Fabrizio Romano EXCLUSIVE Arsenal Transfer Interview! | Zinchenko, Leroy Sane & Tielemans Signing?

Arsenal are closing in to their fourth signing of the summer as Oleksandr Zinchenko has agreed personal terms and now we have got the here we go. But talking of here we goes, today I am joined by the main man himself in Mr Fabrizio Romano as we discuss the potential transfers of Yuri Tieleman, Lucas Paqueta and even a bit of Leroy Sane. Yo, what is going on guys, my name is Bounce14, welcome back to your boys channel and we are delivering a special episode today, Mr here we go on the channel of the 14, it's amazing, scenes is beautiful, so if you do enjoy smash a like, subscribe to the channel if you are new and help your boy on his road to 200,000 subscribers but now for a special episode of the transfers FC, here we go. Yes guys here we are with the main man himself Mr Fabrizio Romano, how are you doing, big fan of you, we've always been a big fan of you on this channel, here we go Zinchenko. Thank you first of all, thank you for the invitation and the kind words and congrats for the huge work you are doing and yes it's a here we go for Zinchenko to Arsenal, so it's a positive news, I think very smart player, good player, very good, good signing and I think Arsenal fans can be happy because it's finally done, it was a pretty quick negotiation, it started last week and then on Friday they had an agreement, the two clubs on 30 million pounds fee, so everything was agreed on Friday between Man City and Arsenal, it took some days to prepare the contract of the player, it will be a four-year deal for Zinchenko at Arsenal, so the medical will take place this week, his agents are now waiting for Arsenal to confirm the day and then everything will be announced and so new signing for Arsenal Aleksandr Zinchenko is coming. Have you been told where he's going to play, is he a left-back, is he a midfielder? I'm told that Arsenal wanted him exactly because he can play in both positions, so he's a versatile player, they wanted Lissandro Martinez because he's the kind of player who can play a centre-back, a midfielder, so this is why they were in the race for Lissandro, then he joined Man United and Zinchenko is a different kind of player of course, but he's another versatile player, he's a very smart guy, he can play as left-back of course, as he did for many years with Man City. I'm told that the player would love to play sometimes also as a midfielder in his club and so this is why I think Arsenal manager Admikal Apteta pushed a lot to have Zinchenko, he has a very good connection Apteta of course with Edu and they wanted together this kind of player because Arsenal will be back in Europe this season and they will have a chance to play many games and so a player like Zinchenko makes sense for Arsenal project and for Arsenal team. So that's one more signing of the Jesus, Vieira, Materna, how many more can we expect as Arsenal fans? A good question, I think it also depends as always in the transfer market for big clubs with the outgoings, so we have to see how many players will leave the club in the coming days, in the coming weeks, it's important for us to get rid of some of the players that are not part of the project as for all the top clubs, I would say that for sure they will be exploring some possibilities for a new winger because they wanted Rafinha, as we know they submitted two proposals for Rafinha and then Arsenal decided in my opinion in a very smart way because it was really difficult as the player wanted to join Barcelona, they decided not to enter in a bidding war and they started to consider some other options, so at the moment it's still quiet because Edu loves to work under the radar but I'm sure that they are still exploring some options for the new winger and then let's see what happens with the centre-backs because at the moment Arsenal are really well covered with the centre-backs but around Europe there is a big domino of centre-backs with Italian clubs involved, Inter, Juventus, AC Milan but also of course English clubs involved with Chelsea looking for two centre-backs and Paris Saint-Germain also involved, now Bayern signed the league so Barcelona will go for a centre-back and so maybe into this domino some of these clubs will try to sign some Arsenal players, for example Gabriel is a really important player for Arsenal but I'm told that many clubs consider him a really top top centre-back and so they will maybe try to sign him, it won't be easy because Arsenal rating really highly but this domino could be one of the points to understand if Arsenal will go for a new centre-back or not. Let's stick to the wide forwards for now, I know that you say Arsenal might make a move, are there any names that Arsenal have explored or contacted? I'm hearing Moussa Diaby has been linked recently, I've heard some really vague rumours for Leroy Sané, is there any players Arsenal have contacted names-wise? At the moment many of these names are not confirmed, for example for Sané at the moment from Bayern side they say that they want to keep the player so I'm not sure that it's going to be easy to sign Sané but let's keep this situation open because Bayern have many wingers and so maybe it could be a possibility for Sané to leave during the window but at the moment there are no negotiations ongoing with Arsenal. Gnabry was a strong rumour but I've always been told that this player was not a possibility for Arsenal and they were not even checking this chance to sign Gnabry so Edu I'm sure that he's working on something different, on something that could be secret but we have to see if it's possible for Arsenal to sign this kind of player or not. It always