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      Jose Mourinho ‘to sign ex-£40m Arsenal target on free transfer’ as Roma build for potential Champions League campaign

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      JOSE MOURINHO is closing in on signing Houssem Aouar on a free transfer.The Lyon playmaker, 24, was a long-term target for Arsenal and Liverpool.
      Houssem Aouar looks set to be joining Roma from Lyon for freeCredit: Getty
      Both Premier League clubs were heavily linked with a £40million-plus move, especially to the Emirates way back in 2018.
      However, he stayed put with his boyhood French club – racking up 231 appearances – although just 16 of those have come this season as he was frozen out amid speculation over his future.
      But according to Sky Italia, Aouar has reached an agreement to join Roma when his Lyon contract expires this summer.
      The deal is said to just need signatures before being completed.

      That will come as a blow to Real Betis and even Manchester United, with both clubs said to be interested and monitoring the situation.
      But Aouar looks set to join the Giallorossi and work under Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico.
      Roma – who still have hopes of rising up from seventh to qualify for the Champions League – were first interested in the midfielder last summer.
      Aouar joined the Lyon academy aged 11 in 2009 and made his senior first-team debut in February 2017.
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      He was handed the No8 jersey as a teenager ahead of the 2017-18 season and was nominated for the Golden Boy award the following year.
      Aouar forced his way into the 2019-20 Champions League Team of the Season as Lyon knocked Juventus and Manchester City out on the way to the semi-finals.
      He earned one senior cap for France in a friendly in October 2020 – after twice pulling out of the squad with injury and Covid.
      However, in March 2023 he switched international allegiance to Algeria, the homeland of his parents – and admitted he “regretted” playing for France.
      Jose Mourinho is hoping to get the Italian side into the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty More

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      Arsenal ‘confident of Declan Rice transfer’ with Gunners ready to ‘QUADRUPLE’ West Ham star’s salary

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      ARSENAL believe they can seal a deal for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice this summer, according to reports.The Gunners have held an interest in the 24-year-old since January.
      Arsenal are willing to make Rice one of the club’s highest earnersCredit: Getty
      And according to The Star, they are willing to pull out all the stops in order to secure his signature.
      Rice currently earns £60,000-a-week at West Ham, but Arsenal are expected to QUADRUPLE that after negotiating a transfer fee.
      The Hammers are understood to be demanding £100million for their star man.
      But because the midfielder has just one year remaining on his contract, and he is expected to decline any offers of extension, Arsenal could attempt to sign him for less.
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      While on England duty at the World Cup, Rice admitted that he would love to play in the Champions League.
      He said: “One hundred per cent I want to play in the Champions League. For the last two or three years, I’ve been saying that.

      “I’ve been playing consistently well for my club, and I feel like I really want to keep pushing. I see my friends here who are playing Champions League and for big trophies.
      “You only get one career, and at the end, you want to look back at what you’ve won and the biggest games you’ve played in.”
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      West Ham have already lined up a potential replacement for Rice.
      Rob Newman, the club’s head of recruitment, is believed to have been monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Djibril Sow. More

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      Chelsea and Arsenal ‘send transfer offers for Barcelona star Raphinha’… but an ex-Blues ace could have final say

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      RAPHINHA could leave Barcelona at the end of the season, according to reports.The winger, 26, joined the La Liga giants in a £55million transfer from Leeds in July.
      Raphinha could leave Barcelona at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      However, according to Spanish outlet Sport, he is already considering leaving.
      Raphinha fears that he will have to accept playing fewer minutes at the Nou Camp next season, with Ousmane Dembele understood to be Xavi’s preferred option on the right.
      The potential return of club legend Lionel Messi is also factoring into his decision.
      Several teams are understood to be interested in signing Raphinha, including Arsenal and Chelsea.
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      His agent, former Chelsea midfielder Deco, has so far received three formal offers.
      Both Arsenal and Chelsea attempted to sign the Brazilian last summer, but Barcelona won the transfer race.
      Arsenal kicked off the bidding war for Raphinha, but Chelsea swooped in with a £55m offer which was accepted by Leeds.
      The winger then refused to agree personal terms with the Blues in a bid to force a move to Barcelona.
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      Raphinha has registered 10 goals and 11 assists in 45 appearances for Barcelona this season.
      Newcastle are also understood to be interested in signing him.
      The club’s owners are set to abandon their cautious approach to the transfer market and splash out on some marquee signings. More

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      Arsenal set for seven-figure windfall to bolster transfer warchest… thanks to clever clause in forgotten star’s deal

