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Arsenal to sign striker? Is this is the one they've been waiting for. Possibly. Gunners fans across the world will be hitting YouTube and FBref to see what's what with Borja Mayoral. A brief precis: he's the strike partner of Mason Greenwood at Getafe, is 26, and has never played for Spain. So make of that what you will. The price is quoted at £22m, rather cheaper than Ivan Toney. There's links with a midfielder, too, Martín Zubimendi of Real Sociedad, Mikel Arteta's former club, with a doable £50m release clause. Elsewhere in north London, Tottenham are still in the hunt for Conor Gallagher, last seen wearing the Chelsea armband in the Blues' loss at Middlesbrough. That sale would raise money for Chelsea's potential spree. There's wild talk of buying Victor Osimhen out there. Radu Dragusin, a favourite of this page this month, is coming to Spurs, with Eric Dier heading to Bayern Munich to clear space in the squad. Related: West Ham forced to alter transfer plans with Paquetá injury worse than thought Talking of wild, wild rumours, try this one for size. Real Madrid fancy signing Erling Haaland if their move for Kylian Mbappé (Rumour Mill passim) falls flat. Seems unlikely, right? Now, at least. Manchester United have offered current not-so-supersub Facundo Pellistri, 22, in a swap deal for Sporting and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 24, but the bid has been rejected because of a £69m release clause. They'd love to chuck in Anthony Martial too but the striker wants to stay in Manchester till the end of the season. Meanwhile, expect Jadon Sancho to be returned to Borussia Dortmund either today or tomorrow. And Hannibal Mejbri to go on loan to Sevilla. Newcastle news. Or lack of it. Dominic Solanke has been bid for but that bid has been rejected by Bournemouth. Maybe come back in the summer is the response. That goes for Arsenal, too, also reported to have been in the hunt for the in-form striker. Two rumour mill legends are involved in a classic piece of merry-go-round action: Ché Adams of Southampton is wanted by Wolves, while Danny Ings has been linked with a return to Southampton from West Ham. Wolves are meanwhile issuing a "hands-off" to West Ham on Max Kilman. Those who smell a swap deal may be in business. The Hammers are involved in a classic tug of war for Jack Clarke, the Sunderland winger also wanted by Brentford and Crystal Palace.

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'The White Lotus' Drops Huge New Cast List For Season 3, Including Parker Posey

The White Lotus must have the best PR team in the hospitality business: In spite of an ongoing string of murders at the resort collection's luxury hotels, guests are still booking additional stays. Before The White Lotus season 2 even reached its conclusion, HBO greenlit a third season -- and there's at least some chance Jennifer Coolidge's character could make an appearance from beyond the grave. The season 2 finale saw the end of Tanya McQuoid-Hunt thanks to a twisted combination of failed assassination attempt, concussion, and drowning, but showrunner Mike White remains as attached as ever to Coolidge's character. The award-winning show received a slew of nominations this award season, including Emmys for outstanding drama series, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series (F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, and Will Sharpe), outstanding supporting actress in a drama series (Jennifer Coolidge, Maghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Audrey Plaza, and Simona Tabasco), outstanding directing for a drama series, and outstanding writing for a drama series. At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the show got nine nominations, and won outstanding casting for a drama series, outstanding contemporary hairstyling, outstanding music composition for a series, and outstanding music supervision. There's little we know about season 3, leaving plenty of room for speculation. Let's break down the breadcrumbs we have so far. Production for season 3 was delayed due to the writers and actors' strikes. The season "probably would have been [released in] 2024," chairman and CEO Casey Bloys said during an HBO and Max presentation on November 2, but it's now "pushing into 2025" given the pause. Indeed, the network confirmed in a sizzle reel a month later that The White Lotus season 3 will premiere in 2025. Not long after the actors' strike lifted on November 9, the team released a list of new characters and began casting for the new season. Production is slated to start early February in Thailand, Deadline reports. For reference, season 1 debuted in July 2021, and season 2 arrived in October 2022. Death is likely to trail The White Lotus guests across international borders, but don't expect that to stop them from stamping their passports. Season 3 will reportedly be set in Thailand, multiple sources told Variety, though HBO has not yet confirmed the news. Showrunner Mike White had already hinted that season 3 would branch out from previous locales -- Hawaii and Sicily, respectively -- for an entirely new spot. "We just turned in our last episode to the network yesterday, so it's hard to think about the next race," White told Deadline in October 2022. "But if we did, I think it'd be fun to maybe go to a whole different continent. You know, we did Europe, and maybe Asia, something crazy like that, that would be fun." It had seemed, initially, that the show might be eyeing Tokyo as its next spot. (Johnny Knoxville almost revealed the season 3 filming location back in February. He told Vultur...