Report: Arsenal keen on RB Leipzig stars Ibrahima Konate and Christopher Nkunku

According to German news outlet Sport Bild, RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate and teammate Christopher Nkunku are each on the radar of Arsenal as a number of the massive golf equipment in Europe determine the membership’s gamers as potential switch targets.

Leipzig supervisor Julian Nagelsmann and the likes of Amadou Haidara, Marcel Sabitzer, Dayot Upamecano and Nordi Mukiele are all on the radars of English top-flight golf equipment, however suitors have to be keen to satisfy their launch clauses to have an opportunity of getting them.

Bild claims Arsenal and different EPL sides are eager on Konate, and he at the moment has a buyout-out clause of £45 million.

The £36 million-rated Nkunku is linked with solely Arsenal within the report, however the former Paris Saint-Germain man is certainly not wanting suitors given his versatility and high quality.

The Gunners should half with £81 million to land the duo, and whether or not they are going to be keen to pay that a lot on two younger gamers stays to be seen.

Supervisor Mikel Arteta’s aspect have conceded 10 objectives in eight Premier League video games in 2020-21 to date, and whereas that defence isn’t probably the most hermetic within the nation, signing one other centre-back in January or subsequent summer time may not be on the playing cards, particularly given the choices the Spaniard has within the division.

William Saliba, Rob Holding, Gabriel, David Luiz, Calum Chambers and Shkodran Mustafi are Arsenal’s present centre-back choices, and whereas Konate, 21, may very well be a high quality addition within the long-term, it’s onerous to see the North Londoners going after the signature of the Frenchman anytime quickly.

They might do with the creativity of Nkunku, although, given their struggles within the last third.

Arsenal have scored 9 league objectives up to now, and they should enhance in entrance of objective in the event that they need to problem for the key trophies.

Nkunku ended final season with 13 assists and 5 objectives in 32 Bundesliga video games, and having him of their ranks may make the Gunners higher.

The 22-year-old was reportedly waiting for Arsenal to make a firm move for him last summer before joining Leipzig from PSG, and will probably be fascinating to see whether or not they may lastly try this going ahead.