Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta

Arsenal plotting £25 million move for superstar forward - Reports

Arsenal are pondering a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, according to The Telegraph.

The 24-year-old's contract with Los Rojiblancos comes with an option to buy at the end of the season, but it appears unlikely that Atletico Madrid will exercise it.

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Since moving to Spain in January, Dembele has featured just four times for the club and amassed a mere 85 minutes of playing time.

Additionally, the Frenchman has not scored or assisted in La Liga and was named on the bench in the last three matches.

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Moussa Dembele is among Arsenal's transfer targets

Moussa Dembele in training with Atletico Madrid
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Dembele started his senior career at Fulham and made two Premier League appearances for the Cottagers in the 2013-14 season. Fulham lost both those games and were ultimately relegated to the Championship.

In June 2016, Celtic decided to sign the striker on a four-year deal. During his time in Scotland, Dembele scored 51 times and provided 18 assists. He then signed with Lyon in 2018.

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However, since the start of the 2020/21 season, Dembele has been facing difficulties in front of goal. The striker netted just once in 16 matches for Lyon before being sent on loan to Atletico Madrid.

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If Arsenal were to make a move for the 24-year-old, he is expected to cost around £25 million this summer. In his prime, the Frenchman scored 16 goals in 27 Ligue 1 appearances in the 2019-20 season.

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With Alexandre Lacazette's future at the Emirates Stadium increasingly uncertain, Mikel Arteta will certainly be on the lookout for a new striker this summer. The Arsenal manager remarked:

"There are so many things to do because we already have a lot of players on loan, a lot of players with contracts still that we have to sort and it will depend on what happens with a lot of those players.
"And what we are able to recruit to improve the team is going to determine where we are."

Dembele has a contract with Lyon until the summer of 2023 but if he comes at an affordable fee, Arsenal might just sign him this summer to boost their attacking options.

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Edited by
Arjun Panchadar
 
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