Wenger is reportedly preparing a bid of around # 25 million for Kondogbia, who is also challenging Schneiderlin for a place in
the France international side, but is still hoping that the talented and versatile Saint, who has the big advantage of Premier League experience, chooses north London and Arsenal over Old Trafford and United.
The French forward has become one of the most wanted players on the market following an amazing three seasons with Atletico Madrid where he has scored a total of 77 goals, as well as earning the European Golden Boot Award at last summer's European Championships, where he was key in guiding
his France international side to the final of the competition.
Not exact matches
While it is clearly the defensive
side of things that matters most to our
France international centre back, Laurent Koscielny has been lavishing praise on the way the whole team has been working to deny our opponents and he feels that a lot of the work is done with the way we have been starting games.
The
France international, who joined Bayern in 2007, has no interest in playing for another club in Europe, after establishing himself as a fan - favourite and key - player with the Bundesliga
side.
Earlier this season, RMC [via the Daily Star] suggested that two unnamed EPL
sides were keen on the
France international, who has previously attracted interest from Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
The
France international looks an ideal buy for Mourinho's
side and Don Balon claim Atletico anticipate offers from both United and Barcelona to trigger the 26 - year - old's $ 100million release clause.
This is set to be one of, if not the, key battle in Saturday's cup quarter - final, with the giant Belgium
international going up against the home
side's outstanding and pacy
France international.
After Danny Welbeck remined us of his lack of finishing finesse against his former club and Giroud then scorched a late goal past the Man United keeper not long after coming on, I am sure that many Arsenal fans were goping to see the
France international start against Jurgen Klopp's
side, but it is not to be.
It's clear how much Arsene Wenger's
side miss this
France international when he's injured and as good a job as Chambers does when filling in at centre - back, Koscielny is a much more reliable figure.
The
France international has been in and out of Jose Mourinho's
side lately and not looked anything like his best for most of this campaign, leading to speculation he could even leave the club.
According to
France Football, the Premier League
side appear in pole position to sign the Senegal
international, who is seen as a replacement for Morgan Schneiderlin.
Matuidi's potential move, which was also reported by the Daily Mail, could come for the
France international, with the midfielder having spent the last six seasons at the Parc Des Princes, after joining the former French champions from fellow Ligue 1
side St Etienne in 2011.
Griezmann would undoubtedly be a great addition for Jose Mourinho's
side after the struggles of Alexis Sanchez since joining from Arsenal in January, while the
France international could also be an option at centre - forward over the somewhat inconsistent Romelu Lukaku.
According to talkSPORT [via the Liverpool Echo], Brendan Rodgers's
side were understood to be keen on the
France international as the Northern Irish coach looks to bolster and refine his offensive options.
France international Anthony Martial, who has bagged 27 goals in 95 games during his United career, has also been handed a start by Jose Mourinho for their match tonight, with the winger having reclaimed his place in the
side after starting on the substitutes bench for their fixture against Stoke on Saturday.
As well as making it clear that he would rather not spend most of his time sitting on the Arsenal bench next season, the
France international star Olivier Giroud will be aware that he is about to be on the wrong
side of 30 and may not have too many years left at the top of the game.
The
France international has spoken about the prospects of playing alongside Diego Costa and Vitolo, both of whom are going to link up with Diego Simeone's
side this winter when the club's transfer ban ends.
Dembele netted an impressive 17 goals for Fulham last term, as well as impressing for
France's Under - 19
side, scoring four goals in his seven appearances for the
international side.
The player in question is the 19 - year old central midfielder Adrien Rabiot who plays for PSG and the
France under 21
international side.
The home
side opened the scoring through
France international Moussa Sissoko in the fifth minute, with starlet Dele Alli then doubling their lead later in the half thanks to a deflection.
Ghoulam swapped
France for Italy back in 2014, after the Algerian
international signed for Maurizio Sarri's
side from Ligue 1 club St Etienne.
It is being reported that the
France international, who has managed to bag an impressive 100 goals in 238 games for the north London
side, is attracting interest from all three of AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus.
Fekir's outstanding contribution to Hubert Fournier's
side have also seen him called up to the
France national team, and he made his debut against Brazil during the last
international break.
The 21 - year old is coming off the back of three
international goals in two games for the
France under 21
side and it would be a shame not to try to use that to our advantage, especially as he is desperate to get that first senior goal for Arsenal in the bag.
