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On Friday we covered claims from Italy that Leicester City have made a €35m offer for Merih Demiral. It was very similar to what was reported in the middle of December regarding Foxes interest, even down to the figure given.

Tuttosport have carried on the claims over the weekend, and they drag Manchester City and Manchester United into the picture, with both clubs said to have made attempts to sign the defender.

Arsenal also get a mention for the same reason, which isn’t a surprise given the Gunners have been linked on and off with Demiral for months now. Should Mikel Arteta be looking at signing a central defender for Arsenal this month then Demiral would look like a reasonable option for him.

However, Tuttosport insist Juventus have now decided they don’t want to sell, and will block the player’s exit in the January market. Several other big sides are named and it’s clear someone has been pushing all this to the Italian media in recent days.

Juve may well be trying to build the hype and make sure that when they do sell the fee will now be above €40m.

It’s up to Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and the others to decide whether they want to play this game.

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