Arsenal has been monitoring several midfielders over the last few months as the Gunners look to improve their options.
Mikel Arteta’s side has struggled to keep Thomas Partey fit, while Fabio Vieira has not been performing at the desired level.
The Gunners have been targeting players like Bruno Guimaraes and Martin Zubimendi, but it seems unlikely they can secure either player.
Zubimendi is reluctant to leave Real Sociedad, while Newcastle has made Guimaraes unavailable for transfer.
This challenging situation has prompted Arsenal to explore other options. A report from Standard Sport claims their latest first-choice target is Youssouf Fofana.
The AS Monaco star has had a good season and has also been linked with moves to other top clubs.
Arsenal will be looking to seal a deal for him as soon as possible, but if he performs well at Euro 2024, more clubs are likely to show interest in his signature.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Fofana is a very fine midfielder and has done a fantastic job on Monaco’s books.
It will be interesting to see if we can pull off this transfer, considering the competition we will face in adding him to our group.
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Guimaraes has a release clause, which makes him available for transfer. If he wish to leave.
Around 70 million… Too damn much.
70 sounds about right for him from what I’ve seen tbh.
what happened to onana from everton?
Arsenal must sign 2 midfielders, not just one. We hardly lose a game when Rice operates as 8. Therefore i see him more there.
With proabaly 3 departures from our midfield, 3 new signings should be done in that area with really good 6 that can allow Rice to operate in the 8 position.
There Fofana is a good oprion because of his price tag. Skelly should also be promoted to the first team alongside Nwaneri, Chido and Duberry
Fofanas numbers are good enough and he represents a cheaper option than the competition out there. He is still a young prospect and can easily attain Guimares form at Arsenal under the guidance of Arteta.
I will be very sad if Arsenal fail to get Zubimendi or Guimeres. I don’t know much about Fofana because I have centered my expectations on either of the two aforementioned. Please Guimeres is too good to be ignored irrespective of the cost.