DONE DEAL!! Arsenal has finally agreed a fee of £21M plus Add ons with the club for the European biggest prospect – medical ongoing already
Arsenal have agreed a fee of £21million plus add ons with Brighton for Leandro Trossard football.london understands. The Belgian will arrive at the Emirates on a deal until 2027 with the option to extend by a further year.
The Gunners are thought to have entered talks to sign the 28-year-old forward after missing out on their No. 1 target Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea earlier on this month. The move would make Trossard Arsenal’s first signing of the January transfer window as Edu looks to answer Mikel Arteta’s call for more firepower in his squad.
Arsenal are thought to be pushing hard to ensure that the player is available for Sunday’s clash with Manchester United. The deal would have to be concluded by midday on Friday for that to be the case.
Diaby price tag
Bayer Leverkusen star Moussa Diaby was another player who Arsenal were reportedly looking to sign in the summer transfer window. But, due to how late in the window the Gunners seemed to register interest in him, a deal seemed too difficult to complete as Bayer Leverkusen were reluctant to sell.
According to German journalist Patrick Berger, Arsenal are again very interested in Diaby after the Mykhailo Mudryk deal collapsed. He understands there has been initial talks between the Gunners and Leverkusen, but the Bundesliga side don’t want to sell the French winger in January.
“Summer transfer more likely,” Berger says. “Price tag €75million (£68million) + huge bonuses.”
Writing in his column for CaughtOffside, Fabrizio Romano gave the latest update on his future in Germany which seems to indicate a transfer away will not be happening any time soon.
“Another appreciated player was Moussa Diaby but Bayer Leverkusen considers him untouchable as of now. They are also offering him a new deal.”
Shock interest in Bournemouth star
Big-money moves for Raphinha and Moussa Diaby have been considered as Mykhailo Mudryk alternatives by Arsenal before they ultimately chose to pursue a move for Trossard and now the Gunners could be eyeing another possible bargain deal for a Premier League winger.
That attacker in question is Bournemouth star Jaidon Anthony, who was on the books of Arsenal as a youth player, with their interest coming as quite a shock considering he has started only four of the Cherries’ 19 games so far this season.
Anthony did feature in 45 of Bournemouth’s 46 Championship matches as they won promotion last season, scoring eight goals and contributing seven assists and Arteta could play a role in helping him redevelop as a player, especially as his attributes directly correlate with what the Spaniard wants from his wingers.
The 23-year-olds contract at Vitality Stadium expires in 2023 and he is valued at £3.5million CIES Football Observatory.
