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Emery targets highly rated Portuguese prospect

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Unai Emery targets highly rated Portuguese prospect named Gelson Martins.

Newly appointed Arsenal manager Unai Emery wants Sporting CP star Gelson Martins as part of their squad overhaul.

Martins finished with 13 goals and 13 assists in all competitions after a chaotic 2017-18 campaign for Sporting CP.

His performances are attracting interest from all over Europe and so the club president Bruno de Carvalho backed away from a plan to threaten to suspend 19 members of the first-team squad in April.

Reports also suggest that Sporting CP legendary goalkeeper Rui Patricio has terminated his contract with the Portuguese giants.

In this situation Sporting would hate to see a star player like Gelson Martins leave.

But, when a club Arsenal comes calling it might seem impossible to hold of best players.

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Arsenal are set to confirm their first signing under Unai Emery

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Arsenal set to confirm French youngster as Unai Emery’s first signing.

Arsenal’s first signing of the season will be confirmed in short time.

Unai Emery took over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal earlier this month.

Emery for real was appointed as Arsenal manager after Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign came to an end.

And the Spanish manager will mark his reign with the arrival of PSG young sensation Yacine Adli.

It is believed that France’s most wanted young prospect Yacine Adli has agreed to join the North West London club, according to reports in France.

The youngster might get a lot of game time in the Arsenal shirt if he lives up to his potential.

Arsenal will be playing in the UEFA Europa League final for the 2nd consecutive season.

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Arsenal closing in on teenager Yacine Adli

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Arsenal closing in on teenager Yacine Adli

The teenager has caught the eye of Several clubs

Aresenal are closing in on Paris Saint-Germain teenager Yacine Adli, L’Equipe claims. He is set to be the first signing for the club under new manager Unai Emery.

The 17 year old is considered one of the highest rated teenagers for the Ligue 1 champions. He has been playing for the youth teams of the club for number of seasons and has been progressing rapidly.

He even trained with the first team several times last season and impressed senior players like Dani Alves and Kylian Mbappe. He made his senior debut for the club on the last date of the season against Caen.

The youngster’s mostly plays as a central midfielder and his game style has been likened to Adrien Rabiot. But his performances on the wing in the Under-17 World Cup has been particularly impressive.

Despite playing in an unfamiliar position he managed to provide 5 assists in the tournament, more than any other player.

The Ligue 1 giants have been been trying to convince him to stay at the club as they consider him one for the future and offered him a very lucrative deal. But according to reports the player decided to leave them as they couldn’t guarantee him regular game time in the coming season.

The midfielder has caught the eye of several big clubs like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but the Gunners stole the march on all of them.

Emery was aware that his contract was going to expire this summer and he was prepared to offer him the game time that convinced the teenager to move to London.

An official announcement is expected to be made by the Premier League giants shortly, where he will become the first signing of the club this summer.

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Arsenal have offered Aaron Ramsey new five year contract

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Arsenal have offered Aaron Ramsey new five year contract

But Gunners will sell the midfielder if he doesn’t sign the contract

Aaron Ramsey joined Arsenal from Cardiff for a reported fee of £4.8 million in 2008. He has been a mainstay in the team since joining them, scoring 58 goals in 327 appearances in all competitions.

The 27 year old has been a regular this season for the Gunners, scoring 12 goals and assisting 9 in 36 appearances in all competitions.

But the Welsh midfielder is about to enter the final year of his contract and has yet to commit himself to a long term agreement. Talks have been going on with his representative’s for the past few months that have yet to result in agreement.

His future at the club following Arsene Wenger’s departure has been widely speculated on and has been linked with a summer move. He has been linked with Chelsea, Juventus and Manchester United ahead of the summer transfer window.

Though the Wales International has claimed that he can’t wait to work under new manager Unai Emery next season. His optimism around Emery’s appointment suggests he could be prepared to commit his future to the Premier League giants.

Asked if he was looking forward to working with Emery, he said:

“Of course. I haven’t spoken to him at all yet, but I think it’s an exciting time for the club.

“I can’t wait to get back there now.”

Ramsey has been offered a new five-year contract offer to stay at Arsenal according to Daily Mail. He currently earns £110,000-per-week and The new contract would see the Wales star net a substantial pay increase.

Former PSG boss is known to be keen to keep Ramsey at the club and make him one of his key players. But the club have given him ultimatum that if he doesn’t accept the offer then he will be sold this summer rather than to let him leave on a free transfer next year.

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Arsenal will sign Stephan Lichtsteiner on a 1 year contract

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Arsenal will sign Stephan Lichtsteiner on a 1 year contract

The contract will also contain an option to extend by another year

Arsenal endured an underwhelming campaign as they finished the season the trophy-less in Arsene Wenger’s final campaign. They finished 6th in the Premier League, reaching the Carabao Cup final and the Europa League semi-final.

Unai Emery has been appointed as the new manager of the Gunners and expected to be very busy in the summer transfer window in order to strengthen the squad for next season.

One of the key areas the Spaniard has to resolve is the club’s defensive line, who has been criticized a lot this season.

