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      Arsenal set to shatter transfer record to beat Man Utd to Declan Rice – smashing the £72m spent on flop Nicolas Pepe

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      ARSENAL are reportedly set to open talks with West Ham over a move for Declan Rice – and they are willing to smash their transfer record.The Gunners’ record signing is still Nicolas Pepe, who arrived for £72million in 2019.
      Arsenal are ready to bid £90million for Declan RiceCredit: Reuters
      But Arsenal are set for another summer of big spending after qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since 2016.
      And top of Mikel Arteta’s wishlist is Hammers captain Declan Rice.
      The midfielder is being eyed by Manchester United and Manchester City but Arsenal are prepared to splash £90m to bring him to North London, report the Daily Mail.
      West Ham have set Rice’s asking price at £100m, despite the England international’s contract expiring next year.
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      However Arsenal appear reluctant to match that valuation, though would be prepared to offer Rice a deal worth £300,000 a week.
      Bukayo Saka is also set to earn £300,000-a-week after agreeing terms on a new deal which is set to be announced soon.
      It is believed there will be changes to the club’s wage structure as Edu and co. look to attract players who can help Arsenal push on once again.
      And the Gunners are also prepared to sell players to raise funds, including midfield maestro Granit Xhaka who was also tipped to move last summer.
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      Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen are said to be eyeing the Swiss and Arsenal could let him go for around £15m.
      As well as Rice, Arsenal are believed to be plotting moves for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi and Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby. More

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      Arsenal tickets for final game that touts tried to flog for £53,000 now going for 150 TIMES less after title KO

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      ARSENAL’S defeat to Brighton left fans with broken hearts – but has potentially hit ticket touts even heavier in the pockets. At one point, when the Gunners topped the table, tickets for the final day against Wolves were being re-sold for £53,000 EACH.
      Arsenal were beaten 3-0 by BrightonCredit: Reuters
      But Arsenal have since all-but conceded the title to champions Manchester City.
      Mikel Arteta’s side lost 3-0 at home to Brighton on a weekend City beat Everton 3-0 to go four points clear with a game in hand.
      Some Gooners are refusing to lose hope but it seems previously ambitious ticket touts are not so confident.
      The same seats that were being flogged for thousands in the hope of watching Arsenal’s first title win since 2004 are now going for 150 TIMES less.
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      Lower tier tickets – that usually go for £73 – are being sold on for around £345 for Arsenal’s final game of the season.
      It comes after second-half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan condemned Arsenal to a devastating defeat.
      And after City they marched on to their 11th consecutive league victory, they have been left with one hand on their seventh title
      And not even Gunners boss Arteta can argue as he voiced his disappointment after defeat to Brighton.
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      He told Sky Sports: “A week ago I was standing here feeling proud and today we have to apologise for the performance in the second half.
      “It was not acceptable. Mathematically, it’s still possible, but today it’s impossible to think about it.
      “We need to digest the result and the performance in the second half, understand why and have a different reaction.”
      Mikel Arteta looks on in defeat against BrightonCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      In-form Pervis Estupinan’s 19-point haul at Arsenal puts Dream Team gaffers on alert

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      BRIGHTON all but killed off Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes on Sunday.With Manchester City untroubled by Everton earlier in the day, the Gunners needed three points to stay within reach but the Seagulls produced a hugely impressive performance at the Emirates to inflict a 3-0 defeat on the hosts.
      Pep Guardiola’s side are now four points ahead with a game in hand to boot and the decorated tactician may feel compelled to send an expensive bottle of wine to Pervis Esputinan (£3.9m) as the 25-year-old played a significant role in Arsenal’s demise.
      Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates on SundayCredit: GETTY
      Initially troubled by Bukayo Saka (£5.4m), the Ecuador international once again exhibited his value in the final, overlapping Kaoru Mitoma (£4.5m) to provide the assist for the visitors’ opening goal.
      He then sealed the deal with a goal of his own, his first of the season, in stoppage time.
      Naturally, Esputinan’s efforts translated to the world of Dream Team in the form of a 19-point haul, his biggest single-game return of the campaign.
      More broadly, he’s registered three double-digit hauls across the last nine Game Weeks.
      Estupinan, who features in just 0.8% of teams, has banked 59 points in 12 outings; a surge that has propelled him up the rankings past the likes of Thiago Silva (£4.8m), Sven Botman (£2.7m) and John Stones (£6m).
      Another success story for Brighton’s recruitment team
      The success of Brighton’s midfielders has been a prominent theme of the Dream Team campaign but this is the first time one of their defenders has come to the fore as viable option.
      Admittedly, this is a late juncture for a fresh option to emerge and with Man City still to visit the Amex it may be that the ship has sailed in regards to his best-point scoring opportunities – although he did just take 19 points from Arsenal away.
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      At the very least, Estupinan should be on gaffers’ radars once next season rolls around.
      He’s registered nine assists in Dream Team this season and with Brighton well placed to qualify for Europe, the attack-minded left-back is likely to have extra fixtures at his disposal, which is always a bonus. More

