However, if you had been paying careful attention to this tale, you could already be aware of this.
Before he switched from Midtjylland to Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window, one of Europe’s most promising young center-halves reportedly caught Arsenal’s attention. A few months later, The Gunners made a £30 million offer, according to Record.
Ousmane Diomande of Sporting Lisbon is a favorite of Arsenal
On his Here We Go podcast, Romano says that “Arsenal have been strongly linked with Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande by the Portuguese press.”
A fresh and improved offer is already in the works, unwilling to accept defeat. Records indicate that Arsenal would be tempted to exercise Ousmane Diomande’s £70 million release clause in the new year.
“I’ve heard he’s a player they’ve been keeping an eye on for a while. But other teams are also keeping an eye on him. Three or four clubs are keeping an eye on Diomande for the future,” Romano continues.
This summer, there was never a negotiation. He wasn’t for sale, after all.
The following significant acquisition for Arsenal
Mikel Arteta looks for a number of qualities in a center-half, and the 6ft 3in Ivory Coast international has many of them. He won’t even turn 20 until December. Diomande, who is equally adept at creating attacks as he is at stopping them, did no harm to his hopes of landing a lucrative transfer to the Emirates in the spring by excelling as Sporting eliminated Arsenal from the Europa League.
The president of the club where the tall adolescent started his career back home in the Ivory Coast, OS Bobo leader Amza Gamal, claims that Diomande began training there when he was just 10 years old.
He plays both short and long passes with great precision and intelligence. He has an excellent sense of expectation. Along with these traits, he is quick and effective in battle.
“Sporting is a fantastic football team from Europe. I have no doubt that Diomande will develop further. He will likely rank among the finest center defenders in the world, in my opinion.