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David Tully Jul 20th 2026
It is fair to say that Chelsea’s hijacking of Arsenal’s move for Morgan Rogers at the weekend came as a shock to everyone.
Sporting director Andrea Berta had been negotiating a deal for weeks, but it has since been revealed (by Fabrizio Romano) that the Gunners would never have matched the £117m bid from their London rivals.
It means the Premier League champions have been left to pick up the pieces and find an alternative to strengthen the left flank.
Three names have been mentioned as potential targets in recent reports – Bradley Barcola, Yan Diomande and Antonio Nusa. Press the next page as we compare the trio (using their league stats from last season) to determine who would be the best signing…
David Tully
David Tully
David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.