Analysing the Transfer gossip – 23rd June Part 2: Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and more

Part 1 can be found here.

As we move in to the off-season an unprecedented amount of managerial movement around Europe will surely see an already frantic transfer market go in to overdrive. This will give plenty of opportunities for transfer rumour and gossip. So how much of it is realistic?

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Swansea defender Ashley Williams, 28, wants to leave the Welsh club and move to Arsenal.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

What’s the story? It’s all well and good Williams wanting to leave but Arsenal have three better centre backs already and Wenger doesn’t sign old players from other Premier League teams.
Does it make sense? No.
Is the price right? £10m would be too much even if he was 26. More like £5m at absolute most. Worth more to Swansea than any potential buyer.
Will it happen? 2/10 – I don’t get why Arsenal are linked at all but maybe there is some kind of truth.