A quick look at the Arsenal squad will tell you that the Gunners are pretty well stocked when it comes to their midfield.
And given the options that they have, it seems a little surprising that they will be after another midfielder.
But it seems that they are in the market for Steven N’Zonzi and reports from Spain seem to be claiming that the player’s father is sure that Arsenal will make a move.
According to Spanish journalist Jose Manuel Garcia, the player’s father has claimed that the North London club will soon submit an offer to sign the midfielder. N’Zonzi has a €40m release clause in his contract.
At the moment, there does not seem to be much to suggest that a move will be made official but the transfer window is known to throw up surprises at a regular interval.
Arsenal have gone ahead and bought two midfielders in the form of Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi. The former is expected to be a starter so it will be interesting to see what happen if and when N’Zonzi does join the club.
The Frenchman will not want to be a backup for the team given that he has just won the World Cup with France. So, if the Gunners manager Unai Emery does choose to get N’Zonzi, he will have quite a selection headache to deal with.
And if a deal is to be made, it has to be done soon because the more the transfer window goes on, it will be harder to reach a conclusion with Sevilla. The Frenchman has worked with Emery earlier when he was the manager of the Spanish team as both of them won the Europa League during their time together.
Emery made it clear that the door is not closed with regards to signing a player so there is definitely a possibility that the Gunners will go in and get their target.
Arsenal fans will surely be happy with what the club has done in the transfer window so far and anything else they do will be seen as a bonus. And for N’Zonzi to come to the Emirates, there may be a few players leaving the club in order to generate the funds needed.
