It’s time for Wednesday’s round-up of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours – and among today’s stories, we’ve got plenty to interest Arsenal fans as well as stories for supporters of Wolves, Aston Villa and more. Let’s crack on…
Let’s start down at the Emirates. Arsenal have recently Andrea Berta as their new sporting director and TBR Football claim to have the inside track on one of his transfer targets – Wolves striker Matheus Cunha, who has Berta’s “admiration”, with Arsenal’s new transfer boss “a huge fan” of the Brazilian.
Berta bought Cunha for Hertha Berlin four years ago before he joined Wolves, and given that Arsenal reportedly made a move for him in January it seems as though history could easily repeat itself
It’s claimed that Berta “confirmed his fondness for Cunha” during talks over his new job and if that’s true, it certainly hints that the Gunners could trigger the Wolves man’s £63m release clause this summer
The 3AM Verdict: It’s possible, of course, that this report is just putting two and two together - given that Berta happened to have signed Cunha before, a player Arsenal had already expressed interest in, it’s a logical connection (and guess) to make. But if there’s something behind it, we’ll find out soon enough, as there is no way that Arsenal get through the summer without signing a striker again.
Arsenal could also beat Barcelona to signing
More Arsenal news now, only this time it won’t upset fans of any other Premier League clubs – Sport Witness have picked up on stories from Catalonia which suggest that Arsenal are “in pole position” to add Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García to their ranks despite the interest of Barcelona.
Apparently, Arsenal came close to triggering his €30m (£25.3m) release clause last summer but ended up offering a little less and having their bid turned down – presumably, García was targeted for Neto’s role.