Arsenal transfer target becomes available at reduced price as selling club suddenly open to move

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Mikel Arteta manager / head coach of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Arsenal FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal
Mikel Arteta could add another talented youngster to his squad (Image credit: Getty Images)

Leicester City’s season has been, by every metric, a disaster, with relegation to League One a nadir for a club that won the Premier League title 10 years ago.

Gary Rowett has been unable to save a sinking ship, and the Foxes will play third-tier football for only the second time in their history.

Arsenal target Monga could be available for reduced price

SILEBY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Jeremy Monga of Leicester in action during The FA Youth Cup Third round match between Leicester City and Chelsea at Leicester City FC Training Ground

Jeremy Monga made his debut for Leicester in the Premier League aged 15 last year (Image credit: Getty Images)

Teenager Jeremy Monga has made his breakthrough in the Championship this season, impressing across 25 league appearances.

The 16-year-old only has started seven of those - scoring once and getting two assists - but he has done enough to demonstrate his talent.

Monga has been linked with a move to Arsenal, and confirmation of Leicester’s relegation could make a move easier for the Premier League side.

The Foxes find themselves in a precarious financial situation, after cashing in their remaining Premier League parachute payments in January by borrowing from a bank against the future income.

That could mean they will have to sell their most valuable assets to the highest bidder as they look to cut costs and cash in on players who will likely want to move to a higher level.

Monga, while still something of an unknown quantity, is amongst the players Leicester could make money on.

But their negotiating power has been diminished significantly, and the sharks are likely to be circling.

Leicester City's King Power Stadium

Leicester have suffered back-to-back relegations (Image credit: Getty Images)

Arsenal - as well as Manchester City and Manchester United, also rumoured to be interested in Monga - could now see an opportunity to sign an exciting youngster for a relatively low fee.

If Leicester manage to keep hold of Monga for the time being, he will almost certainly be a key player in League One.

If he is to stay and help Leicester to promotion, his value will undoubtedly increase again - but a move to a Premier League club seems an inevitability for the Leicester youth product.

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Callum is a football writer who has had work published by the likes of BBC Sport, the Independent, BT Sport and the Blizzard, amongst various others. A lifelong Wrexham fan, he is hoping Ryan Reynolds can lead his hometown club to the promised land.

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