Arsenal are reportedly poised to reignite their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon prodigy Ousmane Diomande in January.
The Gunners are stated to have tried to signal the 19-year-old Ivory Coast centre-back this summer season however finally made only one defensive addition, bringing in Jurrien Timber from Ajax.
It could seem that Mikel Arteta’s facet’s curiosity in Diomande has not gone away, although.
In accordance with Portuguese outlet Record, Arsenal are weighing up a contemporary method within the winter switch window after failing with a £30m bid this summer season.
And the Gunners might need to cough up significantly greater than that: Sporting, the studies provides, worth Diomande at £69m.
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Diomande joined Sporting from Danish membership Midtjylland in January this yr, having impressed on mortgage with Portuguese second-tier outfit Mafra throughout the first half of the 2022/23 season.
He went on to assist his new group attain the ultimate of the Europa League, that includes in each legs of their quarter-final victory over… Arsenal.
And Diomande’s meteoric rise continues: he acquired his first senior Ivory Coast call-up this month, making his full worldwide debut in an 2024 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win in opposition to Lesotho on Saturday.
Arsenal’s continued hyperlinks with {the teenager} come after they misplaced Timber to an ACL harm simply two video games into his Gunners profession, leaving them brief at centre-half.
The Dutch worldwide, a £38m arrival in July, is predicted to overlook the remainder of the season.
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Manchester Metropolis might promote certainly one of their star males with a purpose to facilitate a large £120m signing.
In the meantime, over at Outdated Trafford, Manchester United may need simply been handed an enormous alternative to dump Jadon Sancho after his public falling out with Erik ten Hag.
And Liverpool look set to need to fend off additional advances from Saudi Arabia for Mo Salah.