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      ARSENAL’S transfer fund is set to be bolstered by a seven-figure sum thanks to a crafty clause regarding one of their forgotten stars.Goalkeeper Bernd Leno, 31, left the Emirates last summer for Fulham for an initial £3million.
      Arsenal are set for a tidy windfall from Fulham as part of Bernd Leno’s transfer dealCredit: Reuters
      However, that deal also included a number of performance-related add-ons.
      And one of those was a Premier League survival fee for the then newly-promoted West London outfit.
      Fulham have impressed on their top-fight return and are sitting comfortably in the top half of the table on 45 points.
      And this week it was confirmed that they are mathematically safe from the drop.
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      Now Arsenal are set to reap the reward with a further £1m due to the survival clause.
      Leno, who has kept seven clean sheets, has played 32 times for Fulham this term.
      And that also means that a further £1m is also due in the Arsenal bank account based on his appearances.
      That will take the fee paid by Fulham to £5m – but even more could be coming the Gunners’ way in 12 months time.
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      That is because they will also be due a further £2m, taking the total package to £8m, if Fulham survive again next season.
      Cottagers boss Marco Silva will view that as money well spent after he heaped praise on the German star after his performance against Fulham last week.
      He said: “Extraordinary. A top, top goalkeeper and, I keep repeating, in my opinion, he’s one of the best three goalkeepers in this competition.
      “He is showing his quality every single game – games when he has more work to do, with the other team creating dangerous moments around our box, he is always there, and when you have the game under control and then a chance appears for the opposition, he is there as well.
      “He’s been brilliant and the most important thing in a goalkeeper is being really consistent, and from the first match he played, against Brentford at home to now he’s been for sure one of the most consistent goalkeepers this season in the Premier League.” More

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      Arsenal star Kieran Tierney targeted by Aston Villa to reunite with Unai Emery but two Premier League rivals also keen

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      UNAI EMERY is reportedly eyeing a reunion with Kieran Tierney at Aston Villa.The 51-year-old Spaniard has performed a stunning job since replacing Steven Gerrard in the Villa Park dug-out in October.
      Kieran Tierney is wanted by Aston Villa in this summer transfer windowCredit: Getty
      Emery is now closing in on bringing European football back to Villa for the first time in 13 years with the manager already looking for reinforcements to bolster his squad.
      And now a fresh report from the Daily Mail claims that Arsenal’s 25-year-old left-back is also on his transfer wishlist.
      Emery brought Scottish international Tierney to the Emirates back in 2019 while he was in charge of the Gunners.
      The ex-Celtic ace became a big fan favourite in North London but he has been limited to just five starts for the Premier League title challengers this term.
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      He suffered a serious knee injury last season, leading to boss Mikel Arteta bringing in Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City in the summer and the Ukrainian has made the full-back spot his own.
      And now Tierney could decide to try and push for a move elsewhere in order to get more regular action with his former manager keen.
      However, Tierney is also attracting interest from elsewhere in England.
      Sun Sport exclusively revealed that Newcastle are confident of landing the ace with Eddie Howe on the lookout for a new left-back.
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      And title rivals City are also believed to be keen on snapping him up too.
      Meanwhile, Emery knows that failing to qualify for Europe could have a serious impact on the calibre of player he is able to bring in this summer.
      He said: “Maybe, yes, but it’s not changing the mind I have, the idea we spoke about.
      “We want to create a strong structure here, a strong mentality. You have to build a team like a family. 
      “If we are in Europe – we will add some possibility to take away trophies, playing more matches, for me it will be fantastic.
      “If it’s not this year, my idea and objective is the same – try to play in Europe with Aston Villa.
      “Not only just to play in Europe but I want to play in the Champions League with Aston Villa.”
      Villa head to Wolves today having dropped to eighth following the midweek action but are only a point behind sixth-placed Brighton. More

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      Ian Wright slams Mikel Arteta for ‘unfair’ treatment of Arsenal star in wake of big win over Chelsea

