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Arsenal in striker boost

Fabrizio Romano has handed Arsenal a boost in their pursuit of Marcos Leonardo.

However the reporter has claimed that there is “nothing close” at the moment.

He wrote on CaughtOffside: “Marcos Leonardo will leave Santos in 2024 for sure, there’s no doubt and it’s not even about the club’s recent relegation; they already decided that months ago.

“There are many links, every week Leonardo is linked with five or six clubs but it’s still at the early stages with agents meeting clubs.

“There’s nothing concrete or close with Arsenal so far, despite speculation.”

Chelsea add two players to shortlist

Chelsea have reportedy shortlisted Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres and Copenhagen's Roony Bardghji.

The Standard have claimed that the Blues are hoping to add more firepower to the team in January.

The pair will be on the club's shortlist along with Napoli's Victor Osimhen and Brentford's Ivan Toney.

The report adds that the club could look to sell up to four players in the window in order to boost their funds.

The list includes Ian Maatsen, Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr and Conor Gallagher.

Salah 'happy' at Liverpool

Mohamed Salah is happy at Liverpool amid links to a move to Saudi Arabia.

The Egyptian's former team-mate Fabinho has claime he would pefer to see him stay at Anfield.

He told talkSPORT: “He’s scoring goals every game and he has been their best player. I’m very happy for Mo.

“This season he will stay at Liverpool so I wish him all the best and hope he keeps scoring goals and winning trophies with Liverpool.”