Good morning Arsenal fans
Arsenal have received a major boost in their pursuit to sign Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juve are currently “preparing for life without” Vlahovic.
And it also states that the Bianconeri have identified potential replacements for their striker.
Juventus are believed to be plotting moves for either West Ham’s Gianluca Scamacca, who has struggled in the Premier league, and Galatasaray ace Nicolo Zaniolo.
Meanwhile, Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun has fuelled speculation he could leave as he would be open to returning to Reims.
When asked about his future, Balogun said: “Contractually I have to go back because the loan was only for one year so that was always the agreement. I’m not sure what is going to happen in the future.
“A lot could happen in football, a lot could change, and it just depends on the conversations we have between me and the club in the summer, and we’ll see what happens.
“I mean there’s no door that’s closed. Of course, I have had a good year here and to a lot of people it makes sense for me to come back here. So yeah I mean I don’t know what the future will bring.”
And Napoli star Victor Osimhen has revealed he could have joined Arsenal at the age of 18.
Osimhen has bagged 53 goals in 91 games for the Serie A table-toppers, including 25 in 29 games this season.
The centre-forward has now confirmed he held talks with then Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger about joining the club, only to go elsewhere.
Osimhen told CentreGoals: “I spoke with Arsene Wenger and he wanted me to come to Arsenal but it was not the best option at the time.”
Finally, Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus ahead of the summer transfer window.
According to Defensa Central, Real president Fiorentino Perez considers Jesus as the perfect target for June.
This comes as the ageing Karim Benzema’s contract comes to an end in three months.
Jesus only joined the Gunners last summer from Manchester City and has shone bright despite his recent knee injury.