Valandas is tough to the end: Zhekelais s strike is invalid, Arsenal does not pay for any money to avoid talks

July 13th news The transfer tug-of-war between Zhekelais and Portugal Sports is still escalating. Chairman Frederico Valandas made another tough statement today: If Arsenal does not pay according to the "reasonable price" marked by the club, the Swedish striker will not change the team's determination to retain people even if he stops training and damages his image. Last week, Zhekelais missed all pre-season training and tried to force the palace, but Valandas responded that "everything is in control" and announced that the players will be fined hugely and must publicly apologize to their teammates and coaching staff when they return to the team.

Valandas also pointed the finger at Arsenal: "If they really think that Zhekelais is worth investing, they should match the market conditions quickly; otherwise, we would rather let the players fulfill their contracts until 2028, and they will be very at ease in the next three years." He further criticized the "running farce" planned by the player team as shooting the foot, "Any individual who wants to overtake the club will only set up greater obstacles for themselves in the end." The transfer window has been closed for a month and a half, and Arsenal has not yet made a new offer, and the deadlock is still to be broken.