Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is closing in on a move to Premier
League rivals Arsenal, according to Sky sources.
The 20 - time English champions Manchester United have retained an interest in signing Mesut Ozil from Premier
League rivals Arsenal.
Premier
League rivals Arsenal, who are long - term admirers of Draxler, and Manchester United are also said to be interested in the 23 - year - old.
To rectify the problem, Mourinho pulled off an audacious swoop for Ashley Cole from Chelsea's Premier
League rivals Arsenal, with William Gallas sent in the opposite direction.
According to some Liverpool based sources, Liverpool have removed the Monaco ace from their list of targets, leaving Premier
League rivals Arsenal in a smooth position to sign him.
Real Madrid, Juventus and even United's Premier
League rivals Arsenal have been linked with bids for the winger, but Roma have now emerged as a more likely option.
The Dutch coach, however, is sure to have competition for his signature with one of those coming from Premier
League rivals Arsenal.
Premier
League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United are also understood to also be interested in the 27 - year - old and both are likely to be in pole position as they can offer Champions League football next season.
According to reports in France, Liverpool are closing in on a deal for French midfielder Thomas Lemar ahead of Premier
League rivals Arsenal.
The Daily Mail reports that Premier
League rivals Arsenal are out of the running to sign the Gabonese international because the transfer fee could rise to a huge # 70m.
The 20 - year - old has already attracted the interest of elbow Premier
League rivals Arsenal and Liverpool, as his impressive displays in the German top flight have seen him become one of Europe's most sought after youngsters.
The Reds are listed as one of two suitors for the 27 - year - old in England, with Premier
League rivals Arsenal also interested in pouncing for the out - of - favour attacker, who lost his place in Barca's starting lineup last season after the arrival of a former Anfield star, Luis Suarez.
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling has been heavily linked with a move to Premier
League rivals Arsenal by the Daily Mirror.
According to the Daily Star, Premier
League rivals Arsenal and Liverpool are also keen on Spain U21 international, although it seems to be United who are pushing for a deal in the January window.
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League rivals Arsenal and Crystal Palace have come to an agreement over the loan signing of young French striker Yaya Sanogo, report the Daily Star, with the former Auxerre man set to move to Selhurst Park until the end of the season and join Alan Pardew and the Eagles» fight for Premier League survival, that was given a huge boost with the weekend win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea have joined Premier
League rivals Arsenal and Liverpool in the transfer battle to sign Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus, according to The Express.
Then in another major twist, Liverpool's Premier
League rivals Arsenal are said to be monitoring the situation closely according to the Telegraph, with manager Arsene Wenger said to be a huge admirer of the 20 - year - old.
Theo Walcott has joined Everton in a bid to reignite his career after 12 years at Premier
League rival Arsenal.
Not exact matches
Laurent Koscielny is refusing to give up hope of helping
Arsenal to overcome Chelsea and their
rivals in the Premier
League title race.
Oxlade Chamberlain may split opinions in the
Arsenal fan base, but could
Arsenal be seriously considering letting the English winger go to one of our Premier
League rivals?
Well you kind of knew that it would not take long for the
Arsenal manager and his long term
rival Jose Mourinho to get back to their old trick of aiming verbal bullets at each other and that is what has happened before the new Premier
League season has even started.
So if this news is correct then Sanchez will be playing for
Arsenal next season, which is clearly good news but it could turn out to be good only in the short term, because if we fail to match his ambition then he will be able to leave on a free next summer and the thought is that it would be to our Premier
League rivals Chelsea.
The winger has previously spoken of his desire to play in one of the continent's top
leagues and Spurs» north London
rivals Arsenal and Internzaionale are also thought to be interested in his signature.
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Some of the major Premier
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Arsenal and our hopes and expectations of ending the long wait to regain the title of champions of England have been spending money right from the start of the summer transfer window.
