Monaco won't sell Man United, Arsenal targets
Speaking to the French press last night, vice-president Vadim Vasyliev confirmed that Monaco won’t sell the Manchester United, City and Arsenal targets, saying that “Fabinho and [Thomas] Lemar are essential players and they will stay with us."
The statements, as reported by Sky Sport’s Lyall Thomas, are confirmation that the Ligue 1 champions want to keep a strong side, having already lost Tiemoue Bakayoko, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy.
Recent reports indicated that, in order to keep the side competitive enough for star player Kylian M’Bappe.
Fabinho, known for his great free kicks, had his father tell the press last season that he had a soft spot for Manchester City.
"We have talked to Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal ... We have even been approached by Barcelona, but it didn't go any further,” he said.
"We like Manchester United and the work of Mourinho, but we have a little soft spot for City," he added.
Lemar, for his part, has been the subject of numerous offers from Arsenal,but all offers for the French winger were deemed too low. Even Fabinho was the subject of a €50 million bid from the Red Devils.
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Monaco president Vadim Vasilyev: "Fabinho and [Thomas] Lemar are essential players and they will stay with us."
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) July 26, 2017