Edu can secure clever Arsenal boost over Bayern Munich with agreement before Champions League
Arsenal will compete with Europe's biggest clubs in the summer transfer window once again at the end of the season after another year competing at the top in domestic and European competitions.
The Gunners are currently top of the Premier League, leading Liverpool on goal difference and Manchester City by one point. They are also in the last eight of the UEFA Champions League having knocked out FC Porto before the international break.
Mikel Arteta has plenty to ponder over the next three months of the 2023/24 season but sporting director Edu Gaspar is expected to already be busy preparing for the summer.
Multiple names have been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium but the most recent could spark a positive domino effect for Arsenal. According to Sky Germany, the north Londoners are one of five clubs interested in signing Bayern Munich ace Joshua Kimmich in the summer amid uncertainty over his contract.
The 29-year-old's current contract in Germany expires at the end of the 2024/25 season and it's suggested that negotiations over a new deal have stalled. The report has claimed that the versatile midfielder is 'considering his options' ahead of the summer.
It leaves Bayern with an unwanted predicament of being forced to cash in on the Germany international this summer or risk losing him for free in 2025.
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Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City are also monitoring Kimmich's situation.
For Arsenal, signing a player of Kimmich's calibre would be viewed as a smart move in the window. However, should Edu decide to act now, it would
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