Saudi clubs take interest in Thomas Partey
Arsenal could sell Thomas Partey to Saudi Arabia should they decide to sell the midfielder. Juventus are also tracking the Ghanaian, according to Fabrizio Romano, with Granit Xhaka also up for a move elsewhere. Xhaka’s long-awaited move to Bayer Leverkusen is verbally agreed and should go through once Declan Rice is confirmed as an Arsenal player this week.
Chelsea bid for Vlahovic rejected
Italian news outlet Corriere della Sera has revealed that Chelsea made their first offer of €60 million (£51.5 million) for Dusan Vlahovic. However, Juventus, Vlahovic’s current club, rejected the bid. The Turin-based outfit is holding out for a substantial fee of £77 million to consider parting ways with the 23-year-old Serbian forward. Chelsea’s pursuit of Vlahovic has been met with competition, as Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich have also entered the race to secure his signature.
Barcelona set to sign Arda Guler
Arsenal are set to miss out on Turkish wonderkid Arda Guler. Mundo Deportivo report on Barcelona agreeing to pay the 18-year-old’s £15m release clause over instalments and loan him back to Fenerbahce for a year after sporting director Deco flew in for talks last week. It is suggested that Guler wants to join the Catalans this summer but will now go along with their plan of gaining further experience in Istanbul.
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