Arsenal fans will be hoping from a look at this weekend's fixture list in the Premier
League that it could be a good few days for the Gunners in our pursuit of the title, as many of our big
rivals for the EPL trophy have matches that look harder on paper than our trip to Swansea and two of them are playing each other.
And the point may be disappointing after
Arsenal leading for most of the second half, but at least it meant that we went back above our north London
rivals Tottenham in the Premier
League table.
A lot of people are questioning the title credentials of
Arsenal, but we are perhaps the most stable club and squad of players and there was plenty of reason for optimism from the performances of our other Premier
League rivals yesterday.
It was a rumour that has been doing the rounds and it was not just
Arsenal, but our Premier
League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool that were said to be keen on the talented young defe3nsive midfield star.
Whatever happens with this transfer issue, and it looks to me like he will end up signing for City, it is only helping
Arsenal right now, mainly because it is really hurting two of our main
rivals for the Premier
League.
The
Arsenal fans» fondness for Fabregas was sorely tested last summer though, when he chose to sign for a Premier
League rival in Chelsea, especially as their manager Jose Mourinho had a long running feud with the manager he supposedly had so much respect for.
Van Persie has struggled to replicate the form that landed a record 20th
league title for the Red Devils in his debut season at the club following his # 24m move from
rivals Arsenal [via BBC Sport].
The fact that he would not be going to a Premier
League rival would also be a plus point and if the Chilean is not committed to the
arsenal cause I can see why Wenger and the board might be tempted.
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There were 55 players on that shortlist so it may not sound all that impressive that three of them were
Arsenal stars, but that number does look better when you compare it with our Premier
League rivals, especially when you consider how much more money the likes of Manchester United and Man City have been throwing around to build their squads.
Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker has poked fun at
Arsenal by claiming that the Gunners have stolen the wrong scout from their surprise Premier
League title
rivals.
The report goes on to say that there are a few of our big Premier
League rivals keen to snap up the player so it seems pretty odd that
Arsenal and Wenger are giving him any reason to consider whether it might be better to move on.
Chelsea will go ahead of
Arsenal in the Premier
League table if they win on Saturday, while a Gunners victory would see Wenger's men move three points clear of their
rivals, who currently trail them on goal difference.
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The young Frenchman may not be the really hot property that many
Arsenal fans are hoping for the boss to sign this summer but I reckon he would be a great addition who would soon find his feet again and start producing the sort of form that made our Premier
League rivals make him the most expensive teenage transfer in football history just two years ago.
It will be with a view of an overhaul of the scouting and recruitment sector, which will be music to the ears of
Arsenal supporters who will hope that the club can unearth some quality talents to put them on par with their
rivals in the Premier
League and around Europe.
His worst record for wins has come against Tottenham with the German still yet to register a Premier
League win against
Arsenal's North London
rivals with Ozil in the team.
His performance in Europa
League games has been particularly impressive, starring in famous confrontations with
Arsenal's Premier
League rivals: Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham.
After
Arsenal seemingly agreed to sell another contract rebel, Oxlade - Chamberlain to one of our biggest Premier
League rivals, it would now not surprise
Arsenal fans if they also decided to cash in on the sale of Sanchez to Man City as their next deal, which will leave very little time for Wenger to bring in replacements...
However, a Metro report this morning claimed that our north London
rivals, fresh from their latest failure to finish above
Arsenal in the Premier
League table, are planning to hijack the move with a transfer bid of their own and have agreed to meet his release clause of around # 25 million.
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We also know how the FA cup draws have been very kind to
Arsenal (e.g. playing a weak Man Utd in transition under Van Gaal, sending offs going in our favour, and drawn against countless non
league or weaker teams compared to our EPL
rivals etc)
Arsenal are all too often criticised for their work in the transfer market, but the Gunners deserve some credit for not always pushing through for the big moves, with these three an example of expensive failures by some of their Premier
League rivals...
Despite all that the big striker has still been chosen by Didier Deschamps over the Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, highlighting the huge difference between
Arsenal and our Premier
League rivals at the minute.