Arsenal to miss out on Rabiot - but is Khedira deal back on?

PSG want to keep teenager Rabiot as Real Madrid admit Di Maria and Khedira rejected contracts

PSG 's Adrien Rabiot
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Arsenal have a fight on their hands if they are to sign Adrien Rabiot before the transfer window slams shut at the end of the month. With September fast approaching Goal.com reports that the 19-year-old midfielder is being eyed up by the Gunners and AC Milan but says Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc is determined to hang on to the teenage sensation even though Thiago Motta, Yohan Cabaye, Blaise Matuidi and Marco Verratti all stand between him and regular first team football.

Asked if Rabiot was edging towards the PSG exit during a press conference on Thursday, Blanc replied: "I want Adrien Rabiot to remain in Paris." But the former Manchester United defender was forced to concede that events may be outside his control, admitting: "The decision is not mine, he might leave the club."

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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.