Gundogan to Arsenal, Neymar to Man Utd and Vinicius Jr racist abuse: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber
Tom Weber
  • Updated: 23 May 2023 08:37 CDT
  • 4 min read
Ilkay Gundogan lifts the Premier League trophy
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Monday had some hugely exciting transfer news.

But there were also some incredibly sad news as Vinicius Jr was racially abused yet again by fans in LaLiga. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

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Exclusive: Ilkay Gundogan's Arsenal move

FootballTransfers can exclusively reveal that Arsenal have been given an opening in the pursuit of Man City star Ilkay Gundogan.

Neymar to Man Utd?

News coming out of France claimed that Manchester United had begun active negotiations with PSG over a Neymar transfer.

Those claims were later rubbished by journalist Mark Ogden but this Neymar saga, as well as another 'impossible' deal, illustrates that the Glazers' dallying over the takeover is ruining United's summer business.

Meanwhile, takeover bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe was slammed by Nice captain Dante over his running of the French club.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe
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Vini Jr suffers racist abuse

Vinicius Jr was once again subjected to racist abuse in LaLiga and the league's president ended up blaming the player himself.

Haaland agent forces move

Erling Haaland's agent Rafaela Pimenta is working on forcing through a Premier League move for one of Europe's most sought-after coaches.

Transfer news

There were also plenty of transfer news around the world, so let's start with Cristiano Ronaldo, who could soon have new rivals as Al-Hilal are targeting two Premier League legends.

Cristiano Ronaldo
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In the Netherlands, a player targeted by Arsenal and Manchester United has announced his intention to move in the summer.

Speaking of Arsenal, one of their star players has stated that he will make an imminent announcement on his future.

Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Liverpool have their first priority signing of the summer '90 per cent' under wraps already.

Two surprising Premier League clubs are working on a record-breaking deal for a LaLiga goalkeeper.

And finally, Kylian Mbappe is reportedly desperate to move to Real Madrid.

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