Arsenal and Tottenham are being linked with an impressive young Champions League midfielder.
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Arsenal and Tottenham are said to be involved in a transfer scrap for a midfielder who is attracting attention aplenty. The two sides are in very different positions currently, with the Gunners still on course to win the Premier League title, although their lead has been reduced to four points over recent weeks.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are now in potential relegation trouble, just five points above the drop zone and having sacked Thomas Frank and replaced him with interim boss Igor Tudor.
Spurs remain alive in the Champions League for now, but realistically speaking, the best Tottenham can hope for is survival and a fresh start next season when they won’t have European football to worry about. And while that sounds like a downside, the two seasons of awful injury luck suggests this squad could do with reduced game time.
A new manager search is likely ongoing ahead of the summer, but in the meantime, the recruitment bosses will still be doing their homework ahead of the summer. It will be the same at Arsenal, who had an even quieter winter window.
One player being linked with both clubs is Club Brugge sensation Aleksandar Stanković. The 20-year-old has seven goals and four asissts from midfield this season, and he has one goal in four senior appearances for Serbia so far.
Stankovic is said to have attracted attention due to his impressive Champions League appearances, in particular, and TEAMtalk report that Arsenal and Tottenham are battling Manchester United for the talented young midfielder. Chelsea are also named in the report.
Tottenham could do with a holding midfielder, above all, with Yves Bissouma expected to leave the club at the end of his contract this summer. Spurs have James Maddison, Conor Gallagher, Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall and Rodrigo Bentancur who can all play in the central or attacking midfield roles.
Arsenal naturally have top competition in their midfield, and so it’s difficult to see where Stankovic would fit in, but there could yet be an exit this summer, or the Gunners could look to add Stankovic and loan him out if they believe he is going to be a top talent in the future.