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Tom Canton

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal transfer for Houssem Aouar snubbed as £12.6m bargain has uncertain future

Houssem Aouar is being dubbed the next Julian Draxler by much of the Arsenal fan base. A player who resurfaces more than a Granit Xhaka red card each summer since the first links with the club back in 2020.

Unsurprisingly, 2022 has again seen the return of the rumours - but this time Arsenal could get the Frenchman for significantly less than two years ago. Gone are the £40million-plus price tags and Aouar could be free to leave for as little as €15million (£12.6million) according to French news outlet Foot Mercato.

Despite the links to Arsenal in the summers of 2020 and 2021, Mikel Arteta has ultimately decided against the Frenchman. Arteta moved for Thomas Partey in his first summer window, and Albert Sambi Lokonga in the second.

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