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Premier League leaders Arsenal will hope to continue their strong start to the new season when they face Hull City Saturday afternoon.
The reigning champions have so far won eight of their nine matches in the Premier League, most recently beating rivals Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield last Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s side sit three points clear at the top of the Premier League table after their last victory, and a win against the Tigers would see the Gunners go into the international break in pole position.
Ahead of that game, it has emerged that the north London outfit are one of three Premier League sides interested in a Turkish Super Lig star.
As reported by TEAMtalk, Arsenal are one of a number of English clubs monitoring Galatasaray midfielder Aleksey Batrakov.
Alonso’s Chelsea are also said to be interested in Batrakov (Photo: Maciej Rogowski/Alamy)
The report suggests that Arsenal are joined by both Chelsea and Manchester United in showing interest in the 21-year-old, who has impressed for Galatasaray so far this term.
Having joined his current side from Russian outfit Lokomotiv Moscow over the summer, Batrakov has since made a total of 12 appearances across all competitions, scoring five goals and registering three assists.
According to the report, all three Premier League clubs had scouts in attendance to watch the Russian midfielder in action in Galatasaray’s 2-0 Champions League win over Stuttgart on Tuesday, with Batrakov netting both goals.
While Chelsea and Man United are said to have been keeping tabs on the player for some time now, Arsenal are also said to have joined the race to sign the player.
Batrakov’s current contract in Istanbul is set to run until the end of the 2030/31 campaign, but it appears that the Super Lig giants could face a battle to keep hold of the player with several other teams showing interest.
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