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      Arsenal ‘will listen to transfer offers for TEN players including captain Aubameyang’ as they look to recoup funds

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      ARSENAL are reportedly now open to offers for captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as they plan for a mass exodus before the end of the window.The Gunners skipper only signed a new contract with the North London outfit in September 2020.
      Aubameyang has not played for Arsenal so far this seasonCredit: Getty
      But according to The Telegraph, the Gabon international – who tested positive for coronavirus before the opening game of the season and has not featured so far as a result – is now considered to be one of TEN players Arsenal are interested in receiving bids for.
      The rest of the potential departures are Bernd Leno, Hector Bellerin, Sead Kolasinac, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Lucas Torreira, Willian, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette.
      However, unlike some of the fringe players looking to be sold over the next week or so, Aubameyang’s extortionate wages could prevent him from securing a move.
      The 32-year-old earns around £250,000 a week, so there are only a select number of clubs who would be able to take him on.
      It was reported last week that Barcelona were eyeing a swap deal for Aubameyang, with ex-Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho heading the other way.
      Arsenal are hoping to recoup some of the money they have invested this summer, with Arteta’s side currently top of the Premier League’s spending charts.

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      The club have already spent £129million on Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokongo, Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale.
      And Arteta will be extremely keen to bed those new players in as soon as possible following the worst start to a domestic campaign in their 118-year history.
      The Gunners lost 2-0 to newly promoted Brentford on the opening day of the season.
      And they followed that up with a dismal 2-0 home defeat to London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.
      Yet Arteta remains positive they can turn things around
      Prior to the Chelsea game, he passionately stated: “We are trying to bring the players in that we can and that we can afford with the money. They can help us achieve what we want.

      “What I’m saying is that what we want to do with the club is bring it back to where it was.
      “We are going to do that. The timing of it is a little bit more complicated than people think.
      “But the only aim is to do that.
      “Can we now achieve that as quickly as possible? That’s the only objective we have.”
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      Manuel Locatelli snubbed Arsenal despite Gunners launching higher transfer bid than Juventus, reveals Sassuolo chief

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      MANUEL LOCATELLI turned down Arsenal – despite the Gunners offering more money than Juventus.The Italian midfielder earned a transfer this summer, helped by his stellar performances for his country at Euro 2020.
      Manuel Locatelli joined Juventus this summer after rejecting ArsenalCredit: Getty
      He eventually put pen to paper on a deal with the Old Lady, with an initial two-year loan before an obligation to buy in the summer of 2023.
      He came on for his debut in the final seconds of the 2-2 Serie A draw with Udinese on Sunday.
      But Sassuolo chief Giovanni Carnevali revealed the numbers behind the move – and that Locatelli decided to snub Mikel Arteta’s proposal.
      Arsenal offered £34.3million in a transfer fee – £2.3m more than Juve.
      They also were prepared to pay Locatelli more than 50 per cent more – £4.7m per year after tax, around £90,000 per week, compared to £3m in Turin.
      Carnevali told Gazetta di Modena: “It’s not easy to understand for those who do not have the skills.
      “This operation has brought a positive result and benefits to both clubs, even if certain technicalities are complicated to explain.
      Locatelli’s will was to go only to Juventus and we did everything to please himGiovanni Carnevali
      “Surely it is wrong to say and think that we ‘gave’ Locatelli to Juve for two years, someone even spoke of an immoral operation.
      “These are senseless theories. The truth is that at the end of the 2022-2023 season, the obligation to redeem the player will be triggered and we will be guaranteed to collect the €37m plus agreed upon.
      “Locatelli is so far the player bought at the highest price in Serie A this summer.
      “Arsenal offered us €40m, but Locatelli’s will was to go only to Juventus and we did everything to please him.
      “A request, that of Arsenal, which cost us something…”
      Even without landing Locatelli, Arsenal are already the top spenders in this transfer window.

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      They have brought in Ben White, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale for a combined £134m.
      But Mikel Arteta will be hoping his new additions find form quickly after a torrid start to the season.
      Back-to-back 2-0 defeats against Brentford and Chelsea have left the Gunners 19th in the table, goalless and pointless, in their worst start to a campaign ever.
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      Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale reveals touching reason why he brought his granddad’s ashes with him to transfer unveiling

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      AARON RAMSDALE has revealed the touching reason why he brought his late granddad’s ashes with him after signing for Arsenal. The goalkeeper finally completed his £30million dream move to the Emirates and was recently unveiled as a Gunners player.
      Aaron Ramsdale brought his late granddad’s ashes with him after signing for ArsenalCredit: Instagram @aaronramsdale
      The goalkeeper finally completed his £30million dream move to ArsenalCredit: Getty
      And as he posed for pictures with an Arsenal shirt, he did so with his grandfather’s ashes beside him.
      Ramsdale, 23, said: “The day my mum found out she was pregnant with me was the day he died.
      “He was called Ron and was from Bloxwich in Birmingham and they used to say, ‘Oh, we’re going to see our Ron’.
      “So I’m Aaron for ‘our Ron’. When his ashes were spread my dad kept some of his ashes.
      “He’s gone on a little tour of the 92 [teams in the Football League]!
      “My dad brings him all to the games and will have a picture with him in the stadiums.
      “I did say in the car this morning that he wasn’t coming out but it was a nice touch… he would have been a footballer if his dad had allowed him and he was a goalkeeper so there are little connections between us both.
      “My dad takes him everywhere. It keeps him close to his heart.”
      Ramsdale has been linked with a move to the Emirates all summer, where he will provide competition to German Bernd Leno, 29.

      But Sheffield United refused to budge on their price tag, leaving the England keeper’s future up in the air until Arsenal paid the £30m.
      Ramsdale said: “It’s been difficult. It’s never easy when you are trying to focus on playing your football with speculation in the background, it’s difficult. Now, I am here and everything is sorted.
      “It’s been a long few days, but it’s finally over the line and now I can get onto the training pitch and crack on and hopefully do what I do best.”
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