Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'monitoring' £90m wonderkid who is Spain's version of Myles Lewis-Skelly

Arsenal are reportedly monitoring Barcelona youngster Xavi Espart arsenic Mikel Arteta considers imaginable reinforcements up of the January transportation window.

The 19-year-old has attracted attraction for his versatility and method ability, with arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur besides keeping tabs connected his progress.

However, the LaLiga giants are determined to support 1 of their brightest academy prospects, with a immense merchandise clause making a January determination difficult.

Arsenal monitoring Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Espart

According to reports, some Arsenal and Spurs person some watched Espart successful idiosyncratic and compiled elaborate scouting reports connected the Barcelona defender.

Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus are besides monitoring the teenager, though nary ceremonial negotiations person taken place.

Espart precocious signed a nonrecreational declaration moving until June 2030, with Barcelona inserting a merchandise clause worthy much than €100m (£85m) to underline their determination to support him.

Despite that fee, Barcelona could really see entering discussions if an connection successful the portion of €50m (£42m) positive bonuses arrived.

Barcelona brag Hansi Flick has praised Espart's assurance connected the ball, portion immoderate person compared him to erstwhile Germany and Bayern Munich prima Philipp Lahm.

Xavi Espart is conscionable similar Myles Lewis-Skelly

Espart's quality to run astatine full-back and successful midfield makes him an intriguing imaginable for Arsenal, particularly arsenic they already person Myles Lewis-Skelly fundamentally doing the aforesaid thing.

The Hale End postgraduate has demonstrated however a defender tin power games successful cardinal areas, utilizing his composure and method prime to assistance advancement possession. Espart appears to connection a akin blend of versatility and confidence, contempt inactive being astatine the opening of his elder career.

His improvement has been peculiarly encouraging nether Flick, with Espart reportedly starting 7 of Barcelona's 9 LaLiga matches this play connected the left instead of Alejandro Balde.

He has yet to gain a elder Spain cap, but having progressed done the country's younker teams from U17 to U21 level, further planetary designation could beryllium a substance of clip if his first-team vulnerability continues.

Arsenal would surely beryllium funny successful a subordinate susceptible of performing successful aggregate positions astatine specified a young age.

However, Barcelona's valuation and semipermanent committedness mean immoderate woody would beryllium hard to implicit successful January. For now, monitoring his advancement looks the sensible approach.