ARSENAL are said to be battling with Newcastle for the signature of Napoli star Fabian Ruiz, who could cost around £26million.
The Gunners are also edging closer to the signing of Gabriel Jesus, with the Brazilian's agents reportedly heading to London.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have reportedly made a £50m offer for Jesus' fellow Brazilian Raphinha, of Leeds United.
And there are reports from Spain that they have made a bid of an unspecified figure for Alvaro Morata.
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- Ian Tuckey
Spurs duel Gunners for Raphinha
Arsenal are reportedly hoping to sign Raphinha with the help of new capture Fabio Vieira.
But Tottenham are ready to hijack the deal after making contact with the Leeds star.
The Standard claims Antonio Conte wants to add a new forward to his squad this summer.
He had been keeping a close eye on Everton’s Richarlison.
But Conte is now said to prefer Brazil teammate Raphinha.
The left-footed winger has already agreed personal terms with Barcelona.
But they do not have the funds to meet Leeds’ £60million price tag.
- Ian Tuckey
Fab hols ahead of Arsenal move
Arsenal new boy Fabio Vieira has extra reason to enjoy his summer holiday, writes JON BOON.
The Portuguese playmaker, 22, has all but sealed a £35million move to the Emirates after Porto revealed a deal had been struck.
Yet, we're still awaiting official confirmation from the Premier League giants.
It could be that the deal is being held up because Vieira is currently in Santorini, Greece, with his stunning Wag, Carina Raquel.
And the 21-year-old beauty, who is an economics student, is certainly a fan of travel.
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- Ian Tuckey
Chelsea 'ready to offer £50m for Richarlison'
Chelsea could steal a march on Arsenal and Tottenham with a £50million bid for Richarlison.
The Mail suggest the Blues are keen on Everton's Brazil striker as well as Manchester City's England attacker Raheem Sterling.
New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is reportedly happy to spend big in this transfer window.
And Richarlison's value soared with six goals in the last nine games of the Premier League season to help Everton stay up.
Arsenal, Spurs and Newcastle are among the other clubs linked with the 25-year-old.
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners eye Alvaro
Ex-Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is said to be in Arsenal's sights.
Atletico Madrid's Spain ace, 29, has just enjoyed two reasonably successful seasons on loan with Juventus.
Fabio Vieira and Marquinhos have already joined the Gunners this summer.
AndCaught Offside claims Arsenal have even made a bid for the former Real Madrid targetman Morata.
- Ian Tuckey
'Arsenal & Toon lead Utd and City in Ruiz race'
Arsenal and Newcastle head Manchester United and City in the hunt for Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz.
That's the claim from Italy's Corriere dello Sport, who say the Serie Agiants want £26million for the Spain star.
Napoli still hope to keep the 26-year-old but might cash in this summer as he only has one year left on his contract.
- Justin Lawrence
Louis Saha makes shock claim
Louis Saha has backed Everton and boss Frank Lampard to break into the Premier League 'Big Six' next season.
He told BoyleSports EPL Betting: "A lot of teams in the Premier League can be in the top six and become the challenger to the top four and Everton can be one of those teams.
"It just depends how you start the season and how well you manage the confidence within the team."
- Justin Lawrence
Ex-Spurs coach plans president coup
Porto's sale of Fabio Vieira to Arsenal has prompted ex-Tottenham boss Andres Villas-Boas to make a grab for the Portugues club's president role.
That's according to transfer supremo Andy Brassell who claims Porto fans are fuming that the club have got rid of Vieira and Vithana, which has led AVB to mount a power grab.
Brassel said: "The other interesting point, from an ex-Premier League point of view, is because Fabio Vieira is going.
“Vithana, who was on loan at Wolves the season before last, went back to Porto, played very well, got into the Portugal team and now he has been sold to Paris Saint-Germain.
“Porto fans are absolutely raging that two of their best young Portuguese players are gone. So, Andre Villas-Boas, of all people, is using this to try and go for the Porto presidency in 2024.
“So, he is moving out of coaching and into something else.”
- Justin Lawrence
Ramsdale faces Turner challenge
Incoming Arsenal keeper Matt Turner has revealed he plans to challenge Aaron Ramsdale for the No1 spot next season.
He said in a recent Sky Sports interview: "I'd agree with it for now (being second choice).
"I'm coming in to push him and become the best goalkeeper I can become, while also making him the best goalkeeper he can become. That's really my goal for it all.
