Mercato Barça: Arsenal enter the dance for Gündogan

Ilkay Gündogan is one of those talented players who are at the end of their contract on June 30. Manchester City had offered him an extra year, but the German international refused, reportedly giving his verbal consent to Barca, who offered him a three-year lease. But this weekend, the Times revealed that the Skyblues were finally planning to offer a longer contract to the 32-year-old German international.

Is it enough to convince him to snub Barça and stay at City? Yes according to the Times, no according to the Catalan press, convinced that the player will honor his word given to Barça. But this Monday, The Athletic tells us that a new contender has entered the dance in this case: Arsenal.

Arteta wants to replace Xhaka with Gündogan

Mikel Arteta has worked with the German at Manchester City and has identified him as the ideal replacement for Granit Xhaka, who is close to joining Bayer Leverkusen. According to The Athletic, the interest of Arsenal is concrete and the file remains very open.

The Gunners, who are second in the Premier League, are planning to be active in the upcoming summer market and are also targeting West Ham's defensive midfielder Declan Rice, who is expected to cost close to 100 million euros. According to The Athletic, Arsenal are also interested in attacking midfielder Mason Mount, who is under contract at Chelsea until 2024 and is also being courted by Liverpool and Manchester United.