Mohamed Elneny
Arsenal have rejected a bid from Turkish
side Galatasaray for midfielder Mohamed Elneny.
Galatasaray made contact with Arsenal to
ask about the possibility of signing the midfielder this week, but the Gunners
see Elneny as part of their plans for the season.
The Turkish giants have until the close of
their domestic transfer window on Wednesday to conclude a deal for the
29-year-old.
Elneny, who joined Arsenal from Swiss club
Basel in 2016, has just a year remaining on his contract in north London.
The Egypt international has previous
experience of playing in Turkey having spent the 2019/20 season on loan at
Besiktas.
The Galatasaray squad includes the likes of
former Newcastle defender DeAndre Yedlin, Crystal Palace left-back Patrick van
Aanholt, one time Liverpool and Fulham forward Ryan Babel, and ex-West Brom
striker Mbaye Diagne.
Takehiro Tomiyasu became Arsenal’s sixth
signing of a busy summer on Deadline Day, his £19.8m arrival from Bologna
taking the club’s transfer spend past £150m.
The right-back, 22, follows Ben White,
Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, Aaron Ramsdale and Martin Odegaard to the
Emirates Stadium, with all six signings aged between 21 and 23 years old.
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