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Arsenal linked with Onana again

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Arsenal are once again linked with a  move for Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onan who will become a free agent in the summer. Barcelona and Inter Milan are also tracking his situation. Onan is currently serving a ban from the game after accidentally taking prescription medicine intended for his wife that contains a banned substance. He was initially banned for a ...

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Juventus interested in Lacazette

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Juventus are interested in signing Alexander Lacazette. The French international is into the final year of his current deal at the Emirates, and, to date, there have been no discussions with Arsenal about extending it. The striker is considering his options ahead of next summer, with several clubs already expressing an interest. Long standing admirers Atlético Madrid are also in ...

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Arsenal teenager wanted by Barcelona

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Barcelona are interested in signing Arsenal teenager Charlie Patino. The 17-year old midfielder has been attracting rave reviews with his performances for both Arsenal’s and England’s youth squads, and that has attracted the attention of several other clubs, including Barcelona, the club Patino supports. However, he is rated highly in North London and the Gunners have no intention of letting ...

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Chelsea may sell Rüdiger in January

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Chelsea may be ready to sell defender Antonio Rüdiger in January, against the wishes of coach Thomas Tuchel. The German international is in the final year of his current deal at Stamford Bridge, and wants a significant wage increase, if he is to stay in West London, with some reports suggesting he is looking to double his current wages. With ...

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Spurs and Arsenal could rival Chelsea for Koundé.

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Jules Koundé spent much of the summer being linked with a move to Chelsea, but, in the end, no deal materialised. His parent club Sevilla were unwilling to let him go unless his £68.5 million release clause was met, despite the financial challenges the La Liga side is facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic. That was a price ...

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Arsenal linked with Sevilla striker

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Arsenal are being linked with a  move for Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri. The Gunners are looking to find a replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is the highest paid player at the Emirates, having signed  a new three year deal with the Gunners. However, his last campaign was his least successful in North London, due toa combination of loss of form, ...

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Premier League clubs top spending charts

Premier League clubs topped the spending charts this summer, with more than £1.15 billion paid out in transfer fees. That was more than Spain, Germany and French sides spent combined, But, despite that outlay, the overall spend was down on last year. The highest individual outlay was for Jack Grealish by Manchester City who was bought from Aston Villa for ...

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Sevilla deny blocking Koundé move

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Sevilla have denied that the deliberately blocked defender Jules Koundé’s move to Chelsea. The French international spent the summer being linked with a  move to the Champions League winners, only for the deal to founder on price, with the Spanish club holding firm on his release clause, despite their widely reported financial problems. . Now their manager Julen Lopetegui insists ...

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Why Chelsea pulled out of Koundé deal

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Despite being linked with him all summer, Chelsea ultimately failed to secure a deal for Sevilla centre-back Jules Koundé. In the end the Premier League side backed away because they deemed the asking price too expensive. Koundé wanted the move but it was denied him after the Spanish club refused to budge on their valuation of the French international at ...

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Bellerín joins Betis on loan

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Hector Bellerín has joined La Liga side Real Betis on loan for the coming season. That is after a proposed move to his former club Barcelona fell through, after a swap deal involving Emerson Royal collapsed. The full-back instead has joined Tottenham. Bellerín was the longest serving player at the Emirates, but he has slipped out of favour in the ...

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