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      ARSENAL legend Ian Wright has hit out at Mikel Arteta’s “unfair” treatment of Rob Holding after dropping the star for the win over Chelsea.The Gunners ended their four-match winless run and maintained their title challenge by beating the Blues 3-1 at the Emirates on Tuesday.
      Rob Holding was dropped for Arsenal’s victory over ChelseaCredit: Getty
      Ian Wright believes that Mikel Arteta’s treatment of the defender was ‘unfair’Credit: Reuters
      Arsenal’s faltering bid for a first Premier League crown in 19 years has suffered a blow in recent weeks due to the loss of first-choice defender William Saliba.
      In the Frenchman’s absence, back-up centre-half Holding had deputised alongside Gabriel Magalhaes as Ben White was forced to continue at right-back due to Takehiro Tomiyasu’s injury absence.
      However, Arteta decided to start the 27-year-old on the bench against Chelsea as he opted for January signing Jakub Kiwior instead.
      And speaking on Premier league Productions, Wright feels that the Englishman has been hard done to.
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      Arsenal’s former record goalscorer, who won the league and cup double with them in 1998, said: “I think [Arteta] has been a bit unfair on Rob Holding.
      “He is somebody who hasn’t had a lot of minutes. He was someone who came in to replace William Saliba – and he is fantastic.

      “Yes, in certain instances, Rob has been done for pace. We have seen him isolated and it has caused a bit of a problem.”
      Kiwior’s outing was his first start in the Premier League with the ex-Spezia ace twice coming off the bench since his arrival.
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      Man City are currently one point ahead of Arteta’s side at the top of the table and have a game in hand on the chasers.
      But the Gunners are still praying for a slip-up from the Cityzens as they look to earn maximum points from their final four matches. More

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      Arsenal learn Moises Caicedo price as fans complain transfer will cost ‘almost as much as Bellingham’

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      ARSENAL have learned how much they will need to pay in order to land Moises Caicedo after Brighton reportedly named their asking price. Caicedo, who starred in Brighton’s 1-0 win over Manchester United, was the subject of a £70million bid from the Gunners in the January transfer window.
      Moises Caicedo’s asking price has been revealedCredit: Getty
      Caicedo put in a strong performance to help Brighton beat Manchester United
      However, the Seagulls rejected this offer and Caicedo has remained a key part of Roberto de Zerbi’s set-up on the south coast after signing a new long-term contract running to 2027.
      But now Brighton have named their asking price for any potential suitors for the midfielder.
      According to Sky Sports, they will expect offers “well in excess” of the £70m offer submitted by Arsenal in January.
      The report adds that Brighton will not stand in the 21-year-old’s way if a suitable bid is arrives this summer.
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      Arsenal have retained their interest in Caicedo, with the Ecuador international reportedly one of the top names on Mikel Arteta’s six-man summer shopping list.
      Caicedo’s strong form this season has also piqued the interest of clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
      Reacting to the news online, one Twitter user said: “Bellingham won’t go for much more than that.
      “Good player but I’d be disappointed if we paid that for him after saying Jude was too expensive.”
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      A second typed: “Caicedo is not worth £100m. Yes he’s good but that’s just a scam.”
      A third wrote: “If Brighton demand £100m+ for Caicedo we should walk. He’s not worth that and neither is Declan Rice.”
      The same policy goes for fellow Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister, who has reportedly held talks with Man Utd over a transfer. More

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      Reiss Nelson ‘REJECTS opening contract offer from Arsenal as Premier League rivals prepare free transfer swoop’

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      REISS NELSON has reportedly rejected a contract offer from Arsenal – opening the door for their rivals to swoop. The 23-year-old’s deal ends at the end of the season with his future at the Emirates now uncertain.
      Nelson joined the Arsenal academy when he was just nine years oldCredit: Getty
      Nelson sparked scenes of jubilation in March with his late winning goal against BournemouthCredit: AFP
      Apart from two loan spells, Nelson has spent his entire career at Arsenal but now appears to be weighing up his future.
      Well-connected football journalist Fabrizio Romano reports the star has knocked back Arsenal’s attempts to sign him up to a new deal.
      The transfer guru adds that negotiations are still ongoing as Arsenal look to cling on to the midfielder.
      But clubs from England including Brighton and some sides from abroad are believed to be monitoring the situation closely.
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      Nelson will be available for free for any interested parties and at 23 still has plenty of years ahead of him.
      While he has struggled for first-team football in North London, his loan moves to Hoffenheim in 2018-19 and Feyenoord last season both showed positive signs.
      But he has made only eight Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season as Mikel Arteta opted for a very consistent line-up.
      Within those eight outings he has got an impressive three goals and two assists, including scoring arguably the most dramatic strike of Arsenal’s entire campaign.
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      Reports that Brighton were set to swoop for Nelson yesterday left Arsenal fans distraught.
      Nelson has made 63 appearances for the Gunners in total, scoring seven goals and grabbing seven assists. More