Arsenal lining up move for Valencia starlet Yarek Gasiorowski?
The 2005-born defender stands at 6ft 3in tall and is starting to earn his stars at senior level with Valencia after coming through the Los Che academy system.
Gasiorowski made his first-team debut for Valencia off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Mallorca on October 7, and he has since made two further substitute appearances in La Liga against Granada and Real Madrid.
Earlier this month, the teenager also made his first senior start for Valencia in a Copa del Rey clash against UD Logrones, completing the full 90 minutes at left-back in a 2-0 victory.
However, Gasiorowski's exploits in a Spain jersey have caught the eye more than anything else, as the centre-back scored a remarkable hat-trick for his nation's Under-19s in a 5-0 European Championship qualifying win over Moldova last Wednesday.
Gasiorowski — who is still registered to Valencia's B team — has a contract with Los Che until the end of the 2024-25 season, although the Spanish club can choose to extend that deal by another two years.
Valencia may be facing an uphill battle to keep hold of the highly-rated Spaniard, though, as AS claims that Arsenal are monitoring his progress and have had their eye on him for a while.
The Gunners supposedly wanted to sign Gasiorowski some time ago, but they were prevented from doing so by Brexit regulations, which state that English clubs cannot sign players under 18 years of age.
Instead, Red Bull Salzburg supposedly tried and failed to sign him with an offer of €5m (£4.4m) before the teenager made his first-team breakthrough with Valencia, but Arsenal are now back in the race following Gasiorowski's 18th birthday in
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