Chris Sutton has raved about reported Arsenal and Newcastle United target Moussa Dembele on Twitter.
The former Celtic striker has praised the Lyon striker’s quality and temperament after conducting an interview with him for BT Sport.
Sutton, who now works as a pundit for BT Sport, has praised Dembele for the impact he made at Celtic during his two years at the Glasgow giants.
According to Bleacher Report, the prospective new owners of Newcastle – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – are looking at signing Dembele from Lyon this summer, while Le10 Sport has claimed of interest in the 23-year-old striker from Arsenal.
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According to WhoScored, Dembele made 24 starts and three substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon this season, scoring 16 goals and providing two assists in the process.
During the 2018-19 campaign, the 23-year-old Frenchman made 21 starts and 12 substitute appearances in the league, scoring 15 goals and providing four assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
Meanwhile, Arsenal central defender David Luiz has said that he would like to retire at his former club Benfica.
Luiz told Benfica’s official website, as translated and transcribed by Metro: “I always said that I would like to end my career at Benfica. In football everything changes, what is true today, tomorrow is a lie, but my feeling is not!
“I love Benfica. My dream is to step on the pitch of Estadio da Luz in their colours.
“For all that I lived and felt, for what Benfica is in my life and in my history, for everything, Benfica is bigger than any player.”
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