Now that it has been confirmed that Aston Villa have secured the signing of one of the best free-agent midfielders on offer this summer in Youri Tielemans, it would appear that Arsenal have set themselves a higher target in trying to persuade Ilkay Gundogan to be the next player to switch from Man City to the Emirates.
It was Fabrizio Romano who broke the news about Tielemans, and now today he has confirmed that the Gunners are in the running for Gundogan as well….
It was hardly the best kept secret as our very own Per Mertesacker has already made it clear that Mikel Arteta is definitely in the mix, and may even be favourite, due to Gundogan’s previous association with the boss, not to mention Jesus and Zinchenko.
Mertesacker said (in the Metro): ‘I think the clubs are queuing.
‘Because [Mikel] Arteta knows him and we probably haven’t broken off contact, we’re in a good position.
‘I think he’ll let it all sink in first and then choose from one of the four clubs.”
Now that Gundogan has won every accolade possible at Man City, he may well decide it is time for a new challenge, and why not with Arsenal and his old coach Arteta, who are obviously going places ….
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