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Arsenal will make a late scramble to sign Raul De Tomas depending on one other piece of business, while Liverpool are looking ahead to the summer with a double deal already in the pipeline – all in the deadline day edition of Euro Paper Talk.

AUBAMEYANG EXIT TO PROMPT ARSENAL SCRAMBLE FOR RAUL DE TOMAS

Arsenal will be able to sign Raul De Tomas from Espanyol if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joins Barcelona, according to AS.

For all of January, there has been speculation about how the Arsenal attack will change. Aubameyang has been linked with an exit along with Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah and Folarin Balogun.

Before deadline day, the only one to have left (on loan to Middlesbrough) was Balogun. But Aubameyang looks likely to follow him out the exit door.

The Gabon international is a top target for Barcelona as the deadline approaches. They are close to securing his services on loan. Arsenal are not standing in his way after stripping him of the captaincy recently following disciplinary issues.

But despite him being dropped in recent weeks, Arsenal will still have to replace the 32-year-old. And to do so, they are targeting Raul De Tomas.

Last week, De Tomas emerged as essentially a Plan C for Arsenal, behind Dusan Vlahovic and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. They have definitely missed out on Vlahovic, who joined Juventus from Fiorentina; Calvert-Lewin also looks unlikely to join from Everton – at least not in January.

Raul De Tomas rising up Arsenal shortlist

Therefore, De Tomas now looks a more likely target for Arsenal before the window shuts. According to AS, they will make a late move for him if Aubameyang’s exit goes through.

De Tomas represents a cheaper target than, for example, Alexander Isak of Real Sociedad. But he will still not come cheap himself; his release clause is in the region of £60m.

But Arsenal can try and negotiate a deal for a smaller sum, even though Espanyol want to keep De Tomas.

Only Real Madrid icon Karim Benzema has outscored the 27-year-old in La Liga so far this season.

A deal remains difficult for Arsenal, who will be waiting for developments on the Aubameyang front first.

LIVERPOOL PREPARING FOR DOUBLE SUMMER DEAL

Liverpool officials will visit Italy after the transfer window closes to explore future deals for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and Inter defender Milan Skriniar. (Tuttomercatoweb)

Tottenham and Newcastle are both willing to pay a €60m release clause to sign Yannick Carrasco from Atletico Madrid on deadline day. (Foot Mercato)

West Ham have seen a €45m offer for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez rejected, but a deal isn’t impossible if they raise their bid. (O Jogo)

Meanwhile, Newcastle have submitted an €8m bid to West Ham for centre-back Issa Diop. (RMC Sport)

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea’s Reece James are among the right-backs Real Madrid are considering for the summer. (Todofichajes)

Wolves have made an offer to take PSG youngster Djeidi Gassama on loan with an option to buy. (Foot Mercato)

WEST HAM WEIGH UP LATE LEFT-BACK BID

West Ham will turn their attention to a deal for PSG left-back Layvin Kurzawa if they have time after other pieces of business. (Le Parisien)

Chelsea are changing their minds about Hakim Ziyech and look set to keep him despite interest from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. (Fichajes)

Newcastle have thought about a deadline-day swoop for Atletico Madrid full-back Renan Lodi. However, Diego Simeone does not want him to move. (Mundo Deportivo)

Wolves want to sign Aaron Ramsey from Juventus on deadline day – news that TEAMtalk can verify. (Calciomercato)

Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz remains of interest to Jose Mourinho at Roma for the summer. (Il Romanista)

Mourinho will also reignite his pursuit of Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot at the end of the season. (Corriere Dello Sport)

AND MORE EURO TRANSFER GOSSIP

Kylian Mbappe will be joining Real Madrid in the summer in a package worth €50m per season. (Bild)

Ousmane Dembele would prefer to join Chelsea if he has to wait until the summer to leave Barcelona. (L’Equipe)

Renato Sanches has turned down a transfer from Lille to AC Milan. (Calciomercato)

Juventus are getting closer to a deal to sign Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari. (Calciomercato.it)

Napoli have opened talks over taking former Man Utd winger Adnan Januzaj in the summer. (Corriere Dello Sport)

Lyon are set to sign Brest attacking midfielder Romain Faivre, who will sign his contract at 2pm. (Fabrizio Romano)

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