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      Barcelona ‘line up Hector Bellerin free transfer’ with Arsenal outcast seen as cheap option for right-back slot

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      BARCELONA are lining up Hector Bellerin as an option to fill in their squad’s right-back slot.Bellerin is out of favour at Arsenal and is pushing for a move away from the club for a fresh start.
      Hector Bellerin wants out at ArsenalCredit: Getty
      And this could come in the form of a move to Barcelona, who are now considering the Spaniard as a cheap option due to him being available on a free transfer, according to Mundo Deportivo.
      While Barcelona have activated a number of “economic levers” to bring players in this summer, departures remain a necessity.
      Among those earmarked to leave the club is full-back Sergino Dest, who Manchester United and Chelsea are targeting in a potential £17million move.
      Bellerin would represent a cost-effective and natural replacement for the Dutch-born American.
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      Dest has struggled to live up to expectations at the Nou Camp following his move from Ajax in 2020.
      Therefore, Bellerin, who was on loan at Real Betis last season, could come into the Barca set-up to replace the outgoing Dest for a fraction of the price.
      It has also now emerged Bellerin wants Arsenal to TERMINATE his £110,000 per week contract so he can make a return to Spain
      Bellerin was one time a part of Barcelona’s youth academy, but left for Arsenal in 2011.
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      For many years Bellerin looked set to be a star for the future, with his dazzling speed a deadly weapon for The Gunners across a number of campaigns.
      However, a cruciate ligament injury in 2019 saw Bellerin’s career stall until he was granted a loan move to Betis, where he made 32 appearances. More

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      Hector Bellerin wants Arsenal to TERMINATE £110k-a-week contract and let him join Real Betis on free transfer

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      HECTOR BELLERIN wants Arsenal to terminate his contract and allow him to leave for nothing.The 27-year-old Spanish international does not figure in Mikel Arteta’s plans but still has 12 months remaining on his £110,000-a-week deal.
      Hector Bellerin wants his contract ripped up so he can leave for freeCredit: Getty
      He is keen to return to Real Betis after his successful season on loan with his boyhood club last season.
      And former club Barcelona are also monitoring his situation after failing to secure a deal with Chelsea for right-back Cesar Azpilicueta.
      But both Spanish clubs are struggling to balance their books and insist they cannot afford to pay a fee for Bellerin.
      And with just two weeks of the transfer window remaining, Arsenal’s longest-serving current player fears he could be stuck in limbo.
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      So now his representatives are in talks with Arsenal in a bid to break the deadlock.
      And they are hoping that the prospect of wiping £5.7million off their annual wage bill will be enough to convince the club to let him go.
      Bellerin, who joined Arsenal from Barcelona’s academy in 2011, has seen how Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac have all been paid to leave the Emirates in the past two years.
      But he would be prepared to walk away without a penny if it helps him to secure a return to Spain.
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      Arsenal, though, are already smarting after being forced to slash their asking price to get rid of Lucas Torreira, Bernd Leno and Pablo Mari as part of Arteta’s summer clear-out.
      And at the moment they are still holding out for some kind of transfer fee, even if it is nowhere near the £18million they were demanding for the player last summer.
      Yet both Betis and Barcelona are prepared to wait until transfer deadline day on September 1, convinced that Arsenal will eventually allow Bellerin to leave as a free agent rather than continuing to pay him without ever playing him. More

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      Fans are all saying the same thing after Arsenal chief Edu ‘spotted boarding Ryanair plane to Spain’

