{"id":1808,"date":"2026-08-02T17:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:21:42","slug":"arsenal-and-liverpool-chasing-england-defender-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1808","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal and Liverpool chasing England defender | Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3CYR0PM-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arsenal and Liverpool chasing England defender | Shoot\" title=\"Arsenal and Liverpool chasing England defender | Shoot\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Premier League champions Arsenal face La Liga outfit Girona in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side\u2019s only match of the summer so far was a 3-0 win over League One side MK Dons in a behind-closed-doors friendly at their training ground last week, but the Spaniard will want to see his side impress when they face Girona.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners will then have further friendlies against Real Betis, Borussia Dortmund and Como, before facing Manchester City in the Community Shield at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it appears that Arsenal are interested in an England defender.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/08\/01\/arsenal-target-ezri-konsa-interested-in-gunners-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CaughtOffside<\/a>, both Arsenal and rivals Liverpool are keeping tabs on Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims that the two sides are both interested in Konsa, who impressed for England at the World Cup in North America this summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_126538\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoot.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3CYR0PM-scaled.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-126538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Konsa is a target for Arsenal and Liverpool (Photo: Sportimage Ltd\/Alamy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Konsa, 28, joined the Villans from Brentford back in 2019 and has since made a total of 286 appearances for his current club across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the 28-year-old would be \u2018interested\u2019 in a move to The Emirates to join the reigning Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are on the hunt for defensive reinforcements and Konsa has emerged high on their list of potential targets.<\/p>\n<p>While Villa\u2019s \u00a360 million asking price for the centre-back is considered high by Arsenal, the report notes that the Gunners have not yet ruled themselves out of a move to sign the defender.<\/p>\n<p>Konsa\u2019s current contract at Villa Park is set to run until the end of the 2027\/28 campaign, but it remains to be seen whether or not Villa can hold on to the player beyond the end of the current transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Article End -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League champions Arsenal face La Liga outfit Girona in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. 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