depends on the opportunities, I think the strategy at Arsenal is very smart because last January for example they wanted Vlaovic, we know so well that they wanted Vlaovic and it was impossible to sign him because the player wanted to join only Juventus but they didn't spend money or waste money on a player they were not trusting. They decided to wait a bit and then to go on and so I think this kind of strategy is always smart. They want Grafinha and they will go for a winger in case they will find a winger who is a player at Arsenal level and that they trust Mikel Arteta and Edu. If not they will be prepared to continue like this and of course there is Bukayo Saka contract that is a really important topic at Arsenal right now. Okay okay let's go to midfield now, we have been linked to the likes of Uri Tielemans, you've got Lucas Pequeta recently as well. Are Arsenal trying to sign that number 8 profile midfielder and if so who's that player that Arsenal have contacted? I'm sure that Tielemans is still a player they have in the list. They always had Tielemans in the list in a very high position now they have of course different priorities as Zinchenko and the other staff they discussed internally with this strategy but Tielemans has always been a player in the list for Arsenal. He's always been appreciated by Arteta and Edu so I'm sure that he's still in the list but still no official bid so we have to see if Arsenal will decide to move maybe this week next week for Tielemans or other clubs can jump into the race for the for the Belgian midfielder so I would keep the name of Tielemans. For Pequeta of course the Brazilian connection of Edu is normal he knows the player so well he likes the player but at the moment there is still no bid from from Arsenal. Pequeta wants to try in a Premier League experience and this is why I would keep an eye on him not just for Arsenal but for Premier League clubs during August because it could be a possibility. Let me say that from what I told Leon wants not less than 65 million for Pequeta so it's not going to be an easy negotiation and I think Arsenal are full of quality players in this moment because they signed Fabio Vieira who is a quality midfielder they have many others of course like Odegaard Mitro these kind of quality players and so now the focus is to find some players like of course Zinchenko and some different kind of players and then maybe jump into it for a new quality midfielder in the coming weeks. What about William Saliba and his brand new contract is that something that's in the works? It's not imminent it's not something we had some rumour last week like it was signed or almost signed on social media but I was checking and was not the case it will take some weeks to discuss but for sure Arsenal have intention to discuss with his agent to offer a new deal to discuss a new deal with Saliba and so this is the situation at the moment I think it's pretty clear as Arteta say that they want to trust him and that they will discuss a new contract. At the moment the priority is Bukai Osaka discussing about new contracts because they know that many top clubs are monitoring the situation he's a fantastic talent but Saka loves Arsenal and so he's discussing with Arsenal about the new deal and it's going to be important for Arsenal to sort it out as soon as possible and for Saliba we have to wait a bit but I'm sure that if Saliba is going to stay as we expected Arsenal this summer there will be a chance for him to discuss a new deal. My personal opinion Saliba is a monster I love Saliba so I really hope for Arsenal fans that they will be able to extend the contract because this guy is really special. Now I agree I agree and on Bukayo is that close or is that something that's still in negotiations? It's in negotiation it's in negotiation it's not so close yet but I think it's normal it's not an issue as of today it's something that Arsenal want to sort out as soon as possible because you can see how important it is in today's market to be fast on contract extensions to avoid problems so they wanted to discuss since February they had conversations with his agents and they are in the process but we have to wait a bit and see one day once they will reach the full agreement it will be it will be done so it maybe take some time but Sakai is one of the priorities also because Edu and Arteta are together in everything and also on this player they rate him really highly. Okay and as you say Edu likes to work in silence secrets are there any surprise names that us all the fans maybe should keep an eye on that could develop out of nowhere as the window progresses? Honestly I won't be surprised if it happens again because Fabio Vieira was out of nothing honestly we as journalists me at least we didn't know about it till it was almost done so Edu was really fast on this one and I think this is a very very good skill for a director sometimes it's normal that journalists know the news but in some moments it's also important to have some news or some names under the radar and so I won't be surprised if Arsenal will go for some player that maybe we didn't even mention till now we will see because at the moment they wanted Zinchenko and it was a really important signing to have an experienced player a player who knows what does it mean to win in an important club who knows the manager very well like Nicola Arteta so it was the perfect signing for Arsenal and now we will see if Edu will do some surprise but honestly I think he's doing a very good job. Okay final question one player to watch in your eyes that Arsenal not make a move for but just a transfer that Arsenal fans should keep an eye on? Good question this is a very