The Arsenals are getting ready for their upcoming preseason match against Orlando City on Wednesday night, but technical director Edu Gaspar is working on more additions.
After adding four new players this summer, Arsenal has had a successful preseason, winning three of its first three games. A fifth player is on the way after the club reached a deal with Manchester City for Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The latest reports, though, indicate more developments for at least three more players, so the drama doesn't end there. The Gunners have reportedly been "offered" the chance to sign a Borussia Dortmund defender, while target Carney Chukwuemeka, a midfielder, has turned down an Aston Villa contract extension. Youri Tielemans could now stay at Leicester City if he wanted to.
Arsenal "offered" a defender from Dortmund
Arsenal is starting to prepare for the possibility that Gabriel Maghaeles does leave the Emirates Stadium this summer to join Serie A team Juventus by looking at prospective successors for the Brazilian center defender.
The claims that Borussia Dortmund has allegedly "offered" the Gunners the chance to sign their defender Manuel Akanji this summer as they want to offload him before the transfer window closes mean they may not even need to go that far.
According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, who claims that Arsenal has a long-term interest in the center back and may decide to accept the offer after missing out on Lisandro Martinez, the situation is as stated above. Although Dortmund
Although Akanji's contract expires in the summer of 2019, Dortmund is still asking for €20–25 million (£17–21.2 million), so the Gunners may be hesitant to pay that much for him now.
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This summer, Carney Chukwuemeka declined an offer from Aston Villa to extend his contract.
Chukwuemeka declines to sign with Aston Villa
Several Premier League teams, including Barcelona, have shown a lot of interest in Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka this summer after it was revealed that he has not yet signed a new contract as he enters the final year of his current deal.
The Telegraph said that the 18-year-old has now formally refused a contract renewal from Steven Gerrard's team, which comes as a significant blow to the Villains as they appear poised to lose a huge talent, increasing the chance that he will leave Villa Park this summer.
Chukwuemeka can leave for free the next season if he doesn't move this summer; his present club values him at roughly £20 million. Villa will be anxious to avoid this circumstance, thus a departure this month is likely in the cards.
Tielemans' chances of staying at Leicester are "increasing,"
For the majority of the summer transfer window, Youri Tielemans of Leicester City has been linked to Arsenal. However, after weeks passed without a deal being officially confirmed between the two clubs, the Gunners have now received a warning regarding the midfielder's future.
The Athletic claims that Tielemans will likely stay at Leicester until the conclusion of his contract, which expires next summer, despite Arsenal's interest having "not yet materialized into an offer." Brendan Rodgers will 'have conversations' with the player this week, it is reportedly stated.
Although Manchester United has also expressed interest in perhaps recruiting the Belgian midfielder, a deal now seems doubtful given the addition of Christian Eriksen and their persistent chase of Frenkie de Jong. This just serves to emphasize how unlikely it is that Arsenal will be able to sign Tielemans this summer.
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