Arsenal’s plan to sign Ousmane Diomande next summer may be hijacked
Arsenal had a £30m bid rejected for Ousmane Diomande this summer (Picture: Getty)
Arsenal’s plan to sign Ousmane Diomande next summer could be hijacked with ‘three or four clubs’ reportedly now looking at the Sporting Lisbon star.
The Gunners have told Sporting they will return with an offer to sign the defender next year after the Gunners had a ?35m (£30m) bid rejected this summer.
Young centre-half Diomande joined Sporting from Danish side Midtjylland in January in a deal worth ?7.5m, having impressed in Portugal during a loan spell at Mafra in the first-half of the season.
Mikel Arteta has been an admirer since he made that switch with Arsenal approaching his club during the summer transfer window.
It is believed that the Gunners offered Sporting the chance to make a swift and sizeable profit on the Ivory Coast international with a ?35m offer which was quickly rejected.
While Arsenal ended their interest for the time being, it is thought they fully intend to return with another offer next summer.
However, new reports indicate that Arsenal are now not alone in their desire to sign Diomande – despite tracking the player for a long time – with up to four clubs monitoring the 19-year-old, who has an ?80m release clause in his contract.
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