{"id":153,"date":"2026-02-23T07:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=153"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:59:38","slug":"bukayo-saka-injury-concern-emerges-for-arsenal-after-limping-off-during-tottenham-win-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka injury concern emerges for Arsenal after limping off during Tottenham win &#8211; Paper talk and football transfer gossip | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Arsenal <\/strong>were given late cause for concern against <strong>Tottenham <\/strong>after star winger <strong>Bukayo Saka <\/strong>limped off &#8211; <em>The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwin van der Sar has<\/strong> revealed he held two rounds of talks with Ed Woodward about joining <strong>Manchester United<\/strong> in an executive role &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola <\/strong>only had half an eye on the north London derby as the <strong>Manchester City <\/strong>boss jetted out to Italy to watch a Serie C clash &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tottenham <\/strong>hero <strong>Dele <\/strong>expressed his determination to return on the pitch soon amid a five-month spell in the sidelines as a free agent &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"captivate\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; 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