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Arsenal plan surprise £25m Moussa Dembele transfer
Ladies and gentlemen, it is here. Transfer season is upon us. Even with the summer window not opening until June 9, Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are already well underway with their plans to revamp their failing squad as eyes are on Moussa Dembele.
Not the former Tottenham midfielder, it’s worth adding, who on his day was a hugely underrated player, but instead a former Bhoy who has not had the best of times over in La Liga with Atletico Madrid, a club well known to Arsenal following their previous summer business.
Quality strikers at a good age and with good pedigree are hard to come by. Due to that, Moussa Dembele’s name has been linked with every club in search of a new No. 9, be it Manchester United or Chelsea, who have been searching for a centre-forward in recent seasons.
Since moving to Lyon from Celtic 2018 the 24-year-old has been among the goals in Ligue 1, netting 20 in all competitions in his debut campaign and following that up with 24 in 2019/20.
I’m told Arsenal are weighing up a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele. Atletico have an option to buy but he’s had a difficult few months in Spain, on loan from Lyon. The potential fee is expected to be around £25m. #AFC https://t.co/vsVDNAVQVE
— Sam Dean (@SamJDean) May 11, 2021
Arsenal plan surprise £25m Moussa Dembele transfer from Lyon in summer window
It all went sour for Dembele this season, finding the back of the net just once in 16 outings at Lyon before joining Atletico Madrid on a six-month loan in the winter.
A string of injuries and lack of form has restricted him to just six outings with Los Rojiblancos, during which time he’s yet to register a single goal.
As per The Telegraph, Arsenal are weighing up their options up front this summer with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah set to leave which has turned their attentions to the Frenchman. The Gunners have looked into his availability with his loan spell in Spain due to end at the end of the season and Atletico unlikely to activate the £30m release clause given his non-existent goal return.
Lyon, as with all top-flight French clubs, have been hit hard by the TV licensing issues with Mediapro’s initial €3.25bn payout over four seasons lasting just four months and no buyer found for the TV rights since. Ligue 1 will be a hunting ground for sides across Europe and Les Gones’ £25m valuation could even have some wiggle room.
Are Arsenal right to make this move or should they look at other options? The report adds there are more in sight.