Lille defender Gabriel Magalhães is expected to make a final decision between Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton & Napoli this week. Whichever club signs him will have to pay €30m excluding bonuses for him. Gabriel Magalhães is yet to give his final decision on a transfer & while he appreciates Arsenal’s interest & England is his preference at the moment, he has not closed any doors.
Discussions for Gabriel Magalhães started at around €22m at the start of the transfer window, but increased competition has raised the price to €30m. The player’s decision is ‘expected quickly’. [L’Equipe]
Official: Arsenal youngster Zech Medley has joined League 1 side Gillingham on a season-long loan.
Gillingham manager Steve Evans: “We are delighted that Zech has joined us. The lad has taken his time, spoken to numerous clubs & is a superb addition. I would like to acknowledge the support of Mikel Arteta & his staff for agreeing that Zech should continue his education here.”
Official: Arsenal youngster Zak Swanson has joined Dutch side MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan.
Willian has undergone his Arsenal medical. [Standard]
Willian’s move to Arsenal is ‘almost done’. Arsenal & Willian are going through the ‘last details’ & ‘paperworks time’. He will join Arsenal next week - confirmed. [Sky, Fabrizio Romano]
Two clubs from the Premier League & one from the Bundesliga are understood to be preparing bids for Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles. [Sky]
Talks between Arsenal & Atletico Madrid have been suspended this morning & hope to resume at a rapid pace when their CL campaign ends.
It is understood Thomas Partey & his camp have received reassurance from Arsenal that the club is determined to complete the deal.
Thomas Partey has given his word to Arsenal from the start that he is ready to turn down all offers for him in hopes of playing for Arsenal & Mikel Arteta in particular.
Partey’s associates are confident that Arsenal will secure the amount needed to sign the player in this window. Arsenal were confident from the start in signing Partey, which is why they initially looked for an agreement without paying his release clause.
Unconfirmed rumours suggest Arsenal will officially announce the signing of Willian on Wednesday & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract renewal on Friday.
Paris Saint-Germain are considering entering the race for Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.
Arsenal have held further talks with Guendouzi’s representatives since the end of the season & hope to earn £40m for the France U21 international.
Arsenal have made enquiries to Marseille for midfielder Morgan Sanson, as well as the player’s entourage. No concrete offers have been made yet, but Arsenal are paying close attention to the situation. [l'equipe, le10sport exclusive]
Arsenal are ready to make an offer to pay Mesut Özil off and reach a deal or subsidise the German midfielder's £350,000-a-week wages if he moves to another club. [Daily Mirror]
Arsenal have seen a £28.9m bid for Sporting Lisbon winger Joelson Fernandes rejected. [Sport TV]
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