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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa064)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4geyndly41o\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4geyndly41o\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c4geyndly41o","crawl_time":1773183155,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/sport\/football\/articles\/c4geyndly41o s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Football gossip: Brandt, Tonali, Delap, Rashford, Silva, Collins - BBC Sport","meta_descriptions":["Arsenal line up free transfer move for Julian Brandt, Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and Chelsea will stick with striker Liam Delap."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Arsenal\nline up free transfer move for Julian Brandt,\nNewcastle\nmidfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and\nChelsea\nwill stick with striker Liam Delap.\nArsenal\nare keen on signing Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 29, when his\nBorussia Dortmund\ncontract expires this summer.\n(Metro)\n, external\nManchester United\n,\nArsenal\nand\nChelsea\nare all keen on Freiburg's 20-year-old Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi.\n(Teamtalk)\n, external\nArsenal\n, though, have dropped their interest in\nNewcastle\n's\n25-year-old Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali.\n(Chronicle)\n, external\nA return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after\nNewcastle\nput a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off\nJuventus,\nbut\nManchester United\nand\nManchester City\nstill remain keen.\n(Matteo Moretto via Football Italia)\n, external\nJuventus\nhave opened talks with\nManchester City\n's\nPortuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including\nGalatasaray\nand\nInter Miami\n.\n(Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)\n, external\nBrighton\nare confident of beating\nChelsea\nto the summer signing of\nCologne's\nGerman winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga.\n(Football Insider)\n, external\nChelsea\ndo not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season.\n(Mirror)\n, external\nLiverpool\nremain in the market for a defender this summer and\nEintracht Frankfurt's\nGermany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with\nArsenal\nalso monitoring the 22-year-old.\n(Mirror)\n, external\nBarcelona\nare lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from\nManchester United\na permanent one.\n(Marca - in Spanish)\n, external\nCrystal Palace\nare leading the race for\nMillwall\nwinger Femi Azeez, with the 24-year-old Englishman watched by several Premier League clubs including\nEverton\nand\nBrentford\n.\n(Teamtalk)\n, external\nTottenham\n,\nCrystal Palace\nand\nManchester United\nare all interested in\nBournemouth\nmanager Andoni Iraola. 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The Star\n   \n   Image caption,\n   \n   The Star back page\n4. ![The Mirror back page](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/708\/cpsprodpb\/bb9a\/live\/1ec876c0-1cd2-11f1-b048-c9424b2cf5fd.jpg)\n   \n   Image source, The Mirror\n   \n   Image caption,\n   \n   The Mirror back page\n5. ![The i back page](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/831\/cpsprodpb\/ea58\/live\/2d9e8770-1cd2-11f1-801d-ed3cff6bf876.jpg)\n   \n   Image source, The i\n   \n   Image caption,\n   \n   The i back page\n\n1 of 5\n\nPrevious image\n\nNext image\n\nSlide 1 of 5, The Times back page, The Times back page\n\nEnd of image gallery\n\n[***Arsenal***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal) ***line up free transfer move for Julian Brandt,*** [***Newcastle***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united) ***midfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and*** [***Chelsea***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea) ***will stick with striker Liam Delap.***\n\n[**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal) are keen on signing Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 29, when his **Borussia Dortmund** contract expires this summer. [(Metro), external](https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/10\/arsenal-closely-monitoring-germany-star-major-transfer-announcement-27345885\/?ito=newsnow-feed)\n\n[**Manchester United**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united), [**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal) and [**Chelsea**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea) are all keen on Freiburg's 20-year-old Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi. [(Teamtalk), external](https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-midfield-signing-johan-manzambi-target-freiburg-sources)\n\n[**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal), though, have dropped their interest in [**Newcastle**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united)**'s** 25-year-old Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. [(Chronicle), external](https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/sandro-tonali-transfer-decision-confirmed-33556853)\n\nA return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after [**Newcastle**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united) put a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off **Juventus,** but [**Manchester United**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united) and [**Manchester City**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city) still remain keen. [(Matteo Moretto via Football Italia), external](https:\/\/football-italia.net\/top-premier-league-clubs-tonali-juventus-shock\/)\n\n**Juventus** have opened talks with [**Manchester City**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city)**'s** Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including **Galatasaray** and **Inter Miami**. [(Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external](https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Juventus\/10-03-2026\/juve-obiettivi-bernardo-silva-e-goretzka-la-trattativa.shtml)\n\n[**Brighton**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion)are confident of beating [**Chelsea**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea)to the summer signing of **Cologne's** German winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga. [(Football Insider), external](https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/theyre-confident-brighton-work-on-beating-chelsea-to-said-el-mala-signing\/)\n\n[**Chelsea**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea)do not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season. [(Mirror), external](https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/chelsea-liam-delap-future-update-36845365)\n\n[**Liverpool**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool)remain in the market for a defender this summer and **Eintracht Frankfurt's** Germany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with [**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal)also monitoring the 22-year-old. [(Mirror), external](https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/arsenal-liverpool-frankfurt-nnamdi-collins-36845602)\n\n**Barcelona** are lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from [**Manchester United**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united) a permanent one. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [Read about our approach to external linking.](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/editorialguidelines\/guidance\/feeds-and-links)","attrs_readable_markdown":"[***Arsenal***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal) ***line up free transfer move for Julian Brandt,*** [***Newcastle***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united) ***midfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and*** [***Chelsea***](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea) ***will stick with striker Liam Delap.***\n\n[**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal) are keen on signing Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 29, when his **Borussia Dortmund** contract expires this summer. 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[(Chronicle), external](https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/sandro-tonali-transfer-decision-confirmed-33556853)\n\nA return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after [**Newcastle**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united) put a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off **Juventus,** but [**Manchester United**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united) and [**Manchester City**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city) still remain keen. [(Matteo Moretto via Football Italia), external](https:\/\/football-italia.net\/top-premier-league-clubs-tonali-juventus-shock\/)\n\n**Juventus** have opened talks with [**Manchester City**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city)**'s** Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including **Galatasaray** and **Inter Miami**. [(Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external](https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Juventus\/10-03-2026\/juve-obiettivi-bernardo-silva-e-goretzka-la-trattativa.shtml)\n\n[**Brighton**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion)are confident of beating [**Chelsea**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea)to the summer signing of **Cologne's** German winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga. [(Football Insider), external](https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/theyre-confident-brighton-work-on-beating-chelsea-to-said-el-mala-signing\/)\n\n[**Chelsea**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea)do not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season. [(Mirror), external](https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/chelsea-liam-delap-future-update-36845365)\n\n[**Liverpool**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool)remain in the market for a defender this summer and **Eintracht Frankfurt's** Germany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with [**Arsenal**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal)also monitoring the 22-year-old. [(Mirror), external](https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/arsenal-liverpool-frankfurt-nnamdi-collins-36845602)\n\n**Barcelona** are lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from [**Manchester United**](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united) a permanent one. 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Meta Title	Football gossip: Brandt, Tonali, Delap, Rashford, Silva, Collins - BBC Sport
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Boilerpipe Text	Arsenal line up free transfer move for Julian Brandt, Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and Chelsea will stick with striker Liam Delap. Arsenal are keen on signing Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 29, when his Borussia Dortmund contract expires this summer. (Metro) , external Manchester United , Arsenal and Chelsea are all keen on Freiburg's 20-year-old Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi. (Teamtalk) , external Arsenal , though, have dropped their interest in Newcastle 's 25-year-old Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. (Chronicle) , external A return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after Newcastle put a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off Juventus, but Manchester United and Manchester City still remain keen. (Matteo Moretto via Football Italia) , external Juventus have opened talks with Manchester City 's Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including Galatasaray and Inter Miami . (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) , external Brighton are confident of beating Chelsea to the summer signing of Cologne's German winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga. (Football Insider) , external Chelsea do not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season. (Mirror) , external Liverpool remain in the market for a defender this summer and Eintracht Frankfurt's Germany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with Arsenal also monitoring the 22-year-old. (Mirror) , external Barcelona are lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from Manchester United a permanent one. (Marca - in Spanish) , external Crystal Palace are leading the race for Millwall winger Femi Azeez, with the 24-year-old Englishman watched by several Premier League clubs including Everton and Brentford . (Teamtalk) , external Tottenham , Crystal Palace and Manchester United are all interested in Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola. The 43-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season. (i paper , external ) , external
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[(Metro), external](https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/10/arsenal-closely-monitoring-germany-star-major-transfer-announcement-27345885/?ito=newsnow-feed) [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united), [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal) and [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea) are all keen on Freiburg's 20-year-old Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi. [(Teamtalk), external](https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/man-utd-midfield-signing-johan-manzambi-target-freiburg-sources) [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal), though, have dropped their interest in [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united)'s 25-year-old Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. [(Chronicle), external](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sandro-tonali-transfer-decision-confirmed-33556853) A return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united) put a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off Juventus, but [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) and [Manchester City](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-city) still remain keen. [(Matteo Moretto via Football Italia), external](https://football-italia.net/top-premier-league-clubs-tonali-juventus-shock/) Juventus have opened talks with [Manchester City](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-city)'s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including Galatasaray and Inter Miami. [(Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external](https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Juventus/10-03-2026/juve-obiettivi-bernardo-silva-e-goretzka-la-trattativa.shtml) [Brighton](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion)are