The North - London
side now look set to reignite their interest in the French
international, who is set to depart to
France for the European Championships this summer.
It may well have felt like Deja Vu to the Arsenal and Germany
international star Mesut Ozil at Euro 2016 yesterday, because despite the attacking midfielder producing an awesome and bewildering display of passing and creative football that had Northern Ireland chasing shadows in
France, his national
side Germany could only manage to win by the narrowest of margins.
The
France international has only been handed a place on the bench by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, despite this being a crucial test for his
side at the Etihad Stadium.
The
France international powerhouse is set to be one of the key protagonists of the summer transfer window, with several major
sides rumoured to be keeping tabs on the Juventus star.
Both defenders were named in the Selecao squad for the high - profile
international friendly against
France on Thursday evening, but have been forced to withdraw from the
side due to injury.
In 65 appearances for Jose Mourinho's
side, the
France international has managed to score 12 goals, with the player also managing to pick up nine assists in that time as well.
The
France international could benefit from a return to Ligue 1 and from playing regularly in an attack - minded
side who'll go for it and seek to entertain whether they're playing Dijons or Bayern Munich.
The
France international has struggled to establish himself as a regular in the first team since joining and a number of Premier League
sides are believed to be lining up in order to snag his signature before the window closes next week.
Varane, 20, broke into the Madrid
side this season, and also the
France international set - up, which brought his talents to the attention of the world's biggest clubs.
The
France international joined the Blues from the Ligue 1 champions this summer, and has made an immediate impact in midfield for Antonio Conte's
side.
He will have top go some to beat or even come anywhere near the goal scoring record and status among the Arsenal fans as his fellow countryman Thierry Henry, but the
France international forward Alexandre Lacazette does have time on his
side, as he is still only 26 - years old.
On Friday, L'Equipe reported that another
side have now joined the chase for
France international Gourcuff, with Guingamp understood to be interested by the technically - proficient star.
The news of the former Arsenal and
France international star striker Thierry Henry announcing his retirement from football, or the playing
side of the game at least, has quite rightly dominated the football media today and produced plenty of debates about where Henry stands in the pantheon of great players.
The
France international gets a lot of flak, but it's clear to anyone who's watched United this season that they're a far better
side when he's in it.
Ahead of the Arsenal home game in the Premier League this week, Arsene Wenger suggested in an Arsenal.com report that it might keep the
France international star out of the
side to face Brighton tomorrow.
The current 27 - man squad boast fewer cumulative
international caps than any top - ten
side, with their total of 506 fewer even than the likes of Switzerland and
France, whose bosses have selected only 23 and 24 players respectively in their most recent squads.
He is joined in the squad by the club's other summer signing, Bosnia - Herzegovina
international Sead Kolasinac, and fellow
France forward Olivier Giroud, who has been linked with a move away from Arsene Wenger's
side this summer.
Top
sides throughout Europe have been monitoring the
France international's availability, with Premier League clubs Arsenal and Liverpool thought to have been among his many admirers.
The centre - back has missed his
side's last two games with a chronic Achilles problem which forced him out of
France's recent
internationals.
Schneiderlin has spent the last seven seasons with Ronald Koeman's
side and has earned nine caps for
France since his
international debut in 2014.
Trev Downey and Jan Molby discuss topics as diverse as the Gomez and Can injuries, the transfer stories around the aforementioned handsome German and his countryman Timo Werner, the best
international sides Jan has faced, the stunning beauty of the
France ’84 kit, the true status of Roy Hodgson and the likelihood of a Liverpool win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
They took a 2 - 0 lead through defender Varane as the
France international met Lucas Vazquez's delivery to volley in
side - footed from close range.
The
France under - 21
international has contributed five assists for Bruno Genesio's
side and played every minute of their three - game winning streak as they battle for a Champions League place.
Rumours came in the market when the Brazilian
international showed signs of leaving
France like Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy and Tiemoue Bakayoko, who left the
side last term.
Turkish
side Besiktas will target Chelsea's
France striker Loic Remy, 29, if they fail to agree a deal with Fiorentina for Germany
international Mario Gomez, 31.
The
France international has repeatedly iterated his desire to remain at Atleti this season, but his patience appears to have run out after his
side slumped to a disappointing 3 - 0 defeat to Real in the Champions League semi-final, first - leg, which has literally ended their chances of progressing to the final round.