After competing with Liverpool for the Fluminense midfield player, Andre looks to have escaped Arsenal’s grasp.
Andre drew the interest of the Gunners, who have been aggressively looking for fresh players since his unsuccessful summer transfer to Liverpool.
Andre is considered one of the top players in his position in the Brazilian top flight, and Liverpool had closely monitored him for months before making a summer approach.
However, the transfer window during that period was the halfway point of the Brazilian league season, and the midfielder was deemed unavailable for a transfer by his current club.
He has continued to perform well, and January offers an ideal opportunity to sell, as there will be a break in the Brazilian league schedule.
Arsenal was linked with a serious interest in securing his signature, and they have continued to track the midfielder.
Nonetheless, a report in The Sun suggests that Liverpool has already reached an agreement on personal terms with him and is likely to win the race for his signature.
It is expected that Liverpool will negotiate an agreement with his current club to facilitate his transfer to Anfield in January.
The arrangement may have been motivated by Liverpool’s knowledge that other teams may want to sign Andre, a top midfield player.
But until he agrees to a deal to play for them,
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