Transfer notebook: Arsenal and Tottenham in the Pedro Neto tug of war, Wilfried Zaha could return to the Premier League, Thiago Silva will leave Chelsea
North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are preparing for a transfer war for Wolves winger Pedro Neto.
As talkSPORT reported earlier this week, Wolves are willing to sell Neto to a club playing in the Champions League, provided they can generate a club record £60m. transfer fee.
Arsenal Boss Mikel Arteta is a long-time admirer of Neto, while Gunners sporting director Edu has a close relationship with the Portuguese's agent Jorge Mendes.
Spurs His counterpart Ange Postecoglu would also be interested in signing the 23-year-old sprinter.
Neto has scored three goals and provided ten assists in 18 league and cup games this season.
The forward has 14 goals and 23 assists in 129 appearances for Wolves since his arrival from Lazio in 2019.
Farewell to the blues
That of Thiago Silva. Chelsea His career seems to be coming to an end.
The 39-year-old fan favorite is out of contract at the end of the season and there are few signs of the Brazilian receiving a new deal.
Silva's wife, Bella, had to apologize following a social media post in which he appeared to call for manager Mauricio Pochettino to be sacked following Chelsea's recent 4-2 home defeat to Wolves.
Despite Bella's antics, the relationship between Silva and Pochettino is understood to be good, but Chelsea are keen to build their future around younger players.
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Is Zaha coming home?
Keep your eyes peeled for a possible return to the Premier League to Wilfried Zaha this summer.
The Crystal Palace icon was on the radar of several clubs during the January transfer window, including West Ham and Aston Villa.
But Ivory Coast international Zaha was reluctant to leave Galatasary after just half a season.
The 31-year-old is likely to be more open to offers once he has completed a full year in Turkey.
Zaha rejected a contact that would have made him the highest-paid Palace player to leave Selhurst Park last summer, and he has ten goals and five assists in all competitions this season for Galatasaray.
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going nowhere
Norwich have stopped midfielder Liam Gibbs from leaving Carrow Road during the January transfer window, talkSPORT understands.
Academy product Gibbs was Norwich's Young Player of the Year last season but has found it difficult to force his way into boss David Wagner's starting XI this season.
Championship rivals Sheffield Wednesday were among the clubs wanting to take 20-year-old Gibbs on loan.
But Wagner was unwilling to approve the deal, despite his lack of playing time.