good question for example a player like Diaby as you mentioned at the moment is not a negotiation with a bid or something like that also because Newcastle was being keen on signing him but it's not an easy deal with Bayer Leverkusen this summer but in my opinion he could be a player it's just my opinion I'm not saying the news tell me how you say you're going to send Diaby and I'm just saying that he's kind of player as you can't sign Rafinha because he wanted to go to Barcelona he could be kind of player would be a really smart negotiation for Arsenal and kind of player coming from Bayer Leverkusen so a good club but not an impossible club could be a really smart signing but I expect something for for Arsenal after Zinchenko yes. Okay okay there you go Fabrizio said it himself hopefully one day we get here we go on maybe Diaby we'll see we'll see but thank you very much for reaching for coming on the channel I really appreciate your work by the way you've done so much for this channel as well we've hit 100,000 subscribers and you're a part of that so have a great day and as he says Zinchenko to Arsenal here we go. Yes thank you again Charles. So there you guys have it and it's quite a bit to break down first things first Zinchenko is going to be an Arsenal player very very soon we've got the here we go you've got the David Ornstein exclusive and even Charles Watt says the Arsenal hoping that Oleksandr Zinchenko will be able to play a part of the tour in the USA. His Arsenal medical is imminent and it could even happen in the United States as he's already there with Man City. Once that medical has passed Zinchenko will be an Arsenal player and of course we've got two games left in the USA Orlando City and Chelsea keep an eye on that game against Chelsea as it could potentially be the game of Zinchenko's debut and past that you've got the Emirates Cup on the 30th of July at the Emirates Stadium but that should be Arsenal's fourth signing of the summer but as Fabrizio says Arsenal aren't stopping there and they will make moves further forwards mainly for a wide forward. Discussing the likes of Leroy Sané and Moussa Diaby there seems to be a common theme here that Edu Gaspar the Arsenal technical director is working in top secret and it looks like he's cooking up something behind the scenes that even journalists like Fabrizio Romano aren't quite sure of but under Leroy Sané rumours Fabrizio does not shut them down in fact saying that let's keep it open for now and the rumours all come from Bild in Germany who claim that Arsenal are interested in signing the German winger Leroy Sané. Now the price tag will definitely be hefty because he is an important player and a player that has so much hype about him but at the same time ever since signing there and the ACL injury he's never quite hit the heights of 17-18 Leroy Sané where he scored 10 goals and 15 assists in the Premier League and that of course was under Mikko Arteta who many people have confirmed in the past played a massive part in the development of Sané. It's a rumour that has come out like an RKO out of nowhere and I'm not quite sure about it but at the same time the fact that it's there there is no smoke without fire and also in terms of Uri Tielemans this is a transfer that is waiting for Arsenal to act and acting in a way of making an offer because the player has made it clear umpteen amount of times he wants to move to the Emirates Stadium. Ben Jacobs has confirmed that he has agreed personal terms and even today according to Football Insider Tielemans favours a move to Arsenal over Manchester United. Both clubs are interested in signing Tielemans but the player is holding out on a move to Arsenal and he wants a deal to be agreed very soon. The price tag we all know is around 30-31 million pounds there have been some reliable reports that have claimed that price tag could be dropping but with there only being 18 to 17 days until the start of the Premier League season surely Arsenal and Tielemans need to get this sorted as soon as possible because if Uri Tielemans is the main target for Arteta what are we waiting for? There is a price tag that Arsenal can pay, we have agreed personal terms or is there something else secretly that Gaspar is cooking behind the scenes? Whether that player is Lukas Paqueta or someone else that we haven't even talked about. Despite the signing of Zinchenko who can play in central midfield I believe Arsenal still want to sign a number 8 type of profile so just like with Samae and the wide forward we're gonna just have to wait and see what Mr Gaspar is cooking behind the scenes. With the imminent signing of Zinchenko that will become the fourth signing made this summer with the likes of Jesus, Marquinhos and Fabio Vieira being the other three. I'd love to know what you guys have made so far of this Arsenal transfer window and the business that Arsenal have concluded. Are you happy with the signings and how many more players do you want to see Arsenal sign and give me those names of players that you think are perfect for Arsenal Football Club. But anyways that is the video there and there so hopefully you have enjoyed this very special episode of the transfers FC. Zinchenko to Arsenal is happening so smash a like if you have enjoyed, subscribe if you are new. The winner of the Arsenal home kit will be announced in my next video followed by a brand new giveaway of the brand new Arsenal away kits. So stay tuned on the channel and turn on those post notifications. Until then my friends take care of yourselves and yeah let's give a welcome to Arsenal to Oleksandr Zinchenko and a shout out to Mr Here We Go Fabrizio Romano. Until then take care of yourselves and in a bit.