The latest transfer news of United Kingdom football - LNBN 03

August 30, 2017.

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The latest transfer news of United Kingdom football.

1.Arsenal offer £ 90m bid for Lemar:

Arsenal have revived their interest in monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar and are ready to pay £90 million for his service.The gunners had been chasing the 21-year-old all summer, but gave up their pursuit after seeing three bids rejected, while rivals liverpool upped the ante.

Arsenal back into the race for the france international after the sale of alex oxlade-chamberlain to the reds .

More in fo about Thomas Lemar :

Thomas Lemar was born on 12 November 1995. He is a French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and France national team. He is known for his versatility, able to play on both wings and through the centre. Features of his game include dribbling and passing ability.

Lemar began his senior career at Caen in 2013. He played 32 times for the club before moving to Monaco for £3.4 million in 2015. He has represented France at every level from U17 to U21 and made his international senior debut in 2016 against Ivory Coast

2.Alexis tells team-mates he's leaving:

Alexis Sanchez told his Chilean teammates that he would leave Arsenal to join Manchester City.

The striker is present in his home country when City intends to issue an agreement to take him to Etihad Stadium before the deadline for Thursday transfer.

More info about Alexis Sanchez:

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez was born on 19 December 1988, also known as simply Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Arsenal and the Chile national team.

Sánchez, also nicknamed El Niño Maravilla and "Ardilla", has been a full international for Chile since 2006, and has earned 115 caps, making him the team's joint most capped player of all-time, alongside goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

3.Spurs to beat West Ham to Gomes:

Tottenham are confident of beating West Ham to the signing of Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes.

The Portugal international has found it difficult to live up to expectations at Camp Nou and Spurs are hopeful of sealing a deal to take him on loan for the 2017-18 season.

More info Andre Gomes:

André Filipe Tavares Gomes was born on 30 July 1993. He is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Portugal national team.

He played three years at Benfica, where he won the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, he joined Valencia. Gomes earned 37 caps for Portugal all youth levels accounted for, including six for the under-21s. He represented the nation at Euro 2016, winning the tournament.

4.Perez & Campbell set for exits:

Lucas Perez and Joel Campbell are set to leave Arsenal for clubs in La Liga, according to the Daily Mirror.

Perez will return to Deportivo La Coruna while Campbell is lined up to join Real Betis, and that day in Spain, the door was closed to allow the two clubs more time to negotiate.

More info about Lucas Perez:

Lucas Pérez Martínez was born on 10 September 1988. He is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal as a forward.

On 3 January 2017, Pérez netted for the first time in the domestic league, helping his team come back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3 at Bournemouth.Towards the end of the month, he provided an assist to Danny Welbeck's first-ever brace for Arsenal, in a 5–0 away win against Southampton for the FA Cup.

More info about Joel Campbell:

Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels was born 26 June 1992. He is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Costa Rica national team. Campbell plays as a forward but can also be deployed on the wings.

On 28 July, in the 2016 MLS All-Star Game in San Jose, California, Campbell won an early penalty when fouled by Laurent Ciman, and took it himself to open a 2–1 victory.

5.Barcelona open Mahrez talks:

Barcelona have held deadline talks with Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez.

The Blaugrana are still hoping to sign with Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, but now they have identified Mahrez as a substitute.

The Algeria international is likely to cost around €50 million after Roma had a series of bids rejected for the Foxes star.

More info about Riyad Mahrez:

Riyad Karim Mahrez was born on 21 February 1991. He is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leicester City and the Algeria national team.

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Mahrez announced that he wished to leave the club. Following the announcement, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger stated his interest in signing Mahrez, and Italian side Roma had a bid for Mahrez rejected in July 2017.

In August 2017 he spoke of his "focus" despite his uncertain future at the club. Algerian Football Federation reported late on Wednesday the last day of the 2017–18 summer transfer window that it had allowed Riyad Mahrez to leave the Greens and travel quickly to Europe in order to complete his transfer to an interested club.

6. Man Utd in late Willian move:

According to Sun, Manchester United are preparing a raid on Chelsea as they attempt to lure Willian into Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho is keen to bring the Brazilian to Manchester United, where he will follow in the footsteps of former Blues star Nemanja Matic.

More info about Willian:
Willian Borges da Silva was born on 9 August 1988, commonly known as Willian. He is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team.

On 12 July 2016, Willian signed a new four-year contract. On 27 August 2016, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 win over newly promoted Burnley. On 22 April 2017, Willian scored twice in Chelsea's 4–2 FA Cup semi-final victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.