Arsenal is strongly focused on securing silverware this season, but has to overcome PSG and still have Premier League delivery with their attention soon on the transfer market
Arsenal is preparing for the biggest competition of their season in two days. The Gunners must overcome a shortage in the first leg when they travel to Frances to compete against Paris Saint-Germain in the hope of keeping their dreams of silverware alive.
Mikel Arteta has not made too many changes in the hope of retaining the momentum against Bournemouth and it failed. In the meantime, PSG was running and was also short of Ligue 1.
The Premier League slip from Arsenal ensures that their place in the Champions League is still not mathematically safe next year and they cannot end as the second place in the division. At the moment, however, the overcome of PSG will be everything on the agenda.
There will undoubtedly be some in the emirates with their eyes on the summer. There is less than a month until the Gunners will see their first chance to complete a transfer.
Mirror Football takes a look at the latest news and the rumors about North Londs.
Midfield Exit expected
Jorginho will leave Arsenal in the summer and has made it clear to the Gunners that he is not an interest in renewing his deal, by reports. The midfielder of Italy is currently out of operation with a breast injury and is ready to see that his contract is expiring this summer.
It is said that there are no conversations between the parties, and the injury of Jorginho could not see him play for the club again. The former Chelsea star is strongly connected to a move to Brazil in the summer.
It has been claimed that Jorginho has already signed a pre-contract agreement with Flamengo.
Sesko -interest
Benjamin Sesko attracts a lot of interest in a possible summer movement and Arsenal stays with the contenders. The North London side hopes to sign an attacker and the RB Leipzig striker has been a long-term objective.
The Gunners are said to be confronted with competition from Liverpool and Chelsea, where Newcastle and Manchester United also maintain contact with the representatives of Star. Sesko is said to be relaxed about his future, but can tend to move to Arsenal.
Scouts were present to view Sesko score against Bayern Munich on the weekend.
Valuable decision
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was told that he left his team without cut after he took Declan Rice at home in their 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth. Rice scored to make the Gunners forward in the 34th minute of the Premier League collision on Saturday.
“You get Declan Rice from the comparison of this team and you have devoid a group of players of trust and ideas about scoring goals and having a sharp lead,” concluded Green on BBC Radio 5 Live. “There is work to do and so little time to do it,” he added with regard to the semi-final second stage on Wednesday of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain.
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