Arsenal 'agree £35.3million deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven N'Zonzi'
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Arsenal have agreed a £35.3million deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven N'Zonzi.
That is according to Spanish outlet El Gol, who a deal to take the former Blackburn man to the Emirates could be tied up during the January transfer window.
The package would reportedly be made up of a £32.7million transfer fee, plus £2.6million in bonuses.
If the transfer fee were to be correct, it would fall around £2.65million short of N'Zonzi's release clause, which Sevilla president Jose Castro insisted the club would hold out for.
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Gunners launch last attempt to keep Ozil
Arsenal are making one last push to keep Mesut Ozil .
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has not given up on keeping the 29-year-old Germany star, and the club are still hoping a new round of negotiations could persuade him to stay.
Manchester United and Barcelona are both keen on Ozil, who is out of contract at the end of the season and is able to sign a pre-contract with foreign clubs from January 1.
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Arsenal have already offered him a deal worth around £275,000-a-week but have yet to make a breakthrough.
Ozil has made it clear it is also about winning trophies, not just finance — although he would also be able to get an even bigger deal as a free agent.
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Ostersunds boss hails dream draw
The only English coach left in Europe has been handed the chance to write his name into football folklore.
Graham Potter is the 42-year-old Brummie in charge of Swedish minnows Ostersunds who will face Arsenal in the last 32 of the Europa League.
What makes it even more incredible is Potter’s remarkable journey that has taken Ostersunds from the Swedish fourth tier into European football in just six years.
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Potter said: “Fantastic draw! I wanted to get a really big team.
"I think it is really cool to be going home to England and meeting one of the best teams in the Premier League. Now we are really underdogs."
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