Arsenal’s £222,000-a-week offer for a star doesn’t cost a dime

Arsenal are reportedly looking to step up their pursuit of Paulo Dybala.

The Argentine is being linked with a summer move to Arsenal alongside other Premier League clubs like Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.

It was reported by FC Inter news last weekend that the Juventus attacker wasn’t too keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium.

However, Tutto Juventus now report that the Gunners are willing to make an offer for the £222,000 a week strikerAtletico Madrid are also interested in the South American.

The report adds that Arsenal, Atletico and Inter are currently the only clubs considering offers.

But there will surely be more to come.

That’s because the 28-year-old’s contract expired in Turin this summer and he will therefore be available on a Bosman.

There won’t be many more high-profile free transfers in European football this summer, so Arsenal and other interested parties can expect much more competition in the coming weeks and months.

North Londoners desperately need someone like Dybala.

Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah will both leave the Emirates when their contracts expire in June, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang already out.

Folarin Balogun, currently on loan at Middlesbrough, could be Arsenal’s only recognized number nine in a couple of months – and he’s only 20.

That sums up Mikel Arteta and Edu’s need for additional killers, and time will tell if the Dybala stuff has substance.

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