ARSENAL are looking ahead to what is expected to be a MASSIVE summer transfer window for the club!
A new striker is top of the transfer shortlist, with the Gunners linked with numerous names.
Newcastle’s Alexander Isak is said to be high on the wanted list, but it has been reported that rivals Liverpool have opened talks to sign the Toon hitman.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are reportedly hoping to ‘hijack’ Chelsea‘s move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios.
In other news, the Gunners are weighing up a summer move for Leroy Sane, who could be available on a free transfer.
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Gunners optimistic Saka can face Real
Arsenal are confident long-term crock Bukayo Saka could return in a fortnight – for their biggest game of the season so far.
The Gunners host Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on April 8.
And The Athletic’s David Ornstein says that date fits with Arsenal’s “estimated recovery” time for their much-missed England winger following his surgery.
However, Ornstein stressed: “But they won’t rush him or take risks and rightly so.”
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Sesk once more on the mind
Benjamin Sesko has popped back into Gunners’ transfer talk.
Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram and Fiorentina star Moise Kean have been talked up today.
But it’s now claimed the Gunners are preparing a bid for RB Leipzig main man Sesko.
The Slovenian, 21, has fired 17 goals across all competitions this season.
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Juve in shock link to Raheem
Underwhelming Arsenal loanee Raheem Sterling is reportedly attracting surprise interest from Juventus.
The Chelsea striker has played just a bit-part role for the Gunners since his January transfer window switch.
But Fichajes say Juve have been “closely monitoring” the 30-year-old and value his experience.
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Could Moise roar with Gunners?
Fiorentina striker Moise Kean is rated a potential summer target for Arsenal.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been criticised for failing to land a world-class goal-getter in recent transfer windows.
And Tuttomercatoweb suggest Kean, 25, is now an option.
But the 20-cap Italian flopped in the Prem with Everton from 2019-2023 before returning to Junvetus.
He joined Fiorentina last July, notching 20 goals and three assists in 34 matches this campaign.
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Gabriel in early return
Gabriel Magalhaes has returned early from Brazil duty.
The Arsenal defender played all of Thursday’s 2-1 World Cup qualifying home win over Colombia.
But he picked up a booking which means he is suspended for Wednesday’s tie away to Argentina.
So he’s been allowed to jet back from Brazil to London ahead of schedule.
The Gunners surely won’t be too upset by that – as he should now be fresh for the next Prem match at home to Fulham on Tuesday, April 1.
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Prem on alert over Cherki
Prem clubs are on alert after Lyon reportedly decided to cash in on exciting midfielder Rayan Cherki.
Liverpool have been rated the 21-year-ol’s main suitors.
With eight goals and 18 assists for Lyon so far this season, the flamboyant creator is one of the hottest prospects in French football.
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have both expressed an interest in the France Under-21 international, while he also has admirers in Italy.
Cherki dazzled against England U21s in a 5-3 friendly win in Lorient on Friday night.
The Reds target scored one and claimed two assists in a stellar performance against Lee Carsley’s side which included plenty of showboating.
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Gunners still linked to Guimaraes
Alexander Isak remains the dream target for Arsenal.
But his Newcastle team-mate Bruno Guimaraes has loomed large in recent speculation.
But transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reckons the Gunners have yet to firm up any interest with a clear move for the Brazilian midfielder.
Romano said: “I’m not aware of any concrete negotiation or concrete contact between Arsenal or Bruno Guimaraes.
“He was on the list when the director was Edu Gaspar, they’re Brazilians, so the connection is there. Now the new director is Andrea Berta.”
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Family man
Myles Lewis-Skelly’s nan and sister were seen celebrating his goal in the stands at Wembley last night.
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Gunners can still Nic Bayern’s top target
Arsenal are said to have jumped ahead of Bayern Munich in the race for Nico Williams.
Journalist Christian Falk told Caught Offside: “It’s not true that Bayern Munich are in the lead for Nico Williams.
“I think, at the moment, Williams is closer to a move to Arsenal than Bayern Munich, as the Bundesliga club can’t be as concrete as they would like as things currently stand.
“Williams is still very high on the list at Bayern, but Max Eberl, head of sport, has to sell players first. They want to sell Kingsley Coman. If they can manage this, they could take the money and use it to help sign Williams.
“Serge Gnabry is also on the for-sale list, but no club is interested at the moment. So, Bayern have to wait and see if they can make a sale for Coman.”
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Debut in numbers
A brilliant night for Myles Lewis-Skelly on his England debut. A dream come true.
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Magic Tuch
Thomas Tuchel has admitted to being incredibly impressed with Myles Lewis-Skelly.
He said after his debut goal last night: “Amazing player, amazing personality. He came into camp and showed straight away that it’s normal to fall in love with him. It is well deserved.
“He’s full of courage, full of quality.
“With injuries lately and the latest injury form Lewis Hall we ran out a little bit of left footers who can play left-back.
“We were always impressed with Myles since he started he came so quick, a regular player for Arsenal, second best team in the country at the moment, quarter finalist in Champions League so huge concurrence in his club.
“Mikel Arteta picks him regularly so this is very impressive from the very start.”
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Record breaker
At 18 years and 176 days, Myles Lewis-Skelly is England’s youngest scorer since Marcus Rashford did so in 2016 aged 18 years and 209 days.
