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Arsenal and Man Utd in bombshell battle as Chelsea eye €90m deal: FT recap
Tom Weber
- Updated: 2 Feb 2025 20:42 GMT
- 5 min read
Sunday delivered plenty of news as Arsenal and Manchester United engaged in a blockbuster battle for Mathys Tel.
Plus, Chelsea are interested in a wonderkid valued at €90 million and Aston Villa wrapped up a deal to sign Man Utd outcast Marcus Rashford. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.
Tel 'agrees' Man Utd move
Man Utd thought they had played a blinder when Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel agreed to join them on loan.
Tel deal collapses within two hours
However, within two hours, the deal had collapsed as Bayern rejected two bids, prompting the two clubs to stop the negotiations and seemingly leaving Arsenal in pole position to sign him.
Bailey a shock Man Utd target
Man Utd will now pursue different targets and a rather surprising name that has emerged on their radar is Leon Bailey of Aston Villa.
Rashford heading to Villa
Aston Villa are willing to let the Jamaican leave because they are on the verge of signing Marcus Rashford.
Chelsea want Yildiz
Chelsea are interested in Juventus wonderkid Kenan Yildiz, whose parents were recently spotted having dinner with superagent Jorge Mendes.
Palmer 2.0?
Chelsea have made a late enquiry over Man City youngster Nico O'Reilly, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Another €200m Brighton raid?
After previously spending more than €200m on Brighton players, Chelsea could do so again this year.
Disasi rejects Spurs
Chelsea defender Axel Disasi has become the latest star to reject Tottenham.
Dorgu signing announced
Patrick Dorgu has been officially unveiled as a new Man Utd signing.
€30m Chukwuemeka bid rejected
Chelsea have rejected a loan offer with a whopping €30m buy option from Borussia Dortmund for Carney Chukwuemeka.
Felix demand
Chelsea will only let Joao Felix leave on a permanent deal.
Garnacho hope for Man Utd
Fabrizio Romano has given Man Utd supporters hope that Alejandro Garnacho will stay by revealing that Chelsea have yet to start negotiations despite the deadline moving ever closer.
Jorginho leaves Arsenal for Brazil
Arsenal have rejected January bids for Jorginho but the midfielder will nevertheless leave for Brazilian side Flamengo as he is on the verge of agreeing a pre-contract.
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