Arsenal Gossip Archives: 05/2019

Arsenal are hoping to beat Tottenham to the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek according to a report in the Times but they’ll probably have to keep on hoping.

FC Barcelona are interested in signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Alexandre Lacazette this summer, as they continue their search for a new striker.

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Paris Saint-Germain over the signing of Thomas Meunier, according to reports.

Potential deals for Wilfried Zaha, James Maddison and Dayot Upamecano are all off after Arsenal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League, according to reports.

Real Sociedad want to sign David Ospina this summer and see his €8m price tag as a bit of a bargain.

Unai Emery wants to sell Mesut Özil this summer, according to reports, after a disappointing season for the German playmaker.

Arsenal are looking to sign a winger, a centre-back and a box-to-box midfielder this summer, amid reports that their transfer budget will be slashed by Europa League football.

According to The S*n back in April, Arsenal are set to receive a ‘bumper transfer kitty’ this summer thanks to Stan Kroenke’s American sports franchises doing so well, but I wouldn’t go getting too excited just yet.

Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has admitted they’ll let Nabil Fekir leave this summer, after almost selling him to Liverpool last year.

Former Gunner Lauren insists that as good as Virgil van Dijk has been for Liverpool, his old teammate Sol Campbell was still better.

Arsenal are one of five clubs to get in contact with Bertrand Traore’s entourage ahead of a possible summer move, according to reports.

Unai Emery is keen to get his hands on Thomas Meunier this summer after working with the player at PSG.

Mario Gotze is stalling on a contract extension with Borussia Dortmund amid interest from Arsenal, according to reports in Germany.

Lille manager Christophe Galtier says Nicolas Pepe is ‘150%’ likely to leave the club this summer, as this is simply the economic reality of the Ligue 1 side.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos has dismissed the rumours that Laurent Koscielny could be on the way out this summer, suggesting he thinks the centre-back will stay for many years yet.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a new name for transfer bingo as Arsenal are apparently interested in signing Fenerbahce’s wonderkid, Eljif Elmas.

Ryan Fraser’s former boss at Aberdeen thinks the player is better suited to a struggling big team making Arsenal the front runners for his signature.

Arsenal have reportedly ‘surveyed’ Gianluigi Donnarumma but if they want him they will have to pay around €70m for the 20-year-old.

Paris Saint-Germain have slapped a €30m price tag on Paris Saint-Germain right-back Thomas Meunier, who is reportedly being targeted by Unai Emery and Arsenal this summer.

Arsenal and West Ham are chasing FC Barcelona’s Andre Gomes over a summer move, with the midfielder’s price-tag set at €30m.