17/08/2025

theSun on Sunday AUG 17, 2025

SPORTS 14 PEP GUARDIOLA wants to keep Manchester City winger Savinho for “many years” but will not stop any of his players leaving if they are determined to quit the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola knows Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is interested in Savinho after the departure of Son Heung-min and a long term injury to James Maddison. City goalkeeper Ederson has been linked with a move to Turkish side Galatasaray after Guardiola re-signed the club’s former youth academy graduate James Trafford from Burnley in the close season.

Pep wants to keep Savinho

will be with us for the rest of the season and hopefully many, many years because at 21 years old, with the potential he has, he plays a lot of minutes. “He has to improve in the final decisions but he is an extraordinary player. Otherwise he would not have played more than 3,000 minutes last season. “But in the end the desire of the players is above everything. “Then they have to find an agreement with the club. “If they don’t make an agreement, the player will be here because the club spent money on that player.” Guardiola also revealed Savinho will be sidelined for “a few weeks” with an injury sustained in last week’s pre-season friendly against Palermo. – AFP

lack of cutting edge. And while Guardiola is keen to retain the 21-year-old, he stopped short of guaranteeing he would still be at the club when the transfer window closes in September. “I don’t know.

City insisted neither Savinho nor fellow Brazilian Ederson had told him they wanted to move on. “If they want to leave, they will come to me. If they want to leave, they will knock on my door,” he told reporters yesterday. Savinho, who made manager

Tottenham or any other club who wants a player should call the club,” he said. “I am only

48 appearances for City in his debut campaign last term, has been criticised for a

concerned right now that Savinho

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MIKEL ARTETA has challenged Arsenal to keep digging for gold as they prepare to start their latest bid for a first Premier League title since 2004 against revamped Manchester United today (11.30pm Malaysian time). Arteta’s side have finished as Premier League runners-up for the last three seasons, sparking criticism of their failure to get over the line in the title race. Arsenal blew significant leads when Manchester City pipped them to the trophy in 2023 and 2024 before Liverpool left the injury-plagued north Londoners trailing in their wake last season. Arsenal’s title frustrations are mounting, with fans questioning whether Arteta is the right man to end their drought after winning only the 2020 FA Cup since he took charge in December 2019. But the Gunners showed their potential last season with a run to the Champions League semifinals that ended with a narrow defeat against eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain. And, buoyed by a host of new signings worth over £180 million (RM1.08 billion) in total, Arteta is convinced they can finally get their hands on the Premier League silverware this season “You keep digging, digging, digging, and you have to be digging because one day the gold is going to be there,” he told reporters yesterday. “For three seasons we’ve had more points than (nearly) any other team in this league, which is incredible. “You have the consistency, but now we have to do it in a season, to end with more points than any other team. “That’s the objective. When I’ve been taught, when I’ve been educated, that’s it.” Hampered by injuries to Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz at various stages last season, Arsenal lacked a cutting edge and were held to 14 draws compared with Liverpool’s nine.

That was a crucial edge as Arsenal finished 10 points behind the champions. In an attempt to insulate Arsenal against another fitness-related collapse, Arteta has brought in Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, Chelsea winger Noni Madueke and Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard. After bemoaning Arsenal’s failure to sign Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins as Liverpool pulled away during the January window, the Spaniard is a far more upbeat figure on the eve of the new season. “I think we have great versatility, very different qualities in relation to the opposition, so we are very happy with that,” he said. Earlier, Arteta has slammed calls for Odegaard to be stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by insisting there is “no question” the Norway midfielder is the right man to lead their Premier League title challenge. Former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams recently urged Arteta to give England midfielder Declan Rice the armband instead of Odegaard. “Every now and again as a manager, you have to put someone who reflects you, who reflects the football club, that you think can actually take you to the next level. “You’ve got someone in there who’s going to play every game all season, that’s going to encourage people to come in and lay the foundations of a title winning team. “Declan Rice can do that, Odegaard can’t. Come on Arteta, make him captain.” The Gunners boss mounted a strong defence of Odegaard’s leadership qualities after revealing Arsenal’s players had voted for him to be retained as captain. “My opinion is clear, and it’s not just my opinion. It’s all the staff and especially the players,” Arteta said. – AFP

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