With limited funds at their disposal this summer, Arsenal will have to be careful and smart with their transfer business.
Continuing to shape the squad is a necessity for Unai Emery, but doing so will be difficult on such a limited budget.
That has led them to look atĀ options they might be able to get relatively cheap, and Christopher Nkunku is one such player.
The Gunners were keen on him back in January but could only afford a loan deal, something PSG werenāt interested in. We examined the details of those negotiations last week, courtesy of LāEquipe.
Todayās edition of the newspaper provides an update on the 21-year-old, and it doesnāt look good for the Gunners. They report that while they remain āon the lookoutā for the player,Ā it’s more expected he’ll complete a move to RB Leipzig.
A meeting isĀ set for next week with the Bundesliga club, who are hoping to make the deal happen for a price between ā¬18m and ā¬20m. That price may still be tempting to Arsenal, although that small transfer budget could be a hindrance.
LāEquipe also provide an update on the futures of several other PSG stars, namely Thomas Meunier and Julian Draxler.
The club are looking to move both on, but Draxlerās wages are proving an issue for any interested parties. Heās likely to remain if no suitor can be found, given Thomas Tuchel likes him.
Meunier, meanwhile, has a year left on his contract and will either ābe sold on at a good priceā or given a new deal. Both players have been linked with Arsenal in the past, and this could be the perfect opportunity for them to negotiate a decent deal on the pair of them, given PSGās openness to a sale.