Arsenal transfer news

GARY NEVILLE has declared talk of Arsenal winning the title as premature.Arsenal have the chance to move 10 points clear of Manchester City if they beat Newcastle on Tuesday night.
Gary Neville has rubbished early talk of Arsenal winning the titleCredit: EPA
Neville insisted a top three finish would be “sensational” for the GunnersCredit: Getty
However, ex-Manchester United defender Neville has instead insisted that a top three finish for them would be “sensational.”
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “To say we’re even talking about the title now – we’re nowhere near title talk.
“[Mikel Arteta] will try to relax them, he’s been there before with Manchester City.
“That will help them. I think they’ll be OK.
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“A good season for Arsenal would be to finish in the top three. That would be a sensational season.”
The Gunners narrowly missed out on Champions League football last season.
And after recruiting title winners Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from City, as well as seeing William Saliba come into the team, they have surpassed pre-season expectations.
But following an injury to Jesus, Arsenal look set to step up their efforts to recruit a new attacker.
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The North London side have made a bid to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk.
And despite the winger openly hinting he wants the move, SunSport exclusively revealed that Chelsea have submitted a bid of their own to try and hijack the deal.
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ARSENAL have made a second bid for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk worth up to £62million.But they are still haggling with the Ukrainian Champions over the amount of money they will have to pay upfront.
Arsenal have reportedly launched a second bid for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo MudrykCredit: Getty
Shakhtar have made it clear that they want at least £50million guaranteed, with the rest of the fee paid in add-ons.
That is £12.5million more than Arsenal offered in their opening bid which was rejected last week.
But the Premier League leaders are confident that they can reach an agreement for the exciting wide player who celebrates his 22nd birthday on Thursday.
And they are looking to wrap up a deal before Mudryk is due to travel to Turkey next week for the start of Shakhtar’s mid-season training camp.
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Arsenal’s original offer was £37.5m with the potential for a further £17.5m in future bonus payments.
But cash-strapped Shakhtar do not want to wait for their money and are demanding the majority of any fee is guaranteed – irrespective of how Mudryk performs in the future.
And now that Shakhtar have lowered their original £85million asking price, Arsenal are happy to continue negotiating for a player who has made it clear that he wants to move to the Emirates.
Arsenal have been assured that they are the only club in the hunt for Mudryk but have been alerted to suggestions that Chelsea are considering a bid.
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With Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli both having started every Premier League game this season, manager Mikel Arteta is desperate to get Mudryk on board as quickly as possible to maintain his team’s Premier League title charge.
Arteta is keen to bring in attacking reinforcements following Gabriel Jesus’ knee surgery, which will keep him on the sidelines until March at the earliest.
The Spaniard said of Jesus’ injury: “It’s a huge blow for us, obviously.
“He’s such an important player: he’s brought something very different to the team and it’s impossible to replace him.
“But we have other players, other alternatives and we’ll try to get that sorted.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is hoping to bring in reinforcements this monthCredit: Getty
“The transfer window is another option.
“I think [Jesus] is a unique player but Eddie [Nketiah] has incredible qualities as well for the way we want to play.
“We have other alternatives in that we can play Martinelli up front as well.
“We are currently a little bit short in terms of upfront positions but getting Emile [Smith Rowe] back is going to be a big one.” More

ARSENAL have reportedly launched a second bid to secure a deal to sign Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk.The Gunners have been chasing the winger for the last few months and have already had a £55million bid rejected by the Ukrainian club.
Arsenal have reportedly launched a second bid for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo MudrykCredit: Getty
However, the North London side are believed to remain keen on making a deal happen for the player as they have upped their second bid, but it is still less than £62m.
Shakhtar are believed to value the 21-year-old closer to £85m, but Arsenal are confident a deal can be agreed.
According to CBS Sports Golazo and transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners have lodged their second bid and are awaiting an answer.
However, Romano has reported that Premier League rivals Chelsea are also interested in the winger as manager Graham Potter considers trying to improve his struggling attack.
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Mudryk has been teasing Arsenal fans with the transfer after uploading pictures of himself watching the team’s matches.
This included a post that showed Eddie Nketiah’s goal during the club’s 3-1 win over West Ham in the Premier League.
Mudryk did it again During Arsenal’s win over Brighton on New Year’s Eve.
He posted a picture calling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and his former manager Roberto de Zebri “two top coaches”.
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Fans have also been talking on social media with beliefs that the player is already in London, after he posted a workout on his social media.
Arsenal supporters investigated the images and believe that he is in position to join the club based on tiny details in the pictures.
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ARSENAL fans have turned all Sherlock Holmes yet again after concluding that transfer target Mykhailo Mudryk is in London based on tiny details in his social media posts.The Gunners have been heavily linked with a £55million move for the Shakhtar Donetsk forward, 21, particularly following Gabriel Jesus’ injury.
Mykhailo Mudryk shared an image of him in the gymCredit: INSTAGRAM
Arsenal fans picked up on him appearing to wear hotel slippers
They also cited the make of the fire alarm and UK-based weights companyCredit: INSTAGRAM
Mudryk is being heavily linked with a move to ArsenalCredit: Getty
He has also fuelled those rumours by stating there is a scenario where he could choose Arsenal over Real Madrid.
Now supporters of the North London outfit are becoming increasingly convinced he is due to arrive at the Emirates in the January window.
And that belief has manifested itself in them overanalysing Mudryk’s Instagram stories.
Pictures of him in the gym led one fan to cite the make of the weights, his “hotel slippers” and a “UK fire alarm” as reasons why the young Ukrainian is in Britain.
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They tweeted: “Is Mudryk in the UK… it looks as though he is in a hotel with hotel slippers…
“The weight bench is ‘kettler’ which is a UK based company… the ‘private’ on the door is written in English…
“He may be in London already 👀👀 #mudryk #arsenal.”
They then went on to add: “We don’t miss anything 😆.”
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That post saw legions of other Arsenal fans add to the theory.
One said: “Lovely find. On that, he could be at that that Sopwell House, Hertfordshire. 👀
“If you look at the images there, the hotel has a running theme of floral wallpaper (orange) as in Mudryks story. Then they got the same air vent system (yellow). 👀”
While another added: “Furthermore, Zinchenko posted gym work yesterday NIGHT TIME. Couple hours later Mudryk posted gym work..AT NIGHT TIME. That’s his mate.
“Couple of my mates motivationally compete with each other in the gym via Insta…same thing.”
And a third replied: “It’s 100% the Millennium hotel Gloucester in London. The light fittings flooring and paint colours all match!!!”
Mudryk, who has contributed 12 goals and 17 assists in 44 games for Shakhtar, dropped two hints about an Arsenal move over the weekend.
One was him labelling Mikel Arteta and Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi – who he previously worked under – as “two top coaches” while he watched their Premier League clash.
He then posted a compilation video of his own highlights from 2022 with the song Circo Loco by 21 Savage and Drake over the top.
The song includes the lyrics: “Still gotta see the Gunners win Premier League.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal fans’ detective work on Mudryk is nothing new.
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Before Alexander Isak completed his move to Newcastle in the summer, Arsenal fans were sure he was set to join them in January 2021 after he was pictured at The Good Egg in Soho.
However, it turned out he was merely in England for a holiday and promptly returned to Real Betis. More