Arsenal is the latest club to join the race for the highly sought-after Youssouf Fofana as he continues to impress at AS Monaco.
The French club is expected to secure a spot in the Champions League next season, and Fofana is one of their top performers who will help them achieve that goal.
His form for the Ligue 1 side has attracted the attention of several top European clubs, including PSG.
However, the French champions are not alone in their pursuit, as Arsenal has now entered the race, as reported by Fichajes.
Arsenal is looking to bolster their squad in the summer, and their midfield could be a position that they will look to improve at the end of the current campaign.
The Gunners consider Fofana to be good enough for their squad, and he could become the long-term replacement for Thomas Partey, who is rumoured to leave at the end of this season.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Fofana has been doing well in the French top flight and is often in the news as a player who will join a top European side this summer.
We need a long-term replacement for the injury-prone Partey and must decide if the Ghanaian will remain on our books beyond this term or if we need to sign a replacement.
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Exactly the midfielder Arsenal needs.
Bring him in and let give Thomas a year extension to make up for the injuries as he will be needed and can be rotated with Fofana until he’s ready to permantly take it and Thomas can go for a small fee next summer. Its a long Season ahead and when Partey is on it there’s nobody better and best Fofana see ls it up close and personal for a year.
Jorginho & Elneny both leaving on freebies and I’d say Lokonga will be moved on.
Partey Rice Ode starts as much as we can and Fofana Smithrowe Vieria can cover quite abit.
Next question is who’s the CF coming in along with a winger to replace Nketiah & Nelson plus move Jesus out of that CF role he isn’t suited too. Winger at best but a good one at that.
After those 2 signings we can then focus on the GK & LB situations
Sean you are not being realistic. Partey WILL be leaving this summer and that ought to be plain,IF you think PROPERLY.
Whatever you may wish, our manager knows he cannot be relied upon, being injury prone.
It would be stupid to keep a playerany longer whjo wont be fit to play much at all and MA is NOT stupid.
Parteys leaving, so get used to it.
Fair point but can he not cover or rotate as we have a back up in Fofana, what if he picks up an injury like Timber?
Leaves us very short in midfield as Elneny & Jorginho leaving or are we buying another or letting Lokonga come back into the fold
Keeping an “injury prone” Partey, of whom when fit, is unplayable is better than keeping Elneny and some other players.
Therefore, I’d give him an a year or two extension and sign his replacement.
Sean, it’s taken all season to see the line up of Rice, Odegaard and Partey perform and that performance against chelsea saw just how good it will be for the rest of the season.
As we can see, it is going to cost the club nigh on £60 million if we are to replace him, while we have more pressing areas to concentrate on…. IF Thomas can remain fit and our last four games will give him the opportunity to prove himself capable of doing just that, we won’t improve that midfield.
With four “cup finals” including spuds away and with city breathing down our necks, he will need to be at 100% and, if he proves his worth, why would MA contemplate selling him?
Fair comment
@jon partey stays, he has one more year with us.