GABRIEL JESUS remains a top target for the Arsenal, and their interest has not changed despite the development in Eddie Nketiah's contractual situation.
Meanwhile, the Gunners are also in the race for Nottingham Forest's Djed Spence, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham.
And Inter Milan man Federico Dimarco is also piquing the interest or Arsenal chiefs, who are also said to admire Chelsea youngster Levi Colwell.
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- Justin Lawrence
Raphina transfer battle heats up
Arsenal have joined the transfer race for Leeds star Raphina.
Man United and Chelsea are already tracking the Brazilian playmaker.
But now the Gunners have entered the fray for Raphina, who Leeds won't sell for less than £64m, Football London reported.
- Alex Cole
Good morning Arsenal fans
Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window as they prepare for the demands of European football next season.
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus is the current favourite to join.
Reports now believe that Arteta also wants team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The Ukrainian has been identified as a player to not only boost the Gunners’ midfield, but to competently fill in at left-back when Kieran Tierney is injured.
Barcelona have reportedly entered the race to sign Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka with Arsenal also keen on the midfielder.
The 18-year-old has been linked with a summer exit away from the Midlands with his contract at Villa Park to expire in 2023.
Serie A runners-up Inter Milan are demanding in excess of £20million for left-back Federico Dimarco.
Arsenal are interested in a move for the 24-year-old Italian defender.
- Alex Cole
Gunners rocked by Marquinhos ‘Wolves deal’
Arsenal could face a legal battle with Wolves to sign Sao Paulo winger Marquinhos.
The Gunners were thought to have all but tied up a £3million deal for the Brazilian, 19.
But it’s claimed he’s already inked a pre-contract agreement with Wolves.
That could mean a huge battle to sort out where he ends up this summer.
- Alex Cole
Ambitious Arsenal in for Zin
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are already preparing for the new campaign despite the disappointment of missing out on Champions League football.
And the Spaniard is ready to raid his former club Manchester City for two stars in order to ensure there are no such setbacks next season.
His interest in striker Gabriel Jesus has been well documented, but The Mail now believe he also wants Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The Ukrainian has been identified as a player to not only boost the Gunners’ midfield, but to competently fill in at left-back when Kieran Tierney is injured.
- Alex Cole
Arsenal interested in Aston Villa wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka
Barcelona have reportedly entered the race to sign Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka with Arsenal also keen on the midfielder.
The 18-year-old has been linked with a summer exit away from the Midlands with his contract at Villa Park to expire in 2023.
Chukwuemeka was linked with the likes of Manchester United, City and Liverpool last season, with Bayern Munich and Juventus also keen.
And fellow European sides Monaco, PSV Eindhoven and RB Leipzig have also been claimed to be keen on prising him away from England.
And following a breakthrough campaign which has seen him feature in 12 Premier League games, clubs are keen to test Villa's resolve of the player.
It was claimed in March how Mikel Arteta had eyed up the Young Lions ace as a possible replacement for Granit Xhaka should the Swiss star depart.
Reports stated how the Gunners have sent scouts to watch the youngster in action numerous times this term.
And according to Sport, the North London outfit remain interested in the teenager ahead of a possible swoop.
- Alex Cole
Arsenal and Tottenham fight for Spence
Tottenham are eyeing a summer transfer move for Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence.
The youngster has spent the season on loan at Nottingham Forest and impressed as his performances have helped his side reach the Championship play-off final.
He has caught the eye of a number of clubs and Antonio Conte views him as a potential right wing-back upgrade.
The Italian is happy to let Emerson Royal leave and has made £15million Spence his prime target.
But to land the whizkid Spurs may have to fight off interest from rivals Arsenal.
Spence's ambition is to play at the highest level and Boro will sell to the highest bidder – Bayern Munich are said to have scouted the defender too.
- Alex Cole
Who’s Gunning a move?
Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window as they prepare for the demands of European football next season.
Betfair have revealed the four most likely players to arrive at the Emirates Stadium with Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus the current favourite.
Mikel Arteta will be in the market for new players in a number of positions, with improving their squad depth being the main focus point due to a much busier fixture list for next season.
