“No, no offers” Sheffield United reject that Arsenal have bid for Berge

Arsenal’s projected bid

Reports emerged yesterday the Arsenal hand made a bid for Sheffield United midfielder Sander Berge.

Arsenal’s opening offer for Sander Berge has fallen short of Sheffield’s valuation of the player. [@Jeunesfooteux via @Sport_Witness]

— Z (@ZRAFC) May 17, 2021

The Norwegian international joined the Blades from Belgian side Genk during the 2020 January transfer window but was unable to aid in their survival bid as they return to the Championship after 2 seasons in the top flight.

Like many clubs, Sheffield United face the daunting possibility of losing many of their top players as Premier League sides aim to pillage cheaper deals from the three relegated clubs.

Arsenal are looking out for the opportunity to strengthen their midfield after a disappointing season which saw injuries to Thomas party in the first half of the campaign.

Dani Ceballos will return to Real Madrid after a disappointing second season at the Emirates. Granit Xhaka could also leave and Mohamed Elneny is not see as a first team quality player and more so a supporting member of the squad.

No bid for Berge

Despite the reports that the gunners had made a beard it has now come out directly from Sheffield United that this is not the case.

“No, no offers. We know how things work,” said interim boss Paul Heckingbottom.

OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 10: Sander Gard Bolin Berge of Norway during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Czech Republic v Norway at Ullevaal Stadion on June 10, 2017 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Trond Tandberg/Getty Images)

“If there is anything happening for our players it’s bubbling away behind the scenes until windows open and things can possibly happen, but it is all paper talk.

“Most of the questions you get asked about possible targets never ever comes to fruition.

“Ninety-odd percent of it will never surface. At the minute it is all just rumour and speculation. We’ve had no bids for our players.”

Whether this is purely a way to keep discussions behind closed doors is unknown but a possibility.

Alternatively, Arsenal may be looking at other targets such as Yves Bissouma from Brighton.

The Malian midfielder is reportedly available for a sizeable fee should the Gunners want him.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	36	47	83
2	Manchester United FC	36	28	70
3	Leicester City FC	36	21	66
4	Chelsea FC	36	22	64
5	Liverpool FC	36	21	63
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	36	22	59
7	West Ham United FC	36	10	59
8	Everton FC	36	3	56
9	Arsenal FC	36	12	55
10	Leeds United	36	4	53
11	Aston Villa FC	36	7	49
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	36	-14	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	36	-21	44
14	Southampton FC	36	-16	43
15	Burnley FC	36	-18	39
16	Newcastle United FC	36	-19	39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	36	-5	38
18	Fulham FC	36	-24	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	36	-37	26
20	Sheffield United FC	36	-43	20

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC		11
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC		10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion		10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC		8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC		8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC		8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United		8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC		8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC		8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC		7
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC		7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC		7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC		7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6