The Portuguese international played a starring role in the first leg meeting in which the Ligue 1 side pulled off a surprise 3 - 1 win in London, giving the Gunners a huge mountain to climb when the two sides clash in the second leg at the Stade Louis II stadium.
Not exact matches
The
Portuguese international has
played this role to perfection at the Estadio do Drago and it's no surprise that he's being linked to a big - money move away from Portugal.
The Porto and Colombia
international star was linked with us last summer as well and he made no secret of his ambition to
play in a bigger league than the
Portuguese one.
Turning 34 next February 25, former
Portuguese international right - back Joao Pereira,
playing for Trabzonspor since January 2017, had his deal with Turkish club officially extended until June 2020.
Pereira is a versatile defender who can
play in either full - back positions and the Gunners are allegedly ready to splash as much as # 20 million in order to acquire the services of the
Portuguese international this month.
The Serbian
international has previously
played under Jose Mourinho and was a key member of the side when the Blues won the PL title under the leadership of the
Portuguese boss in 2014 - 15.
The
Portuguese Primeira Liga leaders have found a goalscorer domestically in Moussa Marega, but the Mali
international failed to score in any of their Champions League group stage matches having
played in five of them.
Currently on a deal with AS Monaco until June 2022,
Portuguese Under - 19
international left - back / wingback Rúben Vinagre (18),
playing on loan for Wolverhampton, has been targeted by Arsenal, Everton, and Manchester United, according to Daily Mail.
According to reports from Marca, Real's
Portuguese international has recently been offered to renew his contract for another year, however, it looks his future in
playing football will be in the Chinese Super League.