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Arsenal lose out on key transfer suitor for £30 million forward
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Arsenal lose out on key transfer suitor for £30 million forward

Arsenal are still in the hunt for new attacking options to help the quintet of Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus (currently injured), Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, and Bukayo Saka out. A striker has long been viewed as the main priority target for Arsenal this summer after two seasons of coming up short against Erling Haaland and Manchester City, but the Gunners have been just as invested in finding winger depth, with Athletic Club star Nico Williams making the rounds as a favored option. Arsenal have already secured two major summer signings in Real Sociedad center midfielder Mikel Merino and Bologna's Riccardo Calafiori, both of whom are among Europe's best in their roles. Now, Arsenal are pushing to make some more sales on top of the profit they generated from Emile Smith-Rowe...
Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season
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Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

Addressing the topic of a player's value is extremely difficult in world football, especially when comparing across positions and even ascribing value to a player specific to the team they play for. One way to define "value" is an equivalence to importance. That is to say, a player is valuable because he is important to his team, and the "Most Valuable Player", which is the phrasing Serie A uses for its annual award in a hearken to American sports, is therefore the player who helped his team the most. But in this article ,I'd like to discuss value in a less nebulous but equally challenging realm, which is a player's financial value on the transfer market in a perfect vacuum in which leverage, contract, and overall situation are taken out. Let's take a look at the most valuable pla...