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Only one team has won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the same season since Division 1 was renamed the Premier League in 1992 and the European Cup was renamed the UEFA Champions League in 2012. 1992/93. Becoming the first English club to win the treble since 1992, Sir Alex Ferguson's side set the record in the 1998-99 season.
During the 1998–99 season, Manchester United recorded a total of five defeats in the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and League Cup. The League Cup and Charity Cup fell to Arsenal and Tottenham respectively. They went on a 33-match unbeaten run that began on December 26, 1998, and that helped them lose just three Premier League games that season. Thanks to this tremendous effort, Manchester United never lost a game in the FA Cup or UEFA Champions League that season. Some standout comebacks during their season, including against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final.
Any Premier League team will struggle to win the treble due to fierce competition in England.
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Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka and Folarin Balogun
Folarin Balogun will turn down any contract offers from Arsenal and has no intention of making another loan this summer, according to reports.
The 21-year-old has recently been linked with some of Europe's top clubs after showing off his scoring prowess for Reims, trailing only Kylian Mbappe and Jonathan David in the scorer rankings. in Ligue 1.
With Mikel Arteta not allowed to consider including Balogun in his plans next season, things will start in the summer.
Indeed, as TEAMtalk reported on Monday, the Gunners are leaning towards selling Balogun, even though he has scored 18 goals in 30 appearances while on loan at Reims.
However, they wanted to include a buyback clause in any potential sale, so they clearly recognized its lofty potential. But, with Milan, Juventus and Bayern Munich all closely following the striker, there is every reason to believe he will leave the Emirates at the end of the season.
Milan prepares £26.5m bid for Balogun
Now, according to Athletic, Balogun will under no circumstances sign a contract extension with Arsenal this summer, with his current contract set to expire in June 2025.
According to their reports, the striker is keen to wait and see if clubs like Milan, Juve and Bayern make offers, while Monaco, RB Leipzig and Marseille have also shown an interest in signing. contract with him.
However, Milan are by far the most interested team with the Italian giants said to be preparing a £26.5m bid for his services.
From Balogun's point of view, a departure seems logical as it is highly unlikely that he will ever make it into Arteta's starting line-up. Indeed, with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah helping the Gunners win their first Premier League title since 2004, it would be silly for the Spaniard to change up a line of active forwards. such good.
Any purchase would open up funds for Arteta for his own transfer targets this summer, with several top players linked with a move to the Emirates.
With the Gunners in the Champions League next season, they will need more depth in every position.
It is somewhat surprising that Arteta would not want to give Balogun a chance, especially after describing the striker's form as 'unbelievable' last month.
However, Balogun has proven he can score consistently in one of Europe's top leagues, so perhaps he deserves a regular spot at another top team.
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