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Report: West Ham United in driving seat for forward Leeds United want
According to TEAMtalk, West Ham United, Leeds United and Arsenal are interested in signing Marcos Paulo from Fluminese in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Leeds, Arsenal, Watford and Southampton all want to sign the 19-year-old forward. However, according to the report, West Ham ‘are in the driving seat’, with the Hammers having already made an approach for the Portuguese youth international. It has been claimed that the London club have already held talks with the teenager’s representatives. Paulo has a release clause of £40 million, according to the report in TEAMtalk. Too expensive? While Paulo is very highly rated and has a bright future ahead of him, £40 million for a 19-year-old with no experience of first-team football is too much to pay for any club. It is clea...
The Athletic journo shares what he’s heard about Arsenal’s reported bids for Celtic striker
According to The Sun’s former chief football writer and Transfer Window podcast’s Ian McGarry, Arsenal have had a £15 million bid knocked back by Celtic for French striker Odsonne Edouard. The Gunners want to strengthen their attack in order to push for a top-four finish this term, and they are keen on the Hoops star who bagged 28 goals across all competitions last term. Celtic boss Neil Lennon wants to hold on to Edouard, though, but Arsenal’s offer has since been increased to £20 million with add-ons up to the value of another £2.5 million, according to McGarry. However, The Athletic’s Celtic reporter Kieran Devlin has claimed that Arsenal haven’t placed any bids for the 22-year-old. Been told that Arsenal haven’t placed any bids for Odsonne Edouard. — Kieran Devlin (@NoNotThatDevl...
Alexandre Lacazette: Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to be perfect
Arsenal got their Premier League season off to the perfect start with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday – and Alexandre Lacazette says perfection is exactly what Mikel Arteta expects. Lacazette’s record-breaking early finish was added to by goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with newcomers Gabriel and Willian particularly impressing. Arteta will want his players to keep their feet on the ground after beating a side freshly promoted from the Championship, but the forward took heart from their performance. “It was the best way to start the season,” Lacazette told Arsenal’s official website. “We wanted to win today and get the clean sheet. Defensively I think we did some good stuff and respected what the coach wanted. At the end, we won so everyone is happy today. “He [...
Report: Leeds United and Arsenal want 21-year-old French winger
According to L’Equipe, Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal are interested in signing Mounir Chouiar from Dijon in the summer transfer window. The report in the French publication has claimed Dijon will ask between €15 million (£13.89 million) and €20 million (£18.52 million) as transfer fee for the 21-year-old winger. It has been added that the French youngster will be left out of Dijon’s Ligue 1 match against Brest on Sunday. Dijon spell According to L’Equipe, Chouiar joined Dijon from Brest in the summer of 2019 for a transfer fee of €10 million (£9.26 million). The youngster made 18 starts and two substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Dijon last season, scoring four goals in the process, according to WhoScored. The winger has played twice in the league for his French club ...
Report: Player considering heartbreaking decision amid Wolves interest
According to The Daily Mail, Wolverhampton Wanderers will try again for Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles. It has been reported that Maitland-Niles is considering making the ‘heartbreaking decision’ to leave Arsenal to play regular first-team football and to enhance his chances of playing for the England national football team. Premier League rivals Wolves are interested in the 23-year-old, and although they have had an offer of £15 million turned down, they are preparing an improved bid, according to the report. Would Ainsley Maitland-Niles be a good signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers? Maitland-Niles is a very good and promising young player who can play as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back. Wolves have recently sold Matt Doherty to Premier League rivals Tottenham, and ...
Alexandre Lacazette pledges future to Arsenal amid Juventus links
Alexandre Lacazette has said that he has no intention of departing Arsenal while the club has an exciting future under boss Mikel Arteta. After taking over from Unai Emery midway through the 2019-20 campaign, Pep Guardiola’s former assistant at Manchester City has led the Gunners to FA Cup and Community Shield glory. While there has previously been speculation about the future of their France international forward, he has been happy to decisively push that to one side. “I’m at Arsenal. I signed a five-year contract to improve and win titles. I’ve got two years left and I’m determined to stay,” he said to L’Equipe. When asked if that is his final decision, he replied: “From me, yes.” Meanwhile, the 29-year-old has insisted that he knows nothing about links to the likes of Juventus and Atlet...
