{"id":103251,"date":"2025-05-15T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/103251\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:19:16","slug":"man-united-and-arsenal-target-jonathan-david-confirms-he-will-leave-lille-for-free-in-the-summer-with-one-club-already-in-advanced-talks-with-the-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/103251\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United and Arsenal target Jonathan David confirms he will leave Lille for FREE in the summer&#8230; with one club already in &#8216;advanced talks&#8217; with the striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Canadian star Jonathan David has said he will leave Lille for free in the summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Man United and Arsenal are both in desperate need of attacking reinforcements\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Why Liverpool fans must not let Trent Alexander-Arnold row spoil their title party<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3557\/adam-pogrund.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADAM POGRUND<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=adampogrund&amp;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  03:53 EDT, 15 May 2025   |  Updated:  05:42 EDT, 15 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4ec0aeb0-315f-11f0-b09a-096c0b0331ba\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/arsenal\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4ebdc880-315f-11f0-b09a-096c0b0331ba\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> have been handed a major transfer boost as in demand striker Jonathan David has revealed he will leave Lille this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Canadian forward, who has scored 25 goals in 48 appearances this season, will be available for free once his contract expires at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Every story has a beginning and an end,&#8217; the striker said in a video posted on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0&#8216;I wanted to tell you myself that, after many years at the club, it is time for me to say goodbye.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">David&#8217;s impending departure will see a number of <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4ed436b0-315f-11f0-b09a-096c0b0331ba\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> clubs on high alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/ruben-amorim\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4ed23ae0-315f-11f0-b09a-096c0b0331ba\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>&#8216;s side are in desperate need of a goalscorer, having only scored 42 times in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8f493b0c04d8a5bb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98400043-14714605-image-a-1_1747294844176.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Jonathan David has revealed that he will leave Lille for free after his contract expires in summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jonathan David has revealed that he will leave Lille for free after his contract expires in summer<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-da19396197b8a367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98400053-14714605-image-a-2_1747294851474.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The 25-year-old has spent five years at Lille, scoring 109 goals in 231 games, and won Ligue 1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The 25-year-old has spent five years at Lille, scoring 109 goals in 231 games, and won Ligue 1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-262638bae1730b6d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98400069-14714605-image-a-3_1747294854310.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The striker will play his final game for Lille against Reims on Saturday in their last league game\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The striker will play his final game for Lille against Reims on Saturday in their last league game<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Arsenal are also in the market after suffering an injury crisis which has left them short in attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Newcastle, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool are also reportedly interested in signing the Canadian, while Napoli are already in advanced talks over a move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">David joined Lille from Belgian side Gent in 2020 and has scored 109 goals in 231 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He won the Ligue 1 title in 2020-21, the club&#8217;s first victory in a decade and the only time it has eluded Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 25-year-old has represented Canada 61 times, bagging 32 goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He will play his final game for Lille against Reims on Saturday in their last league fixture of the campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The forward previously said his preferred destination would be Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to the It&#8217;s Called Soccer podcast, he said: &#8216;I think I can adapt to every league. Every league has its differences.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac64210cf605ce92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98400109-14714605-image-a-8_1747294883355.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Man United are in dire need of striker having only netted 42 times in the league this season\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Man United are in dire need of striker having only netted 42 times in the league this season<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d53020d7860cee56\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98400145-14714605-image-a-9_1747294886065.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Arsenal have suffered an injury crisis in attack and are also linked with\u00a0Gyokeres and Sesko\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Arsenal have suffered an injury crisis in attack and are also linked with\u00a0Gyokeres and Sesko<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The Premier League is a lot faster and more physical than all of the other leagues. But for me, I grew up watching a lot of La Liga and for me, that would be my preferred league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;That is the league that I enjoyed watching the most so one day I would like to play there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Manchester United are also believed to be in prime position to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap, and are keen to make a move for Wolves star Matheus Cunha.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While Arsenal have been linked with Sporting Lisbon&#8217;s Viktor Gyokeres and\u00a0RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Man United and Arsenal target Jonathan David confirms he will leave Lille for FREE in the summer&#8230; with one club already in &#8216;advanced talks&#8217; with the striker<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadian star Jonathan David has said he will leave Lille for free in the summer Man United and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[161,92,94,459,10042,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-103251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-instagram","12":"tag-lille","13":"tag-sport","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114511345763143639","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}