{"id":548980,"date":"2020-04-09T06:35:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T10:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548980"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:50:49","slug":"arsenal-manchester-united-want-tolisso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/09\/arsenal-manchester-united-want-tolisso\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Arsenal and Manchester United Want Corentin Tolisso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal<\/a> and Manchester United<\/a> have joined the race to sign Bayern Munich<\/a> midfielder Corentin Tolisso<\/a>, according to Gareth Bicknell from the Daily Mirror.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old has been out-of-favour at the Allianz Arena this season, which raised interest from Arsenal and United.<\/p>\n

Arsenal and Manchester United Want Corentin Tolisso<\/h2>\n

Out-of-Favour<\/h3>\n

French midfielder Tolisso struggled at Bayern over the past year as recurring injuries provided him little opportunity to impress.<\/p>\n

Manager Hans-Dieter Flick took charge of Bayern in November 2019 and started Tolisso just seven times this season.<\/p>\n

Flick prefers Joshua Kimmich<\/a>, Thiago and Philippe Coutinho ahead of Tolisso in midfield which provided the Frenchman with few first-team chances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tolisso made 68 appearances for Die Bayern since his \u00a337 million transfer from Lyon<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n

But, the 2018 World Cup winner is now supposedly keen on a transfer from Bayern<\/a> and wants a new challenge elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Competition Across Europe<\/h3>\n

Tolisso’s quality will attract plenty of interest amongst the top European clubs. In addition to Arsenal and United, Italian giants Napoli and Juventus appear interested<\/a> in Tolisso while Atletico Madrid<\/a> seem eager to sign the Frenchman.<\/p>\n

There will be plenty of options for Tolisso and he could be available for just \u00a323 million this summer.<\/a><\/p>\n

Arsenal or United?<\/h3>\n

Mikel Arteta<\/a> wants to improve a number of positions at Arsenal during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

Tolisso would add plenty of creativity in midfield and he would be a suitable replacement for on-loan midfielder Dani Ceballos. The Spanish midfielder returns to parent club Real Madrid<\/a> at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

However, the North London club are ninth in the Premier League. Therefore, Champions League football looks unlikely for the Gunners which could be a big deal-breaker for Tolisso.<\/p>\n

Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r<\/a> reportedly wants to replace Paul Pogba<\/a> in central midfield and Tolisso seems a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n

The prospect of linking Tolisso up with Bruno Fernandes may be a more exciting proposition for the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n

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