Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on team news: "Alex Isak is probably not ready for the weekend, but he is very close and looking really good. I am really pleased with his progress.

"Like Alex, Joe Willock is very close too, he is knocking on the door, looking good, feeling much better. He is another huge player for us that we are desperate to get back."

Arsenal

If there is any Arsenal fans who may have been getting excited by the rumours of Kylian Mbappe moving to Arsenal.

Here are Mikel Arteta's brief thoughts on it, who said it with a smile while speaking to the press this morning:

Arteta said: "When there is a player of that calibre we always have to be in the conversation, but it looks a different way."

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Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on Callum Wilson's injury: "It was a strange injury, he got in a tussle with the centre-back at the end of the last match. It was a muscle, his pectoral muscle, we had it scanned we hoped initially he could continue. When he went to see a specialist, it was apparent he will need surgery. I think he’s having it as we speak. It is no doubt a big blow for him. It's been a stop start season for him. We hope he’s back before the end of the season."

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on current form and consistency: "It is the most important part of the season and we know every fixture will play a significant role in what we want to achieve.

"Burnley are extremely well coached and are very competitive, so we know we have a tough match on Saturday - we will play with the same energy and enthusiasm.

"We have done a lot of things right in the season, we have shown a lot of level of consistency and now we want to go another step forward and want to play the way we are playing - we will see where we get.

"We are working as a team on our strengths and on the things we can improve, trying to have more belief and embracing the players' qualities."

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I am at Turf Moor for this one and I don't think it will be as straightforward for Arsenal as some people might think.

As ridiculous as it might sound, I was very impressed by Burnley when I watched them in their defeat against Liverpool. They started well, were well organised, and created chances, big chances... they just couldn't take them.

In the end, they paid the price for a couple of individual errors which get heightened when they happen in a close game like that one. They cannot afford many more of those if they want to stay in the Premier League.

Also, and I said this during my co-commentary at Anfield, the Clarets are not in a position to pinpoint certain games as being winnable. They have won three league games all season and they need to win at least three more just to get out of the relegation zone, so they need to approach every game as being 'must-win', including this one.

We know the importance of it for Arsenal at the other end of the table too. The Gunners blew West Ham away last week and they will need to keep their focus here because their title hopes rely on a very small margin of error, the same as Liverpool's do.

Mikel Arteta's side have just beaten Liverpool and West Ham, so this might seem as if it is the easiest of their current run. But despite four straight wins, which also includes Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace, it is still a dangerous fixture because Burnley are scrapping for their lives.

I do think Arsenal will win though. Last season, the Gunners started well and fell away. This season, I think it's fair to say their early performances were not quite at that breathtaking or exhilarating level, but maybe this is their time to get going this time. It's probably a better way to do it, if they can.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Read the rest of Chris Sutton's Premier League predictions for this weekend's games here...

Arsenal

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on injury concerns for the weekend: "Some of them have been progressing more than others, we have got a training session today and I am positive we will get a few players back tomorrow.

"We have to go game-by-game and in the last few weeks we have had to play other players and we have not had players to do so, certain players we have tried to manage that in the best way."

On Thomas Partey: "No big set-backs and Thomas Partey is progressing really well and I don’t want to say too much, but it is looking good."

BBC Sport has a dedicated Arsenal page packed with news, analysis and fan views - get it here

Right, our Friday press conference bonanza is just about to get under way. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe are taking questions from journalists right now.

We'll have some of their thoughts on the key issues, including any team news, shortly.

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Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as head coach of South Korea after just 12 months in the role.

The 59-year-old German was appointed in February last year, with his contract running until the end of the 2026 World Cup.

But South Korea were beaten in the semi-finals at the Asian Cup earlier this month, prolonging the country's 64-year wait for the title.

There had also been reports of in-fighting between top players.

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Mina Rzouki
European football expert on the Football Daily podcast

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A lot of clubs lose big names and yes not in spectacle fashion, but it is a huge flex that PSG can lose Kylian Mbappe for free and it is not a big deal.

I don't see it as such a huge deal, PSG have kept him for a long time and it is normal for people to seek pastures new - it is not an embarrassment for PSG to lose him on a free.

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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on the Football Daily podcast

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Even though I was sceptical, Kylian Mbappe is going.

The note I got from PSG is it will take months for the separation to take place. They are negotiating loyalty bonuses and other stuff.

This free transfer for Kylian Mbappe will still cost Real Madrid €100-120 for the player to come for free.

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According to the front page of another Madrid-based daily Marca, France striker Kylian Mbappe is "finalising the details to close his signing" with Real Madrid.

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BBC Sport

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France striker Kylian Mbappe has told Paris St-Germain he intends to leave the club at the end of the season.

The 25-year-old's deal with the Ligue 1 champions is scheduled to expire and he has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Mbappe's future was the subject of a major stand-off with PSG last summer.

At one point, Mbappe was exiled from the first-team squad and left out of the club's pre-season tour of Asia.

However, an agreement was reached that ensured PSG would not lose out when Mbappe eventually left and the terms of his now seemingly inevitable exit are still to be confirmed.

The forward has a one-year extension clause, so it is expected his departure will involve either a sale with a transfer fee or financial sacrifices on the player's part.

Whilst PSG would have wanted Mbappe to remain at the club, his exit looks set to come as they aim to build a younger squad and move away from the 'Galacticos' plan, that has also seen Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Brazil internationalNeymar leave since the end of last season.

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Roy Hodgson and Jose Mourinho might be dominating the back pages of the UK national newspapers but there's only one story in Spain right now and that's Kylian Mbappe.

Madrid-based sports daily AS lead with the headline "Adios Paris" and a picture of the France striker.

The Daily Star

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The Daily Star also lead on Jose Mourinho's sliding doors moment with England, who appointed Fabio Capello in 2007. The article claims that Mourinho "insisted he would have won a trophy" with the Three Lions and "the strength of the squad in those days deserved success".

Daily Mirror

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An interesting tale on the back page of the Daily Mirror which reveals how close Jose Mourinho came to taking the England manager's job. According to the story the "Special One said there was a contract on the table waiting to be signed before Fabio Capello eventually got the Three Lions job".

The Daily Mail

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The Daily Mail lead on Roy Hodgson's situation but also tease on a story on their back page about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plans to redevelop Manchester United's Old Trafford ground. The story states that the billionaire has "already approached potential investment partners at home and abroad" about the refurbishment. It adds that the club are "leaning towards a rebuild on land at the side of United's iconic home, with the hope that the project will be done in five years or sooner".