Can Arsenal still attract key signings without Champions League football next season?

Paul Mariner gives his feeling on where Kylian Mbappe might be ending up this summer.

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson gives his assessment into which positions Arsenal must strengthen this summer.

Brian McBride says wherever AS Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe plays next season, he should ensure he’ll receive ample playing time.

We are at that fateful juncture of the year when the football season turns into silly season. With the Champions League final on Saturday marking the end of competitive football among the top league’s in Europe, there’s a long summer ahead with only a sprinkling of international friendlies and the Confederations Cup to sustain football fans. Except, that is, for the usual deluge of transfer rumours, which if Monday is anything to go by are going to do a roaring trade again this year.

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Cardiff is looking resplendent as it proudly displays its status is the host city of the Champions League final.
But as the Welsh capital prepares to welcome to Cristiano Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon and co. for Saturday’s showpiece between Real Madrid and Juventus, there are a couple of other faces looking over the city that stick out, somewhat.
Banners showing Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Monaco’s Fabinho have also been seen hoisted up in the city.

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Can Arsenal still attract key signings without Champions League football next season?

David Seaman criticised the negative atmosphere surrounding the Emirates this season and called for fans to back the team.

Arsenal’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes there is no better candidate for the Arsenal job than Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger’s new two-year contract came with plenty of talk about ambition, and promises from both the manager and the club that he’s willing to evolve and take the club forward.

If they want to back up those words, a good place to begin would be showing that they’re learned from last summer’s mistakes.

Arsenal were far from ready for the start of the 2016-17 Premier League campaign after spending another summer dithering over transfer fees and failing to pull the trigger on deals that…

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Stewart Robson breaks down why United rumours are cooling around Griezmann, and explains which striker he’d sign.

Brian McBride says wherever AS Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe plays next season, he should ensure he’ll receive ample playing time.

Following reports that Manchester United are no longer pursuing Antoine Griezmann, instead making it a priority to sign a No. 9 to replace the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jose Mourinho has a large group of quality players at this position to choose from.

Alvaro Morata

Morata might well be the best man for the job. Still in the early days of his career, just 24, he would certainly provide value for money in terms of the years of his career he could go on to spend at Old Trafford.

Morata,…

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Brian McBride says wherever AS Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe plays next season, he should ensure he’ll receive ample playing time.

After winning Ligue 1 and reaching the Champions League semifinals, Leonardo Jardim wants his Monaco squad to stay intact. Kylian Mbappe has played down his desire to play for Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, but cautioned that he’s “not afraid to leave” Monaco.
Mbappe, 18, took Europe by storm this season, scoring 16 goals in Ligue 1 for title-winning Monaco, to go with six more goals in the Champions League.
He’s consequently been linked with a move to some of the world’s biggest clubs, and he previously put Madrid fans on alert when he called their manager Zidane his first idol.
But speaking at France training camp,…

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The FC crew evaluate where both Juventus and Real Madrid stand entering the UEFA Champions League final.

Sid Lowe explains why it would not be worth the risk for Zinedine Zidane to start Gareth Bale over Isco in Cardiff.

Gab Marcotti is skeptical Alvaro Morata will leave Real Madrid, even with AC Milan’s new owners looking to make a splash.

Sid Lowe explains how Real’s signing of Vinicius Junior demonstrates their strategy of signing star prospects early on.

Real Madrid’s newly signed 16-year-old Vinicius Junior hopes to mature over the next couple years before joining Los Blancos.
Raphael Varane has told Telefoot that “it would be a pleasure” for Kylian Mbappe to join him at Real Madrid.
Mbappe, 18, scored 24 goals in all competitions for Monaco as they won the Ligue 1 title and reached the semifinals of the Champions League.
He is now in-demand and could move this summer, with France international teammate Varane hoping to convince him to join Real.
“Mbappe is a very good youngster with a huge potential,” Varane said. “It would be a pleasure to see him here. In addition…

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After winning Ligue 1 and reaching the Champions League semifinals, Leonardo Jardim wants his Monaco squad to stay intact.
Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe has said he alone will make a call on his future while stressing that playing time will be a key factor in his decision.
Mbappe’s sensational performances in Monaco’s Ligue 1 title win and their run to the Champions League semifinals have led to him being linked a big-money summer transfer.
Real Madrid have already reportedly had a world-record bid for the 18-year-old rejected, and Monaco owner but president Dmitri Rybolovlev has said he will not stand in the way of…

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After winning Ligue 1 and reaching the Champions League semifinals, Leonardo Jardim wants his Monaco squad to stay intact.
The football world’s gossip mill is in full swing, and Transfer Talk is monitoring the whispers ahead of all the summer moves. Check out the latest deals and potential deals here.
Monaco reject Real’s record bid for Mbappe
Monaco have stunned Real Madrid by knocking back their world-record offer for French sensation Kylian Mbappe, reports the Telegraph.
The €120m (£103m) offer comes after the 18-year-old inspired the principality club to the Ligue 1 title with 15 goals and 11 assists.
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Julien Laurens discusses teenage phenom Kylian Mbappe’s potential transfer destinations, or if he’ll remain in Ligue 1.
Liverpool have been linked with a sensational move for Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe, with Spanish newspaper Marca reporting on Thursday that Monaco had rejected a €75 million offer from the Merseyside club.
However, sources have told ESPN FC that Liverpool have yet to approach the Ligue 1 champions, but added that the Reds have been monitoring the 18-year-old’s rapid rise.
ESPN FC lists five reasons why Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp should break the bank to sign Mbappe.
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Julien Laurens discusses teenage phenom Kylian Mbappe’s potential transfer destinations, or if he’ll remain in Ligue 1.

Kylian Mbappe and Valere Germain both scored for Monaco as they claimed the Ligue 1 title with a 2-0 victory over St Etienne.

Kylian Mbappe says he won’t think about his next move just yet, with Monaco still chasing domestic and European glory.

Zinedine Zidane reveals that Real Madrid nearly signed Monaco’s budding superstar Kylian Mbappe.
David Trezeguet has warned Kylian Mbappe against following the example of Manchester United’s Anthony Martial and advised him to stay at Monaco for another season to avoid struggling at a big club.
Martial left Monaco for United in September 2015 for an initial £36 million, the biggest transfer fee ever paid for a teenager. Though highly rated, Martial has failed to fully establish himself at Old Trafford. 
Mbappe has been linked to a host of major clubs, notably in the Premier League,…

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