Arsenal is in a race against Chelsea to sign a Serie A superstar as Price set for the highly talented Arsenal signing while Chelsea fall behind…

Arsenal is competing with Chelsea to acquire a Serie A superstar, as the price for the highly talented player is set while Chelsea lags behind.

Reports suggest that Arsenal will need to invest between €80-85 million (approximately £75 million / $98 million) to secure Rafael Leao from AC Milan.

CaughtOffside indicates that Milan is concerned they may not be able to secure Leao with new terms and are preparing for a significant sale in the summer of 2026. The winger’s contract features an impressive €150 million (£132 million / $173.5 million) release clause, although Milan is no longer insisting on that full amount.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain are all believed to be interested in Leao. Among these clubs, Arsenal appears to be his main suitor, as they are reportedly looking to ‘accelerate’ negotiations.

Rafael Leao’s career statistics include:

– Time spent at Sporting CP and Lille before transferring to Milan for €35 million.

– A total of 75 goals and 63 assists in 268 appearances for the Rossoneri.

– Contributions to Milan’s victory in one Scudetto and one Italian Super Cup.

– Regular participation in the Portugal national team, scoring five goals in 41 caps.

According to CaughtOffside, Milan ‘are not actively looking to sell’, but the competition for Leao’s signature is ‘intensifying’ nonetheless. Milan is aware that the Portuguese star is eager to advance in his career.

Arsenal is ‘in a strong position’ to bring Leao to the Premier League, with Mikel Arteta identifying him as an ‘ideal’ addition to enhance the left side of the team.

Manchester City could become Arsenal’s primary rival for Leao, as Pep Guardiola is a notable admirer of his versatility

Yildiz, valued at up to $100 million by Juventus, has drawn heavy praise this season and is seen by the Gunners as a long-term attacking asset.

Jesus, meanwhile, has had a difficult couple of months, recovering from injury, facing competition, and seeing his role reduced. Arsenal appear willing to make him part of the package.

Juventus, however, are reportedly not keen on selling now, considering Yildiz a cornerstone and aiming to tie him down to a new deal.

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Viktor Gyokeres injury: Charles Watts makes North London derby prediction in latest Arsenal update

Arsenal expert Charles Watts has exclusively told Sports Mole the latest on Viktor Gyokeres’s injury as the Sweden striker continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring problem.

Gyokeres went off at half time in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Burnley at the start of November – a withdrawal that sparked

immediate concern – and Mikel Arteta confirmed afterwards that the striker had damaged a muscle.

Gyokeres missed subsequent clashes with Slavia Prague and Sunderland as a result of his injury, joining fellow strikers Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines, but it has been reported that he is bidding to come back for the North London derby on November 23.

Now, Watts has confirmed that Arsenal are ‘hopeful’ of having the 27-year-old involved against Tottenham Hotspur, and if Gyokeres does pass a fitness test, the journalist expects him to be thrown straight back into the starting lineup.

“I can’t say for certain that is definitely going to happen,” Watts said. “There’s a lot of checks and tests to go through. It’s going to be close – that Tottenham game will be three weeks from Burnley, and best case scenario, a hamstring is three weeks if it’s the very lowest grade.

“So it’s going to be touch and go, but the hope is that he could well be involved. And you think if he is involved, unlike a lot of the others, he’s been playing fairly regularly until recently. He’s not going to take as much time to get up to speed.

Viktor Gyokeres prediction made for Arsenal vs. Tottenham

“If he’s fit and he’s ready, you think he starts. If Havertz is fit and ready, he’s not going to start. He’s been out for so long, but Gyokeres doesn’t have that issue. I don’t think Gabriel Martinelli has that issue either. Although the way Leandro Trossard’s playing, I’d be very surprised if Gabriel Martinelli started against Tottenham.

“Gyokeres is the one when you look at the group, you’d think he would go straight into the starting lineup if he’s fit. Martin Odegaard would be an interesting one as well if he makes it. Mikel has not been scared to throw Martin Odegaard straight back into a lineup. We’ve seen it before when he’s been out for a long, long time. He’s a player who Arteta clearly believes can handle it.

“And [Noni] Madueke was close to Sunderland. I’m sure he will be back for this first game. That Sunderland game, the changes that Mikel could have made off the bench had some of these players been involved, absolutely fantastic. I don’t see any way that equaliser is coming. It’s going to be massive to have them back. Arsenal have done brilliantly to get to where they are without this lot.”