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      ARSENAL transfer chief Edu has set tongues wagging after he was apparently spotted jetting to Spain to complete a transfer.The Gunners are in the hunt for Villarreal ace Yeremy Pino, along with Liverpool.
      Edu has sent Arsenal fans in a frenzy after he was apparently spotted boarding a flight to SpainCredit: MatchDay Images Limited
      A man that appeared to be Edu was spotted lining up to board a flight to Valencia on RyanairCredit: Twitter
      And Arsenal supporters were adamant that he was going to finalise the signing of Villarreal ace Yeremy PinoCredit: Twitter
      Reports suggest the Gunners have tabled a £33m bid for the winger.
      The North Londoners were handed a huge pursuit in the race for Pino after Villarreal boss Unai Emery admitted they might have to sell him if the right bid comes along.
      Pino would be a welcome addition to Arsenal’s new-look attack, spearheaded by Gabriel Jesus who scored a brace against Leicester City as the Gunners clinched their second win of the season.
      Now fans reckon Edu’s en route to Spain to finalise the deal for Pino.
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      A man at least resembling the Arsenal supremo was spotted boarding a Ryanair flight to Valencia on Sunday, on Twitter.
      And a Twitter user insisted Edu was planning to briefly stop in Valencia before travelling to Villarreal to bring Pino back to the Emirates.
      They wrote: “Quick flight to Valencia, followed by a private car to Villarreal which is roughly 35miles away.
      “Face to face discussions required with Yeremy and his family to talk about the future.”
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      Although another user claimed Edu’s family’s on holiday in the region, and he was going to join them.
      But Ryanair further flanned the flames by retweeting the image, and saying: “Edu, PINO(t) on the return flight?”
      Edu’s already made it clear that Arsenal are still intent on bringing in more players before the transfer window closes.
      It was thought the Gunners were keen on recruiting Leicester City ace Youri Tielemans this summer.
      But fresh reports claim they may be willing to wait until next summer to sign the Belgium international on a free transfer. More

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      Arsenal ‘in talks with Youri Tielemans agents for months’ but still yet to make offer for ace who’s free next summer

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      ARSENAL have reportedly been in talks with Youri Tieleman’s agent for several “months” – but they’ve yet to make an offer for the Leicester ace.Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is eager to add the creative midfielder to his squad before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month.
      Arsenal have been in talks with Youri Tielemens’ agents for monthsCredit: GETTY
      The Gunners have reportedly not made a bid for the BelgianCredit: REX
      Brendan Rodgers has revealed the Foxes have yet to receive an offer for the midfielderCredit: PA
      And the Arsenal brass are said to have been laying the foundations for a summer swoop for the Belgian for the last few “months”.
      Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said: “As for Tielemans and how this is all affecting him – my understanding is that he is a great guy, an excellent professional, and someone who is only focused on the present.
      “Of course, he would like a top club. Arsenal have been in contact with his agents for months but have never submitted an official proposal yet.
      “Tielemans remains a name on the Gunners’ list but surprises cannot be ruled out.”
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      Tielemans, 25, has one year left on his contract at the King Power Stadium but has shown no sign of extending his stay in the Midlands.
      But the Foxes are reportedly not in a rush to sell the Belgium international.
      In fact, they’re willing to let him run down his contract and leave on a free transfer next summer.
      Manager Brendan Rodgers told The Times: “It’s not ideal but it’s happened before — players have left here for free before.
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      “He wouldn’t be the first one, but at this moment in time it’s about keeping an eye on the team and the squad, making sure they are ready.
      “The club will be negotiating and talking with the players’ representatives across the squad.
      “Thus far, there’s no change in Youri’s situation, there’s no offers. So he’s just continuing to work well and get himself right at this early part of the season.
      “Youri is a top international so every game he plays, in actual fact every training session Youri plays, he is trying to be the best player he can.
      “There is a lot of speculation about him but he looks to prove a point in every single game he plays.”
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      Tielemens and his Leicester team-mates will be back in action next Saturday against Southampton.
      Arsenal, meanwhile, will travel to the Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth.
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      Arsenal player ‘dressed up as a woman in sexy lingerie while wearing lipstick in X-rated Babestation video call’

