Arsenal are interested in signing Leandro Trossard in January, football.london understands. Edu is understood to be in talks with Brighton over a move for the forward, who seems to have fallen out of favour with Roberto De Zerbi.
The Belgium international has scored seven and assisted three goals in 16 Premier League appearances this season and is seen as someone who can offer depth to the Arsenal squad. Mikel Arteta is keen on securing a winger this window after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk. Chelsea hijacked the Gunners' move for the Ukraine star and completed an £88million deal to make him Graham Potter's fifth signing this month.
Trossard has just six months remaining on his current contract with Brighton but the Sussex side retain the option to extend his deal by a further 12 months. Tottenham are also believed to be interested in the player, with Antonio Conte making it clear he wants to add new players to his squad.
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Trossard was dropped from the Brighton team that beat Liverpool at the weekend as the forward's agent released a statement demanding his client is granted a transfer exit out of the club.
Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar has had previous dealings involving transfers with Brighton, agreeing a £50million deal to sign Ben White from the Seagulls in 2021, whilst Spurs have also done business with the south-coast club recently after signing Yves Bissouma in the summer.
Spurs are believed to have verbally offered £12million for Trossard - which was rejected out of hand – while Arsenal are locked in talks over a deal of their own. But how much will the Gunners have to pay to land the Belgian?
A report from talkSPORT suggests Brighton are prepared to grant Trossard his wish and let him leave in the January transfer window, but only if an interested club pays their asking price of £25millon. That is over twice what Tottenham value the attacker at, but Brighton will not be ‘bullied’ in negotiations, whilst Arsenal also value Trossard below their £25million valuation.
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