{"id":43387,"date":"2026-02-17T13:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/contract-stalemate-warning-arsenals-chance-smacks-of-world-class-star-stalling-on-new-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:59:15","slug":"contract-stalemate-warning-arsenals-chance-smacks-of-world-class-star-stalling-on-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/contract-stalemate-warning-arsenals-chance-smacks-of-world-class-star-stalling-on-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract stalemate warning: Arsenal&#8217;s chance smacks of world-class star stalling on new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is pictured in the stands. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Arsenal are planning an ambitious move to sign PSG superstar Ousmane Dembele.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 28-year-old France international won the Ballon d&#8217;Or last time and Mikel Arteta believes he can raise the team&#8217;s competitive level. It will be interesting to see if Arsenal can convince PSG to sell the player.<\/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 class=\"p1\">He has been an exceptional performer and has been outstanding for PSG in recent years. However, his contract expires in 2028 and PSG have yet to agree a new deal with him. If they are unable to reach an agreement with the player, it would not be surprising if they decide to acquire him for cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But Fichajes&#8217; report claims stratospheric funding is needed to get the deal done. Dembele helped PSG win the treble last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, Arsenal&#8217;s management are planning to sign the France international in the summer and hope that he and PSG cannot reach an agreement on a new contract. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop. It&#8217;s no secret that Arsenal need more quality in their side, and signing the 28-year-old could be a game-changer for them. He could take Arsenal&#8217;s attack to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dembele is great at playing against players and beating them in one-on-one situations. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Arsenal have invested in players such as Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze, but they have so far been disappointing. No wonder they are now considering other options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dembele has proven himself in Germany, Spain and France. He may now be tempted to take on a new challenge in England.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is pictured in the stands. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty Images) Arsenal are planning an ambitious move to sign PSG superstar Ousmane Dembele. The 28-year-old France international won the Ballon d&#8217;Or last time and Mikel Arteta believes he can raise the team&#8217;s competitive level. It will be interesting to see if Arsenal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-43387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}