Arsenal transfer news: Gunners battle with Liverpool for keeper Jan Oblak

Atletico No.1 stalls over new contract and
Arsenal boss Emery also targets Yacine Adli and Corentin
Tolisso

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That’s why, says The Independent, the latest news concerning
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak is of great interest to
them.

The paper says that the Slovenian, who has a €100m (£88m)
release clause in his contract, “has so far stalled over a new deal
with Atletico” and apparently Arsenal and Liverpool are “ready to
battle it out for his signature”.

Reports in Spain say that the Gunners’s new gaffer Unai
Emery is on the hunt for a keeper after concluding that neither
David Ospina or Petr Cech fits the bill, while the Reds are set to
jettison Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet after their litany of
errors in recent seasons.

The Indy says that Atletico manager Diego Simeone is
increasingly convinced that the 25-year-old Oblak is set to depart
and has already lined up his replacement in Athletic Bilbao player
Kepa with the deal expected to concluded before the end of this
month.

Emery eyes PSG prodigy Adli

Another player on Emery’s radar, according to talkSPORT, is Paris Saint-Germain prodigy
Yacine Adli. Obviously the pair know each well from having worked
together last season and PSG reserve coach François Rodrigues
recently hailed the 17-year-old frontman as “indispensable”.

There are comparisons between Adli and a young Nicolas
Anelka, and talkSPORT claim that Emery could make the young striker
his first signing.

The Daily Mirror substantiates talkSPORT’s report,
claiming that Adli has rejected a senior contract from PSG and “is
set to put pen to paper on a three-year deal, with the option of a
further two years”.

Bayern playmaker Tolisso is a
target

Finally, the Daily Mirror also says that Arsenal are
“targeting” Corentin Tolisso, the French midfielder who has been
impressing for Bayern Munich.

Emery is an admirer of the 23-year-old and believes he
will be a useful asset to the Gunners midfield and is “willing to
pay £60m”.

Whether that will tempt the Germans to sell remains to be
seen with the Mirror saying Bayern are determined to hang on to the
Gallic playmaker.