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Unwelcome Chelsea surprise as Arsenal reach wonderkid agreement

Tom Weber

Tom Weber

21 Apr 2026 22:02 BST

6 min read

Liam Rosenior, Chelsea, 2025/26

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Tuesday delivered plenty of huge transfer news as Chelsea received an unexpected update on a key target.

Plus, Arsenal reached a contract agreement with one of their academy's biggest prospects and Man Utd "promised" to make a €40 million offer for football's next superstar. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

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Leandro Trossard

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FootballTransfers understands that Napoli are interested in signing Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard this summer.

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Pjanic to ruin Chelsea transfer?

Kerim Alajbegovic

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Former AS Roma and Barcelona star Miralem Pjanic is plotting to ruin Chelsea's signing of Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Kerim Alajbegovic.

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Arsenal reach Salmon agreement

Marli Salmon

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Arsenal have agreed a professional pre-contract with academy star Marli Salmon ahead of his 17th birthday in August.

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Man Utd to make Conceicao bid

Man Utd have "promised" to make a €40m bid for Palmeiras wonderkid Eduardo Conceicao.

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Slot to stay

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Liverpool are fully expected to stick with Arne Slot if they qualify for the Champions League.

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Rosenior's terrible record

Liam Rosenior

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Liam Rosenior's promising start at Chelsea has quickly turned sour, so how does he stack up against the club's former managers?

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Alvarez boost

Julian Alvarez

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Barcelona have handed Arsenal a massive boost in the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez.

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Alvarez not keen on Arsenal?

Mikel Arteta

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However, reports in Spain suggest that Alvarez is not keen on returning to the Premier League - and this could actually be a blessing in disguise for Mikel Arteta.

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Diomande price not going down

Yan Diomande

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RB Leipzig insist that Liverpool target Yan Diomande will not leave the club for less than €100m this summer.

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Gordon exit closer

Anthony Gordon

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Anthony Gordon is edging closer to a departure from Newcastle, and Bayern are the "clear favourites" to sign him.

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Oyarzabal does it again

Mikel Oyarzabal

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Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal scored in his sixth consecutive final at the weekend, making him one of modern football's ultimate big-game players.

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Garnacho truth

Alejandro Garnacho

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Liam Rosenior has hit back at suggestions that Alejandro Garnacho could be sold by Chelsea this summer.

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Football transfer news headlines today

Transfer Rumours: Tchouameni bombshell as Arsenal and Chelsea chase midfielder

Arsenal Transfer News Today: Agreement confirmed amid massive Alvarez boost

Chelsea Transfer News Today: Palmer exit warning as Romano confirms agreement

Man Utd Transfer News Today: €40m offer ready as Alex Scott battle begins

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