Serge Gnabry's stance on snubbing Arsenal and Man Utd for Chelsea transfer
Gnabry spent five years with Arsenal during the early stages of his career. Having joined as a 16-year-old, he made just 18 appearances for the Gunners first team, scoring one goal, and was sold to Werder Bremen in 2016 following a loan spell at West Bromwich Albion. Despite his limited impact in north London, it seems that Gnabry still has a connection with Arsenal. Sky Sports Germany says he would not even consider Chelsea as an option this summer because he couldn’t see himself playing for Arsenal’s London rivals. That will come as a blow to Chelsea, who are weighing up a move for the 26-year-old according to The Telegraph. The report states that Gnabry is seen as a viable alternative to Raphinha, who is edging closer to joining Barcelona from Leeds United this summer. JUST IN: Liverpool transfer clause in £17m deal shows Klopp is still master That contradicts a public statement from Bayern chief Hasan Salihamidzic, who outlined the club’s stance to Bild in June. “I’m very clear about that, he’s a great guy," Salihamidzic said. "We really want to keep him. We would love to extend with him. I think we showed him the necessary appreciation. I hope that he chooses FC Bayern. "We will intensify the talks over the next few weeks. But if a player doesn’t want to decide for the club then it’s only fair to tell us so that we can find a solution that makes everyone happy."
Chelsea consider Leão and Gnabry as alternatives to Barça-bound Raphinha
Chelsea have responded to Barcelona closing in on Leeds United’s Raphinha by drawing up new plans in attack, with Milan’s Rafael Leão and Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry both of interest to Thomas Tuchel. Leeds accepted a £55m offer for Raphinha from Chelsea, who are close to announcing the £50m signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, but the Brazilian winger was reluctant to make the move to Stamford Bridge. The 25-year-old’s preference was to join Barça and it appears that the La Liga club have managed to overcome their financial problems by making a suitable offer for the former Rennes player. The likelihood of missing out to Raphinha is a blow to Tuchel. Chelsea’s head coach wants an unpredictable, clinical wide player and he is expected to focus on forwards who can play in multiple positions. Tuchel wants to create a more flexible attack after struggling to accommodate Romelu Lukaku last season. Any move for Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski is dependent on the striker missing out on a move to Barça, who are also close to agreeing a contract extension with the France winger Ousmane Démbéle. Tuchel, who is a huge admirer of Lewandowski, accepts there is a shortage of top No9s on the market. But he does not want Sterling to be the only forward to join this summer and Chelsea are looking at new targets. They are monitoring developments around Gnabry, who has a year left on his deal at Bayern, and are interested in Leão, who helped Milan win Serie A last season. Gnabry, who can play on either flank, could be a more attainable target than Leão. Milan, who want to loan Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea, are reluctant to sell Leão and could demand at least £100m for the 23-year-old Portugal winger.
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