Real Madrid agree deal for Manchester City star, Chelsea lead race to sign £70 million Bundesliga superstar and more Premier League transfer news: December 4, 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 04, 2018 15:17 GMT

Pep Guardiola won't be too pleased to know this

Arsenal and Tottenham receive boost as Rabiot refuses new deal at PSG

Adrien Rabiot has decided against signing a new deal with the Ligue 1 champions. North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, who have been monitoring the Frenchman's situation, have thus been handed a major boost as Rabiot will be available for free in the summer.

Rabiot has not enjoyed as much first team action as he would have liked this season and did not start for PSG against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League or in their recent clash against Marseille.

It is claimed by RMC Sport via Daily Mail, that the midfielder has decided to not renew his contract. Barcelona are yet another big club that is interested in signing Rabiot. He can enter into a pre-contract agreement from January.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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