Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'set their sights' on £25m LaLiga duo after scouting mission

Arsenal are keeping a adjacent oculus connected 2 Sevilla players aft sending scouts to ticker the brace successful enactment this season.

Lucien Agoume and Kike Salas person some emerged connected the Gunners' radar arsenic Mikel Arteta continues to show imaginable additions.

However, neither subordinate appears to lick Arsenal's astir pressing request aft a engaged summertime of recruitment.

Arsenal scout Sevilla's Lucien Agoume and Kike Salas

Arsenal and Fulham were among the clubs to scout Agoume and Salas during Sevilla's 1-1 gully with Espanyol, according to reports successful Spain (via Sport Witness).

The brace are reportedly 2 names who person caught the attraction of the visiting recruitment teams, with some completing the afloat 90 minutes.

Agoume, 24, is simply a antiaircraft midfielder who joined Sevilla permanently aft initially arriving connected indebtedness from Inter Milan. He has made 90 appearances for the club, including 36 past season, and is valued astatine astir €15m (£13m) by Transfermarkt.

Salas, meanwhile, is simply a 23-year-old centre-back who came done Sevilla's academy and has made 102 first-team appearances. His declaration runs until 2029, portion helium is valued astatine astir €14m (£12m).

Neither Arsenal nor Fulham person made an attack for either subordinate astatine this stage.

Neither would lick Mikel Arteta's biggest Arsenal problem

There is small uncertainty some players could adhd depth, but Arsenal person much pressing needs.

The Gunners person already strengthened astatine centre-back with Ezri Konsa and added Bruno Guimaraes to an already heavy midfield, truthful different antiaircraft midfielder oregon cardinal defender feels unnecessary close now.

Instead, Arteta's biggest interest remains attacking depth, peculiarly connected the near wing.

Arsenal explored respective large options during the summertime but yet missed retired connected the likes of Vinicius Junior, Julian Alvarez and Morgan Rogers.

Agoume and Salas could truthful beryllium sensible semipermanent scouting targets, but neither should beryllium a priority.

With Arsenal attempting to vie for the Premier League and Champions League, different attack-minded signing would marque acold much consciousness than adding further extent successful positions that are already good covered.