{"id":433717,"date":"2019-05-09T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=433717"},"modified":"2019-05-09T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:09:01","slug":"ftn-latest-on-arjen-robben-demirbay-griezmann-and-rabiot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/05\/09\/ftn-latest-on-arjen-robben-demirbay-griezmann-and-rabiot\/","title":{"rendered":"FTN: Latest On Arjen Robben, Demirbay, Griezmann and Rabiot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word On Football\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/07\/ftn-latest-on-paul-pogba-dybala-hazard-and-neres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Transfer News<\/a> looks at the latest news and rumours from around world football. In this edition, we look at the next step in the career of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/09586899\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arjen Robben<\/a>, a new signing for Bayer Leverkusen, whether <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/df69b544\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> will move to the Catalan coast and the latest developments in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8794e251\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrien Rabiot<\/a> saga.<\/p>\n<h1>Latest on <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/09586899\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arjen Robben<\/a>, Demirbay, Griezmann and Rabiot<\/h1>\n<h2>Robben to Portugal?<\/h2>\n<p>In what appears to be an open letter towards <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and Netherlands legend Arjen Robben, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportbild.bild.de\/bundesliga\/vereine\/bayern-muenchen\/arjen-robben-fc-bayern-kolumne-hinko-61711488.sport.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sport Bild<\/a> columnist Raimund Hinko seems to suggest that Portuguese side Benfica could be a potential destination for the winger when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/46420898\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leaves Bayern<\/a> at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>A further report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavarianfootballworks.com\/2019\/5\/7\/18535266\/bayern-munich-report-benfica-arjen-robben-netherlands-fc-toronto-ajax-psv-eindhoven-groningen-tokyo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bavarian Football Works<\/a> suggests that Robben made a good impression on the bosses at Benfica in the two games played between the sides in this year&#8217;s Champions League, and it also reports that first talks have already been held between the two parties.<\/p>\n<p>Bavarian Football Works&#8217; report also notes that Robben has received enquiries from clubs in his native Holland such as FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, while clubs as far away as FC Tokyo and Toronto FC are reportedly interested.<\/p>\n<h2>Leverkusen Complete Demirbay Signing<\/h2>\n<p>Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen has completed the signing of defensive midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/54b4dc4e\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kerem Demirbay<\/a> from league rivals Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See you soon, Kerem! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1CC0MjWi11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1CC0MjWi11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bayer04_en\/status\/1126477195256504321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Germany international has signed a deal until 2024 with Leverkusen and upon the move he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayer04.de\/en-us\/news\/bayer04\/bayer-04-sign-kerem-demirbay\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told the club&#8217;s website<\/a>:\u00a0&#8220;The next step after three really great years at TSG. Bayer 04 have always played attractive, attacking football. That style suits me and I&#8217;m really looking forward to being part of this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Griezmann Barca Bound?<\/h2>\n<p>According to reports from Juan Jiminez in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/en\/2019\/05\/08\/football\/1557334353_778420.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a> could make a move for Atletico Madrid frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/df69b544\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> after missing out on him last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Griezmann&#8217;s buy-out clause reportedly dropped from \u20ac200 million to around \u20ac130 million on July 1, but Barca can expect competition from other powerful clubs this time around.<\/p>\n<p>With the humiliation of their <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/07\/liverpool-defy-the-odds-once-more-on-the-most-famous-of-anfield-nights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champions League exit<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/liverpoolfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>, though, Barca could be prepared to pull out all the stops to get their long-term target.<\/p>\n<h2>Clubs Battle For Rabiot<\/h2>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a> and Barcelona dropped their interest, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/05\/02\/spurs-battle-juventus-psg-contract-rebel-adrien-rabiot-real-madrid-barcelona-drop-interest-9383622\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metro<\/a>, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/en\/news\/rabiot-juve-and-real-madrid-target-makes-insane-contract-request-32341\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calciomercato<\/a>, are reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/tottenhamfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have joined the race alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8794e251\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrien Rabiot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has been shunned from the first team at <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> after refusing to sign a contract extension &#8211; something he was offered back in December.<\/p>\n<p>Metro&#8217;s report adds that Spurs are willing to break their wage structure in order to sign the Frenchman. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Kane<\/a> is currently the club&#8217;s top earner, on around \u00a3200,000.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dIeixzaQTWhHVBBosB1Rmw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1141510619\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dIeixzaQTWhHVBBosB1Rmw',sig:'Idj4zYIo9wUDAx6drtGccDbVD3ofcu5by4lYrgHgDdA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1141510619',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word On Football\u2019s Football Transfer News looks at the latest news and rumours from around world football. In this edition, we look at the next step in the career of\u00a0Arjen Robben, a new signing for Bayer Leverkusen, whether Antoine Griezmann will move to the Catalan coast and the latest developments in the Adrien Rabiot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":433752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1365,1364,2,6,7,30,1367,28],"tags":[950,336,582,1606,37,136],"class_list":["post-433717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bundesliga","category-barcelona","category-bayern-munich","category-featured","category-la-liga","category-ligue-1","category-news","category-paris-saint-germain","category-transfers","tag-adrien-rabiot","tag-antoine-griezmann","tag-arjen-robben","tag-kerem-demirbay","tag-transfers","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}