A round-up of the day’s most interesting news surrounding the London clubs in the Premier League, including Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham.
Tottenham fans appear to be increasingly divided over the reported negotiations to sell superstar defender Toby Alderweireld to Manchester United (Daily Mirror), with the asking price having been raised to a staggering £75 million.
While certain fans are adamant they cannot sell such a quality player to a Premier League rival, others see the lucrative deal as an opportunity to get the maximum fee for a player 29-years-of-age, as one that cannot be passed up.
In other news, Barcelona have reportedly convinced Riqui Puig to stay at the Camp Nou, and to ignore burgeoning interest from Tottenham. The player has also hinted at staying on social media, in a report from Mundo Deportivo.
The 18-year-old midfield prodigy has starred for the club’s youth team this term and with three appearances for Barcelona B already, he looks set to eventually become an important asset to the Catalan giants.
Spurs will now have to turn their attention elsewhere, with SPORT claiming that Puig was set to become Mauricio Pochettino’s first signing of the summer.
Across the town in West London, Chelsea fans have heard some potentially great news.
Superstar Belgian Eden Hazard has hinted at a Chelsea stay next season, as he sets his sights on winning the Premier League once again, according to Sky Sports.
The 27-year-old recently claimed he would wait to see who Chelsea signed before committing his long-term future to the club, but it now appears he is set on winning further accolades at Stamford Bridge.
“We have a lot of top players, players who are used to winning trophies. We will be ready next season,” Hazard told the Evening Standard.
There’s a sombre mood in east London today.
West Ham fans are sweating after a report from Gianluca Di Marzio emerged claiming that Manchester United have an interest in bringing top-scorer Marko Arnautovic to Old Trafford next term, as depth for Romelu Lukaku.
The Red Devils are likely to invest heavily this summer after falling 19-points short of bitter rivals Manchester City in the quest for Premier League glory, and the Austrian is wanted by his former manager Jose Mourinho.
In other news, long serving defender James Collins revealed yesterday on Instagram that he will not be getting a new contract with the Hammers and will be leaving next month, and the club have confirmed this in an official statement today.
Fans of the club took initially quarrel with the manner in which Collins was dismissed via email, and expressed outrage on social media, and today that shows no signs of stopping, as fans flocked to West Ham’s official statement on Collins.
Unai Emery is looking to instantly make his mark with Arsenal, with a reported £92 million double swoop for Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri (Daily Mail) and Napoli ace Piotr Zielinski (The Mirror).
The Spaniard has identified the midfield as a weakness for his current squad and is plotting to move for the two men he wants to partner Aaron Ramsay (Sky Sports) in the midfield for the foreseeable future.
Seri is an industrious little midfielder that focuses on creating opportunities in the final third, while Zielinski is more of a conventional holding midfielder, who will look to dictate play from deep and screen the defence.
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