Arsenal are desperately keen on signing striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund this winter, but the German outfit will not let their best player go cheaply. As per a report from German publication Kicker, as quoted by the Mirror, the Dortmund will request a fee of about €70 million for the Gabon forward. The African has proved to be a controversial player at the side. The striker has been omitted from the side’s squads on several occasions this campaign for disciplinary reasons and was dropped from the squad’s trip to German side Hertha Berlin on Friday. The Gunners are looking to sign Aubameyang to replace Chilean international forward Alexis Sanchez, who looks to be poised to seal a transfer to Manchester United in a … [Read more...]

Arsenal are reportedly set to offer Frenchman Olivier Giroud to German side Dortmund as part of a swap deal to bring in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this New year, as reported by British media. The Independent is reporting that Arsenal are considering the likelihood of selling the France international striker to try and make sweet the deal for the Bundesliga side to offload the Gabon international striker. The Gunners have been linked with a transfer move to land the 28-year-old Dortmund star recently, although Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to confirm the side’s interest a week ago. The same report states the Gunners are in negotiations with the German side about the possibility of landing the African, with Dortmund initially asking for a fee of as big as … [Read more...]

Paul Merson has adviced Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to make a winter move for defender Jonny Evans from West Brom. Arsenal have been linked with a number of players recently as the French tactician looks to strengthen his team in the winter transfer window. The former Manchester United defender has been tipped as a possible transfer target for the Gunners in the past, with Arsenal’s defensive problems regularly making the news. We’ll wait to see whether or not the gunners will make a transfer move to sign the defender this New Year, but Merson says he would prefer seeing Arsenal signing the Northern Ireland central defender. The defender has netted two goals and provided one assist in 20 League matches so far this campaign for his team. The north … [Read more...]

Premier League giants Manchester United may be set to raid rivals Arsenal for the winter transfer of Chilean international Alexis Sanchez, but they’ve gotten some unpleasant news in their chase of German star Mesut Ozil. The Daily Mirror suggested earlier in the campaign that the German was confident of signing for the Manchester United, so much so that he’d informed his colleagues about his likely next destination. The Independent meanwhile, reported days ago that the Red Devils remained interested in signing the Germany international on a free when his Arsenal contract runs out this summer. In a remarkable twist, however, Manchester United look ready to be turned down as the 29-year-old forward supposedly seems close to renewing his contract at the … [Read more...]

North London giants Arsenal may have been given a big transfer boost as Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is out of Dortmund’s latest squad, as cited by a top Bundesliga journalist on Social media site Twitter. The journalist - Daniel Berg posted a video of Borussia Dortmund players going to Berlin in preparation to play Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga tomorrow, and the Arsenal target was not among the squad. Meanwhile, reports suggest the African is desperately keen on moving to North London after agreeing to personal terms with Arsenal this week. The striker could be a decent or even brilliant signing for the Gunners to help reduce the blow of losing Chilean international forward Alexis Sanchez to Premier League Manchester United, as Di Marzio … [Read more...]

Rumour continues to have it that the Gunners may well be close to a major signing this winter window with Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang very close to a transfer. The two sides are thought to have agreed on a €60million fee, while the 28-year-old forward will earn close to €10m-yearly salary. That’s all as per African football expert Gary Al-Smith on the BBC Sports and NY Times publication amongst others, as viewed in his tweet, as his sources claim that a transfer to Arsenal could be close. Also, he suggests that the former African footballer of the year is now ready to depart the German side this New year, while France international forward Olivier Giroud could be going to the opposite route which makes a lot of sense as the Arsenal striker go in … [Read more...]

As reported by Tutto Sport, Italian Serie A champions Juventus are closely keeping tabs on Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin, who they have been closely monitoring since 2014. The fullback has had his good and bad fortune at the Emirates Stadium, coming through the club’s youth rank, the right-back broke into the senior team ahead of Mathieu Debuchy and Bacary Sagna, becoming one of the league’s best right-backs at that time. Although he scored in Arsenal’s 2-1 away defeat to AFC Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, the Spain international defender has come under severe amounts of scrutiny from supporters of the club, who feels that the player is not good enough, with some calling for France international right-back Mathieu Debuchy to return to the … [Read more...]

It’s been a tough time for Arsenal faithful’s on and off the field, but reports suggest they could be given a massive boost before the weekend courtesy of Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Arsenal have fallen to the sixth position on the English topflight log and are eight points below the top four, they were kicked out of the Emirates FA Cup and seem set to offload Alexis Sanchez who is ready to join Manchester United, as reported by the Telegraph. As per Bild, Aubameyang’s father, who is also his representative, has allegedly flown to the City of London to agree on a £53million transfer from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund for the player, as reported by The Sun. Further, it’s reported that coach Peter Stoger has made a major concession over … [Read more...]

League leaders Manchester City could have their eye set on signing Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez after the side pulled out of the race for Arsenal Superstar and Chilean Alexis Sanchez. This is as per the Manchester Evening News, who claim that the English Premier League runaway leaders have completely dropped out of the running to secure the signature of Alexis Sanchez and that the side could now make a move for Martinez. The news source are also reporting that the 26-year-old defender would cost the team about £28million, and that they could make a transfer move for the exciting player after failing in their bid to sign Alexis Sanchez, as by signing both players, it would’ve meant that one of them would not have been able to be registered in the side’s … [Read more...]

Reports indicate FC Barcelona have allegedly rejected a bid from Serie A giant Inter Milan for midfield maestro Rafinha as they demand close to £35million for the Brazilian. The Gunners were recently linked with the midfielder by Don Balon, with the Spanish outlet suggesting the 24-year-old could leave after the winter signing from Liverpool of Philippe Coutinho. The Serie A giants were also linked with the Brazilian at that point, and it looks like they’ve made the first approach to try and sign him, though they haven’t tabled enough offer. As reported by Mundo Deportivo, Inter tabled an offer of about £22million for the Barca star, but the Catalan club snubbed it to demand for more money. The latest report suggests they are holding out for about £35m … [Read more...]