Arsenal ‘favourites’ to land Man Utd transfer target as Mikel Arteta ‘sent’ £35m price tag

Arsenal are now preparing to take on Wolves in their final game of the season.

The Gunners’ campaign has ended in disappointment after they allowed the Premier League title to slip, but it has still been an impressive season for Mikel Arteta’s men, and it has certainly been a step forward. Arsenal can now concentrate on going out with a bang against Wolves on Sunday, ahead of getting away for a summer break.

In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news surrounding the Emirates Stadium.

Rice claim

Arsenal are said to be favourites to land West Ham United star Declan Rice this summer.

Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has told the House of Champions Podcast: “Yes, (Ten Hag is) an admirer and I think that’s normal, but it is the same with Mikel Arteta and I still think that Arsenal are the favourites to sign Declan Rice.

“They have been working on that deal, it was in January when they discussed Rice internally. They’ve already had him at the top of their list for the midfield, so I’m sure Arsenal will make a bid for Declan Rice in the next weeks.”

Cancelo price tag

Arsenal are said to be interested in Manchester City star Joao Cancelo, and they now know how much they will have to pay this summer.

Cancelo was loaned out by City for this season after a surprise falling out with Pep Guardiola. The Portuguese star is likely to be sold this summer, and according to SPORT, Arsenal and Barcelona are among the interested clubs.

It’s claimed City want a fee of around £35million to sell Cancelo this summer, and it will be interesting to see if Arsenal are willing to pay quite so much. The one silver lining to the big price tag is that Barcelona are not in a position to spend that much on a full-back this summer.