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      AN ARSENAL footballer allegedly paid a Babestation dominatrix £1,000 to let him wear lipstick and dress up as a woman during a kinky call.Chloe Gray has gone from being 10p overdrawn to now owning a Range Rover due to her success in dominating men.
      Chloe Gray is a hugely successful Babestation dominatrixCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation
      She has revealed how an Arsenal player paid her to let him wear lipstick and dress up as a womanCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation
      The 27-year-old, from Dorset, has now revealed that one of her clients was a Premier League ace for Arsenal.
      And she insisted that being asked to humiliate the unnamed Gunners footballer was all just part of the job.
      Speaking to the Daily Star, Chloe said: “Nothing really surprises me because they call me the queen of fetishes and there’s nothing really that I don’t cover.
      “Nothing shocks me because I’ve been doing this for so many years and it’s become more of a hobby than a job.
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      “It’s always the high-end people like lawyers, footballers and police officers who call up.”
      Recalling the memorable video call with the Gunners ace, Chloe continued: “He spent around £1,000 and he wanted to dress up like a girl.
      “He had a full set of white lingerie on and he had full blown lipstick, a wig, the works.
      “With the footballers calling in I always think it’s crazy how they can go from having such a high-powered job and being so professional to then in their private lives being in front of a screen for something that is a complete taboo.”
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      Another Babestation model, Jess West, previously told the Daily Star, how footballers call her sex line with some mistaking her for an escort.
      The Essex babe said: “I’ve had famous people call me on Babestation and you get footballers, particularly the younger generation, calling up and saying they play for so and so.
      “They ask how much it would be to book me and I’m always like ‘you can’t book me, this is phone sex’.
      “It was always the footballers who would call and straight away drop in who they are.
      “They say things like, ‘oh you are so beautiful I just couldn’t help but talk to you’ and they ask to go on a date. Again I say it’s phone sex, it’s not like that.
      “But because they are footballers and we are on the TV and a lot of us are models they just think ‘oh I like her’ as if it’s a catalogue they can choose from.”
      Gray insisted that she was not fazed at all by the player’s saucy callCredit: Instagram @chloe.grey.babestation More

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      Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zincheko are final pieces in Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal masterplan – taught by his mentor Pep

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      IT’S BEEN nearly three years since Mikel Arteta joined Arsenal – and his masterplan is finally coming together.The Gunners boss made two of the most impressive signings of the summer bringing in Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
      Gabriel Jesus has changed the way Arsenal play – and not just his goalsCredit: Getty
      After just two matches this season, you can already see how much those two have transformed the North Londoners.
      Jesus took just 23 minutes to get his Premier League tally off the mark and doubled that shortly after against Leicester today in their 4-2 win.
      But the goals were just one small part of an astonishing display of dynamism, guile and pure dribbling joy.
      He terrorised the Foxes defence all day, making runs in behind and coming short, a guessing game of cat and mouse.
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      The Brazilian’s movement hasn’t been seen in a striker at the Emirates for many years, not to this level of quality any way.
      His interplay with the two wingers in Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli was something to behold.
      That, added to the fact Martin Odegaard was back to his best makes Arsenal a frightening prospect against any side.
      But it’s not just the individual ability of Jesus that has made the Gunners a different animal.
      The tactical intelligence of Zinchenko has added a whole new dimension to the way they play.
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      The Ukrainian has brought Pep Guardiola’s style with him from Manchester City, albeit with a slight twist.
      When Arsenal defend he sits in at left-back, his regular position where he looks as solid as ever.
      As the Gunners get possession though, he moves into midfield, adding an extra man there to help tick the ball over.
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      Granit Xhaka then heads over to cover him in the full-back positon, making Arteta’s team less predictable.
      It’s something Arteta hasn’t been able to do since he joined the club back in 2019.
      But he’s finally got the players he wants in, and can make Arsenal play like Guardiola taught him after all those years together. More

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      Watch Gabriel Jesus fluff golden chance to score debut hat-trick as Arsenal striker blasts wide in front of open goal

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      GABRIEL JESUS fluffed a gaping hat-trick chance after a matchwinning double in his home Arsenal debut against Leicester.The ex-Manchester City striker mis-hit a left-footer into the sidenetting when a cross found him in space just yards out at the far post.

