Arsenal have high hopes for Jurrien Timber
Arsenal believe they can do a deal for Jurrien Timber with a £10m saving.
Ajax want £50m for the Dutch defender yet Standard Sport understand the Gunners plan to seal the deal for £40m.
A second bid has landed at the Amsterdam club’s desk, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Timber has already agreed to personal terms on a five-year deal in north London.
Big day ahead of us in Declan Rice deal
Manchester City have made their opening gambit to sign Declan Rice – but are still some way short of West Ham’s price tag for the midfielder.
After Arsenal’s second bid worth £90m (made up of £75m plus £15m in add-ons) was rebuffed, City have offered a guaranteed £80m with £10m in add-ons, according to multiple reports.
It is unclear exactly how the deal is structured at this point, with that one factor in Arsenal’s bid being knocked back.
Pep Guardiola hold talks with Declan Rice earlier in the summer, say The Guardian, and City clearly look determined to get a deal done.
How will Arsenal respond? Fabrizio Romano reports on a third Gunners bid coming TODAY.
Buckle up…
Man United to miss out on Adrien Rabiot
It seems that Adrien Rabiot won’t be joining Manchester United this summer either.
The French midfielder, a long-time transfer target, is once again believed to have held talks over a potential switch to Old Trafford.
However, Fabrizio Romano now reports that he is close to reaching a full agreement with Juventus over a contract extension.
West Ham in talks over Denis Zakaria deal
West Ham look to be moving to put their plans for a post-Declan Rice midfield into practice.
With Manchester City and Arsenal now in a full-on bidding war for the England international, the Hammers are actively searching for his replacements.
Italian transfer specialist Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Denis Zakaria is in talks with West Ham over a permanent move to the London Stadium.
The Swiss midfielder is currently back at Juventus after a hugely underwhelming season-long loan stint at Chelsea, that was never going to be converted into a full-time deal, but appears surplus to requirements in Turin.
Source: standard.co.uk
