{"id":4664,"date":"2022-01-04T06:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/04\/arsenal-lodge-70-million-euro-bid-for-star-striker\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T06:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:01:20","slug":"arsenal-lodge-70-million-euro-bid-for-star-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/04\/arsenal-lodge-70-million-euro-bid-for-star-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal lodge 70 million euro bid for star striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Arsenal need a striker<\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal are in desperate need of a striker, and will be even more so come the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is currently out of the fold, thanks to a disciplinary breach that also saw him stripped of the Arsenal captaincy. The former skipper is thought to be up for sale this January, leaving Arsenal without a reliable goalscorer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle contact Arsenal over signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan-to-buy deal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vfKs1pjFK\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8vfKs1pjFK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirrorFootball\/status\/1477407536332492802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah have just 6 months left to run on their contracts in north London, with both set to leave for free in the summer should they not be renewed, which currently seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>And, finally, Folarin Balogun is in desperate need of a loan: an exciting talent but nonetheless well out of his depth at the very top level at this moment in time.<\/p>\n<p>So, it is no surprise seeing the rumours swirl.<\/p>\n<h2>Gunners lodge 70 million euro Vlahovic bid<\/h2>\n<p>Now, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Fiorentina\/04-01-2022\/vlahovic-spunta-arsenal-offerta-70-milioni-prenderlo-subito-430748019340_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&amp;origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FFiorentina%2F04-01-2022%2Fvlahovic-spunta-arsenal-offerta-70-milioni-prenderlo-subito-430748019340.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports in Italy<\/a>, Arsenal have tabled a 70 million euro bid for star marksman Dusan Vlahovic.<\/p>\n<p>The Fiorentina man has netted a whopping 33 Serie A goals across 2021, matching Ronaldo\u2019s best-ever tally in the division, and the pair boast the joint-best return since 1961.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At 21 years old, Dusan Vlahovic has already equalled Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s best return of 33 Serie A goals in a calendar year ?<\/p>\n<p>He has one more game to beat his tally of 33 goals ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wdr7GAGiXm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wdr7GAGiXm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GOAL (@goal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goal\/status\/1472955301116710921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is no surprise to see a whole gaggle of clubs after the\u00a0<em>La Viola\u00a0<\/em>man, with Arsenal thought to be one of those interested. And they could have the advantage, with Fiorentina keen to make Lucas Torreira, a player on-loan to Fiorentina from Arsenal, their player permanently.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Gunners have reportedly offered 55 million euros plus the permanent sale of Lucas Torreira (valued at 15 million euros), to secure the services of Vlahovic.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if it pays off.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/revealed-arsenal-midfielder-ainsley-maitland-niles-transfer-stance-amid-roma-interest\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Revealed: Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles\u2019 transfer stance amid Roma interest<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-match-previews\/chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-live-streaming-watch-carabao-cup-online\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur live streaming: Watch Carabao Cup semi-final first leg online<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal need a striker Arsenal are in desperate need of a striker, and will be even more so come the end of the season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is currently out of the fold, thanks to a disciplinary breach that also saw him stripped of the Arsenal captaincy. The former skipper is thought to be up for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-4664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}