Arsenal are pursuing bargain Leandro Trossard because they have an astonishing £100m transfer lined up this summer: report

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta celebrates after the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on November 06, 2022 in London, England.
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Arsenal are moving for Brighton & Hove Albion outcast Leandro Trossard as a cut-price alternative to Mykhaylo Mudryk – but that doesn't mean that they're scaling back their ambition.

That's according to one report that suggests that the title-chasers are using the January window more as a pit stop to refuel before big signings this summer. The Gunners were, after all, reportedly set to spend £88 million on Mudryk themselves before Chelsea beat them to the punch last week. Now, Fabrizio Romano says Trossard is in their sights.

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Mark White
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.