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BLACKBURN AND BURNLEY CROWD TROUBLE PROBE

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BLACKBURN and Burnley are to be questioned by the FA following the crowd trouble at Ewood Park on Wednesday during their Carabao Cup tie. The FA are to seek video footage after two Blackburn fans ran on to the pitch to confront players after Jack Cork put Burnley ahead in the 27th minute. In all, five people were arrested and a nine-year-old boy suffered burns when a flare landed on his back. BARCELONA are on the brink of signing Borussia Dortmund winger Ousmane Dembele for £138million, including add-ons, after talks between the clubs at yesterday’s Champions League draw. Barca are still pursuing a similar deal to sign 25-year-old Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool. WEST BROM have made a £15million bid to sign Oliver Burke from RB Leipzig. The Scotland winger is set to have a medical with Albion today but Crystal Palace are also in the hunt for the 20-year-old. ARSENAL face having to sell Alex OxladeCham­berlain this month. Sportsmail understand­s the Gunners have made a final contract offer to the England internatio­nal worth £180,000 a week. However, the 24-year-old (below) is likely to reject the offer, meaning the club would look to offload hm instead of losing him for nothing next summer. Chelsea are favourites to sign him, but Liverpool are also keen. Arsene Wenger said: ‘I want him to stay and be one of the big players of the future of

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