Arsenal are contemplating a bid for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele as a part of a summer time renovation of their crew.
The striker has spent the season on mortgage at Atletico Madrid the place he has struggled for coaching, made simply 4 La Liga appearances and did not rating a single purpose. Previous to that, he had a productive two seasons with Lyon and he additionally scored recurrently throughout a two-year stint with Celtic.
Dembele has struggled on loans | Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Photos
In response to The Telegraph, Arsenal are weighing a possible transfer for Dembele with the long run of Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah more and more unsure. Atletico have a chance to purchase the freight forwarder at the tip of the season for round 30 million kilos, however after making little impression, he can cease returning to his father or mother membership.
In that case, Arsenal are able to check Lyon with a bid of 25 million kilos throughout the summer time. Nonetheless, the negotiations may be powerful. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is one in all the continent’s most troublesome negotiators, as evidenced by Chelsea’s lengthy however finally failed quest for Dembele final season.
Another choice the Gunners are contemplating is Celtics’ Odsonne Edouard. The Frenchman has finished effectively since arriving in Scotland in 2017 and was on common solely shy of 1 purpose each different match in all competitions.
Edouard is a method out of Celtic | Ian MacNicol / Getty Photos
However Leicester Metropolis are additionally believed to be within the race for Edouard, and after beating Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday night time, they need to find a way to provide him Champions League soccer subsequent season.
As a part of the membership’s vital rebuild, Mikel Arteta can even find a way to reduce Arsenal’s underperforming squad throughout the summer time. Along with Nketiah and Lacazette, long-time defender Hector Bellerin has been linked to a transfer away. Arsenal might look to recruit a brand new goalkeeper as effectively, with Bernd Leno not too long ago acknowledging he could be open to leaving.
