Tuesday’s briefing: De Zerbi deal close and Tuchel plays down Arsenal withdrawalsBy Press Association Sport StaffRoberto De Zerbi is poised to take charge of Tottenham, Thomas Tuchel rejects suspicions over Arsenal withdrawals and Cardiff’s negligence claim against Nantes is dismissed. “They joined, had a medical assessment, wanted desperately to play, to just get the narrative straight,” he said ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Japan. If it would have been maybe a last game of the season, we would have kept them and tried everything. Cardiff’s contention was that Nantes were responsible because the flight was organised by an agent, Willie McKay, enlisted by the French club. However, the tribunal of Nantes dismissed the claim on Monday, and ordered Cardiff to pay more than £400,000 to the French club.

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2026 06:16 UTC