Transfer balls: Arsenal chase Hakan Calhanoglu who signed for Manchester United and two Mesut Ozils
Transfer balls: the Daily Express says Arsenal and Manchester United are after Bayer Leverkusen’s 21-year-old Turkish attacking midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu.
Hakan’s also wanted by Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. And he’ll cost £29m.
Is he any good? Well the Express says he’s has been “hailed as the ‘next Mesut Ozil'”. By whom we’re not told. And why would Arsenal need two Ozils?
The Independent says United are “readying a €40m bid” for the player. Its sources is German newspaper Bild.
But over there we find not a single mention of either Arsenal nor Manchester United. Bayer Leverkusenboss Michael Schade tells Bild: “We want to keep Hakan, but with us there is a pain threshold.”
The paper adds: “From a release of EUR 40 million Bayer should be ready to talk. At Bayer we know about the interest of the English.”
The English Press really is full of utter balls. After all, according to the Express, Hakim signed for Manchester United in the summer:
Such are the facts.
Posted: 29th, October 2015 | In: Arsenal, manchester united, Reviews, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
