Friday, March 29, 2024

Gunners Confident Of Signing Highly-Rated Leicester Defender In The Next 10 Days

Arsenal are confident of signing Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell this month, as they look to beat the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool to the 19-year-old’s signature.

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The England under-21 international is a long-term target for the Gunners, with the club reportedly having a £3million bid turned down in the summer. Now though, Arsenal seem determined to get their man, and may be willing to offer as much as £8million – with several other Premier League clubs now interested in the teenager. At such a young age, and considering his English nationality, his price tag is still relatively low for someone with so much potential.

Arsenal’s first choice left back Nacho Monreal (29) signed a new three year contract this week, but Kieran Gibbs is becoming increasingly frustrated on the sidelines. He isn’t offering much on the pitch and at the age of 26, will want to move on to play more regular first team football. Chilwell is 19 and would surely be happy to play second fiddle at Monreal, as he is not first choice at Leicester, currently behind Cristian Fuchs and Jeffrey Schlupp in the pecking order. As a back up to Monreal, there is an obvious route for progression for Chilwell to become a first team player at Arsenal. At this moment in time, there aren’t many better left-backs for Chilwell to learn from than Mr.Consistent – Monreal – who has improved each month at The Emirates.

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Although playing second fiddle, Chilwell has impressed for England under-21’s and the Leicester youth team. He has also been impressive in Leicester’s Cup games this season, the most recent of which came against Tottenham Hotspurs this week.

Leicester are keen to keep hold of Chilwell, but with less than 18 months remaining on the defenders £800 per-week contract, the Gunners are confident of luring him to the club. With Schlupp injured, offering a loan back option in any deal for Chilwell could potentially seal the deal.

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