confident of beating [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea)to the summer signing of Cologne's German winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga. [(Football Insider), external](https://www.footballinsider247.com/theyre-confident-brighton-work-on-beating-chelsea-to-said-el-mala-signing/) [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea)do not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season. [(Mirror), external](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-liam-delap-future-update-36845365) [Liverpool](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/liverpool)remain in the market for a defender this summer and Eintracht Frankfurt's Germany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal)also monitoring the 22-year-old. [(Mirror), external](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-liverpool-frankfurt-nnamdi-collins-36845602) Barcelona are lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) a permanent one. [(Marca - in Spanish), external](https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2026/03/10/abde-virgili-alternativas-atasca-rashford.html) [Crystal Palace](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/crystal-palace) are leading the race for Millwall winger Femi Azeez, with the 24-year-old Englishman watched by several Premier League clubs including [Everton](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/everton)and [Brentford](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/brentford). [(Teamtalk), external](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/crystal-palace-lead-chase-millwall-star-femi-azeez-leeds-everton-keen-exclusive) [Tottenham](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur), [Crystal Palace](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/crystal-palace) and [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) are all interested in [Bournemouth](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/afc-bournemouth)manager Andoni Iraola. 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Readable Markdown	[*Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal) line up free transfer move for Julian Brandt,* [*Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united) midfielder Sandro Tonali remains a wanted man despite price tag and* [*Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea) will stick with striker Liam Delap.* [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal) are keen on signing Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 29, when his Borussia Dortmund contract expires this summer. [(Metro), external](https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/10/arsenal-closely-monitoring-germany-star-major-transfer-announcement-27345885/?ito=newsnow-feed) [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united), [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal) and [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea) are all keen on Freiburg's 20-year-old Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi. [(Teamtalk), external](https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/man-utd-midfield-signing-johan-manzambi-target-freiburg-sources) [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal), though, have dropped their interest in [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united)'s 25-year-old Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. [(Chronicle), external](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sandro-tonali-transfer-decision-confirmed-33556853) A return to Serie A also appears unlikely for Tonali after [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united) put a £77m (90 euros) price tag on the player, which will put off Juventus, but [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) and [Manchester City](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-city) still remain keen. [(Matteo Moretto via Football Italia), external](https://football-italia.net/top-premier-league-clubs-tonali-juventus-shock/) Juventus have opened talks with [Manchester City](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-city)'s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about a move when the 31-year-old's contract expires, but face competition from clubs including Galatasaray and Inter Miami. [(Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external](https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Juventus/10-03-2026/juve-obiettivi-bernardo-silva-e-goretzka-la-trattativa.shtml) [Brighton](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion)are confident of beating [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea)to the summer signing of Cologne's German winger Said el Mala, 19, who has impressed in his first season in the Bundesliga. [(Football Insider), external](https://www.footballinsider247.com/theyre-confident-brighton-work-on-beating-chelsea-to-said-el-mala-signing/) [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea)do not want to sell striker Liam Delap this summer despite the 23-year-old Englishman scoring just one Premier League goal in an injury-hit season. [(Mirror), external](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-liam-delap-future-update-36845365) [Liverpool](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/liverpool)remain in the market for a defender this summer and Eintracht Frankfurt's Germany international Nnamdi Collins is a target, with [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/arsenal)also monitoring the 22-year-old. [(Mirror), external](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-liverpool-frankfurt-nnamdi-collins-36845602) Barcelona are lining up alternatives to Marcus Rashford should they they be unable to agree a deal to make the 28-year-old England forward's loan move from [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) a permanent one. [(Marca - in Spanish), external](https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2026/03/10/abde-virgili-alternativas-atasca-rashford.html) [Crystal Palace](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/crystal-palace) are leading the race for Millwall winger Femi Azeez, with the 24-year-old Englishman watched by several Premier League clubs including [Everton](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/everton)and [Brentford](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/brentford). [(Teamtalk), external](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/crystal-palace-lead-chase-millwall-star-femi-azeez-leeds-everton-keen-exclusive) [Tottenham](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur), [Crystal Palace](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/crystal-palace) and [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) are all interested in [Bournemouth](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/afc-bournemouth)manager Andoni Iraola. The 43-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season. [(i paper, external](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/spurs-crystal-palace-man-utd-manager-iraola-4280148?srsltid=AfmBOopjm9BZPVyYHcDQzkYvS8lWAsFoSOwmaQ_18RfEtTz__hWKmf4R)[), external](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/spurs-crystal-palace-man-utd-manager-iraola-4280148?srsltid=AfmBOopjm9BZPVyYHcDQzkYvS8lWAsFoSOwmaQ_18RfEtTz__hWKmf4R)
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