- Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad have submitted a £29.5m bid for Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard
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Saudi Pro League giants Al Ittihad have submitted a shock £29.5million bid for Arsenal star Leandro Trossard, according to reports.
Despite the transfer deadline in England and Scotland having passed, Saudi Arabian clubs are still able to sign players.
This means that Mikel Arteta’s team would not be able to sign a replacement for the Belgian, should they decide to sell him.
According Fabricius RomanoThe Arsenal boss will make a decision on the £29.5million offer submitted by the Saudi giants.
The 29-year-old joined Arsenal from Brighton in January 2023 in a deal worth £27m and has registered 19 goals and 12 assists in 71 appearances.
Al Ittihad have reportedly submitted a £29.5m bid for Arsenal star Leandro Trossard
Mikel Arteta’s side are willing to make a call on the offer submitted by the Saudi Pro League side.
If Trossard agrees the move, he would join the likes of Karim Benzema, Moussa Diaby and N’Golo Kante at Saudi club Al-Ittihad.
There are doubts over Trossard’s place in the Arsenal squad for the 2024-25 campaign following Raheem Sterling’s deadline day arrival.
On a dramatic transfer deadline day, which also saw Jadon Sancho come close to joining Stamford Bridge, the Gunners rushed to sign Sterling from their London rivals as they edged closer to finally ending their attempts to sign a new attacker.
There is no obligation to buy an option in the agreement, which was finalized early Saturday morning.
“It’s an amazing feeling. It’s really exciting. I’m thrilled,” Sterling said.
“It’s a project we left for last, but I was hoping it would come to fruition. Looking at it all, I said to myself: ‘This is perfect for me’ and I’m very happy to have achieved it.”
‘I spoke to (sporting director) Edu and told him that you can see the true unity from Mikel’s time here and you can see the journey the boys are on.
“You can see the hunger, and I keep saying again that unity is something I seek to be a part of.”
Trossard could join the likes of Karim Benzema (left) and Moussa Diaby (right) in Saudi Arabia
Arsenal have sealed a season-long loan deal for Raheem Sterling at the end of the deadline
Mail Sport reported on Thursday that Sterling had been offered the deal, along with Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman.
And Arsenal moved decisively to formalise their interest in Sterling on Friday afternoon before finalising the formalities of the deal.
