According to reports in Portuguese media outlet A Bola, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been told that he must pay 40m (approximately £35.3m) if he wants to sign in demand Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho. What's the word, then? Well, A Bola says that the Gunners want to agree a deal to sign the Portugal international before next summer's World Cup before his value potentially goes up, but they face competition from Premier League rivals West Ham United and Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian for the 25-year-old's signature. The north London outfit know that they will have to pay at least £35.3m to get the defensive midfielder, and A Bola says that Sporting are only...
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