <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Sunday Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\" data-testid=\"article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-title\">Watch Paper Talk on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-text\">Paper Talk is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Paper Talk podcast. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bruno Fernandes <\/strong>slammed <strong>Manchester United <\/strong>for failing to learn from their &#8220;mistakes in every away game&#8221; &#8211; <em>The Sun on Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Schmeichel<\/strong> has slammed<strong> Patrick Dorgu <\/strong>and <strong>Ayden Heaven<\/strong> for their role in <strong>Manchester United&#8217;s<\/strong> shambolic defending during their humiliating defeat to <strong>Hull City<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Sun on Sunday <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"07d088b7-ceb7-44ae-932c-ab5124739cf0\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Michael Carrick promises improvements in his Manchester United side following their surprise opening-day defeat to Hull City, but insists that he won't change the way he does things.\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_07d088b7-ceb7-44ae-932c-ab5124739cf0\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"-1\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7328259\" data-sdc-video-id=\"07d088b7-ceb7-44ae-932c-ab5124739cf0\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:07d088b7-ceb7-44ae-932c-ab5124739cf0\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/skysports-carrick-manchester-united_7328266.jpg?20260822160818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/skysports-carrick-manchester-united_7328266.jpg?20260822160818 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/1600x900\/skysports-carrick-manchester-united_7328266.jpg?20260822160818\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_07d088b7-ceb7-44ae-932c-ab5124739cf0\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Michael Carrick promises improvements in his Manchester United side following their surprise opening-day defeat to Hull City, but insists that he won&#8217;t change the way he does things.<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>EFL FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n<p>Fuming<strong> West Ham<\/strong> fans were up in arms after their side lost 2-1 to <strong>Charlton <\/strong>with raging supporters rushing online to demand manager <strong>Nuno Espirito Santo<\/strong> immediately get the sack &#8211; <em>Sun on Sunday <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"19460193-0751-4e26-a0c6-4a9ff57d2cfd\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Highlights of West Ham against Charlton in the Sky Bet Championship\" data-clip-type=\"Highlight\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_19460193-0751-4e26-a0c6-4a9ff57d2cfd\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"-1\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7328436\" data-sdc-video-id=\"19460193-0751-4e26-a0c6-4a9ff57d2cfd\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:19460193-0751-4e26-a0c6-4a9ff57d2cfd\" data-video-type=\"Highlight\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/2c321c54b4797d0ce837333f5ecc6dd00149857c74f39fcbd91162c4282aa641_7328444.jpg?20260822172243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/768x432\/2c321c54b4797d0ce837333f5ecc6dd00149857c74f39fcbd91162c4282aa641_7328444.jpg?20260822172243 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/08\/1600x900\/2c321c54b4797d0ce837333f5ecc6dd00149857c74f39fcbd91162c4282aa641_7328444.jpg?20260822172243\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_19460193-0751-4e26-a0c6-4a9ff57d2cfd\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Highlights of West Ham against Charlton in the Sky Bet Championship<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Blackpool <\/strong>defender<strong> Jordon Brown<\/strong> had to spend some time in hospital after he played through a chest infection during the opening EFL weekend &#8211; <em>Sunday Star<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>WORLD FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/strong> has revealed the full extent of the abuse he faced following his departure from <strong>Liverpool <\/strong>but says he will always hold his boyhood club dear and watches every match &#8211; <em>Sunday Express <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former <strong>West Bromwich Albion<\/strong> footballer <strong>Quevin Castro <\/strong>has sadly died at the age of 25 after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly for <strong>Real Massama<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Sunday Express<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>SCOTTISH FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rangers <\/strong>could be ready to hit the button on six exits before the transfer window closes, with<strong> Nico Raskin, Connor Barron <\/strong>and <strong>John Souttar <\/strong>among the players potentially leaving<strong> <\/strong><em>&#8211; Scottish Sun on Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PSV Eindhoven<\/strong> boss <strong>Peter Bosz <\/strong>took another swipe at <strong>Rangers <\/strong>after including <strong>Couhaib Driouech<\/strong> in their squad for their game on Saturday <em>&#8211; 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