EXCL: Osimhen Arsenal link, Ben White’s important decision and more
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Interest in Osimhen is strong but there’s no ‘race’ for him – yet
Guys, there’s nothing new on Victor Osimhen so far despite reports that Arsenal are ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign him.There is no ‘moving ahead’ because it’s not a proper race. There’s no negotiation with Napoli as there’s a release clause, so it’s about paying that money and reaching an agreement with Osimhen. At the moment no club is close to that.
Interest from various clubs has been there for months, but at the moment we’re not any further along in the story.
Insane Champions League draw!
The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals has been made and I think Real Madrid-Man City will be insane! Love that tie. Also Arsenal-Bayern will be a very good game.I’m curious to see how Mbappé will handle the game vs Barcelona in what are crucial months for his future with Real Madrid working on the deal.
It’s an exciting Champions League season, for sure.
Ben White signs new Arsenal deal; turns down England
Ben White is not part of the English national team and has not been included in Gareth Southgate’s recent list of call ups.Why? I can tell you that the position of the player was announced last week to Gareth Southgate. He was informed of the news by Arsenal, and the feeling of those close to Ben White is that this situation is not going to change in the short-term.
This is a very clear position from the player at the moment, it’s considered to be serious and he wants to be
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