Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balague has confirmed that Premier League giants Arsenal have approached Lille for forward Nicolas Pepe with a view to a move when the transfer window reopens in January.

The report from footballtalk revealed that the Gunners have been told that only a bid of €50m (£43m) would be enough to secure his signing from the French Ligue 1 side.

Ivorian international star Pepe has been in impressive form for Lille in the 2018/19 league season.

He has scored eight goals and provided seven assists in 13 Ligue 1 appearances for Lille and his sensational output has propelled his team into the top three on the league table.

His suitors Arsenal are in the market for a new forward following the serious injury sustained by Danny Welbeck.

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The 27-year-old England international player suffered a season-ending injury in the Europa League outing with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.

Welbeck broke his right ankle during the game which ended goalless on Thursday night.

He has since undergone two surgeries to correct the problem that will see him miss the majority of what’s left of this season.

Several forwards have been linked with the North Londoners as a possible replacement for the injured Welbeck.

A latest twist have emerged in Liverpool’s alleged pursuit of Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele as it is now being reported that the Reds are not interested in bringing him to the Anfield.

Before now, the Anfield side were reported to have beaten other clubs in their interest for the French forward and it was believed that they were already preparing a bid to be launched for him in the coming winter transfer window.

The Liverpool Echo newspaper had revealed that manager Jurgen Klopp is not planning any move for the Barcelona man in the January window; hence a bid will not be submitted.

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The reports of Dembele leaving the Camp Nou is as a result of his inability to impress since having a big-money move from Borussia Dortmund, prompting Premier League giants like Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United to show interest in the player.

However, Dembele’s agent earlier claimed that his player was not thinking of a move away from the Camp Nou but will remain to fight for a starting role at the club.

The agent argued that the former Borrusia Dortmund has a lot of time to make the starting XI because of his young age which is a reason why he will not rush out of the club.

North London giants Arsenal could return to German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund for one of their prized asset when the transfer window reopens in the New Year.

According to a publication from tbrfootball, the Gunners are interested in a move for young French centre back Dan-Axel Zagadou.

The 6ft 5in defender joined Borussia Dortmund from French champions Paris Saint Germain having come through the Academy at the French capital club.

He has started the new Bundesliga season in impressive fashion and has contributed immensely to the Champions League campaigners’ rise to the top of the league table.

Zagadou has made more interceptions (18) than any other player in the top five European leagues according to renowned statistics website Whoscored.

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Arsenal had earlier poached talent spotter Sven Mslintat from Borussia Dortmund at the end of last year before signing Gabonese international star Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang from the same club.

The Gunners paid a club record fee of around £57m to secure his signing from the Bundesliga leaders in the penultimate transfer window in January.

The record signing was followed by another transfer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

Greek international defender Sokratis Papasthopoulos joined Arsenal from the German club following the agreement of a £17m deal between both parties.

Italian giants AC Milan seems getting serious about their interest in Liverpool star Fabinho as they are reported to be readying a winter move for him come January.

The Express reports that the Italian side are bent on the Brazilian not minding that he only joined the Anfield in the last summer and has yet to play for the investment that was made on him.

The Rossoneri are making efforts to capitalize on the fact that Fabinho has not been able to win a permanent starting role in the Jurgen Klopp team to lure him away from the club.

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The Reds boss is unhappy that the Brazilian has yet to make any meaningful impact since his arrival from Monaco and the same feelings is believed to be held by the player who wishes to play regularly in the team.

It is unclear if Liverpool will be willing to keep Fabinho due to his wage demands which make it possible for the Reds to accept any worthy deal for the player in January.

However, suggestions are that the Brazilian would love to remain with the Merseyside side but he might be convinced by the fact that he wants to be seen week-in and out to be able to secure a national team call-up.

North London giants Arsenal have received a huge boost in their pursuit of Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele following the news that Premier League top four rivals Liverpool have pulled out of the race to secure his signing ahead of the January transfer window.

The 21-year-old has been previously linked with a transfer to several Premier League giants.

English top flight sides like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have been mooted as possible destinations for the France World Cup winner.

Dembele was an integral part of the 23-man French squad that emerged victorious at the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in the summer.

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France won a second World Cup title at the tournament in Russia courtesy a 4-2 victory over surprise finalists Croatia in their final meeting in Moscow.

The news of the Reds’ withdrawal from the race to sign the young Barcelona star was confirmed by trusted English media outlet Daily Mirror.

It was revealed that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is happy with his attacking options and won’t be moving to sign the Frenchman.

The Reds already have an array of attacking options including Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge, Mohamed Salah, Divock Origi, Dominic Solanke and summer signing Xerdan Shaqiri.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has explained that he has become a better goalkeeper since joining the Reds in the summer.

