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Publication date: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:22 AM
Arsenal could be forced to sacrifice Hector Bellerin after the Gunners received a £ 25 million offer for the right-back.
Mikel Arteta is overseeing his first summer transfer window in charge at the Emirates Stadium. The chief of the Gunners has already been busy. bring willian with Gabriel Magalhaes following Tuesday. The club has also already confirmed permanent offers for Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari.
Next to Lille defender Gabriel, the man at the top of his wanted list is Atlético midfielder Thomas Partey.
The Gunners remain keen to sign Partey, but must sell to finance their € 50 million exit clause.
Bellerin has been Arsenal’s first right-back option for several years. For a long time he was considered a vital cog on his side.
However, the appearance of Ainsley Maitland-Niles has given Bellerin some serious competition. It looks like one of them will be sold this summer.
Arsenal has has already turned down an offer of around £ 15 million from Wolves for Maitland-Niles.
However, after his recent impressive demonstrations by his side, Arteta may decide to stay with him and sell Bellerin.
Feeling an opportunity, PSG has, according to The athletic, made an opening approach of £ 25 million for the Spaniard.
The report claims that Arsenal consider the former Barcelona youth to be worth more and have rejected the offer. However, a sale could be in the cards if the Ligue 1 giants increased their offer.
They claim that an offer of £ 30 million would be accepted.
PSG is looking for a new right back after sell Thomas Meunier to Borussia Dortmund.
Furthermore, they state that Bellerin is open to the idea of a new challenge and is willing to take the plunge.
Arteta welcomes the signing of Gabriel
Arteta, for his part, is clearly a happy man after signing his top defensive goal in Magalhaes.
The Guners formally announced the signing of the Brazilian from Lille in a long-term agreement that is understood until 2025.
The 22-year-old central defender has signed a long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium for a fee that is understood to be around £ 22 million.
Arteta said in the club website: “He has many qualities that will make us stronger as a defensive unit and as a team.
“He has shown with Lille that he is a defender with many outstanding attributes. We are looking forward to seeing him grow as an Arsenal player. “
In GabrielAbout the signing, Arsenal’s technical director, Edu, said: “He is a player that we have been studying for a while and he was requested by many clubs. We are proud to have agreed and completed this transfer with Lille and the player ”.
Read more here, including the jersey number the player will be wearing… ..
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