Arsenal are close to an agreement to offload a big-money flop, while Tottenham, Man City and the Gunners are tracking a Rennes youngster, according to Tuesday’s newspapers.
MUSTAFI SET FOR ROMA TRANSFER
Arsenal are set to offload Shkodran Mustafi to Roma on-loan this week, in a deal which entails a £23m option to buy.
The Germany defender has struggled to find his best form since a £35million switch from Valencia in summer 2016 and has been phased out of Unai Emery’s line-up this season after the £7m deadline day arrival of David Luiz forced him down to fifth choice in the pecking order. Sokratis started alongside Luiz against Burnley at the weekend, with Rob Holding and Calum Chambers pushing for places on the bench.
And now according to The Sun, who cites Italian source ForzaRoma, Mustafi is on the brink of a switch to Roma, with the Italian side still seeking to replace the departed Kostas Manolas, who moved to Napoli.
Roma had been looking at Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren, but could not agree a similar loan-to-buy package with the Reds. But it seems Arsenal are more willing to strike such a deal and the centre-half is expected to complete a move to the Stadio Olimpico in a matter of days.
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AND THE REST
Arsenal are devising a new deal for Pierre Emerick-Aumebayang which will see him earn as much as top-wage earner Mesut Ozil through bonuses – but only if the club qualifies for next season’s Champions League (Daily Telegraph)
Arsenal are offering a similar lucrative Champions League pay rise to Alexandre Lacazette as well as Aubameyang as they aim to persuade their strike duo to sign new deals (Daily Mail)
Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham are on the trail of Rennes’ 16-year-old Eduardo Camavinga (Daily Mail)
Inter Milan expect to have a firm idea over the next few days on whether a deal to sign Alexis Sanchez can be agreed (Daily Mail)
James Maddison strengthened his claim for an England recall in front of England assistant Steve Holland in Leicester’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday (Daily Mail)
Paris Saint-Germain want Raphael Varane and Vinicius Jr plus cash in exchange for Neymar (Daily Mail)
Former Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente is close to joining Lazio on a free transfer (Daily Mail)
Monaco are preparing bids for Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko and Southampton’s Mario Lemina (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham youth player George Marsh has moved on a short-term deal to join Leyton Orient until January (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are contemplating offering a short-term contract to Dutch goalkeeper Michel Vorm, who was released by Tottenham this summer (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United will be forced to pay Alexis Sanchez £250,000 a week to offload him on loan to Inter Milan (The Sun)
Sheffield United keeper Dean Henderson is on Gareth Southgate’s radar for an England call-up (The Sun)
Claudio Bravo is set to quit Manchester City at the end of the season on a free transfer (The Sun)
Marcos Rojo’s deadline day move to Everton was blocked by Joel and Avram Glazer as they regard the Toffees as fellow top-six rivals (The Times)
Chelsea could lose the services of one of their longest-serving members of staff, the player-liaison officer Gary Staker, after a restructuring of their backroom team (The Times)
Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe could still be set for a move to Celtic, despite his manager Eddie Howe insisting he will remain at the Vitality Stadium (Daily Express)
Lazio may have won the race to sign Celtic target Strahinja Pavlovic (Daily Record)
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