Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Lukaku deal impacts on Giroud move, Lacazette message

ARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - Follow all the latest updates coming out of the Emirates Stadium

Sunday July 9:

05:00: Arsenal are considering a deal for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, reports claim.

The Gunners have sent scouts to watch the Croatia international on a number of occasions.

And according to ESPN FC, Inter are willing to listen to offers for the midfielder.

The San Siro giants need to sell players to comply with FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules.

03.30: Nigel Winterburn is confident Alexandre Lacazette can emulate Arsenal legends Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry.

Arsenal paid a club-record fee when they signed Lacazette for £52million from Lyon last week.

Winterburn has urged the fans to show patience, pointing to the fact it took time for Bergkamp and Henry to settle at the club.

“If you had told me what Thierry would go on to achieve after his first season at the club, I would have been surprised,” he told the Sunday Mirror.

“So, patience may need to be shown to Lacazette. But his arrival and the fee that was paid shows ­ambition.”

Saturday July 8

22.40: Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez has had his head turned this summer and the lack of Champions League football has influenced that, according to commentator Ian Darke.

Sanchez is out of contract at the end of next season and Darke says Manchester City are the only side in for the Chile star currently.

"I think his head has been turned," Darke said on ESPN FC.

"I think the fact that Arsenal aren't going to be in the Champions League this coming season is a factor. 

"Manchester City, I think it's an open secret, would love to sign him. Not Bayern Munich anymore."

17:28: Paris Saint-Germain will turn their attention to Arsenal target Kylian Mbappe if they fail to sign Philippe Coutinho this summer.

Arsenal want to sign Mbappe - although they have been left reeling from Monaco’s £125m transfer demands.

The Gunners have already had an £87m bid for the France international rejected.

And they could lose the race to sign him altogether if PSG change their transfer plans.

L’Equipe claim PSG’s decision on Mbappe rests on their success in signing Liverpool’s Coutinho.

If the Ligue 1 side cannot secure the Brazilian - and that will prove difficult considering Liverpool’s resistance to any deal - than Mbappe may head to the Parc des Princes instead.

15:01: Liverpool will struggle to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain this summer.

Express Sport understands the Reds want to land Oxlade-Chamberlain and are willing to pay Arsenal £40m.

But the Liverpool Echo claim Arsenal are determined to stave off any offers from their Premier League rivals.

In fact, the Gunners would rather lose Oxlade-Chamberlain on a free transfer last summer than sell him to the Anfield side.

14:53: DONE DEAL - Wolfsburg have signed striker Kaylen Hinds from Arsenal.

Hinds signed for Arsenal as a youngster in 2014 before signing his first professional contract with the Gunners a year later.

The 19-year-old was highly regarded at Arsenal but failed to make a single senior for the north London club.

And Hinds, who has represented England at youth level on 15 occasions, has today completed a move to Wolfsburg.

The Bundesliga club, who are managed by former Arsenal academy coach Andries Jonker, are said to have paid Arsenal £2million for the striker.

14:30: Everton are to increase their push to sign Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.

Manchester United’s confirmation that Romelu Lukaku will undergo a medical means Everton can now begin seeking a replacement.

And the Liverpool Echo claim Arsenal’s Giroud is the main man on their radar.

Everyone re also interested in Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney.

As for Arsenal, Giroud’s future was put in doubt when Alexandre Lacazette arrived from Lyon earlier this week.

04:30: Theo Walcott has likened Arsenal new boy Alexandre Lacazette to Jermain Defoe.

Lacazette joined the Gunners earlier this week for a club-record fee of £52.5million.

And Walcott is excited by what Lacazette can do.

“He reminds me a bit of Jermain Defoe in that he sees the target, shoots and scores,” he told the club’s official website.

“That’s what I’ve seen of him in little clips, so hopefully he can bring those attributes to the team.”

01:00: Arsenal are reportedly ready to put they foot down and prevent Alexis Sanchez or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joining a title rival.

Manchester City and Bayern Munich have both been touted as possible destinations for the Chilean.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are eyeing a deal for Oxlade-Chamberlain, with Jurgen Klopp eager to add more pace to his flanks.

But according to the Daily Star, Arsenal have no intention of letting Sanchez or Oxlade-Chamberlain leave the club for a direct rival.

Friday July 7

19.10: Juventus are closing in on a deal for Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, according to reports in Italy.

CalcioMercato claim the departure of Juve goalkeeper Neto to Valencia this week has accelerated Szczesny's move to Turin.

Juve have reportedly already agreed personal terms with the Poland international and are currently working on agreeing transfer fee.

The Italian side's initial offer has been turned down but their are hopes the deal could be finalised in the next few days.

17:07: Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Alexis Sanchez, with Chilean newspaper El Mercurio claiming the player has told Arsenal he wants to move.

Sanchez has 12 months left on his current contract and is yet to sign an improved offer.

Arsenal are hoping to keep their star man but the report claims City have made a £47m bid.

And Sanchez has informed the Gunners he is ready to quit north London for Pep Guardiola’s City.

16.45: Monaco star Thomas Lemar has agreed personal terms with Arsenal, according to the Sun.

The report says the France international has settled on a long term deal worth in the region of £90,000 a week.

However, a deal is still a long way off as Monaco are not keen to lose their star man who is still under contract for a further three years.

The French giants are reportedly demanding £80million for the winger they picked up from Caen for just £4m two years ago.