Arsenal are funny successful Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard amid uncertainty implicit Thomas Partey's future.
Sources person indicated that the Gunners are exploring a woody worthy an archetypal £10m, with a imaginable £5m successful show related add-ons for the 31-year-old Danish international.
Norgaard, who has not been a semipermanent people for the Gunners, is present connected the club's radar arsenic they question acquisition successful midfield with 32-year-old Partey having truthful acold failed to hold presumption implicit extending his contract.
Ghana midfielder Partey's declaration expires adjacent week and if a woody cannot beryllium reached helium volition permission the club.
Norgaard, whose declaration with Brentford expires successful 2027, moved to the nine successful 2019 and became a cardinal subordinate for them nether erstwhile manager Thomas Frank, who has present taken implicit astatine Tottenham.
Arsenal are besides acceptable to implicit the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga this week by paying his £5m merchandise clause and are close to finalising the £51m signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
Matthew Hobbs, BBC Sport
The 31-year-old has conscionable completed his sixth successive play astatine the Gtech Community Stadium, including each 4 of the Bees' Premier League campaigns.
Since his top-flight debut successful 2021, Norgaard has made 201 interceptions – the astir of immoderate Premier League subordinate during this play – portion helium besides ranks 2nd wide for recoveries (844) and 3rd for tackles won (189).
Not needfully renowned for goalscoring, six goals successful each competitions successful 2024-25 was besides the champion instrumentality of his full 14-year nonrecreational career.
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