But
Arsenal face competition for another of their targets, 22 - year - old defender Fabian Schar from Basel, with Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund also interested --(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United and
Arsenal face competition for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, with AC Milan reportedly keen on the deep - lying playmaker.
Guerin Sportivo claim that
Arsenal face competition from Inter Milan for the player's signature with a January bid from both clubs expected despite Maksimovic having already signed a contract until 2021 with Lazio.
The Daily Mirror reports that in England alone,
Arsenal face competition from both Chelsea and Manchester United, whilst I'm sure he will also be attracting the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid who have a knack for understandably attracting some of the brightest upcoming talents.
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Not exact matches
Arsenal ace Alexandre Lacazette will
face stiff
competition following the arrival of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang on deadline day, but he seemingly has a message for him.
Arsenal are moving in the right direction, and with the right man at the helm, it hasnt been easy for him nor for us but we
faced great
competition and in the hardest of times.
The Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio revealed: «Both Inter and Milan are competing to sign him, but now
face competition from
Arsenal.
The third
competition Arsenal face in this period is the Champions League, in which we travel to Germany to play Bayern Munich on February 15th and it would be great to have Cazorla's control for that game.
While it remains to be seen whether or not United would be willing to sell to a direct rival, Chelsea will reportedly
face competition from
Arsenal for Lingard's signature which sets up a fascinating transfer battle between the two London rivals.
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Arsenal and Chelsea look set to
face competition for the signing of Luke Shaw in the January transfer window, with Newcastle reportedly keen on a loan move for the Manchester United left - back.
According to reports in the Metro,
Arsenal may
face competition from both Manchester United and Chelsea in their bid to sign the defender and so Wenger will have to make his move quickly to beat off his rivals.
However, should the Red Devils move for the North African, they may
face competition from
Arsenal, with The Guardian linking the Gunners with a move for the talented 24 - year - old.
However, the Mirror states that Besiktas could
face competition from the Ligue 1 giants Lyon who are targeting Remy as a replacement for Alexandre Lacazette should
Arsenal sign the star striker.
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Arsenal and Tottenham
face fresh
competition for Senegalese international
The German midfielder is into the final year of his contract and apparently greatly interesting a host of sides, most notably
Arsenal who came
face to
face with the player's Schalke side in Champions League
competition.
However, both French sides may yet
face competition from Premier League pair Liverpool and
Arsenal.
The group stage of the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday evening, with two English teams in action — Liverpool return to the
competition with a home game against Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad, whilst
Arsenal face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund.
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But the Blues
face some serious
competition for his services with the likes of
Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United, Barcelona and Real Madrid all said to be monitoring the situation very closely.
However, the Red Devils may yet
face competition for the wonderkid's services, with Chelsea,
Arsenal and Manchester City all understood to be keen on the forward.
Arsenal can be proud of their record in cup
competitions, as seen in the stat above, but they'll now
face a very difficult task when going up against Pep Guardiola's Man City in the final next month.
Monaco could also
face the embarrassment of ex-players of theirs playing for
arsenal in europa
competition (lemar, mbappe).
Clubs and agents always use
Arsenal to start the biding war, they lead us in to a false belief that we can pick up a player for a reasonable amount then a club like Chelsea, Manchester's, Barca, Reals's of this world come in with a huge offer to seal the deal and
Arsenal fall flat on our
faces, some of those teams buy players even if they don't need them just so not to go to the
competition, they even unsettle players by pretending to want them for a higher salaries but often never put in a offer
Arsenal reportedly
face competition for the transfer of Lyon attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir, with Real Madrid said to be keen to join the running for his signature.
Arsenal could
face competition from Tottenham and Sevilla, who are also keen on getting a deal over the line, though the Gunners are thought to be able to put an imminent deal in with Moreno keen to join, meaning the deal to join the side would be swift and easy to complete.
He has to start doing that in the
face of Ibrahimovic now hitting 23 goals in all
competitions should challenger Alexis not to be limiting himself to just scoring a goal per match for
Arsenal, but starts scoring 2 - 3 goals per game for
Arsenal on regular basis and also gives more assists.
However, they could
face some serious
competition for his signature as he is also said to be wanted by the likes of Everton, Manchester City and
Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham.
Arsenal could
face competition from Serie A giants AS Roma in their bid to sign Tottenham Hotspur centre - back Vlad Chiriches this January, according to talkSPORT.
Arsenal were linked with a # 13m move for him over the summer (via Express) but now
face competition from the likes of Fiorentina, Napoli and United.
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Arsenal's January signing Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, having
faced him and his goal scoring prowess four times in European
competition in recent years.
Arsenal's next game is a trip to Vicarage Road to
face Watford on October 14, but they're now unbeaten in their last seven in all
competitions following that defeat to Liverpool, winning six and picking up one draw in the away day at Chelsea.
Furthermore, with relegation battles down the bottom half of the table also growing in
competition, as various clubs fight amongst themselves for safety from the drop, it means that
Arsenal also
face tougher games from teams in the lower half of the league.
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He didn't move because he knows he'd have to
face real
competition at
Arsenal, and sooner or later there will be a world class striker to contend with, you don't buy players like Ozil and Alexis without intending to get a striker of similar ilk the moment a good chance comes along.
Arsenal look set to
face competition over the potential Nabil Fekir transfer as reports in Spain claim Real Madrid have made steps to hijack the move.
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face heavyweight La Liga
competition for elite Ligue 1 frontman
According to The Sun, Chelsea are in the race to sign Real Madrid ace Isco, although they
face stiff
competition from domestic rivals
Arsenal and Manchester City.
If
Arsenal do pursue Vlaar, they are likely to
face competition from Premier League rivals Manchester United, who have their own serious issues in defence.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is claimed to have attended Holland's friendly match against Ireland two weeks back, in order to have a closer look at the winger, but will now
face competition from close rivals
Arsenal in the race to sign him.
It's added that Juventus,
Arsenal and Chelsea all remain interested in Van Dijk, and so Liverpool will
face competition for his signature.
His team haven't progressed past this round in the last 7 seasons so will be keen to make amends, but then again, the last three times that
Arsenal have
faced a Premiership team in this
competition they have been beaten 1 - 0, so which record is set to be broken?
Chelsea are believed to be keen on the France U21 international, and may be planning a summer bid for the player, although they may
face competition from
Arsenal.
In turn, The Mirror report that although the central midfielder turned
Arsenal down last summer, the Gunners are keen on trying again this summer, but
face competition from United, Southampton and Hamburg and of course will likely have to deal with a much bigger price - tag.
If Liverpool do get through, however, they will join
Arsenal and Manchester United as the three big clubs still in the
competition and the three big favourites to win the trophy, but they will be
faced with the toughest tie in the next round, away to Crystal Palace.
«
Arsenal are going to
face one of the best teams in knock - out
competitions in the world.