Lyon have set Fofana's price tag at around £51.5m, according to The Independent. Arsenal aren't the only Premier League club interested in the winger, as Chelsea and Nottingham Forest are also keen on Fofana. Fofana is just 20 years old, but he has shown great promise for Lyon. The winger scored 11 goals in 41 matches this season.

Mikel Arteta has laid out a deadline for Arsenal to sign the new striker their supporters are craving. The Gunners are intent on signing a new centre forward this summer having kept their powder dry in the January transfer window.

Arsenal have lost their U21s manager Mehmet Ali to Brentford ahead of the new Premier League season beginning next month. Ali arrived at the Emirates Stadium in 2022 after a two-year spell with Reading's youth team.