{"id":682,"date":"2026-04-19T20:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=682"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:15:35","slug":"gunners-cannot-match-man-city-financial-commitment-for-dream-target-as-record-breaking-transfer-takes-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"Gunners cannot \u2018match\u2019 Man City \u2018financial commitment\u2019 for \u2018dream target\u2019 as record-breaking transfer takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal want to sign Tino Livramento from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window, according to a report, but the Gunners are unlikely to match the fee that Manchester City are prepared to pay to take him to the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deliverance<\/strong> is one of the best full-backs in the Premier League and has demonstrated his versatility by playing on the right flank as well as on the left for Newcastle this season.<\/p>\n<p>The England international has given one assist in 26 matches in all competitions for <strong>Newcastle<\/strong> in the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>With Newcastle having a disappointing season and unlikely to even finish in the top half of the Premier League table, Livramento could be on his way out of St. James\u2019 Park this summer.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>TEAMtalk<\/em>Arsenal are \u2018strong admirers\u2019 of Livramento and would love to bring him to the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Jurrien Timber and Ben White are the two recognised right-backs for <strong>Arsenal<\/strong>who have Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori as their two left-backs, with Piero Hincapie, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, also able to play in that role.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Four candidates for Newcastle\u2019s big summer sale ranked by how hard they\u2019d be to replace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report, though, has claimed that Arsenal are \u2018unlikely to match the level of financial commitment\u2019 that Premier League rivals <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> are \u2018prepared to make\u2019 for Livramento.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Newcastle star is Man City\u2019s \u2018dream target\u2019, and the Premier League giants are so keen on the Englishman that they are willing to \u2018break the world transfer record for a right-back\u2019 to secure a deal for him in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>TEAMtalk<\/em>Livramento is considering his future at Newcastle, with Man City willing to include players in a deal with Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"1ffbae35d432d0d71911ca2a0b209fbb\" image-id=\"prsiwRgyeJBA\" style=\"width: 100%; 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