Leeds & Leicester news conferences, plus transfer updates

Jesse Marsch is now chatting to the media and the Leeds boss begins with an injury update: "Adam Forshaw and Archie Gray are still out but Archie is active and Adam is feeling better.

"Crysencio Summerville should be available for next week. Liam Cooper and Tyler Adams are questionable. Cody Drameh, there will be an announcement on his loan today.

Full-back Drameh, 21, has been linked with a loan move to Championship side Luton.

On Cooper and Adams, Marsch added: "I want to see where they're at. We want to go for the victory. We have the chance to push and we want to take it seriously and put our best foot forward."

Fifa has just published its Global Transfer Report for 2022 and it confirms the strength of the Premier League.

English clubs spent $2.2bn (£1.78bn) on international transfers, far more than clubs in any other country.

It is also interesting to see that while Manchester United, unsurprisingly, spent the most on international deals, West Ham, Wolves and Leeds were among the clubs to spend more than Real Madrid.

The annual outlay for transfer fees in the women's game was $3.3m (£2.66m), which is a new record - 62% more than in 2021.

Duncan Ferguson on his ambitions: "To stay in the division and then get into the next division, that's the dream. I am ambitious and so is the chairman."

Ferguson, speaking to Sky Sports, on Everton: "They've had a difficult time. They are bottom of the league, they have lost some games and they are looking for a new manager. I wish them well. It is a fantastic club. There was always a chance [I could get the job], but they've gone in a different direction."

Duncan Ferguson on his links with Everton: "I was always going to be linked with that job. It never happened for me, but I'm delighted to be here.

"This is a fantastic club. There's a new stadium coming, new training ground coming. It is exciting to be part of."

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New Forest Green boss Duncan Ferguson: "It has been a long time coming. I've been a coach, an assistant, a caretaker, I've done them all except permanent manager. This is a great opportunity at a fantastic club.

"I've seen bits and pieces of the team. We believe we can climb the table very soon."

Ferguson confirms Tony Grant as his assistant manager.

Duncan Ferguson takes over at Forest Green Rovers after League One's bottom club parted company with head coach Ian Burchnall.

Ex-Notts County boss Burchnall was appointed in May after the departure of Rob Edwards to Watford and Forest Green's promotion to League One.

However, they have won just five of their 28 league matches this season and are four points from safety.

New Forest Green Rovers boss Duncan Ferguson to Sky Sports: "I've been waiting for this for a long time. I really appreciate the opportunity.

"It happened very quickly. I had a phone call the night before yesterday to come down and have a chat. It happened very quickly. I drove down, had the chat, went back to Liverpool, made my decision and came back down."

Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri is reporting that Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 21, has turned down a move to Chelsea to focus on helping Everton's bid for Premier League survival.

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Pep Guardiola on if Mikel Arteta was ever a viable option to replace him at Man City: "I'm pretty sure if I left and he would be here, he'd be the best option. But I extended my contract, I'm sorry. It couldn't happen."

Pep Guardiola on tactical responsibility when results aren't good: "If I don't want excuses from my staff and my players, I can't show excuses for myself. I always look at myself, since day one in my career. It won't help to look anywhere else."

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Pep Guardiola on Mikel Arteta and Arsenal: "Arsenal is one of the most important clubs in England. I said many times we knew it, when he was here. His ability and capacity; [their success] is the biggest compliment to Arsenal as well. The hierarchy, they trusted him in their bad moments. I guess it wouldn't have been easy. At the end you need time and investment, but the results are there. It is a challenge for us to challenge them."

More from Pep Guardiola, on the importance of proving themselves again Arsenal: "The FA Cup is a different competition. We have to prove ourselves and our level against a team that has been the best.

"We have to show how close or how far away we are. We have to be at our best or it'll be difficult."

Friday's clash between the Premier League's top two may well be an FA Cup fourth-round tie but will they see it as a chance to strike a psychological blow in the title race?

Manchester City currently trail Arsenal by five points - and have played a game more - but they still have to face each other twice in the league.

Arsenal fan Anthony Yarde will no doubt be watching Friday's game before his world title fight against Artur Beterbiev in London on Saturday and told us he sees the Gunners ending their wait for another Premier League title.

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The Sun is reporting that AC Milan are one of the clubs monitoring Manchester City's Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo.

The 28-year-old has been in and out of Pep Guardiola's starting line-up since the World Cup break. Will he come back in for Friday's FA Cup tie with Arsenal?

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Goalkeepers. Particularly at the top clubs when all the action is at the other end. What do they do for so long stood inside the 18-yard-box on their own? It must get boring, right?

The former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver was with me for a game recently, so I asked him how he used to manage. I knew I was on to a winner when he started.

"I shouldn't really say this," he said. "When the scoreboard was on with the clock, I used to close my eyes and dare myself how long I could keep them closed for."

Current goalkeepers, don't take note!

I asked him what his record was. Weaver wasn't sure, adding: "I used to get the heebie-jeebies after about five seconds.

"I would never have said that when I was playing. It was only when they [City] had a corner, if a ball was right down the other end of the pitch.

"I gave myself a few shocks every now and then."

Nicky, with his eyes open, will be alongside me in the commentary box for Manchester City versus Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round. The only place to hear it on the BBC is via BBC Radio Manchester from 19:00 GMT.

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