Football transfer rumours: Pavón to Arsenal? Moura to Manchester United?

Today’s fluff was a surprise

In recent times, for a fee of around £20m, you could have bought either Nathan Aké, Kevin Wimmer or Marko Arnautovic. Set to join their ranks, then, is Alexis Sánchez, who may or may not have a few thoughts about the sort of company that puts him in if his proposed move from Arsenal to Manchester City goes through.

Arsenal were due to spend the £55m they thought they were getting for him in the summer on Thomas Lemar but now they’re likely to get £35m less for Sánchez, and given Monaco have slapped a £90m price tag on the versatile forward’s head, Arsène Wenger is likely to fix his increasingly woeful stare on to Boca Juniors’ 21-year-old winger Cristian Pavón, available for a more modest £27m.

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