Chelsea are ready to make a move for Lyon attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki. The 19 year old has been identified as a potential replacement for Christian Pulisic, who is edging closer to his own switch to AC Milan. He is valued at around £36 million by the Ligue 1 side. Cherki is a product of the Lyon youth system, having ...
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Pulisic close to Milan move
Christian Pulisic is close to securing a move to AC Milan. The USA winger wants to leave Chelsea because of his lack of game time, but there were concerns that the Serie A club would be unable to match his wages at Stamford Bridge. However, with an indication that he is willing to lower those demands, personal terms have now ...
Read More »Aouar linked with the Gunners again
Houssem Aouar is once again being linked with a move to Arsenal. The Lyon midfielder has been a target for Arsenal since Mikel Arteta took charge in North London, but, at that time, his club Lyon did not want to sell him and slapped a £50 million price tag on the French international, leading to a cooling of interest. However, ...
Read More »Top quotes on Karim Benzema
As one of the main strikers for the Spanish football team Real Madrid, Benzema was one of the main protagonists as the side won the recent Champions League competition. A stalwart at the Bernabeu since 2009, we take a look at some of the top quotes on Karim Benzema. Born in France to Algerian parents, Benzema has so far won ...
Read More »Lyon ready to make compromises to sign Lacazette
Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of Lyon, has revealed that his club are willing to make compromises to sign Alexander Lacazette again this summer. Lacazette moved to the Gunners from the Ligue 1 side in 2017 for a fee of around £50 million, a record for Lyon at that time. Although Aulas has not specified what compromises will have to be ...
Read More »Lacazette reveals transfer talks
Alexander Lacazette has revealed that he is talks with multiple clubs about his future. The 30-year old Frenchman is out of contract at the Emirates at the end of the season and, although there have been hints that he could be offered a new deal, any discussions about that have been shelved to the end of the current campaign. Lyon, ...
Read More »Now Mourinho wants Lacazette
Jose Mourinho’s Roma are the latest club to be linked with a summer move for Arsenal striker Alexander Lacazette. The 30-year old Frenchman is into the final three months of his current deal at the Emirates and will have no shortage of suitors in the summer when he will be available on a free transfer. Long-term admirers Atlético Madrid, AC ...
Read More »Elneny offers revealed
Midfielder Mohamed Elneny received a number of offers to leave Arsenal during the recent transfer window, his agent has confirmed. The Egyptian international is out of contract at the Emirates in the summer, but, despite the fact that they stand to lose him for free in the summer, the Gunners decided to keep him for the rest of the season, ...
Read More »Lyon want Lacazette return
Lyon tried to re-sign Arsenal striker Alexander Lacazette during the transfer window. They are now expected to go back for him in the summer when he will be a free agent. The French international joined the Gunners in 2017 from the Ligue 1 side for a fee of around £50 million, and has since gone on to make 152 appearances ...
Read More »Emerson return ruled out
Hopes that Emerson Palmieri could be recalled from his loan spell have been dashed. With Ben Chilwell likely to miss much of the rest of the season with the ligament damage he picked up playing against Juventus in the Champions League in November, Chelsea have been assessing their options and ways of replacing him. Although they have not discounted going ...
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