Administrator Stan Posted January 17 Administrator Share Posted January 17 Quote Arsenal and Liverpool are targeting Algerian international Rayan Ait-Nouri of Wolves, FootballTransfers can reveal. The Gunners are actively seeking to bolster their left-back position and recently encountered resistance from the Midlands club in their pursuit of the defender following a failed offer. Meanwhile, discussions between Wolves and Liverpool have already taken place. We are told that Nouri may depart at the end of the season or potentially in January if a bid exceeding £50 million is presented. Arsenal made a proposal but it was knocked back by Wolves, who are demanding more to allow him to leave. A winter transfer for Ait-Nouri could be complicated by his involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations, potentially sidelining him from domestic action until mid-February. https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2024/01/arsenal-transfer-news-liverpool-wolves-rayan-ait-nouri-steve-kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Doubt we’re interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 11 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Doubt we’re interested Didn't Tsimikas only recently sign a new deal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 43 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Didn't Tsimikas only recently sign a new deal? He did. Not a chance this happens, good player though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 39 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Didn't Tsimikas only recently sign a new deal? Yes & Robertson should be back around the time AFCON is over. Kostas should be back by the end of the month. So as a signing to address our depth at LB, he wouldn’t even be available while the LBs are out. I suppose the worry is at the moment Gomez is playing LB & is also the number one understudy to Trent, and is our first choice CB to fill in if we get any CB injuries. And he’s got a bad history of bad injuries himself. The only way I see this happening is if he’s been identified as the long time successor to Robertson and the club’s decided it needs to move earlier than expected because of Arsenal’s interest. I think that’s how we got Diaz while Mane was still here. He’s a good player and if the club feels Robertson’s time at the top might be coming to an end soon, I wouldn’t mind the transfer at all. But I doubt they feel that’s the case. And we’ve had Kostas and Gomez both look strong at LB this year - so I doubt it’s a serious consideration. I imagine our next big money signing will be a CB, I dunno why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 16 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Yes & Robertson should be back around the time AFCON is over. Kostas should be back by the end of the month. So as a signing to address our depth at LB, he wouldn’t even be available while the LBs are out. I suppose the worry is at the moment Gomez is playing LB & is also the number one understudy to Trent, and is our first choice CB to fill in if we get any CB injuries. And he’s got a bad history of bad injuries himself. The only way I see this happening is if he’s been identified as the long time successor to Robertson and the club’s decided it needs to move earlier than expected because of Arsenal’s interest. I think that’s how we got Diaz while Mane was still here. He’s a good player and if the club feels Robertson’s time at the top might be coming to an end soon, I wouldn’t mind the transfer at all. But I doubt they feel that’s the case. And we’ve had Kostas and Gomez both look strong at LB this year - so I doubt it’s a serious consideration. I imagine our next big money signing will be a CB, I dunno why. Yeah I can imagine that the club would be looking ahead to a time when a Robertson replacement is needed but I don't think it's a pressing issue yet. I agree on a CB, although the noise from Klopp after Matip's injury suggested he might get a new deal, so who knows. People have mentioned a 6 too but I think they'll look at how well Endo has done and also not want to block the pathway for Bajcetic as he's potentially a long term solution there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 £50m? Not much chance of us spending that much in this window on anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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