Arsenal are confident of beating Manchester United in a race to sign the 25-year-old Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans, according to The Sun. The paper writes that boss Mikel Arteta believes in his £30m deal Tielemans is solid despite interest from Old Trafford and also from Newcastle.
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And the same newspaper reports that Arteta is trying to get rid of seven players to fund their spending this summer. The club have already spent £83million Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Viera, Marquinos and Matt Turnerhope for more fresh faces.
Everton plan to stave off interest in their 21-year-old winger Anthony Gordon by handing him a new contract, according to The Times. Newcastle have joined the ranks of clubs interested in the England Under-21 international, with a reported link with Tottenham as well.
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Everton plan to fend off interest in their 21-year-old winger Anthony Gordon (right) by giving him a new contract (Martin Rickett/PA)
and boss Frank Lampard can use the same approach to keep the 25-year-old forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin at the club, according to the Daily Mirror.
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Morgan Gibbs-White: talkSPORT report that Crystal Palace believe they can beat Everton and Nottingham Forest to sign the 22-year-old Wolves midfielder.
Jess Lingard: ESPN reports that the 29-year-old midfielder will fly to the United States for talks with Major League Soccer sides.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/football-rumours-arsenal-race-united-to-sign-youri-tielemans-41820400.html Football rumours: Arsenal are vying for United to sign Youri Tielemans – ReadSector