After huge Arsenal offer, player refuses to sign renewal – Potential move in upcoming windows

Arsenal lost Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal in the summer and replaced them with David Luiz and Kieran Tierney in the same window.

The Gunners also agreed a deal for William Saliba, who will spend this campaign on loan at Saint-Étienne.

Last month, reports coming out of Germany explained the Europa League runners-up wanted to sign RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano.

Wednesday’s edition of Sport Bild now explains Barcelona and English clubs are interested in the 21-year-old and then they talk about the north London club, whose €60m bid was turned down in the last window.

The centre-back’s contract with his current employer runs down in 2021 and has a release clause of €80m. It’s reported Leipzig want to get rid of the buyout clause, which is why they want to offer him a new deal. 

Unfortunately for them, Upamecano’s plan is to take the next step, which would be to find another club. Therefore, his chances of signing an extension with Leipzig are ‘zero’.

Kicker earlier explained the player’s release clause will drop down to €60m next summer and this has also been reported by L’Equipe in France.