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Arsenal and Man Utd in striker transfer blunder as Chelsea prepare €50m bid: FT recap
Tom Weber
- Updated: 8 Feb 2025 20:23 GMT
- 4 min read
Saturday delivered plenty of big news as Arsenal and Manchester United were left to rue transfer blunders.
Plus, Chelsea prepared a bid for a €50 million Premier League star and Antony finally broke his Man Utd curse - at Real Betis. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.
Arsenal sold their No.9 solution
Mika Biereth has been on fire for Monaco and is being compared to Viktor Gyokeres - it's easy to forget that Arsenal sold him for just €9m.
Man Utd's Kolo Muani blunder
Man Utd also made a striker blunder and Arsenal could actually stand to benefit as former Red Devils target Randal Kolo Muani is pushing Gunners favourite Dusan Vlahovic towards the exit at Juventus.
Chelsea target Semenyo
Chelsea remain in the market for a winger and have taken a liking to €50m Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo.
Adeyemi on the move in the summer
Karim Adeyemi is also on Chelsea's target and he has now changed agents in anticipation of a summer move.
Antony scores!
Man Utd loanee Antony has followed up on his Man of the Match debut at Real Betis with a first league goal since April 2024.
Betis cause Barcelona problem
Real Betis are also set to influence Barcelona's summer business as on-loan Vitor Roque has fallen out of favour.
New Barcelona contract?
Barcelona are surprisingly considering giving Wojciech Szczesny a new contract.
Liverpool optimistic over new Van Dijk deal
Talks between Liverpool and Virgil van Dijk over a new contract are still ongoing and the Reds are optimistic.
Raphinha drops Arsenal hint
Oft-linked Arsenal target Raphinha has dropped his biggest hint yet that he could look to leave Barcelona.
