Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd Chasing Same Defender, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in Future Battle for Brighton Special , Saturday Transfer Talk Report

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Nottingham Forest’s central defender Murillo (24) has attracted interest from larger Premier League clubs, and Forest can likely expect more inquiries this winter. At least that is reported by the website Teamtalk. Murillo’s strong performances over the past few seasons have made Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea all eager to sign the Brazilian.

The Greek Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis (27) is on Tottenham’s radar, according to Caught Offside. Spurs are reportedly planning a transfer in January to secure a new striker option.

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Focus On; David Seaman

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Bio:

David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is a retired English footballer who was a goalkeeper. He played from 1981 to 2004, mainly for Arsenal. Seaman earned 75 caps for England, making him the third-most capped goalkeeper, along with Joe Hart, behind Peter Shilton and Jordan Pickford. In 1997, he received the MBE for contributions to football and was nominated for the 1998 Ballon d’Or. He is also one of the few players with over 1,000 career appearances.

Seaman started his football career with Peterborough United, Birmingham City, and Queens Park Rangers. He became famous as Arsenal and England’s goalkeeper in the 1990s and early 2000s. At Arsenal, he won three league titles (1991, 1998, 2002), four FA Cups (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003), the League Cup in 1993, and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994. He also represented England in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as Euro 96 and Euro 2000. After leaving Arsenal, he played for Manchester City in the Premier League and retired in 2004 due to a shoulder injury. In June 2012, he became the goalkeeping coach for Wembley, a Combined Counties League club.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sylvinho on Wenger’s Arsenal, Ronaldinho and Guardiola’s Barcelona

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Sylvinho was the first Brazilian to sign for Arsenal, a Champions League qualifier with Celta Vigo and a two-time European champion with Barcelona, where he started the 2009 final against Manchester United at the age of 35.

In the first part of an exclusive interview with Flashscore, the former left-back looks back on Arsene Wenger’s attention to detail, sharing a flank with Ronaldinho and the night at the Bernabeu when he realised Pep Guardiola’s team was something special.

Sylvinho has since his retirement, leaving Man City in 2010, been involved in football as manager of Lyon, Corinthians and latest with Albania national team, stepping down from the postion in May this year. He has also had prominent assistant manager jobs at Inter Milan, Corinthians and Cruzeiro.

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