Arsenal dealt blow as Mikel Merino to miss three huge games after extent of injury revealed

Arsenal new boy Mikel Merino is set to be on the sidelines for nearly two months having picked up an injury in his first Gunners training session.

Merino joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad for £31.6m in the last week of the summer transfer window but was unable to make his debut in the 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday having fractured his shoulder in a collision with Gabriel Magalhaes in his first training session with his new teammates.

Asked about Merino s injury ahead of , Arteta said: “It’s very unfortunate. Yesterday (Thursday) he had a collision and he’s got a shoulder injury and it looks like he’ll be out for a few weeks.

“It was in his first session with us. It’s really bad luck, we were all excited, everything was looking good.

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Huge Man Utd transfer boost as Barcelona boss Flick ‘authorises sale’ as midfielder makes U-turn

Man Utd have received a huge transfer boost with news that Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has told the club to sell Frenkie de Jong, according to reports.

The INEOS era got properly underway over the summer with the new co-owners overseeing their first transfer window after completing a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this year.

And it was a fairly successful window for with the signings of Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte boosting hopes before the season.

However, following their narrow win over Fulham on the opening weekend of the season, Erik ten Hag s side have suffered back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Liverpool.

and has piled pressure on Ten Hag at such an early sta…

Arteta gives positive Odegaard update as Arsenal boss identifies two stars ready for ‘opportunity’

Mikel Arteta has hinted that Martin Odegaard could return for Arsenal next month, with several teenagers likely to play against Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday.

Odegaard injured his ankle on international duty with Norway and it was feared he would miss at least two months.

However, manager Arteta has said it will be a matter of weeks with his captain not expected to play for Norway during next month s international break.

I think it will be a matter of weeks, but how long exactly I cannot tell, he said ().

We might get a surprise but I think it’s unlikely he’ll be back before the international break.

Arsenal host League One Bolton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night and Arteta is expected to make lots of changes.

Two players who …

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West Flagler Files to Stay Mandate of Florida Sports Betting Case, May Delay Launch

West Flagler intends to take the issue of and casino gaming all the way to the Supreme Court.

Around midnight on Friday,  West Flagler filed a motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to stay its mandate that restored a 2021 Florida Gaming Compact, which gives sports betting exclusivity to the Seminole Tribe and allows craps and roulette in tribal-owned casinos.

West Flagler is asking for a stay of the mandate, intending to to submit a writ of certiorari to hear the case with SCOTUS.

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How Will Regulators React to College Game Day’s ESPN BET ‘Risk-Free Investing’ Joke?

Will an ESPN talking head s joke on College Game Day about gambling being risk-free investing result in any official action by state regulators? Precedence has already been set by regulators in various states that may find this comment, albeit a joke, in violation of their responsible gaming rules.

On Sunday, March 24, ESPN College Game Day host Rece Davis described an ESPN BET best bets segment, which touted the under for UConn and Northwestern s second round NCAA matchup, as not gambling but a risk-free investment.

Davis later clarified his remarks on social media and described the comment as joke, but the visibility of his language and backlash it received may result in state regulators taking further consideration at an adjudicatory level.

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