Report: Arsenal actively trying to sell player, he has turned down Unai Emery
Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has turned down the chance to join his former manager Unai Emery at Villarreal, according to ESPN. It has been reported that Villarreal manager Emery wants to sign the French midfielder, but he has turned him down. Valencia and Atalanta are also interested in the 21-year-old, but the youngster has rejected them as well, according to the report. The report has added that Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain want the youngster, with Arsenal actively trying to offload him and trying to find a club who will buy him. Is Arsenal exit inevitable for Matteo Guendouzi? It seems that Arsenal do not want Guendouzi in their squad any more, and it appears that it is inevitable that the Frenchman will leave. While the 21-year-old is very talented and promising, he was not ...
Report: Aston Villa set to complete £20 million signing ‘in the next few days’
Aston Villa are looking to complete the signing of Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the coming days. According to the Telegraph, the player will join Aston Villa in a package worth around £20 million. The Argentine keeper has done well at Arsenal and he should prove to be a quality alternative to Tom Heaton. Heaton will be out with a knee injury until October an Aston Villa needed to sign a quality alternative this summer. The report adds that the 28-year-old goalkeeper will complete his Aston Villa move within ‘the next few days’. The report further claims that Aston Villa’s second offer of £15 million-plus add ons has been accepted in principle by Arsenal. Apparently the 28-year-old keeper is desperate to play regular first-team football and it will be interesting to see if h...
Philippe Coutinho to remain at Barcelona after Ronald Koeman call
Philippe Coutinho will remain at Barcelona for the upcoming 2020/21 season, according to his agent Kia Joorabchian. Coutinho spent last term on loan at Bayern Munich, making 38 appearances as they won the Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB Pokal. The 28-year-old was offered to several Premier League clubs – including Arsenal and Newcastle – but Joorabchian claims that new head coach Ronald Koeman has since persuaded him to stay. “Coutinho to stay at Barça? Yes,” he told Talksport. “Koeman called him right after the Champions League victory with Bayern and told him he’s very much in his plans and would like him to return. “Coutinho was due to return on September 7th, but he began training earlier because he didn’t want to lose his momentum and fitness.” Coutinho has made 76 appearances fo...
Report: Club think Aston Villa will bid again for their player, his stance
According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal expect Aston Villa to make a third bid for Emiliano Martinez. Villa’s second bid for the Argentine goalkeeper is £15 million, £5 million short of what Arsenal are looking for to sell him in the summer transfer window, according to the report. The Gunners think that the Villans will make a third offer, with the 28-year-old goalkeeper himself considering a move to Dean Smith’s side with the prospect of regular first-team football for the Villans. Arsenal hold all the cards Arsenal do not need to sell Martinez, and the Gunners could well decide to keep the Argentine as he did well in the final weeks of last season in the absence of Bernd Leno, who was injured at the time. It is clear that the Gunners think that they can get the £20 million they want for th...
‘Absolutely excellent’ player reportedly open to Aston Villa move
According to Goal.com, Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is open to a move to Aston Villa in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that although Martinez’s preference is to stay at Arsenal as the first-choice goalkeeper, he is willing to move to Villa if he remains the back-up to Bernd Leno. The report has claimed that Villa have made an offer of more than £15 million for the 28-year-old Argentine goalkeeper, described as “absolutely excellent” by Arsenal legend Martin Keown on Stadium Astro in July 2020. Should Emiliano Martinez swap Arsenal for Aston Villa? Leno is the first-choice goalkeeper at Arsenal, and it is very likely that he will stay so for the foreseeable future. The German missed the final weeks of last season due to injury, and although Martinez did well in his...
Mesut Ozil aims brutal dig at Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has aimed a brutal dig at Tottenham Hotspur, joking that he will only join them if he doesn’t want to win a cup. The German has spent seven seasons at the Emirates Stadium, and has played a huge role in his side’s three FA Cups wins and a Community Shield win. Arsenal picked up the FA Cup and another Community Shield without key contributions from Ozil last term, and their fans believe that North London is still red despite finishing below bitter city rivals Tottenham in the Premier League. Spurs last won a silverware in 2008, and the Gunners star didn’t hesitate to aim a brutal dig at Jose Mourinho’s side on Twitter during a Q&A session: If I don’t want to win a cup, I should go there 🏆😉 #YaGunnersYa❤️#AskMesut https://t.co/j6O0l7n...
