Arsenal hopes of signing Carvalho and Nastasic on ice

Chelsea set to win battle for Portuguese midfielder as Juventus come in for City defender

William Carvalho
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A day after John Terry accepted the ice bucket challenge Chelsea are now preparing to pour cold water over Arsenal's plan to sign William Carvalho.

According to the Daily Star the Blues are "set to bid £35m" for a player both Arsenal and Manchester United have targeted. Describing the reports emanating from Portugal as "sensational", the normally shy and retiring Star adds that Chelsea's "monster bid" will blow their rivals out of the water and ensure that the Sporting Lisbon midfielder heads to the Bridge.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.