Q&A with Ewan Murray
Ewan Murray will be at Ibrox for the lunchtime game between Rangers and Celtic. Before the match we’ll have a Q&A with him on all things Old Firm, Scottish football and any other goings on.
If you have any questions for Ewan, post them below the line or email matchday.live@theguardian.com. Serious questions, please; we’re all bantered out.
Key events
Forest sign Brazilian full-back Cuiabano
Ed Aarons
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal for Cuiabano from Botafogo, with the left back expected to sign a five year contract at the City Ground.
It is understood that Forest paid to have an option for the 22-year-old left back earlier in the summer and have now exercised it, beating Brighton to his signature. Cuiabano is expected to arrive in the UK on Sunday to complete his medical.
With goalkeeper John Victor – who West Ham had rekindled their interest in after backing out of a deal earlier in the summer – also on his way to the East Midlands after agreeing a four-year deal this week, that will make it four players who have been purchased from Botafogo in this window following the arrivals of Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus. They, of course, are owned by former Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor.
Newcastle have a new forward. What does that mean for Alexander Isak?
Ewan Murray, who will be joining us later, has previewed the Old Firm.
West Ham refuse to let Paqueta leave
Jacob Steinberg
It was also a day of uncertainty for West Ham. There were a lot of reports around about Aston Villa agreeing a deal to sign Lucas Paqueta but those were premature. Villa were looking at a loan with an obligation to buy. West Ham have no intention of selling the Brazilian. The latest from the club and Paqueta’s camp is that he will not leave during this window. West Ham are at Nottingham Forest later. Paqueta trained on Saturday and travelled with the squad. There’s some doubt over his involvement because of the speculation over his future but sources at West Ham remain confident he’ll play. Nayef Aguerd, though, is not expected to be involved. He wants out.
Jackson ordered to come back to Chelsea
Jacob Steinberg
Saturday began with Chelsea agreeing to loan Nicolas Jackson to Bayern Munich. At 11.15am the teamsheets for their game against Fulham dropped. Two strikers in the starting 11! Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. Then, at 12.41pm, Delap limped off. At 12.42pm I jokingly put in my match report that Chelsea would be ordering Jackson’s plane to turn around. Then, at 4pm, news broke that Chelsea had told Bayern the loan was off because of Delap’s injury. Only, Jackson is refusing to come back. He’s still in Munich. His agents are working to revive the deal with Bayern, which includes a €15m loan fee and €65m option to buy.
Join the Football Weekly team at the Troxy in Limehouse. It appears I might be there too but it will be Max and Barry with the japery. These are fun events to be at, and it’s the first for two years.
The big game in England is Liverpool v Arsenal, and both Jonathan Wilson and Barney Ronay have been looking ahead to the game.
Plus the news from last week’s press conferences.
Saturday’s Premier League action here:
Some overnight headlines. The transfer window slams shut tomorrow.
Q&A with Ewan Murray
Ewan Murray will be at Ibrox for the lunchtime game between Rangers and Celtic. Before the match we’ll have a Q&A with him on all things Old Firm, Scottish football and any other goings on.
If you have any questions for Ewan, post them below the line or email matchday.live@theguardian.com. Serious questions, please; we’re all bantered out.
To join in Ewan Murray’s Q&A on all matters Old Firm and beyond, contact us at Matchday.live@theguardian.com.
Good morning
Hello there and welcome to Sunday on Guardian Football. We have the buildup to some massive games, not least the Old Firm. Ahead of that, we’ll be doing a Q&A with Ewan Murray, our man in Scotland. There’s also a full schedule of action in the Premier League.
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Brighton v Man City (14:00 BST)
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Nottingham Forest v West Ham (14:00 BST)
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Liverpool v Arsenal (16:30 BST)
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Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (19:00 BST)
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