After five-and-a-half years at Manchester City, Aymeric Laporte is set to join Al-Nassr FC in a move to the Saudi Pro League. Despite interest from Arsenal, Manchester City has accepted a £23.5m bid for the defender.
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.
Mikel Arteta is apparently interested in bringing Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal this summer with Manchester City willing to sell both players.
Samir Nasri has said he’d prefer to play with Riyad Mahrez than Mo Salah because the latter is more selfish and ‘only aspires to score goals.’
Riyad Mahrez has confirmed that he almost signed for Arsenal in 2016, but Leicester City refused to let him leave.
Arsenal’s £72m deal for Nicolas Pepe has made him the most expensive African of all time.
Mesut Ozil’s time on Arsenal’s bench has cost the club £3,332,077 this season but it’s not as much as Alexis Sanchez has cost Manchester United to do the same.
Manchester City are anxiously waiting to find out if Riyad Mahrez will be fit to face Arsenal on August 12th, after their new signing picked up an injury against Bayern Munich.
Arsenal’s deal for Lucas Torreira has been named as one of the 10 most exciting transfers this summer ahead of the new season, coming in at number two behind the uninspired choice of Riyad Mahrez to Manchester City at number one.
The Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal story is back in full flow now, with reports in Spain claiming he has decided to turn down all other clubs in favour of joining the North London side.
Riyad Mahrez wants to join Arsenal despite his recent comments admitting he withdrew his January transfer request, and the fact he still has a contract with Leicester until 2020.
With almost three-quarters of the Premier League season gone, let’s look at who the competition’s most clinical goalscorer is.
Nacho Monreal is Arsenal’s best player this season and the only player to make the top 30 in the league, according to the Sky Sports power rankings.
Pundits are struggling to understand how Riyad Mahrez looks set to stay at Leicester after yet another transfer window.
Leicester City manager Claude Puel claims Riyad Mahrez could cost over £100m in the summer, and insists the 26-year-old is happy at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City manager Claude Puel says Riyad Mahrez can’t leave the club this month, but reports in France suggest he has an agreement with the owners saying he can.
Former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise is convinced that Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez wouldn’t be interested in signing for Arsenal.
Riyad Mahrez was reportedly close to signing for Liverpool over the weekend, suggesting they’re willing to pay £50m for a forward this month – much more than Arsenal can afford.
Riyad Mahrez is expected to undergo a medical with Liverpool today ahead of a €55m move according to beIN SPORTS.
Liverpool could rival Arsenal for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez when they lose Philippe Coutinho, according to reports.