Ibrahima Konaté missed the Champions League trip to Marseille because his father sadly passed away this week. Slot says he has spoken to him “a few times” but he’d rather keep the details private. The defender will “need time” before he returns, so will not feature against Bournemouth on Saturday evening.
Arne Slot is speaking to the press, and expresses shock that the first question is not about Mohamed Salah. Instead, he’s asked for his thoughts on Dominik Szoboszlai – “a great leader – without the ball, he’s incredible. He’s improved this season on the ball.”
A bit of breaking transfer news from Sky Sports: Wolves have rejected a bid from Leeds for £40m-rated striker Jørgen Strand Larsen! So, despite what Daniel Farke said yesterday (see 9.24), Leeds do appear to be in the market for attacking reinforcements.
This weekend’s Premier League games are the reverse fixtures of the season openers, back in sun-soaked August. Looking back, the most jarring result was Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford, with the teams taking very different trajectories since then.
“It was certainly a tough day for us all, but it is pretty obvious to see the development that we have made in the months since that, and I am delighted with the progress we have made,” Brentford manager Keith Andrews said yesterday.
