Arsenal ‘following’ potential transfer target as striker eyes move

Arsenal secured an impressive 1-0 win over Manchester City over the weekend. Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to score the winner four minutes from time.

Mikel Arteta’s side are now sat in joint-top of the Premier Legaue along with rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Here is a look at some of the latest news and rumours coming out of the club...

Striker latest

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is keen on a move to Arsenal in the January transfer window. That’s accordiing to a report by the Daily Mail, who claim the England international, who has one cap under his belt so far in his career, is ‘coveting’ the Gunners with his long-term future at the Gtech Community Stadium up in the air at this moment in time.

The Bees swooped to land the attacker from Peterborough United whilst they were in the Championship and he fired them to promotion to the top flight under Thomas Frank in his first season at the club. He has been prolific for the London club since joining them and has chipped in with 68 goals in 124 games in all competitions to date.

Winger eyed

Spanish news outlet Fichajes claim Arsenal are ‘following’ Ousmane Dembele’s situation at PSG ahead of a future move along with league rivals Chelsea and Newcastle United. The 26-year-old only joined the Ligue 1 giants in the summer but is already being linked with a move away due to initially struggling to hit form.

He made his name at Rennes and landed a transfer to Barcelona as a youngster in 2017. The pacey attacker then spent six years on the books at Camp Nou and went on to play 185 matches for the La Liga outfit altogether, finding the net on 40 occasions, and helping them win seven major trophies.