Premier League giants Arsenal are reportedly eyeing a £10m move for a Spanish La Liga player ahead of the upcoming winter transfer window scheduled to start in the next few weeks.

This is according to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser via sportsmole.

It was revealed that the Gunners have been impressed with the performances of Real Valladolid defender Fernando Calero in the Spanish top flight this season and are ready to make a move for him when the transfer window opens.

The 23-year-old centre-back has impressed a great deal for newly promoted Spanish La Liga side Real Valladolid this season.

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The Spaniard has a £10m release clause in his current Real Valladolid contract and he represents a cheap option for the Gunners in their quest to offset the loss of Rob Holding to injury.

Rob Holding suffered a serious knee injury during the Premier League clash with rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

He sustained the injury during a collision with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and he will be out of action for around six to nine months.

Since the injury to young English defender Rob Holding, Arsenal have been linked with several centre-backs including Espanyol defender Mario Hermoso.

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has revealed the reason behind his summer transfer to the club.

The Uruguayan international star joined the North London club from Italian Serie A side Sampdoria in the summer after the World Cup heroics with his country.

Torreira was part of the Uruguay squad that reached the quarterfinals of this summer’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.

Lucas Torreira and Uruguay crashed out of the tournament via a 2-0 loss to eventual champions France.

Arsenal and Sampdoria agreed on a transfer fee of around £26.5m in three instalments to secure his transfer.

Lucas Torreira became an Arsenal player on July 11 and he has become a key player for the Gunners since then.

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What made his mind up as regards signing for Arsenal?, Lucas Torreira told the club’s website that the personal call from manager Unai Emery played a big role in him signing for the Gunners.

The Uruguayan also revealed that he had several interests from Italian top-flight clubs before the call from Arsenal came.

Lucas Torreira started the season out of the starting XI for the first five league games as Unai Emery eased him into the Arsenal team.

He made his first Premier League start in the sixth league game of the season against Everton and has retained his place on the team.

As a matter of fact, Lucas Torreira is one of the first names on the Arsenal starting XI.

North London giants Arsenal will have to fend off threats from Premier League champions Manchester City on their pursuit of highly rated Lille forward Nicolas Pepe.

The Gunners have repeatedly been touted as a potential destination for the Ivorian international player but they have to see off Premier League rivals Manchester City if they are to win the race for the player.

The publication from French news outlet Infofoot via hitc claim that English top-flight champions Manchester City have joined Arsenal in the bid to prise the 23-year-old away from French Ligue 1 giants Lille.

Nicolas Pepe has been in sensational form for Lille dating back to last season.

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He was a key player for Lille as they escaped relegation from the French top flight at the end of the last campaign.

His goal contributions this term have led Lille to the Champions League places on the French Ligue 1 table.

Arsenal are targeting Pepe as a replacement for the injured Danny Welbeck.

Three Lions of England international Danny Welbeck will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a serious ankle injury during the Europa League clash with Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon.

The former Manchester United player underwent two surgeries shortly after the injury

Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has revealed that he had the option to join other clubs before he signed his scholarship forms at the club.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria star was not sure if the Gunners will release him or not but he eventually stayed at Arsenal having graduated from the club’s Academy.

Iwobi also confirmed that three British clubs were willing to sign him before he committed his future to the Gunners.

The Arsenal Academy graduate made the revelation in a chat with the London Evening Standard.

According to him, Scottish Premier League champions Celtic as well as the Premier League duo of Crystal Palace and Southampton were all interested in him before he signed scholarship forms with the North London giants.

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Alex Iwobi has emerged as one of the most consistent players in the Arsenal setup under new manager Unai Emery.

The 47-year-old took charge of the Arsenal team in the summer after putting pen to paper on a three-year contract to replace long-serving boss Arsene Wenger.

Frenchman Wenger had earlier ended his 22-year reign at Arsenal at the end of last season.

Alex Iwobi has made 13 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions since the start of the season, scoring once and providing four assists in those games.

Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona have set the asking price for one of their players ahead of the upcoming winter transfer window scheduled to begin as from the 1st of January.

As reported by the Daily Mirror, Barcelona have told Arsenal what it would take to sign exciting winger Ousmane Dembele when the transfer market reopens.

Dembele has been attracting the interests of several European clubs despite his disciplinary problems at Barcelona.

The latest one happened some days ago when the Frenchman turned up for a Barcelona training two hours late.

Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea as well as French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have all been touted as possible transfer destinations for the former Rennes forward.

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They have all been told that the player will only leave the club if his €400m release clause is met.

Dembele signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2017 and big things were expected from him but the young French star has failed to hit the heights that he got to while he was at German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.

His Dortmund form prompted Barcelona to splash the initial sum of €105m on the 21-year-old plus a €35m fee dependent on add-ons.

Premier League giants Arsenal have been boosted by the news that offers would be welcomed for one of their transfer targets few weeks before the start of the winter transfer market.

