{"id":448723,"date":"2026-01-31T03:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448723\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T03:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:24:08","slug":"gunners-burst-into-race-for-dynamite-winger-signing-as-player-plus-cash-offer-prepped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448723\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunners burst into race for dynamite winger signing as player-plus-cash offer prepped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are preparing to rival Manchester United and Liverpool for RB Leipzig ace Yan Diomande, according to a journalist, while the Gunners could also submit a sensational player-plus-cash offer for a world-class striker.<\/p>\n<p>Diomande is expected to see out the full campaign with Leipzig, though the German side will face plenty of interest come the summer\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal enter busy winger chase<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/arsenal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> have joined other top clubs such as Man Utd, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in tracking Diomande, German journalist <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cfbayerninsider.com\/2026\/01\/the-bayern-insider-chelsea-should-fear-munich-hunt-as-e200m-transfer-question-answered\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Falk<\/a> has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Falk says \u2018it is true\u2019 that Arsenal, Liverpool and United have \u2018sent scouts\u2019 to watch Diomande in action this season.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern are \u2018worried\u2019 about such interest as \u2018they don\u2019t want to spend the kind of money that Premier League clubs can\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sources are \u2018talking about \u20ac100million (\u00a387m \/ $119m)\u2019 which is \u2018too much for Bayern\u2019, Falk reports.<\/p>\n<p>Diomande is arguably the world\u2019s most in-demand winger as he is a phenomenal dribbler who is deadly in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old would be a superb replacement for Gabriel Martinelli on the left wing for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Our sources have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/man-utd-yan-diomande-liverpool-rb-leipzig-50-million-response-sources\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">laughed off suggestions Diomande might leave Leipzig for \u20ac60m (\u00a352m \/ $71m) in January<\/a>, with Leipzig determined to get a record-breaking price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=teamtalk.com\" target=\"_blank\">as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n<p>Gunners to accelerate striker pursuit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/arsenal\/julian-alvarez-two-player-swap-proposal-arsenal-atletico-madrid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal are preparing to step up their interest in Atletico Madrid ace Julian Alvarez<\/a>, our transfer insider Graeme Bailey has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have registered their interest in Alvarez after learning he could be available for transfer this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine centre-forward is increasingly frustrated with life at Atleti, alerting clubs such as Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and PSG.<\/p>\n<p>Our sources state that Arsenal chiefs are discussing a potential move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/julian-alvarez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alvarez<\/a> internally, and they have sent scouts to watch him in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that the Gunners could offer two players \u2013 such as Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli \u2013 to improve their chances of striking a deal for Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>Both Jesus and Martinelli have previously appeared on Atleti\u2019s radar, potentially helping negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Bombshell exit claim<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/martin-odegaard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Odegaard<\/a> is \u2018seriously considering\u2019 a stunning move away from the Emirates, according to Spanish outlet Fichajes.<\/p>\n<p>The shock report claims Bayern and Inter Milan are showing \u2018concrete interest\u2019 in Odegaard.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern boss Vincent Kompany has supposedly identified the Norwegian as the \u2018missing piece\u2019 to \u2018revolutionise\u2019 his midfield. Inter, meanwhile, see Odegaard as a player capable of helping them \u2018dominate Serie A\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It has been suggested Arsenal could sell Odegaard for \u00a380m (\u20ac92m \/ $110m), making him their most valuable departure of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Odegaard himself is said to be keen on \u2018exploring a new league\u2019. However, it is hard to see Mikel Arteta sanctioning any exit, given how important the playmaker is to his team.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Arsenal letting Odegaard leave would infuriate their fans, who are desperate to see the Premier League trophy return to north London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal are preparing to rival Manchester United and Liverpool for RB Leipzig ace Yan Diomande, according to a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[109016,3361,64,63,596,585,109017,138966,51719,1614,74734,85,968],"class_list":["post-448723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-all-the-news","tag-arsenal","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-front-page","tag-german-bundesliga","tag-julian-alvarez","tag-martin-odegaard","tag-premier-league","tag-spanish-la-liga","tag-sports","tag-transfer-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}