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The three midfielders are strongly wanted by Mikel Arteta at Arsenal as he seeks to write the wrongs of missing out on the title this season.
Arsenal’s bid to win the Premier League ended with defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, a result that saw Manchester City crowned champions of England for a third successive campaign.
A busy transfer window was always anticipated at the Emirates Stadium — however, the need to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad has been exacerbated by the way their title ambitions faded away.
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Bolstering midfield is a priority and the North London side’s main target remains West Ham United captain Declan Rice, whose contract has a year left to run plus an option to extend by 12 months.
According to David Ornstein, the Gunners also want to add creativity in a more advanced position and that has fuelled the pursuit of Mason Mount — although there is strong competition from Liverpool and Manchester United.
Arsenal are determined to sign the England internationals (both 24) and may require an additional player in that department if Granit Xhaka exits, with Bayer Leverkusen in talks to recruit the Swiss.
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Reports last week linked the club to Ilkay Gundogan as his Manchester City deal draws towards a close and speculation grows over whether he will prolong his career at Etihad or leave as a free agent.
Arsenal do hold a concrete interest in Gundogan. Arteta is driving it, having worked with the 32-year-old German and identified him as the ideal replacement for Xhaka.
Fresh efforts will be made to keep him at City and Gundogan has other possibilities including Barcelona but no agreement has been reached.
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Another midfielder yet to resolve his future is Arsenal prospect Ethan Nwaneri. The 16-year-old became the youngest player in Premier League history when Arteta introduced him from the bench at Brentford in September.
Nwaneri’s schoolboy registration finishes in June and the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are monitoring. Arsenal have not given up hope of convincing him to accept their offer and new dialogue has recently taken place, although all parties are awaiting a decision.
Arsenal team-mate Myles Lewis-Skelly 16, agreed fresh terms with the Gunners. Skelly is a highly-rated talent who has already agreed terms to stay at Arsenal. The club will be hoping to do the same with Nwaneri.
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