The Arsenal wonderkid also became the youngest player ever to score on his England debut.
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‘Make the position his own’
Luke Shaw? Ben Chilwell? Lewis Hall? Or is Myles Lewis-Skelly the answer to England’s left-back uncertainty?
Declan Rice believes the teenager’s future can be at left-back and he can make the starting spot his own ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Rice revealed: “I said about it before Christmas, and a lot of people laughed at me and questioned it and said I was speaking out of turn by saying good things about him.
“But week on week he’s shown how good he is, and the fearlessness he has in his performance.
“That’s on him — how much you want it and how much you want to keep going. He needs to be hungry every day.”
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Late notice
Declan Rice has revealed that Myles Lewis-Skelly did not know he was getting England debut until the morning of the game.
Rice said: “He needs to keep being himself around the training ground at Arsenal, around England, and keep pushing himself.
“He’s an asset for us now. He’s 18 years old and has got a long career in the game if he keeps doing good things.
“He didn’t even know he was going to be starting until today and I just knew he was going to have a good performance, because he has that belief in himself.”
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Rice praises Lewis-Skelly
Myles Lewis-Skelly has been praised by his Arsenal and England team-mate Declan Rice.
Rice said: “He is fearless. He does everything right off the pitch and he is only 18.
“I knew he was going to play like that tonight because of the confidence he has.
“He has kept his feet on the ground and it is only the start for him.”
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Calafiori seen limping
Arsenal star Riccardo Calafiori was seen limping on his way out of the stadium after picking up a problem in Italy’s 2-1 defeat to Germany last night.
Calafiori managed to see out the rest of the game but was videoed hobbling through the mixed zone post-match.
Italy boss Luciano Spalletti says the defender will undergo tests on his knee to determine the extent of his problem.
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Saka injury latest
Arsenal’s star man is reportedly looking to be back in action for the Gunners’ blockbuster Champions League meeting with Real Madrid in April.
Saka has been out injured since December 21, when he suffered a torn hamstring at Crystal Palace.
The Arsenal forward has missed three months of football and a return next month would be timely with Mikel Arteta’s lack of forward options at the moment.
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Gunners eye Sane
Arsenal are weighing up a move for Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane, and they could land the German on a free transfer.
Mikel Arteta knows the forward from his time as a coach at Manchester City.
Sane has scored seven goals and provided four assists in 22 Bundesliga appearances this season.
The German would give Arteta more much-needed options for his front line.
Arsenal have struggled at the top end of the pitch this season due to injuries to the likes of Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, which has kept them out for the large part.
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Tuchel on Lewis-Skelly
He is an amazing player.
“Amazing personality.
“He came into camp and showed straight away that it’s normal to fall in love with him. It is well deserved.”
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Jota latest
Arsenal are keeping close tabs on Liverpool’s Diogo Jota.
According to Football Insider, the Reds are reluctant to offer the Portuguese forward a new deal.
That has alerted the Gunners, who are looking for a new striker.
A host of Saudi clubs are also believed to be interested in Jota’s services.
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Wilshere reveals starlet’s secrets
JACK WILSHERE knows all about being an Arsenal prodigy and making an England debut at 18.
And he reckons Myles Lewis-Skelly will follow in his footsteps — then potentially become a World Cup star.
He said: “With Myles, it is not a case of, ‘Is he too young?’.
“He just wants to be in a team, wants to lead and has an incredible family around him — and that’s important as well. He’d be able to handle playing at the World Cup.
I remember my journey coming through and I was in the first team at Arsenal, then I was called into the U19s at England.
“Don’t get me wrong, at that point I was just happy to represent my country and wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, now I’m ready for the first team’.
“But I was going from training with the first team, playing in the Champions League, playing in the Premier League, to then playing U19s.
“But we can be braver as a nation and Jude Bellingham has shown that as he went quickly into the senior team.”
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Lewis-Skelly cheered on by mum
MYLES LEWIS-SKELLY’S family were spotted emotionally celebrating his record-breaking debut England goal.
The Arsenal star was given his first senior cap by new Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel – against Albania at Wembley.
Lewis-Skelly’s family were seen going wild in the Wembley stands after the opening goal.
ITV cameras picked up the wonderkid’s grandmother and sister cheering and hugging.
Lewis-Skelly said after the game: “I’m lost for words. I am so grateful for the manager to put trust in me. I am so happy.
“The fans made me feel at home so thank you to them.”
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Lewis-Skelly rating
Myles Lewis-Skelly made history as England’s youngest ever debut goalscorer.
But how did his performance compare against other Three Lions stars.
Check out SunSport’s Tom Barclay’s ratings below.
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Calafiori blow
ARSENAL are sweating over a fresh injury blow to Riccardo Calafiori after the star “felt something strange” while playing for Italy.
The defender, 22, picked up the potential problem in his side’s 2-1 defeat to Germany last night.
Calafiori managed to see out the rest of the game, despite initially being forced off the field.
But he looked to be moving awkwardly.
And speaking afterwards, Italy boss Luciano Spalletti revealed Calafiori will need to undergo tests to determine the extent of his problem.
Spalletti said: “We still don’t know if he’s injured.
“Ricky felt something strange in his knee but we still don’t know.”
