Sead Kolasinac

Napoli have joined the race for Sead Kolasinac this summer, after Schalke confirmed they were pulling out on Thursday.

Sead Kolasinac will return to Arsenal and is drawing interest from a couple of the top Turkish clubs as well as Schalke and Lazio, according to reports.

As football came to a close last weekend, actual news has been light on the ground, but here is a roundup of the top Arsenal news and gossip stories this week.

Schalke are holding crucial talks over the future of Sead Kolasinac this week, with Arsenal willing to let the defender leave.

Arsenal are expecting to sell Sead Kolasinac this summer, amid interest from at least a couple of European clubs in a permanent deal.

Schalke have confirmed that Shkodran Mustafi will leave the club at the end of the season, just months after he joined from Arsenal.

FC Schalke have opened talks with Sead Kolasinac over a longer stay with the club, but he’d have to take a pay cut.

FC Schalke are hoping to bounce back from their Bundesliga relegation with the help of a Sead Kolasinac comeback next season.

Sead Kolasinac played 90 minutes as FC Schalke were relegated by Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday, before being mobbed by anger supporters.

There are at least eight Arsenal players for sale this summer, so who are they all and how could it cause a homegrown problem for Arsenal?

Sead Kolasinac has been holding negotiations with Schalke about a permanent deal despite Mikel Arteta reportedly blocking any move away this summer.

Mikel Arteta has reportedly blocked Schalke signing Sead Kolasinac on a permanent basis according to a report in Bild.

Nine Arsenal loanees made appearances over the weekend, with four players returning from injuries to make their clubs’ squads.

15 Arsenal players will join up with their countries for senior international fixtures over the March break, let’s look at the full fixture list.

It was the centre-backs catching the eye in this weekend’s Arsenal loan watch, with seven loanees featuring overall.

Sead Kolasinac is considering remaining with Schalke even if they get relegated, though it would require a substantial pay cut.

Sacked Schalke boss Christian Gross has suggested he wouldn’t sign the same players in January if given his time with the club again.

Sead Kolasinac scored the first goal of his return spell with Schalke on Saturday, but a terrible performance saw the team lose and their manager sacked.

Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi are part of a revolt against Schalke boss Christian Gross, according to reports in Germany.

Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac kept a clean sheet together for FC Schalke on Saturday, but draws may not be enough for them right now.