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AC Milan have now opened concrete talks with Valencia over Yunus Musah as one of their top targets for the midfield after completing the signing of Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Negotiations are ongoing, with an opening bid now expected soon as €20m fee could be enough to reach an agreement.
Loftus-Cheek will be in Milan today to complete his medical with the club. He’s joining for a €16m fee plus €4m add ons to Chelsea.
Yesterday was crucial for the Declan Rice saga, but it’s not quite ‘here we go’ yet – more info here.
What next for Arsenal? Jurrien Timber contacts are ongoing, plus more exclusive info here.
Could Mikel Arteta be a future target for PSG? Jonathan Johnson’s exclusive insight here.
Official, confirmed. Kai Havertz has been announced as a new Arsenal player in a £65m deal from Chelsea — his medical was completed over the weekend, he will wear the number 29 shirt.
Havertz: “It’s super exciting for me to be joining this amazing club and to be part of the Arsenal family. This club has such a big history, and I hope we can achieve lots of things. The mentality in the Arsenal squad is very high and you can feel that.”
Mikel Arteta on Havertz: “Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and he’s intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play.”
Jorginho: “I’m very, very happy to stay at Arsenal to be honest. Those rumours, I’m not sure who was behind it — but nothing at the moment has happened to me. I’m quite happy where I am. It’s gonna be an exciting season.”
Bayern have reached total verbal agreement with Kim Min-jae on personal terms, five year deal ready — here we…..
