Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are after the same summer transfer target, but the Gunners have now been given a major boost in landing him.
It has just emerged that one of Mikel Arteta’s desired targets has now decided he would rather join Arsenal instead of their bitter rivals, Tottenham.
In fact, the player is understood to have no interest in signing for Ange Postecoglou’s team as he assesses his next move.
Leroy Sane prefers Arsenal over Tottenham
Leroy Sane’s preferred move to an English club would be Arsenal, according to BILD, and it is believed that the winger has no interest in joining Tottenham Hotspur.
The 29-year-old is out of contract with the German champions at the end of the month and the race to sign him as a free agent is starting to heat up.
TBR Football revealed last month that Arteta had been discussing Sane as a potential transfer option for the Gunners. Meanwhile, Tottenham were also keen on Sane and have been pushing to sign him.
Daniel Levy is well-connected with Sane’s agent, and he has been trying to use that to Spurs’ advantage, however, he looks set to be unsuccessful.
Sane, who Bayern signed for £55m, remains keen to stay in Munich, but he is unwilling to accept their current contract offer to renew.
The German club are also keen to renew his deal and their current offer is set to remain on the table in case he does not receive a more lucrative deal elsewhere.
Currently, his best two offers are coming from the Saudi Pro League and Galatasaray – the winger is giving serious thought about a move to Turkey.
Leroy Sane’s stats working under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal
Sane will be very familiar with Arteta having worked with the Spaniard during their time together at Manchester City.
The winger was a major success at the Etihad Stadium where he won two Premier League titles. He netted 39 times in 135 appearances, whilst also managing 44 assists.
Sane is a huge fan of Arteta and even credited the current Arsenal boss as the man who really helped him to improve as a player.
Sane told the Independent: “I can just say positive things about Mikel Arteta. Since we started working together, he helped me a lot on the pitch.
“He tried to improve my football; he told me what I did good and what I did wrong, and he tried to work on it. Next to Pep, they both really helped me and improved me, to bring me to the next level.”