According to reports, Arsenal are interested in signing 20-year old RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano.
Upamecano joined Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 on a transfer fee of €10 million. So far, the 20-year old has made 75 appearances for The Bulls, scoring three goals. This season, Upamecano made only 22 appearances for Leipzig. He could have made more appearances but his season was hampered by a knee injury. However, he did start and play the entirety of Leipzig’s final Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen and appeared as a substitute in their DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich.
Unai Emery is eager to bolster Arsenal’s squad in the summer and the club need some reinforcements in the backline. Shkodran Mustafi has had a forgettable season while age is not quite on Laurent Koscielny’s side. Sokratis has done well and the Gunners do have Rob Holding and Kostas Mavropanos. However, they need more and Upamecano could be a suitable addition in the summer. With the possibility of Samuel Umtiti leaving Barcelona being slim, Arsenal could do with Upamecano.
RB Leipzig though may not be too willing to let go of him and if they do, they will certainly demand a large sum from Arsenal.
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