Gyokeres produced arguably his best 45 minutes of football in an Arsenal shirt at Turf Moor, nodding home the opening goal from close range following a corner, before spraying a wonderful long pass out to Trossard in the build-up to Declan Rice’s goal.

The Sweden international’s header against Burnley represented his sixth goal of the season for Arsenal in all competitions, before his replacement Merino netted a brace in the Champions League triumph over Slavia Prague last week.

The Spaniard also claimed an assist for Bukayo Saka in that 2-2 draw with Sunderland last weekend, but he failed to trouble the Black Cats’ backline as a centre-forward, continuing his mixed fortunes in that role after last season.

Why Viktor Gyokeres’s return is most important for Arsenal



While Noni Madueke, Odegaard, Martinelli and Havertz may also be back for the derby, Watts has affirmed that Gyokeres getting back up to speed might be the most crucial boost Arteta can receive.

Asked if Gyokeres’s return was the most important, Watts replied: “In terms of the Tottenham game, you would say so. He’s up to speed, despite the fact he’s missed a couple of weeks, he’ll be ready to go. He is in a good run of form, playing well, the players have adjusted to playing with him. And it will just cause Tottenham an awful lot more problems.

“If you’re asking [Micky] Van de Ven and [Cristian] Romero who do you want to play against, Mikel Merino or Viktor Gyokeres, I know which answer they’re going to give every day of the week.

“It’s going to be a much more comfortable game for them when they’re just having to look in front of them, because that’s where Merino is going to be all the time. He’s not going to be running, turning them around and pulling them apart.”

Watts also discussed Jesus’s return to training after an ACL injury and delivered his verdict on whether he would sell the Brazilian striker when he returns to full fitness in January.

Eberechi Eze’s Response To ‘Farcical’ England Question About Phil Foden Speaks Volumes

England picked up a routine 2-0 win over Serbia in their World Cup qualifying clash at Wembley Stadium this week, with goals from Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze sealing the three points.

Both strikes were eye-catching, with Saka volleying home in the 28th minute, before his teammate curled in the second goal of the game shortly before the full-time whistle.

For example, Dixon said: “We talk about the quality of this lad on the ball, questioning it. This pass, right here, it looks easy but it sets himself up.

Eze’s waiting for it on his right foot. He gets it absolutely perfect, Phil Foden, so he [Eze] can just run on it and bend it into the first corner.

“The presence of mind to roll the ball into his path, and Eze takes care of the rest of it.”

It was a strange bit of commentary, and fans online picked up on this and criticised the duo. What’s more, ITV continued with their praise for Foden in their coverage after the game, sparking more confused reactions from supporters.

Eze Remains ‘Humble’ Despite Strange Foden Praise

Edding to the unusual coverage of the goal, when speaking to ITV after the game, Eze was asked: “Was the key to your goal Phil Foden’s pass?” It’s a somewhat baffling way to look at the stunning strike from the media, but Eze showed who he was with his response to the question

The Arsenal star looked a little taken aback by the line of questioning from journalist Gabriel Clarke, but showed how humble he is by giving a thoughtful response, opting to praise Foden, instead of bigging up his own qualities:

“Yeah, it was. Obviously, you know these types of players are always going to put the ball in the right position for you. I just saw the opportunity to shoot, and it went in.”

Podcaster Adam Keys was among those who praised Eze for his answer, writing: “Eberechi Eze is humility defined. He’s just whipped it into the top corner with a delicious first-time strike, which had an xG of 0.03, and the interviewer asks if a four-yard pass was the key to the goal. It’s time for Arsenal fans to build him up. The press clearly won’t.”

Another fan wrote: “What a farcical question from one of the worst interviewers in the game. Guy scores from outside the box and it’s all about a 5-yard bobbly pass from Foden who they want as the golden boy for the World Cup (Probably to shoot him down too!)”

One more called it a ‘ridiculous question’ while a final supporter summed up the mood, writing: “If you didn’t see the goal, you’d think Foden dribbled past three players and put it on the plate for an easy tap in for Eze.”

It’s always good to see the press hype up English talent, and Foden deserves praise for his cameo off the bench vs Serbia, but that shouldn’t mean overlooking Eze’s contributions. That was his second goal in as many games for the Three Lions, taking his tally to three strikes in 15 caps – just one fewer than Foden, who has four in 46 outings for his nation.

Eze strike was superb, the retraction by pundits and interviewers is ludicrous.

if any other player on the pitch had scored it they would be raving.