Here are some of the most interesting Arsenal news and transfer rumor stories circulating amidst the Twitterverse, blogosphere, cyberspace and media world.
-(Sky Sports) Real Madrid are the most valuable football team in the world for the third straight year, while the Premier League boasts eight teams in Forbes’ top 20. Barcelona are second in the 2015 list, followed by Manchester United.
Louis van Gaal’s men are one of eight Premier League sides in the top 20, with Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool amongst the top-eight most valuable clubs.
Tottenham, Newcastle and West Ham complete the Premier League’s representation, following the recent £5.136 billion domestic television deal.
-(Metro) Arsenal are preparing a summer bid for Monaco centre-back Aymen Abdennour and Lyon forward Nabil Fekir.
-(ESPN FC with a piece giving us 5 things to know about Aliko Dangote) Five years after Nigerian businessman and Arsenal fan Aliko Dangote’s offer to buy the North London club was rejected, he has been linked to them again. Dangote admitted he remains interested in owning the Gunners but told Bloomberg he will not offer a “ridiculous price,” rather just one the “owners won’t want to resist.”
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