North London giants Arsenal are second favourites to sign wantaway Paris Saint Germain (PSG) midfielder Adrien Rabiot behind Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona.

As per the report from football.london, SkyBet have made Barcelona the overwhelming favourites to sign French international player Rabiot at 4/1 ahead of Arsenal (7/1), Liverpool (12/1) and Chelsea (14/1).

Rabiot, 23, was previously linked with a transfer to the Premier League in the summer when he had a year left on his current PSG contract.

The PSG midfielder can begin to talk to foreign clubs about a potential free transfer move as from the start of the New Year with six months left on his contract at the club.

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The French champions have tried to tie Adrien Rabiot down to a new contract on several occasions but the player has already informed the club that he wants to leave the capital club on a free transfer this summer.

Addressing the Adrien Rabiot situation during an interview with Yahoo Sport, PSG sporting director Antero Henrique revealed that the player will be frozen out of the team due to the stance he has taken.

The young French midfielder has already found the back of the net on two occasions this season in 21 PSG appearances in all competitions.

Arsenal have held talks with the agent of TSG Hoffenheim midfielder Florian Grillitsch according to the reports emanating from the German media.

Popular German news outlet Bild via thehardtackle revealed that his agent was in London to hold talks with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Gunners’ North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur are also said to be interested in the Austrian player.

The 23-year-old has been a regular fixture in the TSG Hoffenheim squad since he joined the club from fellow German side Werder Bremen on a free transfer in 2017.

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He had earlier signed for Werder Bremen from Austrian side St. Polten in 2013.

Florian Grillitsch broke into the Werder Bremen team and went on to make 54 appearances for the club.

Arsenal are said to be in the market for midfield reinforcements as there are doubts over the future of midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed ElNeny.

Ramsey has just six months left on his current contract at Arsenal and he has been linked with several clubs on the European football stage.

Arsenal have already told the Welshman that he won’t be offered a new contract.

Egyptian midfielder Mohamed ENeny is said to be surplus to requirements at the club after falling out of favour with Arsenal manager Unai Emery.

European champions Real Madrid have emerged as favourites to sign Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira.

The Uruguayan international player was linked with a move to the Los Merengues last weekend.

Lucas Torreira recently featured prominently for Uruguay at this summer’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.

The 22-year-old was part of the Uruguay team that reached the quarterfinals at the tournament before they were knocked out by France who won a second World Cup title in Russia.

Bookmakers say that Champions League holders Real Madrid are favourites to sign Lucas Torreira.

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According to Alex Apati of Ladbrokes via the Daily Star, Real Madrid are at the odds of 7/4 to sign him ahead of arch-rivals Barcelona (3/1) and Premier League champions Manchester City (10/3).

Lucas Torreira has been in sensational form for Arsenal since he signed for the club in the summer.

The Gunners agreed to a transfer fee of around £26m with Italian Serie A side Sampdoria for the petite midfielder and it’s to be paid in three instalments.

He was an integral part of the Arsenal side that went through 22 games in all competitions without suffering a single defeat.

The run came to an end at the weekend following the 3-2 defeat at the hands of Southampton at the weekend.

Manchester City have made contact with Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon in the bid to sign him.

According to the publication from Spanish media portal AS via Talksport, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants to sign Isco who has fallen out of favour with Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari.

Isco has battled with a lack of game time at the Estadio Santiago Bernebeu since Argentine tactician Solari became manager.

Arsenal have been heavily linked with the 26-year-old since new manager Unai Emery took charge in the summer.

Unai Emery is aware of the quality possessed by the Spanish international player during his time in La Liga with clubs like Valencia and Sevilla.

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He was recently part of the Spanish national team that failed to impress at this summer’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.

Isco and Spain were eliminated in the first knockout stage of the tournament by the host nation.

Russia defeated Spain on penalties in their last 16 clash after both sides had played 1-1 at the end of regulation time and extra time.

Isco has failed to live up to the expectations of many Real Madrid fans who believed that he could step up in place of former talisman Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus this summer in a deal worth an initial fee of €100m.

Arsenal are leading the race to sign exciting Lille winger Nicolas Pepe ahead of the upcoming winter transfer window scheduled to begin as from the start of next month.

Metro claim that Gunners are favourites to sign the French Ligue 1 star ahead of Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.

Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona are also interested in Nicolas Pepe.

Ivorian international star Pepe has been in sensational form for Lille since he made his debut for the club.

He was the main man for Lille as the French club escaped relegation from Ligue 1 at the end of last season.

Since he made his debut for Lille in 2017, Nicolas Pepe has scored 25 goals in 54 Ligue 1 appearances.

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Pepe has continued his impressive form into the new season.

He has scored 12 goals and provided seven assists in 18 French Ligue 1 appearances this season.

French media outlet L’Equipe revealed that Lille are willing to negotiate for Pepe and it was claimed that the 23-year-old has a release clause of around £45m (€50m).

Arsenal have made the recruitment for a forward one of two top priorities in the January transfer market alongside the potential acquisition of a new centre back.

