Soccer transfers and rumours

Lucas Moura to Spurs 2018 | Brazilian star moves from PSG for £23m

Tottenham Hotspur have officially completed the signing of Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain for £23m. The Brazilian star joined PSG from Sao Paulo in 2013 for £33.5m but found opportunities increasingly limited in Parc des Princes this season. He failed to make the starting XI even once and was restricted to six appearances from the bench across all competitions. His solitary goal for the Parisians came back in September 2017, in a 5-1 win over Metz.

The move re-unites Lucas with former PSG teammate Serge Aurier, the right back who joined Spurs earlier this summer.

What will be Lucas’ shirt number at Spurs?

Lucas will wear the No.27 jersey at Tottenham

Is Lucas Moura eligible to play in the Champions League for Spurs?

Lucas did not make a single appearance in the CL this season for PSG, so yes, he is eligible to play for Spurs so long as they registered him before the deadline.

Why did PSG want to sell Lucas Moura?

There is definite quality in the Brazilian, so acquiring him for £23m looks like a steal for Spurs in this inflated looking market. Paris SG boss Unai Emery apparently thought him to be “one of the leaks” to the media, which may have played a role in the club shipping him out.

Moura has signed a long term contract that will tie him to the Lilywhites till 2023

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Highest paid Arsenal player 2018 | Mesut Ozil signs new contract till 2021

Mesut Ozil has put to rest speculation regarding his future after signing a new contract at Arsenal that will keep him at the Emirates till the summer of 2021. The news of the three year deal was officially announced by Ozil today on Twitter (February 1, 2018). The German World Cup winner will earn £350,000 a week (before tax) and is now the highest paid Arsenal player in the club’s history.

Ozil’s contract was originally due to expire this summer and he was heavily linked with a switch to Man Utd. However Alexis Sanchez, expected to go to Man City, ended up going to United and Arsenal ended up signing Pierre Emerick Aubameyang from Dortmund as his replacement.

The 29 year old joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013, and the new deal will see him stay with the Gunners till the age of 32 (essentially an eight year stint with the club)

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Transfer Deadline Day Merry Go Round- Auba to Arsenal, Giroud to Chelsea, Batshuayi to Dortmund

A bit of a transfer deadline day merry go round this one, but the three deals have finally been finalised. Dortmund’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has moved to Arsenal, who in turn have sold Olivier Giroud to Chelsea, who have loaned Michy Batshuayi to BVB! More interesting is the fact that it is apparently Arsenal who have paid Batshuayi’s loan fee.

Aubameyang becomes Arsenal’s record club signing, and Gunners fans will feel reasonably happy at having a proven goal scorer replace Alexis Sanchez. It also re-unites Auba with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, his former BVB teammate, who moved from OT to the Emirates as part of the Sanchez deal.

Auba will wear the No.14 shirt at Arsenal

Chelsea were linked to tall strikers all throughout the winter window, with names like Edin Dzeko, Andy Carroll and Peter Crouch rumoured to be moving to Stamford Bridge, and they’ve finally got one in the form of Olivier Giroud, who seems to play more like an old school English forward than a French one. The transfer fee being quoted is £18m- a bargain in this inflated market for a striker of Giroud’s calibre, some would say.

Giroud will wear the No.18 jersey at Chelsea

The final piece in this transfer jigsaw puzzle is Michy Batshuayi, who has been loaned to Dortmund till the end of he season.

Michy will wear the No.44 jersey at BVB.

Arsenal would not have got Aubameyang if Dortmund didn’t get Batshuayi, who in turn would not have been allowed to move if Chelsea didn’t sign Giroud!

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