"The project they have going on there, (I want to be) an important part of the locker room, adding some experience – not a ton of Premier League experience – but national team experience, league experience and playing games in pressured environments.
"I'll be an older head in the locker room, being 28."
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal face Raphinha transfer battle
Arsenal are reportedly hoping to sign Raphinha with the help of new capture Fabio Vieira.
But Tottenham are ready to hijack the deal after making contact with the Leeds star.
The Standard claims Antonio Conte wants to add a new forward to his squad this summer.
He had been keeping a close eye on Everton’s Richarlison.
But Conte is now said to prefer Brazil teammate Raphinha.
The left-footed winger has already agreed personal terms with Barcelona.
But they do not have the funds to meet Leeds’ £60million price tag.
- Justin Lawrence
Pepe plots Arsenal exit
Arsenal ace Nicolas Pepe is reportedly plotting a move away from North London.
The midfielder has switched agents to get away from The Emirates, Africanfootball reported.
However, Pepe's £100,000-a-week wages could be a stumbling block, the report adds.
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal starlet set for exit
Arsenal starlet Jordi Osei-Tutu is reportedly poised to leave the club to join German side Bochum.
He spent time on loan with the Bundesliga outfit in the 2019/20 season.
And now he's set to join them on a permanent basis, according to RevierSport.
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal offload centre-back
Arsenal have offloaded centre-back Omar Rekik to Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam on loan with the club keen for him to play first-team football.
Arsenal have confirmed his departure on a temporary basis where they wished him good luck.
A statement read: "Everyone at Arsenal wishes Omar all the best during his time with Sparta Rotterdam next season."
Sparta technical director Gerard Nijkamp praised the loan signing of Rekik as he vowed he will be an important member of their squad.
- Justin Lawrence
Porto slammed for Vieira transfer
Porto have been slammed by former presidential candidate Nuno Lobo for allowing Fabio Vieira to join Arsenal for £35million.
Speaking to Bola Branca, Lobo said: "He is one of the best players at FC Porto and leaving for this fee is a bad deal.
"We are talking about one of the gems of FC Porto, one of the players who came from our academy.
"The DNA of FC Porto. We lost him.
"It's another piece of business that I don't understand.
"We are talking about ridiculous values for players who represent and are FC Porto.
"They are from our academy and we are letting them go for unbelievable fees."
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal bid for Napoli ace
Arsenal have made a transfer approach for Napoli ace Fabian Ruiz, according to reports.
Ruiz has a year left on his Napoli contract and is yet to commit his future to the club.
Napoli are open to selling Ruiz to avoid him leaving for free next summer.
And Arsenal, along with Man United have made a transfer bid for the 26-year-old, the Boot Room reported.
The Prem sides will be able to get Napoli to the negotiation table with a bid of £25.8m, the report adds.
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal given transfer advice
Arsenal need atleast £40m to bring in Lisandro Martinez.
That's according to football analyst Marciano Vink, who reckons the Ajax defender will be a good squad addition for the Gunners.
He said: "You never know, of course, but if there are so many economic gains to be made, Ajax should always focus on the next one. I think forty million should definitely be negotiable.
“I think White is good, and Gabriel is still a bit unpolished. Neither of them are brilliant builders.
“He would be brought in for the position of left central defender, and I don’t think they’ll take Gabriel out at Arsenal just like that. If they get Martinez, I think they’ll get him for the bench. As a back-up.”
- Justin Lawrence
Ramsey offered career lifeline
Ex-Arsenal ace Aaron Ramsey has been offered a career lifeline by Juventus legend Andrea Pirlo.
Pirlo is in charge of Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk, and is keen on bringing in Ramsey, the Daily Record reported.
Speaking of his transfer plans, Pirlo said: "I was lucky because I played for important clubs and I hope I can use some of my contacts to bring some of their players here."
- Justin Lawrence
Ozil unfollows Fenerbahce on social media
Mesut Ozil has unfollowed Fenerbahce on social media after being told he will never play for the club again.
Ozil has since closed the door on his Fenerbahce career by unfollowing the club on social media, despite the fact he still has two years remaining on his current contract.
The Super Lig giants are now looking to sell him this summer as he is one of the club's highest earners.
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal close in Jesus
Gabriel Jesus is reportedly closing in on a switch to Arsenal with his agents flying to England to wrap up his Manchester City exit.
And the Daily Mail now claim that the Brazilian's potential switch to the Emirates is edging closer.