      Gabriel Jesus celebrated a home debut double but was red-faced over his horror missCredit: AFP
      🔎 | FOCUSGabriel Jesus put on a show in his first Premier League match at the Emirates in an Arsenal shirt:👌 54 touches⚽️ 2 goals🎯 7 shots/3 on target🤦 2 big chances missed🅰️ 2 assists🔑 3 key passes💨 3/4 successful dribbles📈 9.0 SofaScore rating🔥🔥#ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/jmziAADF7y— SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) August 13, 2022

      Jesus looked even more shocked than observers as he held his head in his hands.
      And having put Arsenal 2-0 at the break in a 4-2 triumph, he also wasted other clear opportunities.
      But the Gunners and Prem champs City are the only sides to have so far made it two victories out of two.
      And Brazilian Jesus’ general play was outstanding.
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      Fans on social media were stunned by his miss but delighted by the way he has transformed Mikel Arteta’s attack.
      One posted: “2 goals, and 2 assists for Gabriel Jesus in his home debut for Arsenal is a letter to Pep that he can do it as a proper no. 9.”
      And this supporter went even further with his praise.
      He said: “Do Tottenham fans now realize what I meant when I said Gabriel Jesus was the miss of the window for them?
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      “This guy can play all of Son’s, Kane’s and Kulusevski’s roles without the fans knowing something is missing. He is the most versatile forward on the planet.”
      After Jesus’ double, Foxes’ keeper Danny Ward twice thwarted the 25-year-old before the break.
      William Saliba’s own goal then put the Foxes in contention.
      Granit Xhaka made it 3-1, only for James Maddison to cut the deficit and set up an absorbing final quarter of an hour.
      But Gabriel Martinelli instantly pounced to clinch a win based on Jesus’ brilliance. More

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      Arsenal ratings against Leicester: Gabriel Jesus star of show with incredible Emirates debut as Martinelli impresses

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      ARSENAL continued their winning start to the season with an enthralling 4-2 win over Leicester.The Gunners were two up at half-time thanks to a double from the impressive Gabriel Jesus.
      Gabriel Jesus scored twice and could have had another three against LeicesterCredit: Getty
      A William Saliba own goal got the Foxes back into it before Granit Xhaka took advantage of some shocking defending.
      James Maddison then scored through Aaron Ramsdale’s legs before Gabriel Martinelli grabbed a fourth.
      Mikel Arteta’s side continue their 100 per cent record this season, as he looks towards Champions League qualification.
      SunSport were on hand to keep up with all the action at a sold out Emirates this Saturday afternoon.
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      AARON RAMSDALE – 6
      Made some solid stops in the first-half, but a slight lapse in concentration almost gifted Jamie Vardy a penalty.
      Should have done better with the Maddison goal and will be disappointed with himself.
      BEN WHITE – 6
      Had a pretty quiet game but dealt well with his defensive duties at right-back.
      He is going to struggle to get in at centre-back this year so needs to make that spot his own.
      WILLIAM SALIBA – 7
      Was looking comfortable all day until a horrendous own goal put Leicester back in the game.
      The youngster managed to steady himself though and dealt well with Vardy all day.
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      GABRIEL MAGALHAES – 7
      A solid display and marshalled Vardy out of the game alongside Saliba.
      Was a handful in the opposition box all day, and looks to be creating a decent partnership at the back.
      OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO – 8
      What an incredible buy for the Gunners, completely changing the way Arteta’s side play.
      Looks to be another key piece of the puzzle as the North Londoners continue to transform to a Pep Guardiola-style.
      GRANIT XHAKA – 8
      Looks to have stepped it up another level so far this campaign, making the Gunners tick.
      He already has a brilliant relationship with Zinchenko, covering at left-back when needed.
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      THOMAS PARTEY – 7
      Kept the Gunners ticking over and got the ball forward quickly to the attacking players.
      Could have had a goal of his own after hitting the post late on and is getting forward more.
      MARTIN ODEGAARD – 8
      The Gunners captain struggled at Crystal Palace last week, but was back to his best here.
      Found little pockets of space and picked up the ball on the half-turn that Leicester couldn’t handle.
      BUKAYO SAKA – 6
      Quiet by his exceptional standards, but kept going at his full-back all afternoon.
      Will have better days at the Emirates with more influence, but just needs to find a bit of form.
      GABRIEL MARTINELLI – 8
      Has continued his incredible start to the season with another lovely finish from outside the box.
      Some lovely link-up play with Jesus, along with his work-rate down the left, make him an instant start.
      GABRIEL JESUS – 9
      What more can you say about this man? A stunning debut at the Emirates
      Scored twice and could have had five as he terrorised Leicester all afternoon long.
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      TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU (75) – Didn’t have much to do, but was solid.
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