Arsenal are reportedly the preferred destination for Ajax defender Jurrien Timber.
Timber, 22, was linked with a move to Manchester United last summer but opted to stay with his boyhood club to gain experience. It was not the most successful season for Ajax, who finished 3rd in Eredivisie and lost in the KNVB Cup final, but the versatile defender was a mainstay in the team and earned his place in the Netherlands side for the World Cup.
football.london understands that Ajax are demanding a much larger sum than the Gunners’ initial £30million offer. Dutch outlet De Telegraaf has previously claimed that Ajax are demanding in the region of £50million and transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has given an update on Arsenal’s hopes of signing the young centre-back.