Toney Arsenal loan, Van de Beek exit and more

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To start with, I think it’s important to give credit to Manchester United for a strong display to earn a draw against Liverpool yesterday. Many people were writing them off, but they came to Anfield and got a point in a difficult game. Credit as well to Raphael Varane, who had a fantastic game and gave a great reaction after a few difficult months of not playing. He deserved this chance and he was brilliant.

Liverpool, of course, were also very good as they so often are and will feel unlucky not to get the three points. I’m loving the way Trent Alexander-Arnold is playing this season – he’s performing at a wonderful level and came close to scoring a great goal yesterday. I’m sure they’ll continue to have a strong season and have some involvement in this intriguing title race.

Staying with Man United, I have confirmation of my exclusive news from the last few days that Donny van de Beek will be an Eintracht Frankfurt player. It was a ‘here we go’ and we can now say that it’s going to be 100% completed during the new week. Van de Beek is going to travel to Frankfurt for medical tests, it has been approved by Manchester United. It’s a loan deal with a small loan fee, and it’s also important to say that there is a buy option, not mandatory, but the option is there for Eintracht if they want to sign the player permanently in the summer.

From what I understand, the buy option is around €10-11m plus add-ons based on performances that could make it up to a €15m package. An agreement is in place and the player will now undergo medical tests.

We’re still seeing transfer rumours about Chelsea and a new goalkeeper, with Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale being linked in particular after the injury to Robert Sanchez. There have been several reports in the English press claiming that Ramsdale is top of Chelsea’s list for that position, but I’ve been checking and I have to say once again that the situation is the same as when these stories came up before – Chelsea are not negotiating for Ramsdale. They have not made contact on the player side, or on the club side with Arsenal.

At the moment, my understanding is that Chelsea are looking at different opportunities in…