Arsenal have rejected a third bid from Crystal Palace for striker Eddie Nketiah. The 22-year old is out of contract in the summer, and has turned down the offer of a new deal at the Emirates because he is looking for guarantees of regular first-team football. The South London side had previously attempted to sign him last summer and, again, ...
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Chelsea given new Koundé hope
Chelsea may have until the summer to sign Jules Koundé from Sevilla. But the wait could be worth it, as they may be able to sign the French international for a relatively low price. At the start of the season, Seville rejected Chelsea’s offer for the player because it did not match their £68 million valuation of him. That decision ...
Read More »Juventus make Arthur U-turn
The prospect of Brazilian midfielder Arthur Mélo moving to Arsenal on loan before the transfer window closes has suddenly become brighter again. The deal had seemed stalled because the Serie A club were not prepared to let him go without first finding a replacement. Now it seems that they have not only found their man in Borussia Monchengladbach’s Denis Zakaria, ...
Read More »Saliba wants Arsenal return
William Saliba wants to return to Arsenal in the summer and compete for a first-team place next season. He is currently on loan with Marseille, and there had been suggestions that he wanted to make the move permanent, although with the Ligue 1 potentially facing a transfer ban, the prospect of that has become more complicated. Saliba who was signed ...
Read More »Chelsea captain set for summer exit
It is looking increasingly likely that Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta will be leaving the club in the summer. The Spaniard, who is the longest serving current player at Stamford Bridge, is into the final six months of his current deal. And, although he has publicly said that he wants to stay in West London, they are not prepared to meet ...
Read More »Everton want Loftus-Cheek
Everton want to sign Ruben Loftus-Cheek before transfer deadline day, and, wit Frank Lampard set to be appointed their new manager, the pair could be set for a reunion at Goodison Park. The Merseyside team have recently lost Abdoulaye Doucouré and Fabian Delph to injury, and with Tom Davies are struggling for fitness, they are short of midfield options. However, ...
Read More »Newcastle pushing for Nktiah deal
Newcastle United are pushing to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah before deadline day. He is one of a trio of transfers the North-East club are trying to get over the line before the window shuts, the others being midfielder Bruno Guimaraes of Lyon, and Brighton defender Dan Burn. The 22-year old, the record goalscorer for England at under-21 level. is ...
Read More »Arsenal transfer plans in tatters?
Are Arsenal’s transfer plans in tatters? They went into January vowing to be active in the market, and with striker and midfield their priority. The Gunners spent weeks in pursuit of Dusan Vlahović of Fiorentina, only for the Serbian forward to agree to join Juventus, with suspicions that the interest from the North London was used to try and drive ...
Read More »European giants make Aubameyang approaches
Both Barcelona and Juventus have made official approaches to take Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan for the rest of the season. The Gabonese striker was left out of the Gunners squad that has flown to Dubai for warm weather training, and has been training by himself, as options are being explored for him to leave the club before Monday’s deadline day. ...
Read More »Aubameyang set to leave Arsenal
The likelihood of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leaving Arsenal before the close of the transfer week has become even greater. That was after he was excluded from the squad that has flown off to Dubai for a week of warm weather training and some downtime. Jack Wilshere, who does not even have a contract with the club and is back trying to ...
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