Arsenal completed signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester
United in a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez going the other way.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan also arrived from Manchester
United in a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez while Mesut Ozil signed a new three - year deal with the club.
And indeed, the Real Madrid hierarchy seemed keen to replace him — he would have joined Manchester
United in a swap deal for David De Gea had it not been for that infamous fax machine incident.
The Arsenal boss assured fans in the summer that Alexis Sanchez wouldn't be sold this season, only to see the Chilean join Manchester
United in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan this week.
Aubameyang joined from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day for a club - record fee, uniting with his former teammate Mkhitaryan who had come in earlier in the window from Manchester
United in a swap deal for Alexis Sanchez.
Arsenal were able to provide information on the whereabouts of Armenia playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan - who moved to the Gunners from
United in the swap deal.
And after a tough end to the season in which he was roundly booed by his own supporters, it is rumoured that Bale is ready to call time on his Spanish expedition to return to England with Manchester
United in a swap deal.
Not exact matches
All the Arsenal transfer talk has been about the possible
swap deal with Man
United for Alexis Sanchez and Henrik Mkhitaryan, but the three other big rumours this month concerning the Gunners have been mentioning Aubameyang, Malcom and Jonny Evans, and Arsene Wenger was asked about all three
in today's press conference.
The Armenian international joined the club from Manchester
United in January as part of a
swap deal including Alexis Sanchez, and is already beginning to enjoy his football once again.
However, Nani has now rejoined his old club Sporting Lisbon
in another
swap deal which has seen
United sign versatile Argentine defender Marcos Rojo, leaving Juve to ponder other options
in the attacking midfield position.
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in a
swap deal for Nicolas Gaitan, reports the Daily Star.
According to The Sun,
United have offered # 25m plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan
in a
swap deal for Sanchez, while the Chilean international will get a # 350,000 - a-week contract and # 25m signing on fee.
Still, with
United well stocked
in midfield and short
in defence, Januzaj could be used
in one of two possible
swap deals with clubs monitoring his situation.
Diario Gol also recently claimed
United manager Jose Mourinho was desperate to sign Asensio, and that he could even offer Marcus Rashford to Real as part of a
swap deal in order to do so.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is said to be setting his sights on Man
United striker Javier Hernandez and is ready to offer long term Old Trafford target Karim Benzema
in a
swap deal that could just tempt Sir Alex Ferguson.
Aguero would fill a void that has been missing from our first - team since the departure of Robin Van Persie to Man
United back
in 2012, although persuading Man City to agree to a
swap deal could be problematic.
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Paris Saint - Germain are reportedly ready to offer Edinson Cavani to Atletico Madrid
in a
swap deal that could spell bad news for the transfer plans of both Manchester
United and Chelsea.
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Elsewhere, Don Balon have mentioned Manchester
United's interest
in Asensio as part of any
swap deal involving David de Gea, while another report from Don Balon claimed Liverpool had also made an offer for the 22 - year - old.
But Jose Mourinho has no qualms like that and has made a statement regarding Alexis Sanchez (and also Henrik Mkhitaryan who is being rumoured to be included
in a
swap deal) on the official Man
United website, and this is his description of the current position....
The
deals look likely to be completed this week, with the Armenian midfielder moving from Manchester
United as part of a
swap deal, with him believed to have arrived
in London yesterday
in order to complete a medical.
Manchester
United manager Louis van Gaal is supposedly ready to offload the struggling Angel Di Maria
in a surprise
swap deal in the summer transfer window, according to the Metro.
The 29 - year - old was officially confirmed as a Gunners player earlier this week, moving to north London
in the
swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez join Manchester
United.
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A follow - up report
in today's Daily Mirror suggests
United are the favourites to snap up the Turkish international, though, elsewhere, The Sun claims Chelsea are also
in the running to win the race for his signature this summer,
in what could be a potential
swap deal involving Blues left - back Filipe Luis.
United are said to retain an interest
in Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos [via Sky Sports] but the Daily Star claim that the Bernabeu side are not interested
in conducting a
swap deal.
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Should the Gunners make a move for either player then they will have to act fast as reports
in German based media outlet Bild [via ESPN] suggest Manchester
United and Bayern Munich are considering a
swap deal involving the pair.
Arsenal could be
dealt a double blow to their transfer plans this January with the news that Newcastle
United could re-sign Yohan Cabaye
in a
swap deal with Paris Saint - Germain.
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Arsenal's pursuit of Newcastle
United enforcer Chieck Tiote is set to take on a new dimension with the north London side ready to offer forward Lukas Podolski
in a
swap deal that apparently has the backing of the German international.
The Gunners confirmed the signing of the Armenian playmaker from Manchester
United today, with Alexis Sanchez heading to Old Trafford
in the
swap deal.
Another report from the Independent today has linked Sanchez as a target for Manchester
United in a potential
swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving
in the opposite direction, even if the player's preference remains a reunion with Pep Guardiola.
After all,
United were
in possession of a great
deal of money but lacked a brilliant midfielder, so they
swapped the former for the latter.
Inter Milan could offer midfielder Fredy Guarin to Manchester
United in a potential
swap deal for striker Javier Hernanez.
Their report claims he'd likely cost # 70m, though it's unclear if that fee could be brought down
in a
swap deal as
United hope to offload Matteo Darmian to Juve.
Yesterday, Pereira revealed that
United were
in talks with Benfica over a potential
swap deal involving Rafael for Argentina winger Nicolas Gaitan.
The Portugal international is of interest to both Manchester
United and Paris Saint - Germain with the former looking to sign
in a potential
swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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