{"id":1034,"date":"2026-04-07T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:11:45","slug":"arsenal-transfer-news-today-e95m-bid-as-shock-alvarez-statement-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Transfer News Today: \u20ac95m bid as shock Alvarez statement made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<figure class=\"author-thumb\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"not_specified\" class=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" alt=\"Tom Weber\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/footballcritic\/tticnnxhimovyjvdrvt8\/w=112,h=112,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/>                                                    <\/figure>\n<div class=\"authInfo\">\n<p>                                                    Tom Weber<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated:  6 Apr 2026 16:40 BST<\/li>\n<li>5 min read<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"large-img\">\n                                                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/214a07b8-78ec-4ce0-3679-3ad922e88f00\/width=1200,height=675,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/214a07b8-78ec-4ce0-3679-3ad922e88f00\/width=640,height=360,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/214a07b8-78ec-4ce0-3679-3ad922e88f00\/width=375,height=211,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Julian Alvarez, Arsenal\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/214a07b8-78ec-4ce0-3679-3ad922e88f00\/w=1200,h=675,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO <\/figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All the latest Arsenal transfer news in one place, including updates on Julian Alvarez, Anthony Gordon and Christian Kofane.<\/p>\n<p><center class=\"p-1 light-grey-bg\">Article continues under the video<\/center> <\/p>\n<h2>  Gordon bid made <\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal are ready to pay as much as \u20ac95 million to sign Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon this summer, <i><b>Transfers<\/b><\/i>  claims.<\/p>\n<p>The England international is a long-standing target for Mikel Arteta, and <b>FootballTransfers exclusively revealed<\/b> last week that the Gunners were expected to place a bid before the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta is keen to build an English core, with Gordon eyed to complement Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka. Newcastle&#8217;s stance on a potential sale is softening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/width=1200,height=674,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/width=640,height=359,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/width=375,height=211,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anthony Gordon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/w=750,h=422,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Anthony Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>  Alvarez warned off Arsenal move <\/h2>\n<p>Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez should snub Arsenal in favour of a move to Chelsea, according to <b>Ally McCoist<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina international is believed to be a target for both clubs, but McCoist believes that Alvarez would be better off joining Chelsea, where he would get guaranteed game time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s got a better chance of playing more regularly at Chelsea, to tell you the truth, than he would at Arsenal,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The squad at Arsenal is phenomenal. They\u2019re playing Kai Havertz, sometimes as a false nine, Gabriel Jesus is through the middle, and Leandro Trossard has played there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>  Kofane bid expected <\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal are expected to make a &#8220;formal offer&#8221; for Bayer Leverkusen striker Christian Kofane this summer, <b>Christian Falk<\/b> states.<\/p>\n<p>The Cameroon star played himself onto the Gunners&#8217; radar during their Champions League tie with Leverkusen, and his agent has confirmed that the interest from the Premier League leaders is genuine.<\/p>\n<p>Falk reports that Arsenal will likely test the waters with a summer bid, while Bayern Munich are not in the race to sign him despite rumours to the contrary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6cea5a1a-8d39-4c3a-4eb7-fc2761ed9c00\/width=1200,height=674,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6cea5a1a-8d39-4c3a-4eb7-fc2761ed9c00\/width=640,height=359,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6cea5a1a-8d39-4c3a-4eb7-fc2761ed9c00\/width=375,height=211,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Christian Kofane\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6cea5a1a-8d39-4c3a-4eb7-fc2761ed9c00\/w=750,h=422,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Christian Kofane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>  Arsenal lead Diomande race <\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal are currently in pole position to sign RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, as per <i><a title=\"CaughtOffside\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/04\/06\/arsenal-yan-diomande-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CaughtOffside<\/b><\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivorian has been strongly linked with Liverpool, but it is understood that he will only join a Champions League club this summer. The Reds are still fighting for a place in Europe&#8217;s premier competition.<\/p>\n<p>This is why it is believed that Arsenal are currently better placed to sign the 19-year-old, with the North London club having already made contact with the player&#8217;s new representatives.<\/p>\n<h2>  Olmo snubbed Arsenal <\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona star Dani Olmo has turned down a move to Arsenal, <i><a title=\"Sport\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/increible-oferta-rechazo-dani-olmo-128759071\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sport<\/b><\/a><\/i>  reports.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet did not mention a specific time frame, but it is claimed that Arsenal showed an interest in the Spain international when he was not getting much playing time at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>However, Olmo is determined to succeed in Catalunya and rebuffed Arsenal. He also turned down Al-Qadisah, who made a lucrative offer for him in February.<\/p>\n<h2>Football transfer news headlines today<\/h2>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Transfer Rumours: Vinicius Junior set for Real Madrid summer exit as Chelsea eye \u20ac60m goalkeeper<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Chelsea Transfer News Today: Caicedo &#8216;does an Enzo&#8217; after new interview about Real Madrid move<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Man Utd Transfer News Today: Bruno Fernandes identifies his replacement as path opens to Tonali deal<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Man City put pressure on Pep Guardiola over quit claims<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Arne Slot offers to resign as Liverpool manager<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  The FootballTransfers app <\/h2>\n<p>Check out FootballTransfers&#8217; new app for all of football&#8217;s big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022<a title=\"Google Play\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.footballtransfers.app&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022<a title=\"App Store\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/footballtransfers\/id6670417847\" target=\"_blank\">App Store<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Weber Updated: 6 Apr 2026 16:40 BST 5 min read \u00a9 IMAGO All the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}