Arsenal are now among a large swathe of clubs keeping tabs on Cardiff City defender Dylan Lawlor, according to reports.
TEAMtalk claim that the Gunners, Chelsea and Liverpool have “entered the frame” to sign the 19-year-old, who has been in impressive form for club and country.
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Lawlor has already been scouted by several other teams, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Newcastle, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
However, it appears Mikel Arteta’s side are also weighing up a potential bid for the teenager in the New Year.
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Lawlor has come through Cardiff’s academy, having made his senior debut against Aston Villa in the FA Cup last February. He played 81 minutes before being substituted in the 2-0 defeat.
The centre-back’s next appearance came on the final day of last season, starting the 4-2 defeat to Norwich City.
Since Cardiff’s relegation to League One, Lawlor has played pretty regularly, having started 15 times in all competitions this campaign.
Lawlor has also made a name for himself at international level
Despite playing in the third tier of English football, Wales boss Craig Bellamy called up the centre-half for the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan back in September.
Lawlor started the fixture and played the full 90 minutes as Wales kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. Speaking after the game, former Cardiff and Wales midfielder Joe Ledley said:
“I thought he was magnificent. The way he conducted himself, it’s like he’s been in the team for many years.”
Bellamy subsequently selected him in his squads for the October and November internationals. Last month, he played full games against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia, keeping clean sheets in both, and taking his total number of caps to 3.
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