Transfer notebook: Arsenal and Tottenham in Pedro Neto tug of war, Wilfried Zaha could make Premier League return, Thiago Silva to leave Chelsea
North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are bracing themselves for a transfer tug of war for Wolves winger Pedro Neto.
As talkSPORT reported earlier this week, Wolves are willing to sell Neto to a club playing in the Champions League providing they can generate a club record £60million transfer fee.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is a long-standing admirer of Neto while the Gunners’ sporting director Edu has a close relationship with the Portuguese’s agent Jorge Mendes.
Spurs counterpart Ange Postecoglu would also be keen to sign the 23-year-old speedster.
Neto has scored three goals and provided ten assists in 18 league and cup games this season.
The forward has 14 goals and 23 assists in 129 appearances for Wolves since his arrival from Lazio in 2019.
Thiago Silva's Chelsea career looks to be coming to an end.
The 39-year-old fan favourite is out of contract at the end of the season and there is little sign of the Brazilian being handed a new deal.
Silva’s wife Bella had to apologise after a social media post in which she appeared to call for manager Mauricio Pochettino to be sacked in the wake of Chelsea’s recent 4-2 defeat at home to Wolves.
Despite Bella’s antics, the relationship between Silva and Pochettino is understood to be good, but Chelsea are keen to build their future around younger players.
Keep your eyes peeled for a potential Premier League return for Wilfried Zaha this summer.
The Crystal Palace icon was on the radar of several clubs during the January transfer window including West Ham and Aston Villa.
But Ivory Coast international Zaha was reluctant to leave Galatasary after only half a season.
The 31-year-old is likely to be more open to offers once he has completed a full year in Turkey.
Zaha rejected a contact
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