{"id":764784,"date":"2026-02-14T21:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/764784\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:42:31","slug":"manchester-united-hold-talks-to-sign-striker-who-arsenal-thought-theyd-already-landed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/764784\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United hold talks to sign striker who Arsenal thought they&#8217;d already landed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=arsenalinsider.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal could once again be set to run into Manchester United as they look to win the battle for young striker, Igor Tyjon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/transfers\/arsenal-now-leading-race-to-sign-highly-coveted-striker-he-wants-out-of-his-current-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal are keen on Tyjon<\/a> and have already earmarked him as a signing they expect to make in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>With the Gunners spending big money in recent windows on big-name talents, there is an element of ensuring they plan for the future under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/tag\/andrea-berta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Berta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Predict the score of Arsenal vs Wigan Athletic and tell us who will win the Man of the Match award! <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1308275537-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the FA Cup trophy\" class=\"wp-image-183412\" \/>Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p>However, with no deal struck with Tyjon or Blackburn Rovers just yet, the race remains wide open and now, Arsenal could see Manchester United step on their toes.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have held talks to sign Igor Tyjon<\/p>\n<p>Like any top young talent in the country, Igor Tyjon is being watched by all the biggest and best clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are right in there in the mix to land him but according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/manchester-united-arsenal-igor-tyjon-blackburn-rovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TeamTalk<\/a>, so are Man United.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s claimed that United are among the other clubs to have held talks with Tyjon over completing a summer move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2234051797-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"England v Morocco - Men's U18 International\" class=\"wp-image-176991\" \/>Photo by Fran Santiago \u2013 The FA\/The FA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Tyjon and his representatives are well aware of the options he has on the table and are in a position to hold out for the best offer.<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn, meanwhile, will be due some sort of compensation but will be powerless to stop Tyjon moving on.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal will be getting sick of Man United <\/p>\n<p>If United do beat Arsenal to the signing of Igor Tyjon, it will be another occasion of the Red Devils taking one of the top young talents from under the Gunners\u2019 noses.<\/p>\n<p>We saw before how United tempted Chido Obi Martin to Old Trafford and he is expected to make an impact in the coming seasons.<\/p>\n<p> Real Madrid tell Arsenal they will not sell Endrick. Who should the Gunners sign instead? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2171901510-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Endrick celebrates during a Real Madrid game\" class=\"wp-image-192481\" \/>Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU\/AFP via Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p>Tyjon\u2019s career path is on a similar sort of path and while he has some experience at Blackburn already, he\u2019s very much a raw talent.<\/p>\n<p>Still, these are the sort of youngsters Arsenal need to be looking to bring in and if they lose out to United again, then alarm bells might start to ring somewhere in the club.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Arsenal content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Arsenal could once again be set to run into Manchester United as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,224199,2465,16,15],"class_list":["post-764784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-igor-tyjon","tag-manchester","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116071166789268927","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764784","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=764784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}