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Paper Round’s view: Even if he’s on the bench, he’s coming on, and so regardless of the “full debut” potentially getting pushed back, it will still be all about that moment he comes on at Old Trafford on Saturday. If anything it ramps up the anticipation more, and make that inevitable 87th-minute header all the sweeter for United fans.
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Man Utd begin next summer planning
Declan Rice of West Ham United warms up prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City at The London Stadium on August 23, 2021 in London, England.
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Paper Round’s view: With an asking price of more than £100m this summer it does not seem likely West Ham will go much lower next year. At least Haaland is available for relative peanuts, given what he’s going to deliver, but as that’s the case he will have every major European club after his services – which basically these days means the big Premier League clubs, Bayern Munich, PSG and at a push Real.
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New Foden contract soon
Pep Guardiola speaks to Manchester City’s Phil Foden
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Paper Round’s view: Makes sense, even with three years left, and you’d imagine Foden is set for a pretty significant pay rise too. Six years is long but not when you’re 21, and with City likely to be fighting for silverware throughout that time it’s unlikely Foden will want to be anywhere else. Still, you never know what might happen a few years down the road.
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Wenger seeks Southgate backing over Word Cup idea
Arsene Wenger in Zürich
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Paper Round’s view: Give it up, Arsene. Although this is something that’s going away, is it. How any club manager, past or present, can support the idea of making the schedule more manic beggar’s belief, but here we are. Firmly in the camp of hoping this becomes an idea of the past.
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