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Arsenal News: Wenger agrees summer deal, £20m Leicester star eyed, £15.5m winger battle
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Arsene Wenger has signed a deal with beIN Sport to work at Euro 2016 this summer.
The Arsenal boss will be a pundit at the tournament which starts in Paris in 100 days time.
BeIN Sport director Florent Houzot said: “We will have a new consultant who completely adheres to our philosophy: Arsene Wenger. He will exclusively take part in our broadcasts before and after matches.
"He is a friend with Nasser al-Khelaifi and he appreciates our way of treating football He will join our panel of experts: Robert Pires, Marcel Desailly, Omar da Fonseca and Jean-Pierre Papin.”
Arsene Wenger, N'Golo Kante, Karim Bellarabi
Arsenal may divert their transfer attention away from Southampton’s Victor Wanyama and instead focus on securing a deal for Leicester’s N’Golo Kante, according to reports.
The Gunners are understood to be seeking midfield recruits for the new campaign.
And according to the Daily Mail, Wenger will push to sign Kante following his impressive debut season with the high-flying Foxes.
Arsenal were originally eyeing a deal for Wanyama but withdrew their interest when Southampton made it clear they would not sell midway through the campaign.
Saints are expected to demand £20million for the Kenya international.
Arsenal are locked in a three-way battle with Liverpool and Manchester United to sign Bayern Leverkusen winger Karim Bellarabi, according to reports.
The 25-year-old has been in sensational form for the Bundesliga side this season and his performances have attracted interest from the Premier League.
Wenger’s side are said to have held talks with the Bundesliga sensation.
But according to Transfer Market Web, Liverpool are now the favourites to sign Bellarabi with Jurgen Klopp believed to be a big admirer of his talent.
Louis Van Gaal’s side are also believed to be tracking the Germany international, who is valued at £15.5million.
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