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According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have beaten competition to sign winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.
The Greece international was expected to join the Gunners once Leandro Trossard’s departure is finalized in the coming days, but Romano said on his YouTube channel that “another club” had tried to hijack the deal:
“Arsenal will look for a new winger immediately. One of the names mentioned internally and Arsenal are in contact with their agent is Christos Tzolis, the Bruges winger.”
“Tzolis is interested in a move to Arsenal. In recent days, another club has tried to enter the race and understand whether it can move forward in negotiations to sign Tzolis from Club Brugge.”
“But the response from the players’ camp was: ‘We’re waiting for Arsenal’ and therefore prioritizes the Gunners as a serious possibility of replacing Leandro Trossard at some point.”
The price for Tzolis is set
When The Athletic’s David Ornstein first expressed Arsenal’s interest in the 24-year-old last month, the journalist said the striker was “available” for €40m (£34m).
It looks like the Premier League champions are likely to meet the rating based on other criteria Reports in the last few days.
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What’s the latest on Trossard’s Arsenal future?
The Gunners have accepted a €20m (£17.1m) offer from Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas, which includes €18m (£15.4m) up front and a further €2m (£1.7m) in performance-related add-ons.
Trossard has been offered a three-year contract with the option of a further year, but the Belgium international is yet to give final approval to the move.
At the time of writing, Besiktas are said to be confident that the transfer will go ahead. Should the move actually take place, an offer for Tzolis as his replacement is expected to be made shortly.
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