Arsenal Gossip Archives: 05/2018

Stephan Lichtsteiner is close to moving to Arsenal but he will not be the first to arrive according to reports this morning – that honour will fall to Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

Caglar Soyuncu has confirmed that Arsenal want to sign him but he will not be thinking about it until after he is finished with his international team.

Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele could be on the way to Arsenal this summer, according to some pretty optimistic reports in the English media.

Adrien Rabiot could leave Paris Saint-Germain for Arsenal this summer, with a number of clubs interested in his signature as he enters the final year of his contract in France.

Badou Ndiaye could leave Stoke City for Arsenal this summer, thanks to a relegation clause in his contract, according to reports.

Arsenal are still seriously interested in Abdou Diallo, and it’s ‘highly probable’ Arsenal make a concrete move for the player in the coming weeks, according to reports in France.

Monaco’s vice president, Vadim Vasilyev, has confirmed they turned down a €100m bid from Arsenal for Thomas Lemar last summer and that it was ‘difficult’ to do so.

Arsenal have opened negotiations with Emil Forsberg’s representatives over a summer move, according to the Swedish media.

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Sevilla’s goalkeeper, Sergio Rico, a player Unai Emery knows well.

Arsenal have increased Unai Emery’s transfer budget from £50m to £70m and are closing in on the free transfer of Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus.

Bernd Leno is looking more and more likely to leave Bayer Leverkusen for Arsenal, after his current club announced the signing of a new goalkeeper this week.

Manchester United are joining Arsenal in the race for departing Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, according to reports in Germany.

Speaking to the media this week, Julian Draxler recommended that his current club Paris Saint-Germain sign Mesut Özil from Arsenal.

Arsenal are interested in Lorenzo Pellegrini and Dennis Praet, according to various sources, as the club look to fill the growing holes in midfield.

The agent of Jean-Michael Seri has explained that Arsenal’s dithering in the transfer market was part of the reason his player didn’t sign for the club last summer.

In an interview this week, Caglar Soyuncu hinted that he’ll probably be on the move soon, insisting that things will be clear within a fortnight.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may have only arrived at Arsenal a few months ago but he has no problem seeing the main problem at the club over recent seasons – stagnation under Arsene Wenger.

According to a report in Italy, Lucas Perez is closing in on a move to Lazio despite other reports claiming Unai Emery has ordered him back to Arsenal for pre-season training.

According to Julien Laurens 57 people applied for Arsene Wenger’s job at Arsenal.

Arsenal Women have announced their first signing of the summer with the arrival of Viktoria Schnaderbeck from Bayern Munich the first of a number of recruits expected from Germany.