Alisson Becker joined Liverpool from AS Roma with a world-class fee of about £68 million and has since settled to become one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.

According to the Brazilian, he has been able to settle well at the Merseyside club with the help of the goalkeeper John Achterberg who has impacted his experience and knowledge in him.

Achterberg joined Liverpool in 2009 after hanging his boot from professional and active football.

Alisson stated that he is now calm and relax on the pitch by the help of the goalkeeper trainer as he has learnt a lot on how to improve on the pitch.

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He added that the relationship between himself and the goalkeeper coach has been in such a way that they learn from each other and they have both been developing in training.

Meanwhile, he praised second choice goalkeeper Simon Mignolet for helping him settle also in the team having been around for a while.

However, Alisson has been rated as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe having conceded few goals so far this season.

Chelsea are jealously keeping their powerhouse and French midfielder N’Golo Kante from other suitors with a new and improved deal, if reports coming from France are to go by.

According to L’Equipe, Kante will join the clique of the Premier League highest earners with the new deal that will be handed to him in the coming weeks.

The 2018 World Cup winner has been very instrumental in Chelsea’s progress under the new manager Maurizio Sarri and he is believed to be interesting big clubs who are willing to lure him away with bumper offers.

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French outfit Paris Saint Germain and Spanish giants Real Madrid are reported to have indicated interest in the player and the West London side are not ready to take the risk of losing the former Leicester City midfielder.

Michael Potts of the Daily express had revealed that Kante earns about £120,000 per week but reports, as revealed by Gary Jacob, says the French midfielder would be offered a whooping sum of £290,000 per week in the new deal.

The Italian manager has identified Kante as one of his most important player knowing that he has played virtually every minute for the West London side since the beginning of the season.

Juventus forward Paolo Dybala has debunked rumours linking him with a transfer to Premier League giants Manchester United.

The 25-year-old Argentine international star dismissed the transfer reports on a possible transfer to Old Trafford in his recent interview with the Daily Mirror.

Several media reports had linked the Red Devils with a possible £150m bid for the Juventus player.

Dybala revealed that his long-term future is at Juventus rather than with Manchester United.

He further stated that his focus is to win more titles with the Italian Serie A giants.

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Paolo Dybala showed a glimpse of what Manchester United have been missing when he scored the only goal of the game in the Champions League clash between Juventus and Manchester United at Old Trafford.

It was a Matchday 3 game at the Theatre of Dreams in front of the Manchester United faithfuls.

Since joining Juventus from fellow Italian side Palermo, Dybala has scored 74 goals in 154 appearances for the club.

He was the poster boy of Juventus until the arrival of Portuguese tactician Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.

The former Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United winger signed for the Italians during this summer’s transfer window after an initial fee of €100m was agreed for him.

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has stated that he was ordered to leave his former North London side in the 2017 summer by God.

Giroud who did not enjoy his last days at the Emirates Stadium owing to his unsatisfactory performance revealed how difficult life was for him at Arsenal before he moved to the other side of London.

The Frenchman was unhappy that he was already replaced before he was gone after former Gunners manager Arsene Wenger signed Alexandre Lacazette from French outfit Lyon.

Giroud who was threatened with the arrival of his fellow countryman stated that he had to pray for a direction on how to go about it before he was asked to leave.

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However, the World Cup winner has failed to impress since joining the Stamford Bridge but he is positive that he made the right decision to move away.

Giroud has not delivered convincingly as a striker this term in terms of goals but manager Maurizio Sarri has expressed delight with the player stating that the former Arsenal man has helped the team with his assist.

Meanwhile, Giroud expresses delight to be playing alongside Belgium star Eden Hazard as he described him as the best player in the world.

Man United defender Eric Bailly could be on his way out of the club in the upcoming transfer window scheduled to start as from January 1.

The Ivorian international centre-back has fallen out of favour with manager Jose Mourinho in the new campaign thus leading to reports of a transfer away from the Theatre of Dreams.

He has featured in just seven games in all competitions in this campaign, including five Premier League games.

According to the publication from the Daily Record via caughtoffside, two North London giants could go head-to-head for him.

Arsenal and North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur have been repeatedly linked with a move for the former Villareal and Espanyol player.

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It remains to be seen whether Manchester United would be willing to sanction his sale to one of their rivals for the top four places in the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho is said to be keen to move him and Argentine international star Marcos Rojo on in a bid to free up space for a new centre back signing during the upcoming transfer window in January.

Players like Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Inter Milan star Milan Skriniar and Tottenham Hotspur centre back Toby Alderweireld have all been linked with the Red Devils.