The Monaco star has been heavily linked with Spurs this summer, but The Sun have quoted a tweet from the verified Twitter account of
sports writer Amy Christophers, which says the Frenchman is set to snub
White Hart Lane in favour of the Emirates.
That claim is backed up by SkyBet, who currently have
the Gunners as odds-on favourites to capture Lemar’s signature.
Losing out to Arsenal would be a bitter blow to Pochettino, who has yet
to add to a squad that secured the runners-up spot last season – their
highest ever Premier League finish.
Spurs are among a plethora of clubs across Europe who have been
closely monitoring Lemar’s progress, with L’equipe reporting
last month that they had been in contact with his representatives.
However, it now appears that Wenger has stolen a march on Pochettino as
he looks to add real quality to Arsenal, with the primary aim of getting the
club back into the Champions League.
It’s not difficult to see why Lemar has
attracted so much attention. Monaco were the surprise package of European
football last season, winning the Ligue 1 title and reaching the semi-finals of
the Champions League.
The scintillating and free-scoring football
they produced won legions of admirers. Lemar was a crucial component of their success
with 14 goals in all competitions and plenty more assists.
Spurs fans will not need reminding that he
netted the winning goal at Wembley, which eliminated them from the Champions
League.
Lemar’s form for Monaco has helped him break
into the national team and he is symbolic of the conveyer belt of talent
that France is producing.
Wenger has money at his disposal this summer
and looks intent on brining in several big names, which would no doubt be music
to the ears of the club’s supporters, some of whom have criticised his
reluctance to spend big in the past.
Lemar is under contract at Monaco until 2020,
but there is a growing belief that the Gunners could make an irresistible offer
to land their man.
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