{"id":48306,"date":"2026-06-06T08:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/from-france-arsenal-are-ready-to-poach-defender-from-psg-but-there-is-one-complication\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:07:31","slug":"from-france-arsenal-are-ready-to-poach-defender-from-psg-but-there-is-one-complication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/from-france-arsenal-are-ready-to-poach-defender-from-psg-but-there-is-one-complication\/","title":{"rendered":"From France: Arsenal are ready to poach defender from PSG, but there is one complication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/from-france-arsenal-are-ready-to-poach-defender-from-psg-but-there-is-one-complication\/#Will_Emmanuel_Mbemba_leave_PSG_and_join_Arsenal\" >Will Emmanuel Mbemba leave PSG and join Arsenal?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/from-france-arsenal-are-ready-to-poach-defender-from-psg-but-there-is-one-complication\/#One_hurdle_in_Emmanuel_Mbembas_transfer_saga\" >One hurdle in Emmanuel Mbemba&#8217;s transfer saga<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique (Photo: Justin Setterfield, Franco Arlando\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal are reportedly considering a possible move for their recent Champions League final opponents Paris Saint-Germain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners lost on penalties to PSG in Budapest last week, but Le Parisien reports that manager Mikel Arteta is looking to pounce on the Ligue 1 giants with the signing of promising youngster Emmanuel Mbemba.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Arsenal have already made an offer to Mbemba, with fellow Ligue 1 side Paris FC also named as potential suitors.<\/p>\n<p>Mbemba is a highly regarded young left-back who captains PSG&#8217;s Under-18 team and appears to have a big future ahead of him.<\/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>Arsenal will now hope to persuade him to swap Paris for London for the next stage of his development, and one imagines that would be an attractive offer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Emmanuel_Mbemba_leave_PSG_and_join_Arsenal\"><\/span>Will Emmanuel Mbemba leave PSG and join Arsenal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PSG often rely on big-money signings to launch projects, and it will continue to be difficult for homegrown talent like Mbemba to break into the first team.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>    Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, on the other hand, could be a good option for the 18-year-old. He will likely be watching William Saliba&#8217;s growth and rise since moving to the Emirates Stadium as a youngster.<\/p>\n<p>Saliba had to wait a while to become a regular at Arsenal, but after three loan spells he finally broke into Arteta&#8217;s squad and is now one of the team&#8217;s most important players.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_hurdle_in_Emmanuel_Mbembas_transfer_saga\"><\/span>One hurdle in Emmanuel Mbemba&#8217;s transfer saga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, there are complications with Mbemba&#8217;s transfer, with Le Parisien reporting that he is not currently eligible for a work permit.<\/p>\n<p>This means AFC may have to loan players out before joining the first team, and this is likely to be a long-term deal rather than a player who joins and makes an immediate impact.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique (Photo: Justin Setterfield, Franco Arlando\/Getty Images) Arsenal are reportedly considering a possible move for their recent Champions League final opponents Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners lost on penalties to PSG in Budapest last week, but Le Parisien reports that manager Mikel Arteta is looking to pounce on the Ligue 1 giants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-48306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48306","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=48306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}