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A deal taking Granit Xhaka to AS Roma is ‘almost there’ despite Arsenal rejecting the Serie A club’s latest bid, according to a report.

Arsenal and AS Roma still haven’t reached a full agreement over a transfer fee for Granit Xhaka, after a third bid was rejected.

Granit Xhaka appears to be taking a substantial paycut to leave Arsenal and sign for Jose Mourinho at Roma but will benefit from a tax break called the ‘brain return’.

Arsenal and AS Roma have finally reached an agreement on a fee for Granit Xhaka’s transfer, according to a report from Italy.

Granit Xhaka has agreed a contract with AS Roma and is expected to move for a fee of between €18m and €20m, according to a report.

AS Roma are trying to wrap up a deal to sign Granit Xhaka before the start of Switzerland’s Euro 2020 campaign this weekend.

Granit Xhaka is edging closer to a move to Roma to join up with Jose Mourinho and the Italians want the deal finalised before the Euros start on Friday.

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.

Working with Jose Mourinho would ‘appeal’ to Granit Xhaka according to Blick in Switzerland who interviewed the midfielder ahead of the Euros and then delivered some interesting information.

AS Roma are confident of signing Granit Xhaka this summer, with developments in the saga expected sooner rather than later.

AS Roma are pushing to sign Granit Xhaka this summer, though their valuation remains some way off Arsenal’s and they’d like the player himself to help out with that.

Alexandre Lacazette’s agent is in talks with teams from around Europe over a summer transfer, but Arsenal may offer him a one-year extension.

With three of his clubs and one former manager in the Europa League semi-finals, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been looking back on his time with Arsenal and Unai Emery.

Sevilla, AS Roma, and Atletico Madrid are among the growing list of teams monitoring Alexandre Lacazette’s situation, according to a report.

Alexandre Lacazette seems on his way out of Arsenal this summer and Roma fancy their chances of signing him after Arsenal turned down a move for him in the summer.

Former Arsenal and Manchester United man, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, was on the end of a fist during his side’s game against Young Boys in the Europa League.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a concrete option for AS Roma in the final hours on the transfer window, according to reports in Italy.

Arsenal have cancelled Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s contract so he can join Roma for free but the player had to pay for the pleasure: The details

Despite denials, foreign media outlets continue to insist that the likes of AS Roma and Schalke are in for Sead Kolasinac this summer.

Arsenal hold an interest in AS Roma midfielder Amadou Diawara, potentially in a swap deal for Lucas Torreira, according to reports.