Arsenal Transfer News LIVE updates: All the latest from the Emirates
Wednesday November 8
Ozil shirt demand
08:00: Mesut Ozil will stay at Arsenal so long as he can get his hands on Jack Wilshere’s shirt, reports claim.
Ozil, 29, is out of contract at the end of the season and he is stalling over signing a new deal, with Manchester United closely monitoring the situation.
United supposedly believe his advisers would want a £10million signing-on fee in order for him to make the switch.
The German midfield schemer currently takes home £150,000 a week and he is angling for a huge pay rise.
And according to The Sun, Ozil wants to be awarded with the No.10 shirt as part of the new contract too.
Ozil is the Gunners’ No.11, but getting the No.10 jersey, the report adds, would be a big boost for his money-making brand.
The Real hit list…
07:55: Real Madrid have created a shortlist of Premier League players they want to sign in January.
Club president Florentino Perez is reportedly looking to the bolster the squad after the Champions League loss to Tottenham and a slide in the LaLiga table.
The Daily Mirror reports that Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez is said to be leading the list which also features Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ander Herrera as well as Liverpool’s Emre Can.
Sanchez, 28, has less than eight months remaining on his current contract at Arsenal, and talks over an extension are believed to have come to a complete standstill.
The Gunners now face a difficult decision on whether to sell him in January, or risk losing him for free next summer.
Turan arrival could spark Coutinho exit
07:50: Arsenal are a step closer to signing Barcelona winger Arda Turan after being told he was free to leave the Nou Camp, reports claim.
According to the Daily Mail, Barcelona want to reduce their crippling wage bill in order to sign Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho.
And have told Turan, Aleix Vidal and Thomas Vermaelen they can leave.
Arsenal have frequently been linked with Turan, who Barcelona paid £34million for in July 2015, and may finally get the deal over the line at a heavily reduced fee.
