Arsenal Gossip Archives: 07/2016

Leicester City have made a £6.25m bid for Ploaish midfielder, Bartosz Kapustka, a player some think the club could have identified as a replacement for Riyad Mahrez.

With all eyes trained on Riyad Mahrez, Arsenal’s interest in Ben Chilwell has fallen off the radar but it is now being reported that Leicester turned down a £7m offer as they hold out for £10m.

It seems like a weekend isn’t complete these days without some sort of crazy transfer speculation. Here’s the latest.

With Thomas Vermaelen likely to be leaving, Barcelona are considering recruiting Robin van Persie for a place on their bench in a spot specifically reserved for former Arsenal players.

Arsenal and PSG will be sharing the same hotel when the two sides travel to the States for their pre-season tour.

On Friday things got a little exciting when it was reported that Alexandre Lacazette had told Lyon he wanted to leave because Arsenal and PSG were interested in him.

On Saturday things went a little bit crazy as reports started to emerge that Riyad Mahrez wanted to leave Leicester and that Arsenal were his preferred destination.

Carlos Bacca seems to be holding out for a Champions League club as he continues to be linked with Arsenal.

According to Sport in Spain, David Ospina has handed in a transfer request as he looks to secure a move to a club where he can play first-team football on a regular basis.

If you thought 2016 wouldn’t be able to deliver anything else to surprise you, hold on to your arses because Jose Mourinho has managed to mention Arsenal without having a snide dig.

Arsene Wenger has moved to calm fans after they got a little angry with Ivan Gazidis’s recent comments that indicated there wouldn’t be much more spending this summer.

Roma have reportedly given Arsenal 48 hours to agree to a deal for Wojciech Szczesny or they will look elsewhere according to a report in today’s Gazetta dello Sport.

Sky Sports are reporting that Gonzalo Higuain has undergone a medical at Juventus in what is small surprise if true.

Reports started to emerge on Saturday morning that Riyad Mahrez would leave Leicester and has decided to sign for Arsenal.

Since we love a Friday announcement, Arsenal chose today to confirm the signing of Rob Holding. Oh yeah, and we played RC Lens.

Manchester City’s pursuit of Hector Bellerin has allegedly unsettled the young defender, leaving Arsenal livid.

It’s been a while since we analysed a hug on Daily Cannon but wait no more! Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Perez, hugged Alvaro Morata – we must alert the press!

In a rather amusing story from Don Balon, Alexis Sanchez has ‘urged’ Arsene Wenger to sign Arda Turan.

In a rumour that appears to have originated from L’Equipe, Arsenal have had a bid for Spurs’ Clinton Njie declined.

After striking Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette off our list of available goalscorers this summer, it appears the rumour could still have legs.