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It's that time of the year again - the transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period as clubs look to make big signings ahead of the new season.
Christos Tzolis was back in Belgium on Sunday after starring for Arsenal on Friday (Picture: Getty Images) Christos Tzolis has made an impressive start to his Arsenal career and he is clearly still a big fan favourite with his former side Club Brugge. The 24-year-old arrived at Arsenal from the Belgian side this summer in a £34 million move and is already showing impressive signs. The Greece international provided two assists in the 3-0 Community Shield win over Manchester City and another on his Premier League debut as Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 on Friday. The former Norwich City player looks like he has a good chance of making the left wing spot his own at the Emirates, but he was already back at one of his old clubs on Sunday. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Tzolis returned to Club Brugge on Sunday as a guest for their derby clash with Cercle Brugge, which they won 1-0. The Greek was paraded on the pitch and given a great reception from the home fans, despite leaving the club just last month, even taking a fake kick-off before the game. Clearly they were not holding his move to the Premier League champions against him after two successful seasons in Belgium, which saw him score 43 goals in 108 appearances across all competitions. Christos Tzolis. Back at Jan Breydel. 👀🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/P05Ttmuhy1— Club Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) August 23, 2026 👋 | Christos Tzolis geeft het startschot voor de strijd om Brugge! ⚔️🔥Kijk nu naar #CLUCER op DAZN! ♨️ pic.twitter.com/aBbKCgnRhY— DAZN België (@DAZN_BENL) August 23, 2026 Tzolis has already earned great praise from his new manager, with Mikel Arteta saying: ‘I love that a player that has been with us just for a few weeks gets this kind of energy every time he’s on the ball. I think he’s earned it. ‘The way he has performed in the last few games has been phenomenal. What he transmits as a player is so direct, so incisive, constantly. ‘He wants to make things happen and he has an incredible variety of actions in the last 30 metres. ‘It’s up to him to make the right decisions. Even the spaces are sometimes really, really small. I’m very happy with him.’ Tzolis may well become a fan favourite at Arsenal as well (Picture: Getty Images) After impressing against Coventry, Gunners captain Martin Odegaard told the BBC of the Greek star: ‘Amazing – he played a brilliant game. ‘He has been brilliant all pre-season. He’s so lively. It’s hard to defend [against] him. He’s a really intelligent player. He always looks up and finds the right pass.’ Tzolis has taken a unique path to Arsenal, which started at PAOK in his home country before a forgettable spell with Norwich. He played 30 times for the Canaries after signing for them in August 2021 when they were in the Premier League, but made little impact. After an impressive loan spell at Fortuna Dusseldorf the German side exercised an option to sign him permanently, but then quickly sold him to Club Brugge for €6m (£5.14m). Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Arsenal have held talks with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal over the sale of winger Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazil international is free to leave the club this summer, with manager Mikel Arteta making it clear to the attacker that he is not in his plans. Turkish club Galatasaray showed interest in Martinelli earlier this summer, but the Brazilian would not consider a move to Istanbul, despite Arsenal receiving a 45m euro (£38.54m) bid.
BBC Sport reported earlier this week that Manchester City and Lille were in advanced talks over a deal for Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi to move to Etihad Stadium. An agreement for the 18-year-old to join Enzo Maresca's side is now in place, with Bouaddi set to complete his protracted move to England - Lille accepting an initial fee of £81.4m, plus £4.2m in add-ons. Bouaddi impressed at this summer's World Cup - starting five of Morocco's six matches in their run to the quarter-finals - after a starring role in Lille's Champions League victory over Real Madrid in 2024 announced him on the big stage.
Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are in talks to sign Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli and are prepared to pay a total package close to £50 million. Transfer insider Ben Jacobs took to social media platform X to reveal that negotiation channels have opened between Al-Hilal and Arsenal for the 25-year-old Brazilian international. Ben Jacobs: Al […] The post Ben Jacobs drops late night transfer update on Gabriel Martinelli appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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