Arsenal join Chelsea and Real Madrid in £52m transfer race for Frankfurt ace Jovic
Unai Emery wants to bring in another frontman to rival Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Posted Thursday, March 07, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk
Arsenal have enquired about signing Serbian star Luka Jovic
ARSENAL have reportedly contacted Benfica about signing striker Luka Jovic.
The 21-year-old hotshot has excelled on loan with German side Eintracht Frankfurt this season, catching the eye of Real Madrid and Chelsea plus a host of others.
And his 21 goals in 32 matches – making him joint-level with Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski in the Bundesliga scoring stakes – has earned him the nickname of “Serbian Falcao”.
Now Marca claim his exploits have caught the eye of Unai Emery, who wants to add the youngster to his attacking ranks this summer.
The Gunners boss is believed to want to bring in another frontman to rival Alex Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
And with Danny Welbeck set to leave on a free transfer once his contract expires, the Spanish publication claim Arsenal have already enquired about his services.
But the question is whether the North London side can afford him.
Emery is only set to receive a transfer budget of £40m to bring in new recruits.
And the Daily Mail state state Jovic will cost at least £52m.
Frankfurt have the option to sign the Serbia international permanently included as part of their loan arrangement.
And they are expected to trigger that clause before selling him on for the huge sum.
If Arsenal can find the dosh to push ahead with the move, then that fee would make Jovic the second most-expensive player in their history.
Aubameyang still holds top spot after the Gunners forked out £56m to Borussia Dortmund for the Gabon star in January 2018.
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