Real Madrid's €150m Cristiano Ronaldo replacement to join in January, Arsenal and Chelsea to battle it out for Manchester United star: Transfer Roundup, November 25, 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 13, 2018 13:23 GMT

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Arsenal and Chelsea eyeing bargain deal for Andreas Pereira

Pereira is a very talented and versatile midfielder

Andreas Pereira, who seems to be struggling to break into the first team at Manchester United, could very well sign for another Premier League giant this January. Chelsea and Arsenal are eyeing a bargain deal for the midfielder, according to the Metro.

Pereira has only appeared 5 times for the Red Devils this season and with Jose Mourinho having plenty of midfield options at his disposal, it does not seem likely that he will get to feature for the Old Trafford outfit on a regular basis.

The report adds that Manchester United are open to selling him in the January transfer window. Pereira returned to Manchester United this summer after serving two loan periods with Granada and Valencia.

As per the report, Sven Mislintat, head of recruitment at Arsenal, has identified the Brazilian as the perfect solution to the Gunners' squad.

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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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