Arsenal’s talks with £50m-rated star striker confirmed as West Ham eye Gunners defender

Arsenal are putting the final touches on their preparations for Thursday night’s huge north London derby.

The Gunners and Tottenham are just four points apart in the top four race as we head into the final three games.

Arsenal lead the way currently, and they can take comfort from their four-point advantage, but they won’t want to give Spurs any encouragement heading into the final two games.

As the build-up continues for the big game, we have rounded up all the latest Gunners transfer rumours.

Jesus talks

Gabriel Jesus’ agent, Marcelo Pettinati, has revealed that he is in talks with Arsenal over the striker ahead of this summer.

“We had talks with Arsenal about Gabriel Jesus,” he told the Guardian. “We like the project - it’s a possibility we’re discussing.

“There are six more clubs interested in Gabriel. He’s focused on the final games with Man City; we’ll see.”

The Brazilian ace is said to be valued at around £50m by the Citizens, as they look to off-set their investment in Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland.

Mavropanos interest

West Ham are said to be pursuing a deal for Arsenal star Konstantinos Mavropanos.

Mavropanos has only managed seven Premier League appearances since arriving in 2018, completing two loan spells since.

And BILD say West Ham are willing to pay as much as £17million to land the centre-back this summer as they gear up for another season in Europe.

Sevilla pass on Pepe

Another player to have been tipped for an exit is winger Nicolas Pepe, who has also disappointed since his big-money move in 2019.

Though, in Pepe’s case, it’s bad news, with Estadio Deportivo reporting Sevilla are not likely to make a move for him this summer.

Reports had claimed Sevilla could make a move, but it now seems likely the Ivory Coast international will have to look elsewhere.

The news is also concerning for Arsenal, who will be desperate to land some sort of windfall from the winger, even if it is inevitable they lose money overall.