Nicolas Pepe would be a very good replacement for the injured Danny Welbeck.

England international forward Welbeck has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken ankle.

Despite being on top of the Premier League table and having a more robust side, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has stated that he will have to take a clue from the North London outfit Arsenal boss Unai Emery.

Speaking in his post-match interview with NBCSN, the German boss hailed the Spanish manager for being creative in the handling of his team with the long list of injury he has got.

The Reds had defeated Manchester United on Sunday and remained top in the league table but they have got injury worries which is feared to affect the team if not well managed.

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Liverpool will now be without defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez as they have all picking up injuries in recent weeks.

Klopp who refused to make any claim of transfer activities but maintained he will have to find a way around by rotating his defence line until his players are fully available.

It would be recalled that Arsenal boss had to make use of Swiss international Granit Xhaka at the left full back when Spanish man Nacho Monreal was not available.

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery has refused to guarantee the acquisition of new players to improve his squad when the mid-season transfer window reopens in few weeks time.

The Spanish tactician has failed to promise new players for the Gunners in January despite the crippling injury problems in the Arsenal squad at the moment.

Unai Emery talked about transfers during his post-match press conference on Sunday evening following the end of the Gunners’ 22-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

His thoughts on potential January transfers was monitored by Arseblog.

The Arsenal boss revealed that he’s not a big fan of the January transfer window before adding that the club will try to sign players that can improve the current options that he has at his disposal.

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Arsenal surrendered their 22-match unbeaten run on Sunday evening following the surprising 3-2 loss to struggling Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium.

The Gunners last suffered a defeat in any competition in August when they were beaten 3-2 by rivals Chelsea.

Unai Emery was without four key defenders for the game against the Saints.

Skrodan Mustafi and Sokratis Papasthathopoulos were suspended for the game though the former is currently nursing a hamstring injury.

Sead Kolasinac and Rob Holding missed out against the Saints while right-back Hector Bellerin got injured in the first half of the game.

Bottom Premier League club Fulham are the newest club to be linked with a move for wantaway Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez.

Denis Suarez, 24, has previously been linked with clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, Napoli, AC Milan, Valencia and Sevilla.

Soccersouls believe that the Spanish international playmaker can be a catalyst for Fulham to get out of the relegation zone in the Premier League.

The Cottagers have won just two games all season and are three points away from the relegation zone.

They recently sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with 2015/16 Premier League title winning manager Claudio Ranieri.

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Italian tactician Ranieri has won one, drawn one and lost three of his five games in charge of the West London giants.

Fulham have been linked with several reinforcements in the January transfer window in their bid to escape the relegation zone at the end of the season.

They will have to fight more illustrious clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea for the aforementioned Denis Suarez.

The Spaniard is said to be surplus to requirements at Barcelona with reports claiming that the Blaugrana will accept a £14m bid for him.

He made his sixth appearance of the season for Barcelona during Sunday’s 5-0 win over Levante in an away game in the Spanish La Liga.

Experienced journalist Charles Watts has revealed that it would be difficult for Arsenal pull off a January transfer for Manchester United defender Eric Bailly.

Charles Watts made this revelation on Football London via the Daily Express.

He further cast doubts over the ability of the Gunners to prise one of their defensive targets away from his club in the upcoming transfer market.

Ivorian international centre-back Bailly, 24, is one of the players that could leave Old Trafford as Manchester United try to raise funds for a new centre-back in the New Year.

Earlier reports revealed that Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho is open to the sale of three of his defenders to fund a move for a new defender.

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The Portuguese tactician could sanction the sale of Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones in his bid to sign a quality centre back.

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is his top transfer target and the 27-year-old could cost over £100m.

Just like Manchester United, Arsenal are also keen to add a new centre-back to their squad in January following the unfortunate injury to young English defender Rob Holding.

The former Bolton Wanderers star has been ruled out for the rest of the season following a serious knee injury.

North London giants Arsenal are considering whether or not to make a short-term bid to sign experienced Chelsea defender Gary Cahill ahead of the upcoming transfer window scheduled to start in the next two weeks.

The Gunners had earlier been linked with the 32-year-old and fresharsenal claim that the North Londoners are ready to firm up their interest with a bid to sign the recently retired England international.

Gary Cahill has six months left on his current Chelsea contract and Arsenal could loan him for the remainder of his Blues deal or sign him permanently in a cut-price deal.

New Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has already told the player that he can leave Stamford Bridge and that he can’t give him more playing time.

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The Blues skipper has lost his place in the Chelsea starting XI since former Napoli boss Sarri replaced Antonio Conte as the Blues manager in the summer.

Arsenal are in the midst of a defensive crisis following the injuries to Rob Holding, Shkrodan Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac and manager Unai Emery is keen to boost his squad with a possible short-term solution in the January transfer window.

The defensive problems came to the fore on Sunday when Arsenal were beaten 3-2 at Southampton thus ending their 22-game unbeaten run.