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      Arsenal ‘urged to re-sign Alexis Sanchez on free transfer in shock return but face battle with Marseille’

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      ALEXIS SANCHEZ could be set for a stunning return to Arsenal this summer, according to reports.The Chilean, 34, joined Marseille at the beginning of this season and has impressed for the French club.
      Alexis Sanchez’s Marseille contract expires at the end of the seasonCredit: AFP
      Sanchez spent three and a half years at ArsenalCredit: AFP or licensors
      He has scored 18 goals in 41 appearances for the French side, helping them to third in the Ligue 1 table.
      However, the club are yet to reach a deal with the ex-Arsenal and Manchester United man over a new contract.
      He is set to become a free agent at the end of the season if an agreement cannot be struck.
      According to Chilean journalist Jose Tomas Fernandez Pumarino, Marseille have detailed their offer to Sanchez.
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      But the report also states that “at Arsenal there is a recommendation from the management to seek the return of Alexis”.
      And Gunners supporters are keen on the idea of him coming back.
      One said: “I want to see an Alexis Sanchez regen at Arsenal next season. This man carried our team for years, him in this team this year, we win the league.
      “He won us games on his own. Player of the Emirates era. Sanchez 2.0 and we can win it all.”
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      While another added: “Alexis Sanchez will shine in all five attacking roles at Arsenal currently!!!”
      Sanchez left Arsenal for Man Utd in January 2018 after racking up 166 appearances for the North London club.
      He contributed 80 goals and 45 assists across three and a half years with the Gunners.
      And he departed with two FA Cups to his name.
      A dreadful 18 months at Old Trafford followed, before he joined Inter Milan in 2019.
      He would go on to bag 20 goals in 109 games for the Italian giants and was part of their Serie A title-winning team under Antonio Conte.
      Sanchez then left Inter last summer and signed for Marseille.
      He is also still playing for Chile – where he has accumulated 123 caps and holds the country’s goalscoring record with 51. More

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      Pochettino needs ‘a miracle’ to keep Mason Mount at Chelsea with relations at all-time low as Arsenal eye £60m transfer

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO faces a massive uphill battle to keep Mason Mount at Chelsea.The incoming boss has targeted the £60million-rated midfielder’s contract stand-off as one of his main priorities when he takes over at the end of this season.
      Incoming Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino will need a “miracle” to keep Mason MountCredit: Getty
      But SunSport understands Pochettino’s arrival is coming too late to save negotiations and one of Chelsea’s most popular players looks set to leave his boyhood club after 18 years.
      Mount, 24, has barely a year left on his deal and talks are at loggerheads after ten months.
      SunSport can reveal Mount was offered a one-year extension by Chelsea in February but this was flatly rejected and seen as a ploy simply to raise his transfer fee.
      Relations between the player’s representatives and the club are at an all-time low and Pochettino needs a “miracle” to turn it round.
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      A Blues source said: “It feels like it is too late now for Mason.
      “Pochettino is good but he can’t work miracles.
      “If he had been brought in when Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel in September then maybe it would be a different story.
      “But in ten months there hasn’t been any resolution and other clubs want him. Good luck to Poch and Mason but we’re not hopeful.”
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      Mount is injured but eyeing a return for the final two games this season — at Manchester United then home to Newcastle on May 28.
      That could well be the end of the England star’s Blues journey, which started when he was six.
      Premier League rivals Liverpool and Arsenal have been strongly linked with interest in Mount.
      And Chelsea will sell if he does not sign a new deal as they do not want him leaving for free at the end of next season.
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      Mount is being targeted by Arsenal with Chelsea relations at all-time lowCredit: Getty
      Poch has agreed to take over from caretaker boss Frank Lampard but will wait until next month to officially take the reins.
      Former Tottenham chief Pochettino had an interview when Tuchel was axed in September but chairman Todd Boehly opted for Graham Potter.
      Potter was dismissed in April and Lampard came in.
      Poch is seen as one of the best in the business but wants a big say in matters and will have to oversee a mass clearout to balance the books. More

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      Fans can’t believe how many times Arteta has been booked this season as Arsenal boss sees yellow for touchline tantrum

