Arsenal monitor performances of Everton star Amadou Onana as Granit Xhaka nears exit
Everton star Amadou Onana is being watched by Arsenal ahead of a potential summer transfer after it emerged Granit Xhaka is close to leaving the club.
The Toffees star joined the club last summer and has been one of the stand-out performers this season as the club have battled against relegation.
And now the Belgian has emerged as a target for The Gunners, with The Express (16 May) reporting that Arsenal have “monitored” his performances over the course of the season ahead of a potential deal.
Current midfield option Xhaka is set to enter the final 12 months of his contract at The Emirates and is in “advanced talks” to join Bayer Leverkusen in the summer according to Fabrizio Romano (16 May).
That means Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster the midfield to strengthen and replace him, with Onana potentially filling that void.
Mega money
If Everton do end up getting relegated then Onana will surely leave the club because he is far too good to be playing in the second tier.
But there’s no way he should be allowed to leave on the cheap considering how much he has improved since joining last year and how much we invested in him.
The club must at least make a decent profit on him and with Arsenal linked with expensive signings like Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo then we know they have got a big budget to work with.
Financially we’re in an awful position so have less leverage to negotiate with, but we can’t be pushed over for our best players and just like with Richarlison and Anthony Gordon we have to hold out and sell for our price or not at all.
Onana is going to have plenty of suitors whether we stay in the Premier League or not, and it seems as though Arsenal are very much in the hunt for his signature.