Today’s fluff is is expecting to be underwhelmed
Having managed to get his
Arsenal players to stop shrugging when things go wrong, run further, shout more and generally look like they give a damn when they take to the field, Mikel Arteta can now start to think about the next step in the evolution of his Gunners … and a little creator is what he needs! There’s a player in
Spain who has caught the eye but fans of romance will be disappointed to hear that it is not Santi Cazorla. No, step forward Thomas Lemar, the pocket-sized playmaker who has failed to shine in the rigid system at Atlético Madrid. The word is that Diego Simeone would happily hoof him towards
London to make space in his squad for another striker, with Edinson Cavani the most likely arrival at the Wanda Metropolitano. The word is that Lemar, who joined Atlético in 2018 from Monaco for £50m is “close” to sealing a loan move with the possibility of a permanent deal in the summer.
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