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Written by Barnaby Merrill

Published: Monday, 10 June 2013 15:31

The story of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has been rather left alone of late, as it was widely expected that he would move to Bayern Munich.

Both he and Bayern were confident he would secure a move to his “dream club” as recently as last week.

However, a twist in the tale has emerged, as Dortmund have refused to sell him to Munich this summer. Having already lost Mario Gotze to their rivals, the German side to do not want to lose a second star.

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Written by Barnaby Merrill

Published: Sunday, 09 June 2013 19:33

I’ll start with the good (ish) news. Real Madrid have made Gonzalo Higuain available for sale, as he confirmed on the last day of the Spanish season.

Arsenal have been heavily linked, with Colombian radio speaking to his family under the impression he was Arsenal-bound.

Reports in Spain have suggested Juventus met with Real representatives to negotiate the transfer today, with some suggesting a bid had been made, but the two sides were playing a friendly, and their meeting was likely more to do with that.

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Written by Barnaby Merrill

Published: Saturday, 08 June 2013 19:05

Like that spot on the floor that just won’t go away, Nicklas Bendtner has been sponging off Arsenal’s wage bill for two years now, languishing on loan across Europe.

However, he’s now promised he’ll leave Arsenal in two weeks. In talks with “five or six” clubs in Europe, he expects to have a permanent deal wrapped up soon.

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Written by Barnaby Merrill

Published: Friday, 07 June 2013 18:54

Arsenal’s pursuit of Stevan Jovetic has been rather curtailed recently by the player’s preference to join Juventus instead of Arsenal.

However, there have been well-publicised disagreements over the fee between the two Italian clubs, and it now appears that Juventus are signing Carlos Tevez as a replacement option.