🚨 Osimhen's SHOCK Galatasaray, Arsenal reject surprise Saudi bid, agent clarifies Man Utd star's future, Chelsea youngster leaves, & more
All the details on Osimhen's surprise move to Galatasaray and why Arsenal rejected the chance to sign him!
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Today’s top stories:
Fabrizio Romano Q&A - your transfer news questions answered!
Charles Watts on all things Arsenal in his latest exclusive column
This Manchester United star won’t be re-joining his old club
Plus more from Chelsea, Liverpool and the Saudi Pro League
AC Milan
Rafael Leao has hit back at Paolo Di Canio after the pundit criticised his recent performance!
Ajax
Kamaldeen Sulemana to Ajax, here we go! It’s loan with buy option and understand value of buy clause is €20m. Sulemana will leave Southampton for Ajax to replace Steven Bergwijn who is joining Al Ittihad.
Christian Eriksen back to Ajax, the deal will NOT happen. “We can stop these speculations”, his agent Martin Schoots said.
Arsenal
Leandro Trossard Al Ittihad - the bid has been rejected by Arsenal, with full details of this surprise story in Fabrizio Romano’s exclusive video update.
Arsenal were offered the chance to sign Victor Osimhen back in June for between €120-130m, but they immediately decided against that possibility. They were linked again later in the summer but it was not accurate as by that point they’d already decided not to sign a number 9.
Raheem Sterling Arsenal transfer looks like smart business - more details and analysis from Charles Watts in his latest exclusive column.
Arsenal striker targets - who did they look at after missing out on Benjamin Sesko? Charles Watts reveals his info in his latest exclusive column.
Plus Charles Watts does NOT hold back on *that* Declan Rice red card…
Barcelona
Raphinha admits he considered leaving Barcelona: “Yes, I thought about it. The first six months were complicated for me and my family. After the World Cup, I improved and I was able to finish the season well. I was calmer, but the beginning was quite difficult. Adapting to the club was difficult for me.”
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