The Premier League could yet provide as many as seven clubs to next year’s Champions League after a number of English sides continued their progress in continental competition. Previously, the maximum number of clubs that a league could provide to the top tier European tournament was five, but that rule has now been removed.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs showing an interest in Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 25. (Caughtoffside) William Saliba has no intention of leaving Arsenal despite Real Madrid being ready to pay a world-record fee for the 23-year-old France international centre-back.

Mikel Arteta called on Arsenal to take the “next step” after booking their place in the Champions League last eight in successive seasons for the first time in 15 years. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Declan Rice were on the scoresheet as the Gunners drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium to win 9-3 on aggregate after dealing the Eredivisie side a 7-1 drubbing in the reverse fixture.