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      MIKEL ARTETA was booked for his latest bout of touchline antics – with fans left stunned it was only his SECOND yellow of the season.The Arsenal boss lost his rag on the touchline as he watch his side’s title dreams go up in smoke in the 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Brighton at the Emirates.
      Mikel Arteta was animated on the touchline in Arsenal’s clash with BrightonCredit: AP
      The Spaniard was shown a second yellow card of the season in the 63rd minuteCredit: EPA
      Footie fans couldn’t believe the caution was Arteta’s second of the seasonCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
      Arteta had been riled up all game after referee Andy Madley let some heavy challenges go unpunished in the first half.
      That included a hefty challenge on Gabriel Martinelli by Moises Caicedo – leaving the Brazilian in a walking boot – in apparent retaliation for an earlier elbow on Kaoru Mitoma.
      In the 63rd minute Madley finally had enough and booked the Arsenal boss.
      It came as no surprise to viewers, who have seen Arteta rant and rave on the touchlines all season.
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      But they were stunned to discover, from SkySports’ graphic, that this was only the second time he’s been in the referee’s book all campaign.
      One tweeted: “Can’t believe that was only Arteta’s second yellow of the season.”
      Another said: “Does Arteta know what that box in front of his dugout is actually for?”
      And another said: “Yeah, that yellow card has been a long time coming for Arteta in this match.”
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      One remarked: “MIKEL ARTETA GETTING A YELLOW CARD. Behave yourself Arsenal – Jesus.”
      Another chimed in: “This should be a weekly occurrence with the way he acts on the touchline.”
      One watcher of the game said: “Arteta should pick up a yellow card every game.”
      Arsenal’s faint hopes of lifting the Premier League trophy went up in smoke thanks to Roberto De Zerbi’s soaring Seagulls.
      Brighton ran out 3-0 winners at the Emirates, with goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Oscar Estupinan putting the final nail in the coffin of the Gunners’ title challenge.
      Arsenal are now four points behind defending champions Manchester City in second place but have played two games more the Pep Guardiola’s charges.
      They must beat relegation battlers Nottingham Forest next Saturday to ensure City don’t get their hands on their fifth title in six seasons before the final day.
      City will be back in league action on Sunday, welcoming Chelsea to the Etihad. More

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      Arsenal target Ferland Mendy told he can leave Real Madrid with fee SLASHED – but agent’s plans could wreck transfer

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      FERLAND MENDY is reportedly available for Arsenal at a discount price – but the star’s agent could complicate any move to the Emirates. The Gunners have been previously linked to the left-back who has increasingly fallen out of favour at Real Madrid.
      Mendy has dropped down the pecking order at Real Madrid this seasonCredit: EPA
      Carlo Ancelotti has opted to start midfielder Eduardo Camavinga in the full-back role during big games with Nacho Fernandez also being drafted in to play there.
      It has left Mendy surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu and his price tag seemingly slashed.
      Reports had previously suggested that Arsenal would have to find £52.5m to land the 27-year-old, whose contract runs until June 2025.
      But the Mirror report that the price has now slipped to just £17.5m with the Spanish side keen to sell Mendy this summer.
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      However, it may not be plain-sailing for Arsenal with the defender’s agent getting involved.
      The same report claims that Mendy’s representatives are seeking to speak to Tottenham.
      While that could present a problem for the Gunners, Mendy is believed to be keen on competing in next season’s Champions League, something that is now out of Tottenham’s reach.
      Arsenal’s two left-back are currently Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kieran Tierney.
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      But the first-choice Ukrainian is out injured for the rest of the season and has suffered with knocks throughout his debut campaign at the Emirates.
      While speculation surrounds Tierney’s future in north London, with the likes of Newcastle linked.
      Arsenal will be hoping some savvy recruitment in the summer can help them build on a brilliant season.
      While they need some favours from elsewhere to pip Manchester City to the title, Mikel Arteta is still set to guide his team to their highest league position since 2016. More

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      Arsenal showing transfer interest in France colossus Mohamed Simakan despite new RB Leipzig contract

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      ARSENAL are reportedly interested in defender Mohamed Simakan – despite the star recently signing a long-term deal. The Gunners enter the final games of this season with huge injury issues across their backline after William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko were ruled out for the rest of the campaign.
      Simakan joined RB Leipzig from French club Strasbourg in 2021Credit: Reuters
      The club are believed to be keen to strengthen defensively during the summer and have been linked to many names, including Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi.
      Tall RB Leipzig defender Simakan is reportedly also on the shortlist.
      The Guardian claim that Arsenal have shown “strong interest” in the star.
      But the club could have a real fight on their hands to secure Simakan after he signed a five-year deal in December.
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      The 23-year-old is now contracted to the German side until 2027, putting Leipzig in a strong negotiating position.
      Arsenal have had a reputation for spending money wisely under Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu but may need to pay top dollar to land Simakan.
      He can play both right-back and centre-back, potentially providing cover across the back four for Arsenal.
      The Frenchman has made 21 Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring one and assisting one.
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      The Gunners have had to reshuffle the defence in recent weeks due to injuries.
      The loss of Saliba in March has proved potentially decisive to their title challenge.
      The London club had conceded only 25 times in 27 league matches which Saliba started before letting in 14 goals in the eight games after his injury. More