ARSENAL are set to make a new bid for Lyon’s Houssem Aouar.
The Gunners have prioritised signing a midfielder this window but had a £31.2m PLUS player offer turned down by Lyon.
Arsenal are set to make a new transfer bid for Lyon’s Houssem Aouar
According to FabrizioRomano, Arsenal are in talks with Aouar’s agent ahead of an improved bid.
But Lyon have made it clear they will not entertain anything lower than their £54.5m valuation.
And they are also not interested in any move involving a swap.
Lyon’s sporting director Juninho revealed Arsenal attempted to offer Matteo Guendouzi, 21, in a deal for Aouar, 22 – but they rejected the proposal.
Juninho told Top of the Foot: “I get on very well with Edu, we spoke on the phone.
“Aouar is really appreciated by Mikel Arteta.
“Guendouzi was discussed during the call, he is a great player, but he is the wrong profile.
“We are not interested in that at all, we cut the conversation.”
Arsenal boss Arteta will need to sell this window, as they cannot afford to match Lyon’s asking price for Aouar.
Emiliano Martinez, 28, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, 32, Rob Holding, 24, and Lucas Torreira, also 24, are among those linked with an Emirates exit.
Hector Bellerin, 25, has also attracted attention from Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen and PSG.
Mikel Arteta pairs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes in Arsenal training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
