As far as I am aware this is what has been going on. Arsenal were interested in Fernandes / Tonali / Pablo Barrios (exclusive). When Tonali was offered to us at the end of January, it peaked everyone's interest at the club. Berta kept in contact as did City. It became clear the deal was not feasible due to Newcastle wanting £85m or even more. To further add, the agent fees are incroyable. Barrios was not available for several reasons. Fernandes is heavily involved with Jorge Mendes and it became quickly apparent that there would be a bidding war at a minimum of £85m. It has now even been stated, 'whoever pays the most can have him'.
Berta then made contact multiple times to explore the situation of Alex Scott, the interest is real and there was a feeling a potential bargain could be secured around £65m. Bournemouth began to panic while Alex Scott was out in the USA with the England pre camp and want to rush to secure a renewal for Scott with a possible release clause. Their stance currently is he is not for sale at any price.
Is it becoming apparent we have approximated budget for the midfielder? (Investing in other areas)
As for Bruno G let me clarify… Berta made contact with his camp via Kia. A loose offer below £60m was floated to Newcastle via these middle men to understand their appetite for any deal. Newcastle say he is not for sale. Kia being involved is something you must keep an eye on for reasons every Arsenal fan should be aware of. When an offer is serious, it is officially submitted to the club hence me saying Newcastle have had no contact yet from Arsenal as of 9am. Newcastle will not lose both of their midfielders, so maybe Berta tried a cheeky offer before the Tonali deal has gone through. Until a serious offer is presented or our budget changes, we wait.
Arsenal have contacted the likes of Bouaddi / Kone and others I don’t want to discuss yet but no one else is providing these step by step updates and its incredibly exhausting. Personally think Bouaddi or Bruno would be incredible.
After five years, 166 appearances and three trophies, we bid farewell to Piero as he completes his permanent move to @Arsenal 🥹
You'll always be welcome at the BayArena, Pierito. Gracias! ❤️
BREAKING: Arsenal sign Piero Hincapie permanently for £34.5m.
The 24 year old defender who was on loan from Bayer Leverkusen has signed a 5 year contract. 🚨
Hakimi's case has been pending for about 3years.
Ronaldo was charged TWICE-once had to settle outside court.
Neymar faced the same rape charges.
I'm yet to see anyone treat them like Mendy and Partey.
But let's keep branding "NO to Racism" on PL kits. 👍🏽
All the records broken by Lionel Messi today:
Most FIFA World Cup finals goals by a football (soccer) player - 18
Most FIFA World Cup matches played in by an individual - 28
Most matches won by a player at the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 18
Most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 2,489
We are witnessing history.
🚨 Declan Rice: “Lionel Messi, I think what we're witnessing right now is truly very special and what he's doing at this age is unbelievable”.
“As a football fan, a football enthusiast and also as a footballer, watching him is an incredible pleasure”.
🚨🇦🇷 Lionel Messi when asked how many World Cup goals he can reach: “I am tired now, I’m not thinking about that. I just want to enjoy the win with my teammates”.
🚨EXCL : Arsenal will officially open talks with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers in the coming weeks. There is a real willingness from the English Champions to get a deal done at a reasonable price. Fee will be the key. Personal terms are no issue at all.