Today’s fluff does not do Sudoku
After Vinícius Júnior signed a shiny new deal at Real Madrid, Arsenal are having to look elsewhere for a new winger. Turkey’s Kenan Yildizm who plies his trade with Juventus, is of interest to Mikel Arteta and the Gunners hierarchy. One potential way of getting the deal done is to send Gabriel Martinelli in the opposite direction.
It is all fun and games at Manchester City where they are trying to rebuild a midfield inside a week. Adam Wharton is supposedly on their wishlist but with a £100m price tag, the expense could be a little too much. City have reportedly put in a call to Selhurst Park but received a swift rebuffing in response. Considering the proximity of that Sainsbury’s to the Palace ground, any potential purchase of a midfielder would come with a lot of Nectar points. With Savinho on his way to Tottenham, City could replace him with Allan Elias, a left-footed right winger at Palmeiras – a team not keen on selling. Ruben Amorim is eager on a return to Manchester but only to take Rúben Dias to Milan.
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