Arsenal Gossip Archives: 08/2019

Arsenal are set to receive 20% of Jeff Reine-Adelaide’s transfer fee to join Olympique Lyonnais, rather than the 10% previously reported.

Kelechi Nwakali IS in talks with SD Huesca over a move to Spain according to his brother/agent who just last week said there was no truth to the rumours at all.

Stephy Mavididi is closing in on a €1m permanent move to Bacary Sagna’s former club, Benevento but the sell-on fee of 50% that Juventus are insisting goes into the contract is causing a problem.

Olympique Lyonnais are set to sign Jeff Reine-Adelaide for between €25m and €30m, according to reports in France, with a medical scheduled for Wednesday.

Bordeaux have given Laurent Koscielny a five-year contract, despite the player’s age, according to reports in France.

Bayern Munich have signed Ivan Perisic on a season-long loan with an option to buy after the Croatian international missed out on a move to Arsenal in January.

Lyon are leading the race to sign Jeff Reine-Adelaide this summer, in a move which could net Arsenal some money thanks to a sell-on clause.

Arsenal might even let Shkodran Mustafi leave on loan this season, in their continued attempts to get his wages off the books.

Celtic have sent a letter to the London Stock Exchange that confirms Arsenal paid Kieran Tierney’s £25m fee in one lump sum.

Mesut Ozil does not want to move to the States despite his representatives meeting with DC United.

Lille President Gerard Lopez has revealed that Nicolas Pepe opted to sign for Arsenal because he wanted to move to a club where he could make a big impact.

Roma are apparently turning their attentions to Shkodran Mustafi who is up for sale.

Laurent Koscielny took a significant paycut of £23kpw to sign for Bordeaux it has been revealed.

Inter Milan are set to loan Ivan Perisic to Bayern Munich with an option to buy, for significantly less than they wanted from Arsenal in January.

Alex Iwobi left Arsenal to play more regularly and because he wants to feature in central areas instead of on the wing, according to reports.

Kelechi Nwakali has hinted at a transfer on Instagram, after his brother confirmed he’d be leaving Arsenal on loan or permanently this summer.

Shkodran Mustafi and Mohamed Elneny are still on the market for any European clubs interested, according to reports.

Arsenal have agreed to sell Alex Iwobi to Everton on a permanent deal worth between £35m and £40m in what was a relatively unexpected move so late in the day after the transfer had gone quiet.

According to Talksport2 both Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubamayeng have signed new deals with the club that would certainly be the icing on the cake…

Eddie Nketiah looks set to join Leeds United on a season long loan despite being close to a move to Bristol City all week.