Arsenal transfer news: Blow for Mikel Arteta as £87m "offer" not enough to tempt Premier League club to sell forward

Bournemouth chief Tiago Pinto has insisted that Eli Junior Kroupi volition not beryllium sold successful the transportation window, successful a stroke to the likes of Arsenal.

The Premier League rubric could beryllium won by the Londoners adjacent week if they get the amended of Burnley connected Monday and Manchester City gully with Bournemouth.

Mikel Arteta volition anticipation that the Cherries tin proceed their fantabulous signifier erstwhile they look City connected Tuesday, and their hopes of clinching the rubric connected that time could remainder connected teenager Kroupi.

The 19-year-old has been linked to the Emirates, but Bournemouth main Pinto has ruled retired a merchantability astatine immoderate price, telling 365scores: "Junior Kroupi volition not beryllium leaving the club. His declaration is for much than 4 years.

"There is nary merchandise clause successful the contract, and helium volition not beryllium going anywhere. We volition not merchantability Kroupi adjacent if we person offers of €100m (£87.2m)."

Arsenal are nary strangers to paying precocious fees for prima players having splashed retired much than £100m connected Declan Rice, and they volition apt beryllium astatine the beforehand of the queue for Kroupi if Bournemouth reconsider their stance.

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Kroupi has chiefly operated down a fig 10, with the attacker stationed down striker Evanilson the past clip helium scored a goal, which was against Crystal Palace connected May 3.

The teen has shown a penchant to drift towards the near broadside of the pitch, though helium is comfy linking play connected the close broadside too.

In 31 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth, the Frenchman has scored 12 goals, with 2 of those strikes coming from extracurricular the box.

No different teen successful the past of the Premier League has scored much than 12 goals successful their debut season, highlighting his immense potential, and helium has 2 games near to assertion the grounds outright.

Where would Eli Junior Kroupi acceptable successful astatine Arsenal nether Arteta?

While Kroupi could play arsenic an attacking midfielder nether Arteta, helium whitethorn find it hard to summation accordant minutes successful his favoured role.

Captain Martin Odegaard is simply a favourite of the Gunners boss, portion Eberechi Eze is definite to regularly diagnostic arsenic a fig 10.

There is simply a beardown statement that the champion happening for the teenager's improvement would beryllium to enactment astatine Bournemouth and measure his options with different play of Premier League shot nether his belt.