Mikel Arteta identifies Emile Smith Rowe replacement as Arsenal interested in Premier League ace

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White.

Nottingham Forest may be forced to sell some of their players this summer after they were handed a four-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules. The Gunners may look to take advantage of the situation and are keeping an eye on Gibbs-White ahead of the summer transfer window.

Gibbs-White, who was bought from Wolves in 2022 for £42.5 million, has impressed this season and has been one of Forest's best players. The 24-year-old has played 33 times for Forest this season, contributing to nine goals. Now, according to Daily Star, Gibbs-White is a name of interest to the north Londoners ahead of the summer.

According to the report, Mikel Arteta wants to reshape the squad once the transfer window reopens. Emile Smith Rowe, who has barely featured this campaign, could be sold and Gibbs-White is seen as someone who could take his place in the squad.

In October, Gibbs-White even spoke positively about one of Arsenal's own current standout performers. «Bukayo [Saka] for me is at the minute one of the best players in the world,» Gibbs-White told Premier League media.

«I just think with Bukayo, he doesn't go out of his comfort zone, he knows what he's good at. He's mastered it and it works every time, cut inside on your left, boom, goal, he must practice it every single day in training.»

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Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League, although Liverpool are second on the same number of points, with the Gunners boasting a superior goal difference. Arteta's side