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Chelsea vs Arsenal for Konate

Chelsea and Arsenal are leading the chase for Senegal international striker Moussa Konate.

The 22-year-old, who plays for Swiss club Sion and is rated at £10million, hit five goals at the London 2012 Olympics and Tottenham, West Ham and Everton are also interested.

Konate joined Sion from Russian side Krasnodar last year and has also played for Genoa in Italy and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. He has won 10 caps for Senegal and is under contract with Sion until 2018.

Agent Antoine Issa Kossoko said: “Lots of English clubs are interested in Moussa – Chelsea and Arsenal scouts are keeping an eye on him – but he is not obsessed with the Premier League and will consider good offers from Germany, Spain or England.

“Hannover, Mainz and Bruges were keen on him this summer, offering up to £6m. But Sion said they would not sell for less than £10m.”

Coquelin worry

Injured: Coquelin could miss Wednesday's game (
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Arsenal are likely to be without defensive midfielderFrancis Coquelin for Wednesday's north London derby.

Coquelin landed awkwardly after jumping for a header in the first half of the 2-0 defeat away to Chelsea and had to receive treatment on his knee.

And Arsene Wenger revealed after the game that the Frenchman is almost certain to miss the midweek game.

“It is a little knee injury, ” said Wenger. “I don’t know how long it will be - certainly not for midweek. I don’t know yet how long.”

Wenger vs Mourinho part 4673985

Snub: Wenger heads down the tunnel (
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Arsene Wenger once again snubbed a post-match handshake with managerial rival Jose Mourinho after Arsenal's defeat at Chelsea this afternoon.

Wenger shook hands with Mourinho before kick-off, but went straight down the touchline as the final whistle blew and the Blues celebrated only their second Premier League victory of the season.

The Frenchman slammed referee Mike Dean's display after the game, calling his performance 'weak'.

He said: "I would not like to be Mike Dean tonight. Costa twice should be sent off. He hits him [Koscielny] in the face on purpose. In every game he has aggravation and he gets away with it because of the weakness of the referee.

"We knew before the game he is only looking at that. Gabriel should not have responded at all but the two sending offs for us and Costa staying on the pitch is a shame."

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Gunners eyeing Marseille youngster

Target: Could Batshuayi move to Arsenal? (
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Arsenal are planning a January swoop for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, according to the Daily Star.

Arsene Wenger is keen to strengthen his strikeforce when the window reopens, having failed to sign an outfield player during the summer sales.

Batshuayi, a 21-year-old Belgium international, would likely cost in the region of £22million.

Wenger was criticised for his failure to land a striker over the summer, and has been hit with the news Danny Welbeck is facing an elongated spell on the sidelines.

Benzema 'wanted Arsenal move'

Missed out: Benzema stayed with Real (
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Karim Benzema reportedly wanted to move to Arsenal, but was prevented from doing so by Los Blancos president Florentino Perez.

That is according to the Daily Mail, who say Benzema is one of Perez's favourite players.

The Frenchman has scored three times in three La Liga appearances so far this term, and looks settled at the Bernabeu once again.

Benzema was linked with a £40million switch to the Emirates.

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