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Atletico Madrid open to Thomas Lemar's move to Arsenal?

Atletico Madrid open to Thomas Lemar's move to Arsenal?


Atletico Madrid open to Thomas Lemars move to Arsenal?

Arsenal in for Lemar?
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Atletico Madrid have reportedly made contact with super-agent Jorge Mendes to try and broker a deal with Arsenal for French attacker Thomas Lemar.

The Frenchman, who is presently on the sidelines with a hamstring problem, has struggled during his time with Atleti and has managed just three goals from 65 appearances.

As a result, the Spanish outfit appear open to the prospect of sanctioning his departure and they have now communicated with Mendes, who has a close relationship with Gunners chief Raul Sanllehi, Marca claims.

Atleti bought Lemar from Monaco for £63m in the summer of 2018 but they are unlikely to receive a similar price, given the forward's drop in performance levels.

The Gunners are unlikely to negotiate a permanent deal for Lemar this month but they could propose a short-term loan for the campaign with the option for a purchase next summer.

Lemar was the subject of a club-record £92m bid from the clubs when he was at AS Monaco in 2017. Back then, the Principality outfit were reluctant to do business.