Arsenal are set to make Toulouse ace Serge Aurier their first signing of the Summer transfer window.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old left-back has been identified as the perfect replacement for departing defender Bacary Sagna, who looks certain to leave the north London club after talks over a new deal stalled.<\/p>\n
The French defender had been offered a two-year extension of his current contract, worth \u00a375,000 – a rise of \u00a315,000 on his current pay.<\/p>\n
But talks stumbled due to Sagna’s demands on wanting a three year deal at \u00a3100,000, plus a signing-on fee.<\/p>\n
And with the 31-year-old is ready to join former team-mate Gael Clichy at Premier League champs Manchester City this summer on a four-year deal, Wenger is ready to snap up Aurier.<\/p>\n
The Ivorian is valued at around \u00a37m and has won rave reviews this season, being described as ‘the Dani Alves of Ligue 1’.<\/p>\n
Aurier recently spoke about being linked with the Gunners, revealing: \u201cYou can\u2019t refuse an offer from Arsenal.<\/p>\n
“It would be a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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