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Mikel Arteta and Ousmane Diomande (Photograph by Michael Regan, Lars Baron/Getty Pictures)
Arsenal and Chelsea are each preserving an in depth eye on Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande forward of this summer time, CaughtOffside understands.
The proficient younger Ivory Coast worldwide has lengthy been on the radar of a number of high golf equipment round Europe, and it’s at the moment Arsenal and Chelsea exhibiting the strongest curiosity in him.
Sources with an in depth understanding of Diomande’s state of affairs have informed CaughtOffside that his present launch clause of €80m is seen as too excessive by the London giants.
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As a substitute, there’s a feeling that they can negotiate that all the way down to one thing extra like an preliminary €50m, with some doable bonuses and clauses to fulfill Sporting.
Nonetheless, CaughtOffside understands Sporting are assured of their €80m stance as they imagine Diomande will doubtless produce other big-name suitors from round Europe this summer time.
Ousmane Diomande to Arsenal or Chelsea?
Ousmane Diomande in motion towards Borussia Dortmund (Photograph by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Pictures)
Diomande seems to be like he has an enormous future within the recreation, so this could possibly be an important summer time for his profession as a transfer maybe seems to be inevitable.
Sporting are clear they’ll be no pushovers, although, so it is going to be as much as Arsenal, Chelsea or anybody else to provide you with a great proposal.
The 21-year-old will even absolutely have an enormous say over his subsequent vacation spot, nevertheless, so it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if he opts for the Emirates Stadium or Stamford Bridge.
For now, Arsenal in all probability seems to be just like the extra interesting mission, nevertheless it’s additionally tougher to think about Diomande would begin often for Mikel Arteta’s aspect.
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Arsenal have already got William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes as their first-choice central defence, whereas the likes of Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior and Riccardo Calafiori may fill in there.
Diomande would in all probability play extra at Chelsea, the place Enzo Maresca seems to be in want of somebody to return in as an improve on barely inconsistent performers like Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile, whereas Wesley Fofana has additionally confirmed actually harm susceptible throughout his time in west London.
