De Zerbi to Tottenham, Tuchel Defends Arsenal Players

0:00It's March 31st. This is Europe News Today, powered by AI, your European briefing. I'm Cory with the story. Tottenham's on the hunt for a savior, and Roberta Deserbi looks like the man. The former Brighton boss is in advanced talks for a five-year deal. Stepping in right away as the club's fourth-head coach in just ten months, spurs are staring down relegation for the first time since 1977. Igor Tutor's interim stint lasted a messy 44 days, with five losses in seven games and tactics that raised eyebrows. Deserbi had wanted to wait till summer, but Italian reports say he's flipping the script now to tackle the Premier League's survival fight head-on, shifting gears to England duty. Tomas Tuchoels pushing back on rumors about Arsenal players bailing early. Declan Rice, Bukkaya Osaka, and eight others from the gunners pulled out after medical checks, including Noni Madueke, with an injury in a friendly draw. Tucho says it was pure risk management this late in the season, not club over country.

1:01Over in France, a French court shut down Cardiff's big negligence suit against Nantes over Emiliano Salas tragic death and a plane crash back in. January 2019. Cardiff wanted over 100 million pounds for the transfer fee and lost earnings, blaming Nantes for the agent's flight setup. Instead, they got to pay Nantes more than 400,000 pounds. With international friendlies kicking off, like England versus Japan at Wimbley and Scotland facing Ivory Coast, these moves could shake up the final, stretch for clubs battling it out.