Paraguayan international midfielder Miguel Almiron has been the subject of transfer rumours to Arsenal and he plays his club football for Major League Soccer (MLS) side Atlanta United.

He has been in sensational form for Atlanta United and he capped a wonderful season by winning the MLS Cup with his team.

His club would be willing to receive offers for the 25-year-old according to Atlanta United president Darren Eales.

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The club supremo also revealed that the player won’t leave Atlanta United on loan before adding that it would require a sizeable transfer fee for the MLS Cup champions to sell their prized asset.

Miguel Almiron has been one of the breakout stars of the just concluded MLS season.

Apart from the Gunners, the Premier League duo of West Ham United and Newcastle United are also interested in the transfer of Miguel Almiron.

Arsenal have doubts over midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed ElNeny and the aforementioned Almiron could be a fantastic addition to the new Arsenal setup under manager Unai Emery.

Spanish La Liga outfit Real Betis have set an asking price for one of their key players ahead of the upcoming transfer window scheduled to begin on the 1st of January.

Real Betis defender Junior Firpo has grown to become one of the best left-backs on the Spanish La Liga scene since he broke into the first team in the last campaign.

His form has attracted the interests of several European clubs including Arsenal.

European heavyweights like Premier League champions Manchester City and Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona are also keen on a transfer for him.

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Junior Firpo has scored three goals in 17 appearances in all competitions in the colours of Real Betis this season.

Spanish media portal AS say that a bid of around £40m will be enough to prise the left-back away from Real Betis.

Earlier reports had disclosed that the aforementioned clubs will have to activate the £43.5m transfer clause in his contract to sign him.

Junior Firpo, 22, played his best game for Real Betis recently when he scored one of the goals as his team stunned Champions League favourites Barcelona 4-3 in their one and only Spanish La Liga match this season.

The outcome is one of the surprise results of this season’s La Liga.

Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has revealed that Uruguayan international midfielder Lucas Torreira is the best signing made by any Premier League team in the summer.

Kevin Campbell talked about the new Arsenal fans’ favourite while he was a guest on Sky Sports as monitored by the Daily Star.

North London giants Arsenal signed Lucas Torreira from Italian Serie A side Sampdoria.

The petite midfielder joined the club after both clubs had agreed a fee of around £26.5m for his services with widespread reports claiming that the transfer fee would be paid in three instalments by the Gunners.

The 22-year-old was the fourth of five summer signings made by the Arsenal boss, Unai Emery.

The Spanish manager eased Lucas Torreira into the Arsenal starting XI at the start of the season after his World Cup exertions.

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He was part of the Uruguay side that failed to go beyond the quarterfinals of this summer’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.

Uruguay were beaten 2-0 by eventual champions France in their last eight clash.

Torreira started the first five games in the Premier League on the bench.

He came on as a substitute in all of the five games before starting the sixth game against Everton.

The Uruguayan has impressed for the Gunners and also started every league game since the Everton match.

He has scored two goals in the last three league matches.

Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar has thrown fans of his French Ligue 1 side into a state of anxiety after the young Frenchman confirmed that he would like to play under Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

Houssem Aouar went on to say that he sees football in the same way as Spanish tactician Guardiola.

He made this known in an interview with French news outlet GFFN via their official Twitter handle.

His revelation is coming just some weeks before the start of the transfer window.

Houssem Aouar has been the subject of transfer reports with several European sides said to be interested in his services.

The 20-year-old has been mentioned in the same sentence with clubs like Italian Serie A champions Juventus as well as the Premier League trio of Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.

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Pep Guardiola had earlier showered high praise on the player following his impressive outing against his Manchester City side in the Champions League.

He was the standout player for Lyon as they were forced to a 2-2 draw by the Citizens in front of their fans.

Aouar made a total of five tackles apart from his effective passing in the middle of the park.

He had earlier impressed in the stunning 2-1 win over the same opponents earlier in the same competition.

Houssem Aouar has scored five goals in all competitions for Lyon this term.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been in the news lately for his reduced influence on the first team at the club as well as the intense transfer rumours involving European heavyweights like Inter Milan and Manchester United.

The retired German international playmaker has netted three goals and provided one assist in the Premier League this season but that has not stopped Gunners manager Unai Emery from leaving him out of the starting XI or pulling him out of the game whenever he deems it fit.

Ozil has missed the last few games for Arsenal with a back problem but reports claim could be as a result of the amount of hours he spent playing the game ‘Fortnite’

Arsenal have been linked with several replacements for Mesut Ozil including Udinese attacking midfielder Rodrigo De Paul.

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North London giants Arsenal are said to be eyeing a move for the Argentine player.

Rodrigo has been in very good form for Italian Serie A side Udinese.

He has scored six goals and three assists in 15 league games since the start of the new campaign.

The 24-year-old has similarities with Mesut Ozil and he could be the man to replace the German if he decides to end his stay at the Emirates Stadium.