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The Premier League Herald
1 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
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Reece James asks to leave Chelsea
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
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Declan Rice raises the bar for Arsenal
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Arsenal heard it as anything else.
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Manchester United may not be able to give Lisandro Martínez what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Lisandro Martínez wants continental football; whether Manchester United can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.