Premier League side Arsenal have recently been linked with Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar and now according to the latest updates, the Gunners have finally made progress in this deal.
Recently, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano had claimed that Mikel Arteta as well the Arsenal board have a liking towards the 22-year-old.
“For sure what I can guarantee is that the Arsenal board is in love with Aouar, Mikel Arteta is also in love with Aouar,” Romano had told Lee Gunner in an interview.
“For sure they will try but many other clubs have tried, there are rumours here in Italy with Juventus.”
And now, Romano has further claimed that Arsenal have made contact with Aouar’s agents(but the talks are still in their initial stages).
Lyon’s sporting director Juninho has already hinted that the club would be open to selling some of their best players(including Houssem Aouar) due to the effect of the prolonged lockdown.
He told Le10 Sport, as per the Express: “In the absence of arrivals, I rather think that there will be departures.
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“Houssem Aouar? When you have great players in the squad, it is quite logical that other bigger teams and with greater economic power come to seek those players.
“There is a risk of losing important players. If we lose important players, I have already spoken with the president, we will have the right to balance the squad.”
Now we will just have to wait and see if the Gunners can afford to pay the demanded €60 odd million for Houssem Aouar.
