Arsenal are keeping tabs on Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby, according to German outlet SportBILD.
The north Londoners, as well as Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain, are said to be keen to sign the French international this summer following a stellar Bundesliga season that has seen Diaby net nine goals and provide a further six assists from just 26 league outings. It is also claimed that Leverkusen want to sell him for around quadruple the price they bought him for back in 2019 (£13.2million.)
This would price any potential move at around £52.8 million, a sum that would make him the most expensive signing of the Mikel Arteta reign if the Spaniard does decide to bring the 23-year-old to the Emirates Stadium. Like Arsenal superstar Bukayo Saka, Diaby is a right-winger that likes to cut in on his preferred left foot.
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German transfer Christian Falk reported last month that the tricky attacker could leave Leverkusen this summer, with the Gunners retaining an interest. Writing for CaughtOffside, Falk said: "I've today (March 10) been in Leverkusen to meet Rudi Voller and Florian Wirtz, who is a target of many clubs in Europe, but has decided to stay in Leverkusen minimum until 2024 for the European Championship.
"When I entered the lift in Leverkusen’s Club Center, Simon Rolfes, Leverkusen’s sporting director, was already in. He told me that he saw the many rumours about Premier League interest in six players of his, several of which I wrote about in my last column.
"He joked that he now has a lot of work to do because of that. One player in this column was: Moussa Diaby. Arsenal still have an interest in Diaby. The Bayer Leverkusen star’s agents are in contact with the club."
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