After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s latest disciplinary issue at Dortmund, the FC crew examine the possibility of him moving to Arsenal.

Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool were powerless to stop Emre Can from leaving – Can has been linked to Juventus with his contract expiring in the summer.

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol assesses the impact losing Emre Can to Juventus would have at Anfield, especially with the imminent arrival of Naby Keita.
With the transfer window open, David Amoyal sorts through the speculation and rates how likely the rumoured moves are to take place.

Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang to Arsenal: 45 percent
The Gabonese forward was recently dropped from Borussia Dortmund’s squad for the third time in the past 14 months for disciplinary reasons. Aubameyang appears to be on his way out, and at this point, he has two options: move to China after accepting a rich offer from either Guangzhou Evergrande or Beijing Guoan, or…

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Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini used the off-season to get married to his long-term partner Martina Rubini, with the pair getting hitched in the parish church of Sasso Marconi, Bologna.
As well as the usual flowers and finery, the ceremony also boasted what is quite possibly the biggest wedding cake we’ve ever seen.
17.06.2017 A post shared by Martina Rubini (@martinarubini) on Jun 22, 2017 at 6:24am PDT
Crikey. That’s a whole lot of cake!
Gabbiadini is going to have to hit his preseason training regime extra hard if he’s going to work that monstrous thing off in time for the start…

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Amid Southampton’s request to investigate Liverpool over an alleged illegal approach to Virgil van Dijk, Steve Nicol hits back at Saints and says they have no reason to complain.
Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini says he is “happy” playing his football in the Premier League.
Gabbiadini arrived in England in January after joining Southampton from Napoli, where he had struggled for game time.
The 25-year-old hopes to represent Italy in next year’s World Cup and feels playing in the Premier League will give him the best opportunity to do so.
“I have no regrets [about being at Napoli], they were two wonderful years,” Gabbiadini told ANSA. “When I think about my experience…

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Sergio Romero’s saves for Manchester United were the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal contest.

Sergio Romero’s saves for Manchester United were the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal contest.

Claude Puel is pleased with a draw against Man United, but admits they would’ve won without Sergio Romero’s heroics in net.
Southampton’s penalty curse struck again as they fought out a 0-0 draw at home against Manchester United on Wednesday.
Manolo Gabbiadini became the third player to miss from the spot in the past five games as his sixth-minute effort was saved by stand-in goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Romero also pulled off a string of good stops in the second half to extend the Saints’ scoring drought at the St Mary’s Stadium.

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Vincent Kompany scored his first Premier League goal since 2015 in a comfortable winning effort for Man City.

Claude Puel is disappointed with his team because he knows they’re capable of more than they showed against Man City.
Southampton’s four-match unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt as they were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City at the St Mary’s Stadium.
Claude Puel’s men held their own until half-time, but second-half strikes from City captain Vincent Kompany, Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero all but ended their hopes of launching a late-season European charge.

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Not too many teams could have lived with the way City counter-attacked in the second half. Sane and Kevin De Bruyne were unplayable at times, so Southampton…

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Claude Puel says Southampton’s defeat to Tottenham is difficult to accept.
Southampton’s two-match winning run came to an end as they went down to a 2-1 defeat against former manager Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham on Sunday.
First half strikes from Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli from the penalty spot gave the visitors an uphill task before England newcomer James Ward-Prowse reduced the deficit.
Claude Puel’s men made Tottenham work hard for the win in the second half but could not find the elusive equaliser.

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Manolo Gabbiadini left Southampton’s game on Sunday with a groin injury.
Andrea Petagna has replaced Manolo Gabbiadini in the Italy squad to face Albania and Holland after the Southampton striker suffered a groin injury.
Gabbiadini, who has scored six goals for Saints since joining from Napoli in January, limped out of their Premier League defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.
Italy head coach Giampiero Ventura has instead turned to Atalanta striker Petagna, the scorer of five Serie A goals this season, with the squad update being published on the national team’s official website.
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Manolo Gabbiadini has quickly become a popular figure at Southampton.
Southampton forward Manolo Gabbiadini says he feels transformed after leaving Napoli and making an instant impact in the Premier League.
Gabbiadini managed just three goals for Napoli in the first half of the season, finding himself on the fringes of the first team since Maurizio Sarri replaced Rafa Benitez as the Serie A club’s coach.
He knew the time had come to make a change, but had not imagined things would have started so well at his new club.
“I’ve completely changed my football,” Gabbiadini…

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