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Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Omer Toprak and Diogo Goncalves Rumours
- Updated: August 22, 2016
Arsenal will reportedly look to Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Omer Toprak as an alternative to Shkodran Mustafi after being priced out of a move for the Valencia defender. Meanwhile, Benfica starlet Diogo Goncalves could be on his way to north London.
Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague announced on Sunday Valencia are not content with selling Mustafi to the Gunners, who may have to trigger his €50 million (£43 million) in order to land him:
VFC don’t want to sell and are saying he wont go! He’ll play tomorrow. Only doubt: will AFC pay €50m buyout clause? https://t.co/mcNxbLoems
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) August 21, 2016
This has led to speculation the Premier League outfit could instead move for Leverkusen defender Toprak, per Emre Sarigul of Turkish Football, citing a recent report from the Daily Star, which in turn outlined TransferMarketWeb’s report that he could be available for just £14 million.
Arsenal’s chances of sealing a move for Toprak look bright after Turkish Football provided quotes from the central defender, who said: “It is not certain whether I will stay at Bayer …
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