Manchester United enter race for Arsenal's prime target and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 17th August, 2017

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Napoli do not want to sell Insigne at any cost

Napoli reject Barcelona's bid for Lorenzo Insigne

With deals for Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele proving to be difficult, Barcelona were eyeing yet another high profile signing. The Catalans reportedly submitted a €60 million bid for Napoli forward, Lorenzo Insigne only to see it getting rejected instantly.

Napoli have no intentions of selling Insigne this summer and have made that clear to the Spanish giants. This summer transfer window coupled with humbling defeats against Real Madrid recently are turning out to be the Catalan's worst ever nightmares.

Gabriel poised to join Valencia

Arsenal misfit, Gabriel is close for a return back to Spain. Signed from Villarreal in 2015, the Brazilian failed to nail down a starting spot with the Gunners as he couldn't manage to adjust to the English conditions.

The Gunners are in the midst of a big summer clear out and Gabriel is close to being the first player to see the exit door at the Emirates, BBC has reported.