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 ยฃ85m 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 ยฃ85m. 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 ยฃ65m. 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 clarifyโฆ Berta made contact with his camp via Kia. A loose offer below ยฃ60m 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 donโt 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.
Pre-season preparations ๐
Weโll travel to face Girona at the Estadi Montilivi on Saturday 1st August ๐๏ธ
Ticketing info will be confirmed in due course ๐
Danke, @pierohincapie! ๐คโค๏ธ Piero wechselt zu @Arsenal. Vielen Dank fรผr deinen Einsatz und die wundervollen Momente, die wir gemeinsam erleben durften!๐๐
Weiterhin viel Erfolg in London, Meister Piero!๐ซถ
๐ช Odegaard assists
๐งฑ Solid Saliba showing
๐ Both book a spot in the last 32
Success for two of our Gunners recently involved ๏ฟฝ๐ช Odegaard assists
๐งฑ Solid Saliba showing
๐ Both book a spot in the last 32
Success for two of our Gunners recently involved ๐