All the latest Arsenal news and transfer gossip including updates on Folarin Balogun, Gabriel Magalhaes and the Gunners' end of window plan
Your Arsenal morning headlines on Thursday, August 24.
Gabriel boost
Arsenal have been handed a boost in their hopes of vending off interest for Gabriel Magalhaes this summer. The defender's future has been linked elsewhere in recent weeks after starting the first two Premier League games on the bench.
According to reports in France, Al-Ittihad have turned their attention to Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos.
The experienced centre-back recently committed his long-term future to the French giants in May, but the lure of a move to the Middle East has turned a number of high-profile player's heads this summer. It's understood that Marquinhos wants to stay in Paris and isn't interested in Al-Ittihad's pay rise offer.
Whilst a move for Marquinhos seems unlikely, it seems that Nuno Espirito Santo's men are now looking for alternatives. And to make matters even better for Arsenal, Al-Ittihad face a registration issue too.
Balogun bidding war
Arsenal are braced for a late bidding war for Folarin Balogun amid interest from several sides in the Premier League and abroad.
AS Monaco have already had a bid turned down for the striker, which is understood to have totalled around £34.2million. The Ligue 1 side are expected to return with a second bid before the transfer window closes on September 1.
Les Monegasques are one of several teams set to make a formal approach for Balogun who has plenty of interest from the Premier League.
Seven transfers
Arsenal are working on at least seven more first team exits before the summer transfer window closes on September 1.
Arsenal are trying to address this and sources within the club have indicated that they are keen to avoid a similar situation to Chelsea last season where the Blues' inflated squad size created issues for their four different managers.
Pikdeir
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izzhyy
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so many of you are so clueless in the way you reason, if Arteta should keep balogun please how do you expect him to play ahead of nketia who has sacrificed alot by staying behind to proof himself, balogun just went for a loan and only proof himself just in a season? please when Jesus is back from injury too is he suppose to bench Jesus? balogun want playing time which Arteta can't give him, so why won't Arteta sell him?
veaklmrt
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arteta should keep both of them at the club
Balogun want to be in the starting line up! That is it! No Manager will guve you that assurance in a big Club. A player must earn a starting position.
veaklmrt
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It is Balogun's attitude! No player in cintract challenges his Club hierarchy publicly like he did and will be liked by any Manager. He was scoring in France, got carried away and spoke to the Press that he won' t go on loan to anywhere anymore. Haa! you don't challenge your employers in public space when you have 2 years left on your contract. That is arrogance ! We all saw how Arteta dealt with Auba and Ozil? 🤣 That is why ruthless' Arteta doesn't want him in his squad. If they are unable to sell him, he would be sent on loan to show him who is boss. Mark my words!
Hakbcdepry
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arteta he is business man that is qhy he want to sell balogun
rundeikstu
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arteta should keep both of them at the club
Dihinpsu
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Arteta has no reason to sell Balogun
luobdopruy
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arteta is trying to be too clever. my advice to him is, what ain't broken don't fix it!!
Catbcderst
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Arteta is dreaming