For much of the run-in towards the end of the Premier League season it looked as though Arsenal would be preparing to welcome Champions League football for the first time in six years.
Two losses in their final three games, to Tottenham and Newcastle, meant a four point cushion over their North London rivals vanished, with the Gunners finishing fifth, two points shy of Spurs.
Arsenal’s eighth-place finish in 2021 meant that the Gunners had no European football to deal with this season, so the requirement of having to play twice a week for most weeks next season will encourage the need for a deeper, stronger squad.
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus is the name most heavily linked with Arsenal at the moment.
Arsenal are in need of a striker with the departure of Alexandre Lacazette looking likely, and the contract saga of Eddie Nketiah still looking uncertain.
BETFAIR ODDS
- Gabriel Jesus 4/9
- Youri Tielemans 10/11
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3/1
- James Maddison 4/1
Fed up
Serie A runners-up Inter Milan are demanding in excess of £20million for left-back Federico Dimarco.
Arsenal are interested in a move for the 24-year-old Italian defender.
The Gunners are keen to add a back-up full-back to their ranks after Kieran Tierney's campaign was cut short by injury.
Nuno Tavares struggled while deputising for the Scotland international.
Mikel Arteta had been keen on recruiting Dimarco to act as cover for Tierney.
But Inter's £20m price-tag is beyond Arsenal's budget for a player who would not start week in, week out.
Dimarco is yet to establish himself as a regular starter at San Siro – 19 out of his 32 Serie A appearances last season coming from the bench.
Gunners battle to keep Saliba
Arsenal face an anxious summer as they prepare to convince wonderkid William Saliba that his long-term future lies with them.
Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu have already indicated that they intend to integrate the young centre-back within the first team next season in order to warn off Marseille.
The 21-year-old French international has impressed on loan at the Ligue 1 club this campaign, and their president Pablo Longoria has spoken publicly about his desire to make the move permanent.
However, the Gunners are now fending off interest from elsewhere with big-spending Newcastle understood to be keen on Saliba.
French journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports that the Toon Army as well as Napoli and Atletico Madrid are all considering making bids for the defender.
- Alex Cole
Nketiah ‘U-turn’ as he’s tipped to stay
Arsenal have offered Eddie Nketiah a five-year contract worth £100,000 a week, according to reports.
Nketiah, 22, looked destined to leave the Emirates but is tipped to U-turn and agree a new Arsenal deal.
The 22-year-old has been linked with Newcastle and especially Crystal Palace but revived his Gunners’ status with five goals in his last seven games.
And the Athletic are amongst the outlets who say the ex-England Under-21 star now believes he has a future under Emirates chief Mikel Arteta.
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Gunners after youngster Colwill
Chelsea starlet Levi Colwill is reportedly attracting interest from Arsenal and Leicester following his impressive loan spell at Huddersfield, writes Jake Lambourne.
The 19-year-old centre-back has helped the Terriers reach the Championship play-off final against Nottingham Forest.
And according to Goal, there will be a host of scouts from Premier League clubs in attendance at Wembley on Sunday to watch him in action.
They state that Arsenal and Leicester are keeping tabs on the defender’s situation having made inquiries over a potential transfer.
Meanwhile the likes of Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton will be keeping a close eye on how he fares against Forest at the Home of Football.
The news outlet adds that Mikel Arteta has identified the England youth international as a target as he aims to add depth to his squad following their return to Europe.
- Alex Cole
Arteta eyeing Zinchenko
Mikel Arteta is reportedly eyeing up a reunion with Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus AND Oleksandr Zinchenko at the Emirates.
It has been claimed that the 25-year-old Brazilian has all-but agreed personal terms over a move to North London.
The ex-Palmeiras ace has already stated he has told his agent as well as City what he wants to happen after helping the club win their fourth Premier League title in five years.
And now it has been said that he could be joined by his Citizens team-mate Zinchenko at Arsenal.
According to the Daily Mail, Arteta holds an interest in Ukrainian left-back Zinchenko.
Though it has been stated that the Spaniard believes that the 25-year-old is viewed as someone who can bolster his MIDFIELD, while being utilised at left-back when needed.
Though he deputises as a full-back under Pep Guardiola, Zinchenko has been deployed in the middle of the park on international duty.
