Roma rejected Arsenal's €40m offer for Manolas, claims agent

Roma rejected a €40million bid from Arsenal for Kostas Manolas ahead of the 2016-17 campaign, the centre-back's agent Ioannis Evangelopoulos has claimed.

The Premier League side were heavily linked with the Greece international during the close-season, but a move never materialised as they strengthened their defence with Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia instead.

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