Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Wolves’ Pedro Neto for £50m?

Having spent well over £100m, Arsenal want one final signing to seal what has been a quite glorious summer for the Gunners. Top of the league, it’s amazing what a lovely new kit or two, some sublime Ian Wright #content on the socials, and the arrivals of Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira (who is nearing full fitness) and William Saliba (who has reportedly signed a new long-term contract after his return from his loan spells) can do for the brand.

Pedro Neto is the latest to be linked to the Emirates, and a fine buy he would be too, giving Arsenal some natural width to go with all their silky, jinking cut-inside-and-finishers. The Wolves winger would not come cheap though, with the Portuguese flyer signing a new five-year contract in March. Bids will start from £50m, apparently, and much depends on the potential departure of Nicolas Pépé to Nice.

If Neto is a no-no, Bayer Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby could be an alternative for Arsenal, although the pesky old problem of a mammoth transfer fee would remain. Regardless of Diaby’s future, Leverkusen are lining up a loan for Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is keen on a move to Germany.

Despite having Christian Pulisic rotting on the bench, Chelsea seem determined to spend up to £60m for a tricky, slight winger who thrives off the left flank. The 23-year-old American international, who has won a Champions League final and long impressed at the highest level – at Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and internationally – seems like an afterthought these days to Anthony Gordon, who will cost the Blues up to £60m, despite showing only glimpses of talent in a handful of Premier League matches, all beneath a patch of hair that Sue Barker would be proud to call home.

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