Arsenal: Arteta details plan to return to top four
Arsenal would have to offer at least £60million to sign Edmond Tapsoba this summer, according to reports. Tapsoba has been linked with a move to Arsenal from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. However, Leverkusen are very reluctant to let the centre-back leave the club.
Arsenal are in the market for a defender following the departure of David Luiz.
Luiz has left the Gunners for free after spending two years at the Emirates.
Rob Holding is the only right-footed centre-back in the current first-team squad, hence the interest in Tapsoba.
William Saliba will return from his loan spell at Nice this summer but it remains to be seen how much Mikel Arteta will be prepared to use the 20-year-old.
Arsenal transfer news: Edmond Tapsoba is linked with a move to the Gunners (Image: GETTY)
Earlier this month, Italian football journalist Gianluigi Longari claimed Arsenal had held talks with Leverkusen after making Tapsoba their top defensive target.
However, Leverkusen are not keen on selling the 22-year-old.
German outlet Bild says the departures of Sven Bender, who has retired, and Aleksandar Dragovic, who has moved to Red Star Belgrade, make Leverkusen even more determined to keep Tapsoba.
Bild reports that Arsenal are still interested in signing the Burkina Faso international.
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