They state that the ex-Palmeiras ace's representatives are due to arrive in the UK to push through his transfer to Arsenal.
- Justin Lawrence
Bellerin wants out
Hector Bellerin could allegedly be about to write off millions of pounds to secure a return to Real Betis.
The 27-year-old played for the La Liga side on loan this season after falling out of favour at Arsenal and helped them to Copa del Rey joy.
Now the Spanish defender wants to make his move there permanent.
According to @RadioSevilla, Bellerin has agreed a wage package of £34,000-a-week to rejoin – a huge drop from his £110,000 weekly package at Arsenal.
And he is quick to get the deal sorted as soon as possible in order to avoid the transfer being “a soap opera until August 31” like last summer.
The Gunners, who know that both Roma and Fiorentina are also keen, initially wanted a £8.6m transfer fee for the full-back.
However, Estadio Deportivo says that Bellerin has offered to waive the last year of his contract and around £5.7m in wages at the Emirates if they let him go for free.
- Justin Lawrence
Fabregas holidays with Messi
Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas are back on holiday together – and could be working out where the ex-Chelsea ace will play next.
The football legends headed to Ibiza with their wives and families during their summer break.
And they have gone all out by renting out a stunning £60,000-a-week yacht in the Meditteranean Sea.
Messi was joined on the Shalimar II by his wife Antonela and their three boys – Mateo, nine, Thiago, six, and Ciro, four.
His former Barcelona team-mate Fabregas had wife Daniella as well as their three kids, daughters Lia and Capri, born in 2013 and 2015, and son Leonardo, born in 2017.
The families were clearly feeling very relaxed as they soaked up the sun on the sea.
- Justin Lawrence
Arsenal bid for Morata
Arsenal have reportedly placed a transfer bid for Alvaro Morata.
The Gunners have already snagged Fabio Vieira and Marquinhos this summer.
And now Caught Offside report the North Londoners have made a move to bring in Morata from Juventus.
Although it's unclear how much the Gunners put up for the striker.
- Joshua Mbu
Good morning Gunners fans
Leeds are expecting Arsenal to make an approach for Brazilian winger Raphinha.
According to The Times, the Gunners are set to launch a £50million bid for the player.
However, Raphinha is attracting interest from a number of top clubs.
Tottenham are also said to be keen, but the player prefers a move to Barcelona.
Highly rated Arsenal youngster Harry Clarke will be joining Stoke City on loan for the 2022/23 season.
The 21 year-old defender gained valuable experience in Scotland last season on loan with Premiership clubs Ross County and Hibernian.
And former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has urged the club to revamp the midfield this summer – starting with the sale of Granit Xhaka.
He told Football Insider: “I think we will see a parting of the ways soon.
“Look, Xhaka had a very good season last season. But at the end of the day, Arsenal didn’t get it done.
“The midfield needs to be revamped. There needs to be more speed and goals injected into that midfield.
“The reliance on Granit Xhaka that Arsenal had has to go. There has to be enough midfielders there who can do a job.
“This is probably the last time we could get money for Xhaka realistically.
“He is an international player, a good player but the time has come. If an opportunity comes along I think they should move him on and get younger legs in there.”
- Joshua Mbu
Gunners' captaincy curse
Arsenal are yet to announce their next club captain.
- Joshua Mbu
Premier League table prediction
A supercomputer has predicted how the Premier League table will finish at the end of the coming season.
The fixtures for the English top flight were released on Thursday as all 20 clubs discovered the order of their matches for the 2022/23 campaign.
nd while many signings have already been made by a number of the top clubs, research by betting app SBK has come to the conclusion that Manchester City will retain their Premier League crown.
The supercomputer also believes the top four will stay the same as last season – with Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham occupying the Champions League qualification places.
This will mean more disappointment for Manchester United fans and new head coach Erik ten Hag.
- Joshua Mbu
Midfield revamp recommended
Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has urged the club to revamp the midfield this summer – starting with the sale of Granit Xhaka.
He told Football Insider: "I think we will see a parting of the ways soon.
"Look, Xhaka had a very good season last season. But at the end of the day, Arsenal didn’t get it done.
“The midfield needs to be revamped. There needs to be more speed and goals injected into that midfield.
“The reliance on Granit Xhaka that Arsenal had has to go. There has to be enough midfielders there who can do a job.
“This is probably the last time we could get money for Xhaka realistically.
"He is an international player, a good player but the time has come. If an opportunity comes along I think they should move him on and get younger legs in there.”
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