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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Arsenal count cost of failed Daniel Ek takeover as Spotify owner to finance Ruben Neves transfer

Barcelona believe they will win the race to sign Arsenal target Ruben Neves in the summer transfer window. That is according to reports in the national media.

football.london understands that the north Londoners are keen on bringing in a central midfielder this summer, with Leicester City's Youri Tielemans one name on the club's shortlist. Another Premier League star that has been heavily linked is Wolves maestro Neves.

However, the Sunday Mirror have now reported that Catalan giants Barcelona believe they can land the Portuguese international for £50million following a massive cash injection from Spotify, whose owner Daniel Ek previously tried to buy Arsenal from Stan Kroenke. The Swedish billionaire publicly declared interest in the north London club last year before the Kreonkes confirmed they would not be selling.

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