Paper Talk: Arsenal launch £25m bid for Barcelona man as regular nears exit

Arsenal have made a £25m bid to sign a Barcelona star, Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard is to make a surprise move, while Monday’s transfer gossip claims Everton are closing on the signing of three new players.
SERGINO DEST BID FROM ARSENAL
Arsenal have launched a £25m bid for Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest as they look to replace the departing Hector Bellerin.
Bellerin is poised to end his eight years with the Gunners by moving to Inter Milan as a replacement for Acharf Hakimi.

He is reportedly set to cost around £20m with his signing likely to go through this week. Indeed, Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta suggests his signing is close. “Hector Bellerin is a player we?re following? but I can?t say more,” he said.
Now it seems the Gunners are acting quickly to find Bellerin’s replacement by launching a bid for Dest.
The USA international became Ronald Koeman’s first signing at Barcelona last summer, joining in a ?21m deal from Ajax.
He did well too, featuring 41 times and scoring three goals, during a difficult campaign for the club.
However, financial pressures means they could be forced to sell.
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