Stephan Lichsteiner is to join Arsenal on a one-year contract when his contract expires at Juventus next month according to The Sun. It is believed the one-year contract will have an option to be extended by a further year.

Lichtsteiner joined the Serie A giants from Lazio for €10 million in 2011. He has been their mainstay in the defense and has established himself as one of the best wing-backs in the world with constant solid performances.

The 34 year old has tasted a lot of success with the Turin side, winning the domestic title in each of his seven seasons. He has scored 14 goals in 250 appearances since joining them.

He made 32 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A champions as they won a seventh consecutive league title and fourth consecutive Coppa Italia.

The Swiss International whose contract expires next month and will be a free agent, earlier claimed that he will leave Italy as he seeks new challenge.

Hector Bellerin is the Premier League giants first choice right-back but the former Lazio ace will provide the necessary defensive experience to the team and will also provide leadership skills.

He has been named in the Switzerland World cup squad and is expected to captain them.

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Aaron Ramsey hints at Arsenal stay

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Aaron Ramsey hints at Arsenal stay

The midfielder is excited for Gunner’s future under Unai Emery

Aaron Ramsey joined Arsenal from Cardiff for a reported fee of £4.8 million in 2008. He has been a mainstay in the team since joining them, scoring 58 goals in 327 appearances in all competitions.

The 27 year old has been a regular this season for the Gunners, scoring 12 goals and assisting 9 in 36 appearances in all competitions.

But the Welsh midfielder is about to enter the final year of his contract and has yet to commit himself to a long term agreement. Talks have been going on with his representative’s for the past few months that have yet to result in agreement.

His future at the club following Arsene Wenger’s departure has been widely speculated on and has been linked with a summer move. He has been linked with Chelsea, Juventus and Manchester United ahead of the summer transfer window.

Though the Wales International has claimed that he can’t wait to work under new manager Unai Emery next season. His optimism around Emery’s appointment suggests he could be prepared to commit his future to the Premier League giants.

Asked if he was looking forward to working with Emery, he said: “Of course. I haven’t spoken to him at all yet, but I think it’s an exciting time for the club.

“I can’t wait to get back there now.”

Ramsey had to play through the pain of ankle injury in goalless friendly draw with Mexico as captain Ashley Williams was forced off after an injury.

“I rolled my ankle but I’d taken the armband from Ash and I thought I had to stay on and do my bit for the team,” said the 27-year-old.

“It wasn’t the best surface in the world and my ankle is a bit sore.

“Hopefully, there will be no lasting damage and it will settle down over the next few days.”

The midfielder has won three FA Cups with the Gunners, scoring the winning goal in the 2014 and 2017 finals.

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Unai Emery’s transfer budget for first season revealed

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Arsenal are going to fund Unai Emery with £60m transfer budget.

Emery was chosen to become Arsenal’s first new manager in 22 years and he faces an uphill task of returning the club back to the top of English football.

The Gunners have spent very heavily in the past few transfer windows and are understood to have a transfer budget of around £60m.

And Pundit Emannuel Petit does not expect Emery to be able to make much of an impact with that level of financial backing.

Petit:

“When I hear about the amount of money Emery has to spend, I can’t believe it. Where are you going with £60m? You’re going nowhere.”

Arsenal are to set to play in the Europa League next season and might not strengthen the squad heavily.

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Arsenal in advanced talk with Serie A star

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The Gunners in advanced talk with Serie A veteran over a possible deal.

The English giants are in talks with defender Stephan Lichtsteiner over free transfer.

One of the most reliable players in Juventus is linked with the London club and the 34 year old right-back is among Unai Emery’s targets.

Juve veteran who joined the Turin club from Lazio in 2011, will be out of contract by the end of next month and says he would prefer playing abroad.

Lichtsteiner said:

“I’m playing in one of the biggest clubs in Europe and there’s always competition for places.”

“But my future is going to be away from Turin. At the end of the season I’m leaving. I’ll play abroad next year but I’ve not signed anything yet.”

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The Gunners closing in on their first summer signing

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Arsenal close to completing £16m deal for Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

Unai Emery is a huge admirer of the Borussia Dortmund defender.

Arsenal are in advanced negotiations to bring him to the Emirates and have initially offered £13m but they are expected to meet Dortmund’s asking price of £16m to complete the deal this week.

Sokratis has one year left on his Dortmund contract and is eager to join Arsenal. He has played for Dortmund for five years, joining from Werder Bremen and has lots of experience.

He has also 79 caps for the national team, representing them at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup.

This could be the first signing of Arsenal which paves way to Unai Emery era.

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Arsenal could sign highly rated Bundesliga star

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Arsenal’s new manager Unai Emery might want to strengthen Gunner’s midfield this summer.

The English giants are now looking to sign highly rated Bundesliga star in the summer.

RB Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg could become Arsenal’s first signing since the appointment of Unai Emery as manager.

It’s clear that The Gunners will be looking to overhaul their side this summer after an underwhelming season Premier League this season.

The London club only managed to finish 6th in the league and for the second consecutive time they will miss the Champions League next football.

The Swedish international midfielder is currently valued at an affordable price of £47 million euros.

He has been linked with Arsenal for a long time now.

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