Arsenal eye move for £20m-rated Galatasaray defender Sacha Boey with Mikel Arteta eager to bolster his squad to reload for another title bid next season… but they face competition from rivals to land French star
- Arsenal struggled with their full back options in the later stages of the season
- Frenchman is said to be set on Premier League move after two years in Turkey
- Gunners may also revisit their January bid for Real Valladolid’s Ivan Fresneda
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Arsenal are eyeing a move for Galatasaray right back Sacha Boey – but they could face competition from Premier League rivals for the 22-year-old, who is valued at around £20million.
Mikel Arteta is looking to add reinforcements over the summer after losing out to Manchester City in this season’s title race.
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West Ham captain Declan Rice is Arsenal’s No 1 target but the club are expected to be busy in this transfer window as they plot another title charge next season.
Boey is among those being considered, Mail Sport understands, and sources in Turkey claim the Frenchman is keen on a move to the Premier League.
Galatasaray chief Erden Timur has been in England this week for talks over summer transfers. The club, who are closing in on the Turkish title, are believed to want around £20m for the defender.
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Arsenal are eyeing a move for Galatasaray right back Sacha Boey during the upcoming window
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Mikel Arteta is keen to sharpen up his defensive options before another run at the league title
Other clubs in England and Italy are keen on Boey but full back is an area that Arsenal want to strengthen.
The Gunners also hold an interest in Valladolid right back Ivan Fresneda and explored a deal for the teenager in January.
Arteta’s squad currently contains Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Cedric Soares, who spent the second half of this season at Fulham.
The knee injury picked up by Takehiro Tomiyasu may have had a Sliding Doors effect on Arsenal’s title chances
The knee problem picked up by Tomiyasu in March proved pivotal in Arsenal’s season because it left them with only one recognised right back and prevented White from replacing William Saliba at centre back after the Frenchman hurt his back.
‘We have to nail everything that we do and we have to seek excellence in everything that we touch and participate in, to have a big impact at the club,’ Arteta said this week about the summer transfer window.
‘I think the competition is going to be even harder than this season. In my opinion, it’s been the hardest of the 22 years that I’ve been in this league.
‘In order to do that, we have a really promising plan. We may have to reflect a little bit, take a step back, make sure this is the right one and go again with more determination and hunger in the tummies to do even better.’
