Leandro Trossard is ‘increasingly likely’ to leave Arsenal after two Premier League clubs made ‘concrete offers’ for the Gunners winger.
Trossard, who joined Arsenal in a £27m deal from Brighton in 2023, has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Arsenal this summer.
The Gunners spent over £50m to sign England winger Noni Madueke and remain interested in signing a new left-winger as well as Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze.
Trossard was linked with Bayern Munich in the summer but the Bundesliga champions have bolstered Vincent Kompany’s attacking options with the £65.5m signing of Luis Diaz from Liverpool.
Belgium international Trossard has attracted interest from Bayern’s Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund, who are ‘monitoring’ his situation at the Emirates Stadium, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.
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Trossard has two years left on his current Arsenal contract but looks set for a summer switch as he has also received ‘concrete offers’ from two unnamed Premier League clubs.
It is easy to see the appeal of signing Trossard; the 30-year-old has scored 27 goals over the past two seasons and was a key player for Brighton before his move to north London.
While Arsenal are yet to formally respond to any offer for Trossard, The Times say they are ‘increasingly likely’ to cash in and are hopeful of starting a bidding war between interested parties.
Trossard’s sale would boost Arsenal’s transfer kitty after some expensive signings and help fund moves for other targets, potentially including Eze.
Arsenal’s summer transfer window
INCOMINGS
Viktor Gyokeres
Cristhian Mosquera
Noni Madueke
Christian Norgaard
Martin Zubimendi
Kepa Arrizabalaga
OUTGOINGS
Jorginho
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Elian Quesada-Thorn
Kieran Tierney
Raheem Sterling
Neto
Nuno Tavares
Marquinhos
Takehiro Tomiyasu
While Arsenal are open to a summer sale, Trossard has also began to consider his next move and is aware that if he stays put, he will face even more competition for game-time next season.
As well as signing Madueke this summer, Arsenal have strengthened Arteta’s squad with the additions of Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Asked about the club’s transfer plans after the pre-season friendly win over Newcastle United on Sunday, Arteta said: ‘Let’s see what happens.
‘The market is still going on and we’ll have to balance that out with the squad as well. I think we’ll be open to see what happens.’
The likes of Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares and Takehiro Tomiyasu have left the Premier League runners-up and Champions League semi-finalists this summer.
Arsenal are also in talks to sell £35m signing Fabio Vieira to Premier League rivals West Ham, while Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko could yet leave.
Arteta’s side continue their pre-season schedule on Thursday with a clash against north London rivals Tottenham. Their first Premier League game is on August 17 against Manchester United.
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