ARSENAL are lining up a £6million move for PSG left-back Layvin Kurzawa to help them through their defensive crisis.
The Gunners were looking to sign the 27-year-old French international as a free agent in the summer when his contract with the French champions expires.
Arsenal are hoping to sign PSG star Layvin Kurzawa in a £6m dealCredit: Getty
But now they have accelerated those plans after struggling to cope without the injured Kieran Tierney and Sead Kolasinac.
Tierney, a £25m summer signing from Celtic, managed just nine games for Arsenal before being ruled out for at least three months by a persistent shoulder problem.
And Kolasinac is now struggling with a thigh strain after recently returning from an ankle injury.
Kurzawa, who cost PSG £20m when they bought him from Monaco in 2015, was originally recommended to Arsenal by former manager Unai Emery.
And the club have continued to monitor the player who has also received the thumbs up from new boss Mikel Arteta.
The Arsenal boss admitted: “We have a lot of issues at the back and the fact that Calum Chambers has suffered a big injury has modified our plans.
“I believe we can compete for what we want with the current squad, but if this scenario changes, I’m expecting that we will go into the transfer market and try to solve this issue.
“It has to be the right player in the right financial context that we can attract.
“That’s not easy in this market but I do have a transfer wish list, just in case.”
Kurzawa, who has won 13 caps for France, has already rejected a potential move to Inter Milan and is understood to have set his sights on the Premier League.
West Ham have also been monitoring his situation but Arsenal are now at the had of the queue and believe they can conclude a deal this month.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