- Alex Cole
Gunners and Barca vie for Villa whizkid Carney
Arsenal and Barcelona are reportedly keen on Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 18.
The England Under-19 star helped Villa win the 2020-21 FA Youth Cup and played 11 Premier League games this season.
Spanish outlet SPORT say Nou Camp sporting advisor Jordi Cruyff and director of football Mateu Alemany discussed a move with Chukwuemeka’s representatives this week.
And Arsenal are thought to be long-term admirers of the whizkid, who has 13 months remaining on his Villa deal.
- Alex Cole
PSG in for Pepe
Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly eyeing up a shock swoop for Arsenal flop Nicolas Pepe as an alternative to Ousmane Dembele.
The 26-year-old is believed to be facing an uncertain future in North London having failed to prove his worth since his club-record £72million arrival in 2019.
Former Lille winger Pepe is claimed to have been deemed as surplus to requirements having fallen down the pecking order under Mikel Arteta.
Pepe was limited to just 20 Premier League appearances, with the player named in the starting XI just five times – the last of which came on October 18 in the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.
And with two years left to run on his contract, it has been reported that Arsenal are ready to listen to offers.
According to Foot Mercato, PSG could be willing to take a gamble on the forward.
- Alex Cole
Eddie tipped to snub Palace
In-demand striker Eddie Nketiah is tipped to U-turn and agree a new Arsenal contract.
The 22-year-old has been linked with Newcastle and especially Crystal Palace but revived his Gunners’ status with five goals in his last seven games.
And the Athletic are amongst the outlets who say the ex-England Under-21 star now believes he has a future under Emirates chief Mikel Arteta.
- Alex Cole
Who’s Gunning a move?
Arsenal are set for a busy summer transfer window as they prepare for the demands of European football next season.
Betfair have revealed the four most likely players to arrive at the Emirates Stadium with Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus the current favourite.
Mikel Arteta will be in the market for new players in a number of positions, with improving their squad depth being the main focus point due to a much busier fixture list for next season.
For much of the run-in towards the end of the Premier League season it looked as though Arsenal would be preparing to welcome Champions League football for the first time in six years.
Two losses in their final three games, to Tottenham and Newcastle, meant a four point cushion over their North London rivals vanished, with the Gunners finishing fifth, two points shy of Spurs.
Arsenal’s eighth-place finish in 2021 meant that the Gunners had no European football to deal with this season, so the requirement of having to play twice a week for most weeks next season will encourage the need for a deeper, stronger squad.
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus is the name most heavily linked with Arsenal at the moment.
Arsenal are in need of a striker with the departure of Alexandre Lacazette looking likely, and the contract saga of Eddie Nketiah still looking uncertain.
BETFAIR ODDS
- Gabriel Jesus 4/9
- Youri Tielemans 10/11
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3/1
- James Maddison 4/1
Gunners 'lose patience' with Pepe
Arsenal look set to call time on record signing Nicolas Pepe's spell at the club.
The Ivorian has been a model of inconsistency since arriving at the Emirates from Lille for £72m three years ago.
Now Foot Mercato report that the Gunners hierarchy have finally lost patience with the winger, and are willing to cut their losses.
The 26-year-old has already been offered to a number of clubs including Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG's new sporting director Luis Campos was the man responsible for originally bringing Pepe to Lille, and is said to be considering a deal.
Arsenal interested in Blues' Levi
There will be many interested observers when Huddersfield take on Nottingham Forest at Wembley in Sunday's Championship play-off final – and not just because it's supposedly 'the richest game in football'.
Instead, a flock of Premier League clubs will have representatives in attendance to the run the rule over Levi Colwill.
The 19-year-old centre-back has earned rave reviews on loan at the Terriers from Chelsea this season, and is now the focus of a transfer frenzy that includes his parent club.
Thomas Tuchel has stated that he is keen to see the teenager in action, but Goal report that Arsenal and Leicester are interested in persuading the defender to depart Stamford Bridge.
Ambitious Arsenal in for Zin
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are already preparing for the new campaign despite the disappointment of missing out on Champions League football.
And the Spaniard is ready to raid his former club Manchester City for two stars in order to ensure there are no such setbacks next season.
