Arsenal have had a busy transfer window – and it might be about to get busier still
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Arsenal could make an Everton star – who's missing training right now in order to force a move – their fourth signing of a busy January.
The Gunners began the window in hot pursuit of Mykhaylo Mudryk and reportedly matchedChelsea's £88m bid for the Ukrainian before he chose west London over north. Unfazed, Arsenal swivelled to sign Leandro Trossard instead from Brighton & Hove Albion.
Polish defender Jakub Kiwior has joined from Spezia recently, while Arsenal are pushing to bring Spanish right-back Ivan Fresneda to the club as a third winter signing.
Leandro Trossard made his Arsenal debut in a cameo at home to Manchester United (Image credit: James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)
Now, Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri has claimed that the Gunners are in for Amadou Onana, who only signed for Everton in the summer from Lille.
"We were talking about urgent cash needs yesterday about Amadou Onana's situation," Tavolieri said. "The fact that Everton's [up for] sale makes everything more clear now."
Reports broke yesterday that the Toffees had been put up for sale by owner Farhad Moshiri for around £500m, though that's since been denied.
"It's not selling the club at all," Moshiri confirmed. "It's just bringing more expertise in terms of global sponsorship, in terms of commercial development and a lot of specialist sport investors have this pool of knowledge. It's to secure that for Everton."
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Everton have struggled this season and find themselves 19th (Image credit: Getty)
Onana was apparently tracked by Arsenal before his eventual move to Merseyside. Chelsea are said to be interested, too.
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