Rumour Has It: Arsenal lodge €70m bid plus player to sign Fiorentina’s Vlahovic

The
21-year-old
Serbia
international
has
scored
18
goals
this
season
for
Fiorentina.

Chelsea,
Manchester
City,
Barcelona
and
Juventus
have
all
been
linked
with
Vlahovic,
along
with
Arsenal
and
Tottenham.

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STORY
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GUNNERS
LODGE
VLAHOVIC
BID

Arsenal
have
lodged
a
€70million
(£58.3m)
bid
for
Fiorentina’s
Serbian
forward

Dusan
Vlahovic,
according
to
Gazzetta
dello
Sport.

As
part
of
the
proposed
deal,
Uruguayan
midfielder
Lucas
Torreira
would
join
La
Viola
on
a
permanent
deal.

Arsenal,
who
were
seen
as
a
long
shot
to
secure
Vlahovic’s
services,
are
keen
to
sign
a
new
forward,
with
Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang
falling
out
of
favour.

ROUND-UP

–
Arsenal
are
willing
to
listen
to
offers
for
outcast
forward

Aubameyang
in
January,
claims
Sky
Sports.
Aubameyang
lost
the
Gunners’ captaincy
last
month
and
has
been
dropped
from
the
side.

Newcastle
United
have
been
linked
with
the
Gabon
international.

–
Goal
reports
that

Aston
Villa,

Everton
and

Liverpool
are
all
keen
on
bringing
in

Philippe
Coutinho
during
the
January
transfer
window
as
Barcelona
shop
him
around.
Coutinho
is
not
keen
on
a
return
to
Brazil
and
fancies
playing
in
England
again.

–
Atletico
Madrid
full-back

Kieran
Trippier
has
agreed
personal
terms
with

Newcastle
with
a
medical
to
complete
before
a
deal
is
confirmed,
reports
Fabrizio
Romano.

–

Real
Madrid
have
thrown
in
the
towel
in
their
pursuit
of
Chelsea
defender

Antonio
Rudiger
due
to
his
wage
demands,
claims
Marca.

–

Chelsea,

Newcastle
and

West
Ham
are
all
circling
for
Everton’s
full-back

Lucas
Digne,
according
to
Sky
Sports.
Digne
is
valued
at
£30m.