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League winners are starting to believe £33.6m Arsenal target will stay with them

Mark Marston
Mark Marston

Arsenal have been patient in the summer transfer window with the emphasis evidently on quality over quantity.

Riccardo Calafiori joined Arsenal from Bologna earli🅷er in the window after an impressive Euro 20ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ24 campaign with Italy.

The Gunners have been💖 in talks to sign Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad, though, that deal seems to have 🔯gone quiet in recent ꧅days.

Now, it ha🌸s just emerged, that one of their rumoured wing-back targets looks set to remain at his current club.

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Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images

Bayer Leverkusen confident of keeping Jeremie Frimpong

Arsenal have been linked with Jeremie Frimpong this summer with Mikel Arteta evidently eager to sign a more attackin𓄧g right back.

Though, despite Frimpong’s desire to move to the Premier League, Bayer Leverkusen are𝕴 growing increasingly confident that🐼 he’ll stay.

The Netherlands internationཧal is considered a vital player by manager Xavi Alonso, although, Plettenberg stressed that interest remains and it could be a transfer to watch on deadline day.

So, perhaps A🎐rsenal a൩ren’t completely out of the race just yet.

Arsenal should consider specialist winger instead

Instead of Frimpon꧃g, Arsenal should look to sign a specialis🗹t winger instead as Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both adept right-backs.

So, Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane should certainly be on their radar as should Baris Alper Yilmaz, who would provide d🍷epth in a number of areas.

Yilmaz is of interest to Arsenal but they’re yet to make a formal approac✤h for the Galatasaray wide player, who can operate 🅰at full-back.

The Turkey international is expected to cost suitors around £25m, thouඣgh, that price tag could be negotiated🎃 down.