His interest in striker Gabriel Jesus has been well documented, but The Mail now believe he also wants Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The Ukrainian has been identified as a player to not only boost the Gunners' midfield, but to competently fill in at left-back when Kieran Tierney is injured.
Gunners battle to keep Saliba
Arsenal face an anxious summer as they prepare to convince wonderkid William Saliba that his long-term future lies with them.
Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu have already indicated that they intend to integrate the young centre-back within the first team next season in order to warn off Marseille.
The 21-year-old French international has impressed on loan at the Ligue 1 club this campaign, and their president Pablo Longoria has spoken publicly about his desire to make the move permanent.
However, the Gunners are now fending off interest from elsewhere with big-spending Newcastle understood to be keen on Saliba.
French journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports that the Toon Army as well as Napoli and Atletico Madrid are all considering making bids for the defender.
Morning, Arsenal fans
Marquinhos' move to the Emirates has hit a shock stumbling block.
And Udinese defender Nahuel Molina is the new man on the Gunners' radar.
It's claimed Wolves already have a pre-contract agreement with Sao Paulo winger Marquinhos.
So Arsenal could face a tough legal battle to tie up what had seemed a straightforward £3million deal for the Brazilian, 19.
But the Gunners are rated amongst the frontrunners to sign Argentina star Molina.
Reports in Spain even suggest Arsenal are preparing an 'important bid' for the 24-year-old.
Udinese's third-top Serie A scorer notched seven goals and five assists, mainly from the right of a three-man defence.
Atletico Madrid and Juventus are also keen on Molina.
The Gunners are also said to be jostling for Lens midfielder Cheick Doucoure.
Meanwhile, Arsenal as well as Barcelona are reportedly keen on Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 18.
Finally, Crystal Palace target Eddie Nketiah is tipped to U-turn and agree a new Gunners' contract.
The 22-year-old bagged five goals in his last seven games.
- Ian Tuckey
Eddie tipped to snub Palace
In-demand striker Eddie Nketiah is tipped to U-turn and agree a new Arsenal contract.
The 22-year-old has been linked with Newcastle and especially Crystal Palace but revived his Gunners' status with five goals in his last seven games.
And the Athletic are amongst the outlets who say the ex-England Under-21 star now believes he has a future under Emirates chief Mikel Arteta.
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners rocked by Marquinhos 'Wolves deal'
Arsenal could face a legal battle with Wolves to sign Sao Paulo winger Marquinhos.
The Gunners were thought to have all but tied up a £3million deal for the Brazilian, 19.
But it's claimed he's already inked a pre-contract agreement with Wolves.
That could mean a huge battle to sort out where he ends up this summer.
- Ian Tuckey
Blow for Prem giants as Dembele is set for PSG
Chelsea have been dealt a transfer blow as Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele could join Paris Saint-Germain, reports suggest.
AS say Dembele – previously linked to Manchester United and Arsenal -has rejected a new Barca contract offer to leave on a free transfer next month.
The forward has been linked with the Blues, who are looking to add some firepower up front after Todd Boehly’s takeover is officially completed.
However, the 25-year-old looks set to return to France for PSG ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Blaugrana tried to sell Dembele in January to avoid losing their second most expensive signing of all time for free at the end of the season.
But the Frenchman stayed put and played an important role in the team’s dramatic improvement, which saw them finish second in LaLiga.
The Catalan giants were hoping to convince the striker to stay by signing his friend Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal.
Barcelona manager Xavi also sang his praises continuously and expressed his desire to keep him. However, Dembele, who joined Barca from Borussia Dortmund for a whopping £138million in 2017, will be leaving next month.
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners and Barca vie for Villa whizkid Carney
Arsenal and Barcelona are reportedly keen on Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 18.
The England Under-19 star helped Villa win the 2020-21 FA Youth Cup and played 11 Premier League games this season.
Spanish outlet SPORT say Nou Camp sporting advisor Jordi Cruyff and director of football Mateu Alemany discussed a move with Chukwuemeka's representatives this week.
And Arsenal are thought to be long-term admirers of the whizkid, who has 13 months remaining on his Villa deal.
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