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Bulgarian Socialist leader Kornelia Ninova speaks at a polling station in the parliamentary elections in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 4 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

Turkish football club Fenerbahçe on Jan. 16 hinted at signing Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil.

Using the yellow-blue hearts, colors of Fenerbahçe, and sand watch emojis, Özil responded to the club's tweet in which they wrote a line from a song of Turkish singer Tarkan: "Come! Let's be like night and day."

SOCCER: Reports say PAOK has agreed terms with Arsenal to buy the London club's 23-year-old striker Chuba Akpom for just over 1 million euros. The England Under-21 international may be in Thessaloniki as early as on Monday.

BBC - Arsene Wenger is to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22-year reign as manager.

The Frenchman departs a year before his latest contract was due to expire.

The Gunners are sixth in the league and set to miss out on a top-four spot for the second straight season, with their hopes of reaching the Champions League resting on winning the Europa League.

Arsenal has signed defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Greek side PAS Giannina for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

Mavropanos, 20, made his senior debut in November 2016 and has featured in 16 games across all competitions for the Superleague Greece side this campaign.

Ludogorets ended 0-0 in a visit to Istanbul Basaksehir in the first game in group C of the Europa League tournament. Reports Sportal. 

The draw may be seen as waste more by the players of the Bulgarian champion who made a very strong first half. Jody Lukoki, Wanderson and Joao Paulo missed good opportunities to score or were denied by Volcan Babacan, the keeper of the hosts. 

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored a contender for goal of the season when he blasted home a 30-meter volley to help his team cruise past Galatasaray 4-1 to finish second in Champions League Group D on Dec. 9.
   

Alexis Sanchez's first Arsenal goal earned his side a nervy 1-0 victory over Beşiktaş on Aug. 27 that saw them squeeze into the Champions League for the 17th consecutive season.

Alexis Sanchez's first Arsenal goal earned his side a nervy 1-0 victory over Beşiktaş on Aug. 27 that saw them squeeze into the Champions League for the 17th consecutive season.

A Demba Ba hat-trick sent Beşiktaş into the Champions League playoff round at the expense of former winners Feyenoord on Aug. 6.

The Black Eagles, who finished third in the Turkish Super League last season,
only qualified in a knock-on effect because champions Fenerbahçe are
serving the second of a two-year ban over domestic match-fixing in 2011.