Arsenal transfer news: Spurs legend backs Arteta to sign Casemiro 2.0

In today’s Arsenal transfer news – A former Gunner claims he was hurt by Arsenal forcing him to move away, a positive update on Declan Rice & more.

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Arsenal transfer news – Joe Willock was “hurt” by Arsenal exit

Although he’s turned into one of the best midfielders in the Premier League this season, ex-Arsenal man Joe Willock still has a bitter taste in his mouth about leaving Arsenal. Speaking to The Telegraph, Willock revealed that he was initially unsure about moving to Newcastle from his boyhood club Arsenal, but he was forced to move by the Arsenal higher ups.

Willock spent four seasons at Arsenal, making 40 league appearances and scoring one league goal.

Arsenal transfer news – Tim Sherwood backs Arsenal to sign Declan Rice

If there’s any person you wouldn’t expect to back Arsenal, it’s Tim Sherwood. The former Spurs midfielder and manager, who picked up 93 Premier League appearances as a player for the club and managed for one season before Mauricio Pochettino, has backed Arsenal to sign Declan Rice.

He praised the deal too, according to Express. The Englishman has dubbed this deal as the perfect move for Mikel Arteta, as he feels that Arsenal have finally got their answer to Rodri and Casemiro.

Arsenal transfer news – Pole position to sign Dusan Vlahovic

Juventus are open to selling Dusan Vlahovic, should any club present a reasonable fee. While Vlahovic is a great striker and clearly has world-class goal scoring abilities, he doesn’t fit into the changing system at Juve and has shown signs of inconsistency because of that.

According to a transfer summary from Football Fancast, Arsenal are in a “hypothetical pole position” to sign Vlahovic, since this is his preferred destination. It remains to be seen whether Arteta pursues a new striker in the summer.

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