Victor Osimhen has emerged in fresh Arsenal transfer discussions after talks with Galatasaray also involved Ethan Nwaneri and Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal have held conversations with the Turkish champions over possible outgoing business, with talkSPORT reportingthat Osimhen’s availability was also raised during those discussions.
The Nigeria international has been linked with Arsenal before, and sporting director Andrea Berta has previously been reported to have monitored him closely. Read Arsenal covered Berta’s interest in Osimhen earlier this year, although no deal developed at that stage.
🚨UPDATE! 💣
Victor Osimhen wants to leave Galatasaray and he has asked his agent to find a new club. 🇳🇬 🦅
Arsenal have informed Galatasaray of their desire to sign Osimhen. At this stage there’s no agreement and talks are still at an early stage.
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Arsenal transfer talks create fresh Osimhen possibility
Galatasaray’s conversations with Arsenal have largely centred on possible departures from north London.
Martinelli was the subject of a verbal offer worth around £38.5m, but the Brazilian has since made it clear that he does not want to move to Turkey.
Nwaneri has also been discussed. Arsenal are reportedly willing to listen to offers for the 19-year-old this summer, giving Galatasaray another possible route into negotiations with the Premier League champions.
The intriguing part for Arsenal is Osimhen.
TalkSPORT report that his situation came up during the discussions between the clubs, reopening a link that has existed for several transfer windows.
There is no suggestion yet that Arsenal have submitted a bid or entered advanced negotiations for the striker. However, his name entering direct club-to-club conversations is a development worth watching.
Mikel Arteta already has Viktor Gyokeres available in attack, so any move for another high-level centre-forward would raise significant questions over Arsenal’s plans for the final weeks of the window.
For now, the talks appear broader than one proposed deal. But with Arsenal attempting to reshape parts of the squad before the window closes, Osimhen has unexpectedly returned to the conversation.
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