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Arsenal leading Man United in race for £19m star: Coach working on deal behind scenes
ARSENAL are frontrunners to sign Wolfsburg defender Ricardo Rodriguez, according to reports.
Arsenal are reportedly leading the charge to sign Ricardo Rodriguez
Rodriguez has long been linked with a summer transfer and his father and agent Jose Manuel, confirmed in April talks with Real Madrid had been held.
"I met with Florentino Perez… we spoke a little, not much. We were talking, but not about football things," he told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.
Jonker was the assistant at Wolfsburg up until 2014 before he joined the Gunners as head of their youth academy.
And it is claimed the 53-year-old has been instrumental in working on a deal for Rodriguez to ensure he moves to the Emirates this summer.