Arsenal handed boost as Liverpool drop interest in Monaco ace Thomas Lemar over £90m asking price
With Alexis Sanchez on his way out of the Emirates, the Gunners need to bolster attacking options and are prepared to shell out Monaco's valuation of the French superstar
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ARSENAL are in pole-position to land Monaco star Thomas Lemar as Liverpool baulk at £90million asking price.
The French international was top of Jurgen Klopp’s shopping list to replace Philippe Coutinho who joined Barcelona this month.
That was when Monaco were prepared to lower their valuation of the 22-year-old who is keen to move to the Premier League.
The Times reports Monaco are now sticking to their whopping £90m valuation, the fee Arsenal were prepared to pay after Lemar had agreed to join them last summer.
Monaco always planned to keep Lemar this season and hope to spark a bidding war among Europe’s big boys.
The plan has worked as Wenger looks to replace Alexis Sanchez who is set to leave the Emirates this month with Manchester United and Manchester City fighting for his signature.
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If Wenger fails to prise the midfielder from Monaco this month then it looks odds-on he will get his man in the summer to kick-off the post Sanchez era in North London.
Meanwhile, Liverpool could turn their attention to Borussia Dortmund attacker Christian Pulisic to fill Coutinho’s void.
The 19-year-old is highly thought of in Germany with Dortmund planning to keep him until next year before considering selling the American international.