๐จ Arsenal now in club-to-club contact with Leicester City over deal for Jeremy Monga. No agreement yet but direct talks; all sides handling respectfully due to 16yo age. Many keen but only wanted #AFC - plan to pay fair fee & avoid tribunal @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/3pFGFpmqlL
Julian Alvarez Update
If you remember, I stated there was another attacker I chose to keep anonymous. That player was indeed Julian Alvarez. The reason I said it was sensitive was because one of our players (Gyรถkeres) was potentially involved but let me just provide the facts for Arsenal fans. To my understanding the following statements are 100% factual.
โข The players dream is Barca (personal terms agreed already)
โข Barca have always wanted Julian to go public with his desire to force Atleti's position
โข Atleti are adamant they will not to sell to Barca and would rather sell abroad but it wont stop Barca from trying
โข PSG to my understanding left the race due to Campos / Enrique not wanting a player who doesnโt absolutely prioritise them but I wont be shocked if they return due to the players quality
โข Julian has been a target for Arsenal since last summer
โข After our group stage game Arteta made it clear we must atleast be in the race for the Argentine
โข I can 100% confirm Atleti have interest in Viktor Gyรถkeres
โข Andrea Berta has maintained contacts with the camp since last summer and has explored 'different structures & mechanisms' to bring Julian Alvarez to North London in the recent monthsโฆ
โข Reports about 'the English weather' being a reason Julian and his family would not return to England are absolutely false.
โข The player would be very open to joining Arsenal and has directly told us should his dream to Barca become impossible
โข Arsenal are yet to officially formalise their interest but Atleti are well aware of our interest.
The situation is chaotic but my role is to provide the absolute facts to the best of my knowledge in real time not predict the future. Its difficult enough tracking Berta and his 1000 spinning plates technique, its even harder when he silently speaks to ex-colleagues at Atleti with whom he has a lot of trust with but I have presented the facts. Genuinely feel a lot of relief talking about this all as its been exhausting to track for 14 months. I need to sleep now as I have been awake all night contacting sources ๐
Breaking: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (including No. 13), 1 pick swap and 1 second-rounder, sources tell @ShamsCharania.
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These are just some of his records for Argentina and at the World Cup:
๐ฅ All-time World Cup top scorer (17)
๐ฅ Most goal contributions in World Cup history (23)
๐ฅ Scored in the most World Cup games (13)
๐ฅ Most World Cup games won (18)
๐ฅ Most World Cup Player of the Match awards (12)
๐ฅ Most opening goals at the World Cup (10)
๐ฅ Most goals from outside the box at the World Cup (5)
๐ฅ Scored in the most different World Cup editions (5)
๐ฅ Oldest player to score a World Cup brace (38)
๐ฅ Oldest player to score a World Cup hat-trick (38)
๐ฅ Most international hat-tricks (11)
๐ฅ Only player to win the World Cup Golden Ball twice
๐ฅ Oldest player to win the World Cup Golden Ball (35)
๐ฅ Most POTM awards in a single World Cup (5)
๐ฅ Only player ever to win a Player of the Match in every round of a World Cup
๐ฅ Youngest and oldest player to both score and assist in a World Cup game
๐ฅ Most World Cup appearances (28)
๐ฅ Most World Cup appearances as captain (20)
๐ฅ Most minutes played at the World Cup (2393)
๐ฅ Argentina's all time topscorer (121)
๐ฅ Most appearances for Argentina (201)
๐ฅ Argentina's all time assister (61)
๐ฅ Most international assists in football history (61)
๐ฅ Most Ballon dโOr awards (8)
๐ฅ Most FIFA Player of the Year awards (8)
๐ฅ Most consecutive Ballon dโOr awards (4)
๐ฅ Most Best Player awards in major international tournaments (4)
๐ฅ Most individual awards in major international tournaments (6)
๐ฅ Only player to score 50+ goals in 9 different calendar years for club and country
๐ฅ Only player to score in 7 different competitions in a calendar year for club and country
๐ฅ Most goals in major international tournaments (30)
๐ฅ Most goal contributions in major international tournaments (56)
๐ฅ Most assists in major international tournaments (26)
And we havenโt even started talking about his club records yetโฆ ๐คฏ
๐จEXCL : 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.