{"id":43232,"date":"2026-02-14T03:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/were-already-making-plans-fabrizio-romano-withdraws-major-update-on-arsenal-and-man-united-transfer-targets\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T03:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:10:18","slug":"were-already-making-plans-fabrizio-romano-withdraws-major-update-on-arsenal-and-man-united-transfer-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/were-already-making-plans-fabrizio-romano-withdraws-major-update-on-arsenal-and-man-united-transfer-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We&#8217;re already making plans&#8217; \u2013 Fabrizio Romano withdraws major update on Arsenal and Man United transfer targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Stankovic and Mikel Arteta (Photo by Stuart Franklin, Mark Thompson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided a major update on Aleksandar Stankovic&#8217;s future in his relationship with Arsenal and Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Club Brugge&#8217;s highly regarded defensive midfielder has recently been linked with the Gunners and Red Devils in a report from TEAMtalk.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen whether these clubs have a realistic chance of signing Stankovic, with Romano stating that Inter Milan are already working on bringing Stankovic back to the San Siro.<\/p>\n<p>The Serie A giants have a buy-back clause that can be triggered this summer, and it appears they intend to use that option to re-sign him for 23 million euros&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Romano posted on X&#8217;s official account: &#8220;Inter have already started planning the buyback clause for Aleksandar Stankovic ahead of June. A buyback of 23 million euros this summer and 25 million euros in June 2027 is possible, but the club is already planning for next June.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Aleksandar Stankovic appears ready to return to Inter after giving blows to Arsenal and Manchester United<\/h2>\n<p>Inter clearly hold all the cards here, so Romano&#8217;s update looks like it could be bad news for interested clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aleksandar Stankovic celebrates his goal with Club Brugge (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stankovic looks like a huge prospect and one would imagine there will be continued interest from top Premier League clubs and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has been compared to a young Declan Rice in TEAMtalk&#8217;s report on his Arsenal links, so it&#8217;s no wonder the north London giants would want to bring him on board to learn from their midfield star.<\/p>\n<p>Stankovic didn&#8217;t have many opportunities to impress at Inter early in his career, but the Italian team seem to have managed to insert a clause that would give him control over his future.<\/p>\n<p>According to Romano, even if Inter do not re-sign the Serbian international this summer, he still has a 25 million euro clause in his contract next year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Stankovic and Mikel Arteta (Photo by Stuart Franklin, Mark Thompson\/Getty Images) Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided a major update on Aleksandar Stankovic&#8217;s future in his relationship with Arsenal and Manchester United. 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