It will surprise nobody that Arsenal are expected to compete for the signature of Thomas Lemar once again this January. The Gunners bid £90million last summer, but the move was rejected by the player himself, will Monaco falling over themselves in shock at the valuation.
The Mail on Sunday explains that a winter offer would be ‘well below the £90million they offered in August’, but should still entice the French side. Lemar, after all, is out of form, and Monaco are out of the Champions League.
There is also the fact that Arsenal are bidding with their money, and are not helped by the £60m which would have funded a summer move. But that does not mean they will receive no outside help.
Rob Draper adds that Barcelona are so interested in signing Mesut Ozil that although they could open negotiations to sign him for free in the summer, Barca ‘may accelerate the process’ by bidding £16m in January. Arsenal are ‘contemplating’ the potential cut-price sales of both Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, having presumably only just realised they could leave for free in a few months.
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