Transfer balls: Arsenal, Leicester City and Andre Silva get the clickbait treatment
Transfer balls: The Week says Porto’s Andre Silva, 20, “could displace Sanchez'” at Arsenal.
The Week’s story is based entirely on a report in Portugal’s Ojogo . It makes no mention of Alexis Sanchez, the Chilean dynamo who gives impetus and urgency to Arsenal’s forward play. The report does say Arsenal and Leicester City have taken a look at Silva.
Put it through the clickbait machine and the Daily Mirror states: “Gunners want Porto striker Andre Silva.”
Well, they’ll have to dig deep. In August, Silva signed a new FC Porto contract with a 60 million euros release clause.
As for the Leicester City link, The Week says:
Silva, 20, was thought to be on the brink of a switch to Premier League champions Leicester on last month’s transfer deadline day, but the move fell through late in the day…
Er, no. Leicester cIty were after Adrien Silva, the Sporting Lisbon midfielder whose move to Leicester City broke down on deadline day.
Such are the facts.
Posted: 5th, October 2016 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
