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Transfer Balls: Arsenal buy Ilkay Gundogan and Mats Hummels for £43m more than they have

by | 15th, January 2015

Transfer Balls: The BBC has stella news for Arsenal fans, who will recslls news that the Gunners have a £20m transfer kitty for this January’s transfer window (Daily Mirror). Now read on:

Arsenal are ready to begin talks with Borussia Dortmund over a £63m deal to sign 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and centre-back Mats Hummels, 26.

That sounds like a lot of money. But it must be true becasue rhe Independent has the same story:

Arsenal bid £63m for Ilkay Gundogan and Mats Hummels

 

The story is informative:

Gunners are now being linked with a blockbuster £63m raid on Borussia Dortmund to sign Germany internationals Ilkay Gundogan and Mats Hummels.

The Metro reports that Arsenal have bid £15.6million for Gundogan. That means Arsenal are prepared to spend £47.4 m on Mats Hummels. Wow!

They should get him for that. Because the Mirror says Humels to Manchester United for £35m.

And there was the Daily Express, which reported:

ARSENAL are preparing to launch a £32million bid for Borussia Dortmund star and Manchester United target Mats Hummels.

So. That £63m bid, about that?

Well, it was first reported in the Daily Star., which makes no mention of the £63m in its story.

Such are the facts…

 

 

 

 



Posted: 15th, January 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink