ARSENAL have received a boost in their pursuit of Gabriel Jesus with Man City reported to have dropped their asking price to £45m from £55m.
The Gunners have also been offered £21m defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund, SunSport can reveal.
Reports from Germany add that the Gunners are interested in Granit Xhaka's Switzerland team-mate but have concerns over his fitness.
Elsewhere, Arsenal are said to be confident of signing Youri Tielemans while Alexandre Lacazette has joined Lyon.
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- Alex Smith
Zinchenko to London?
Arsenal and West Ham are both keeping tabs on Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The versatile player is in the hunt for first-team football 90min report meanwhile The Mirror claim he wants to play in midfield rather than left-back, where he often plays for Man City.
Pep Guardiola's side could demand a fee of at least £30million.
- Alex Smith
Good afternoon Arsenal fans
The headline news today is that Alexandre Lacazette has re-joined Lyon.
He spent five years at the Emirates following a £52million move from Lyon in 2017 but departed the club when his contract expired at the end of the season just finished.
It was believed that the Frenchman wanted Champions League football however Lacazette explained his decision to sign for Lyon who have no European football next season.
He said: “Even without Europe, the project is important.
“I felt useful in the locker room and on the pitch. It was the best decision to make.”
In other news, Arsenal’s move for Gabriel Jesus is facing difficulties after it emerged that Tottenham and Chelsea as well as others are all in for him, which will only increase the price.
Additionally, the Gunners are “confident” a deal can be sorted for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans, via CBS.
Another midfield option they are keen on is Arthur Melo of Juventus. But the Italian side are demanding, according to The Express, either Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes head to Turin in a swap deal.
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