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Jan 19

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🚨 Arsenal have reached a full agreement with Brighton for Leandro Trossard following fast-moving talks. Fee is £27m, as @David_Ornstein first reported.

Trossard has seven goals in 16 Premier League games and has wanted to leave Brighton after falling out with Roberto De Zerbi.

Arsenal turned to Trossard after missing out on Mykhaylo Mudryk.

Trossard was offered to several Premier League clubs, including Spurs, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester United as his agent tried to find a mid-season solution.

Spurs made a verbal bid of £12m, hoping for a cut-price deal, but Brighton stuck to their valuation.

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Jan 18

Brighton now want £75m+ for Moises Caicedo in January. Their CEO Paul Barber tells me the club “understand” if Caicedo wants a move but won’t sell in January unless their valuation is met. #CFC have an excellent relationship with Brighton and have tested the water around £65m.

January deal is tricky. It will involve paying above Caicedo’s market value, especially with Brighton under no pressure to sell. And Brighton may add a Leandro Trossard fee before the window shuts further solidifying their position of trying to keep Caicedo until at least summer.

Told Brighton do anticipate plenty of summer interest for Caicedo, too. That’s also why they’ll hold out for such a big fee if he’s to leave mid-season.

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Jan 13

Those close to Mykhaylo Mudryk say he’s “desperate” to make his Arsenal debut against #MUFC on January 22. Teammates actually predicted during the World Cup he’d score a NLD winner with a hope back then the deal would already be done.

Many of Mudryk’s teammates and friends have spent the past few months joking he’s already an #AFC player. But despite all the social media clues, Mudryk has actually been very respectful with Shakhtar and been training as hard as ever.

Unlike Mudryk’s teammates, there has always been a sense from those close to the deal things would drag on to this point. That’s why Arsenal haven’t lost optimism.

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Jan 13

Leandro Trossard’s agent Josy Comhair says Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi “humiliated Leandro in [front of the] group” and adds the pair are not on speaking terms. Statement adds, “It is therefore important that Brighton cooperates with a potential transfer this window.”

Comhair claims Brighton intended to agree a contract extension with Trossard but the parties never came to an agreement.

He also says Trossard had an altercation with another player in training “over a trivial matter. Since then, the manager no longer speaks to Leandro.”

As previously reported, Trossard has been offered to several Premier League clubs. Liverpool and Manchester United declined to proceed when approached. Spurs are still deciding. Brighton don’t yet have any formal bids.

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Jan 13

Still told no plans to sack Graham Potter after the loss to Fulham. Potter informally assured by board members during the World Cup break he would be backed during the window and given time to shape a squad with his identity.

Potter directly told by Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly, both when he joined and before the Premier League resumed post World Cup, that it’s a long-term project. Potter’s job remains contingent on improvement not solely qualifying for #UCL this season.

Right now there hasn’t been any on-field improvement or consistency but I am told senior decision makers at the club feel that’s down to a number of factors beyond just Potter. No alternatives are yet being sounded out.

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Jan 13

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This remains the case. Al-Hilal would love to sign Lionel Messi but are downplaying their chances. Al-Hilal also wanted Cristiano Ronaldo, but a transfer ban allowed Al-Nassr to agree a deal first. Messi will face an Al-Nassr/Al-Hilal XI in Riyadh on January 19 with PSG.

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Al-Hilal have not made any formal offer to Messi yet. Signing him is described by sources as "an internal dream". But they do have the necessary partners and funding in place to pull off a signing of this magnitude.

PSG and Messi will hold January talks on a 1+1 extension. This makes an Al-Nassr 'hijack' unlikely. Club say there is a "patience" to sign a top player, especially one they can tie in to Vision 2030. As with Ronaldo, signing Messi is seen as more than just a football deal.

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