Mikel Arteta may be about to copy Tottenham’s Son Heung min signing (Image: Getty)
signing a 23-year-old South Korean winger by the name of in 2015 proved to be a shrewd bit of transfer business.
Now, their north London rivals may be about to sign a player of the same age, position and nationality. The Gunners are reportedly tracking star Lee Kang-in as scours the market for new options out wide.
Lee, who shares a dressing room with Son at international level, is playing regularly under PSG boss Luis Enrique, but claim he is still ‘considering his options’ and ‘open to a new challenge’. are said to be ‘well aware’ of the player, who has scored six goals and laid on two assists in this season.
PSG signed Lee for just over from Mallorca in 2023. And although the Parisians are not actively looking to sell him, they would reportedly want to at least double their money if an interested party was serious about doing business.
Like Son at Spurs, 23-year-old Lee has made a big impact for PSG in the Asian market. And club chiefs in the French capital are happy with what he brings to the table both on and off the pitch.
It is understood that would be more likely to ramp up their interest in Lee if PSG were open to a loan-to-buy agreement, as senior figures at the Emirates Stadium find his £37m asking price ‘off-putting’.
Arsenal are ‘well aware’ of PSG star Lee Kang-in (Image: Getty)
Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams is also a long-standing target, but his would make him considerably more expensive than Lee, and he will not push to leave Spain midway through the season.
and Gabriel Martinelli would be tricky to displace on the flanks. But Martinelli has not been entirely convincing this season, with only seven goal contributions in 18 appearances. And Saka is set for ‘many weeks’ out injured after undergoing a procedure on his hamstring.
Leandro Trossard, meanwhile, is the subject of interest from the Saudi Pro League and he only has 18 months remaining on his contract.
Saka’s injury has forced Arteta to put his faith in Ethan Nwaneri in the last two games. The 17-year-old rewarded him with a strong performance at Brentford and a goal in Brighton, where a 1-1 draw dented the Gunners’ title charge.