Mbappe pushed to Arsenal as deal for record-breaker prepared

9 May 2026 21:03 BST | 5 min read

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe owns Caen — © IMAGO

Tom Weber | Writer

Multilingual sports writer who specialises in European football and American soccer.

Make us your Google favourite

Saturday delivered plenty of big news as Kylian Mbappe was tipped to secure a historic move to Arsenal.

Article continues under the video

Plus, Chelsea plotted talks with a record-breaking talent and Man Utd's interest in a potential bargain defender was revealed. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Mbappe to Arsenal?

Arsenal can "change the course of history" by winning the Champions League and "attract" Kylian Mbappe, according to a club legend.

READ MORE

Chelsea prepare Mheuka talks

Chelsea are planning to hold contract talks with record-breaking academy talent Shumaira Mheuka.

READ MORE

Man Utd still keen on Affengruber

Man Utd have continued to track Elche defender David Affengruber after being initially linked with him in December.

READ MORE

Liverpool must sign Barcola

Liverpool need to do whatever it takes to beat Arsenal to the signing of PSG star Bradley Barcola this summer.

READ MORE

Lewis-Skelly's resurgence

© IMAGO - Myles Lewis-Skelly and Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta has admitted that he has been "surprised" by Myles Lewis-Skelly's recent performances.

READ MORE

Celtic's new striker?

Celtic have been told to sign an exciting upgrade on Kelechi Iheanacho.

READ MORE

Marseille chaos continues

Marseille might just be Europe's most dysfunctional club following fresh drama with Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

READ MORE

Arbeloa breaks silence

Real Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa has broken his silence on the club's chaos this week, which saw Aurelien Tchouameni punch Federico Valverde after a heated exchange.

READ MORE

Mourinho closing in on Real Madrid job

Jose Mourinho looks increasingly likely to replace Arbeloa at the helm this summer.

READ MORE

Arsenal eye Froholdt

Arsenal are looking to sign Porto wonderkid Victor Froholdt.

READ MORE

Sterling to Serie A?

Raheem Sterling is expected to field interest from Italian clubs after his disappointing spell at Feyenoord.

READ MORE

The FootballTransfers app

Check out FootballTransfers' new app for all of football's big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.

The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:

•Google Play

•App Store

Read more about: La Liga Serie A Liga Portugal Bwin Eredivisie Ligue 1 Premier League Premiership Arsenal Celtic Chelsea Elche Feyenoord Liverpool Man Utd Marseille Porto PSG Real Madrid Aurélien Tchouaméni Bradley Barcola David Affengruber Federico Valverde Kelechi Iheanacho Kylian Mbappé Mason Greenwood Myles Lewis-Skelly Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Raheem Sterling Tawanda Maswanhise Victor Froholdt