Arsenal show ‘strong interest’ in Leicester City teenager

Arsenal show ‘strong interest’ in Leicester City teenager

Arsenal are keen to sign Leicester City 16-year-old Jeremy Monga this summer, despite the player agreeing professional terms with his current club.

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Sam Wallace and Sam Dean report for The Telegraph that Arsenal are showing strong interest in Leicester City’s Jeremy Monga, and the Gunners are long-term admirers of the teenage winger.

Monga has already agreed to sign a professional contract with Leicester when he turns 17 in July, but The Telegraph report that the agreement doesn’t guarantee he won’t leave anyway.

Yet the report also adds that Leicester are hoping to rebuild around their talented youngsters, with Monga foremost among them. It may not be a straightforward task to convince them to sell.

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Working in Arsenal’s favour is the fact Leicester are in such a terrible position in the Championship. It’s not just that they long ago missed out on promotion back to the Premier League, but that they’re at very real risk of relegation to League One.

With four games remaining, Leicester are five points behind 21st-place West Bromwich Albion and escape from the relegation zone.