With Bacary Sagna likely to leave in the summer, Arsenal are looking to recruit another promising youngster from France to replace him in the right-back position.

20 year-old Serge Aurier is a major target to compete with Carl Jenkinson.

Competition

The player is highly sought-after in his own country, however. Toulouse have already received inquiries from Lyon and big-spending Monaco for his services, and he may prefer to stay in France.

However, Arsenal could give a tempting offer of first-team PL football along with whatever financials are involved.

Aurier is also highly sought among other European sides, as one of the best RB prospects in Europe right now, along with Sebastian Corchia of Sochaux.

So it won’t be easy prying him away, especially considering what Monaco can offer him, though they’ve been linked as a potential buyer for Sagna.

Arsenal could probably sell Sagna and buy Aurier without losing any money in net terms, which sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

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+1 #11 jonathan nyandika 2013-05-25 09:54
we should not a factory where we manufacture and sell,this time let him buy good players,we should not look like our achievements is to get number four all the time.Think about it mr.Wenger.
+1 #10 Tedy 2013-05-23 21:23
If he stay Sagan I s better but If he not its okay .
Specially we need good two front & d midfielder
+1 #9 Moses 2013-05-23 17:44
Sagna should stay. Be warned wenger.
+1 #8 ted 2013-05-23 17:42
Every single time Jenkinson has played hes performed great. I would feel extremely comfortable with him starting at right back.
-1 #7 Goooner49 2013-05-23 17:31
I'd first try to retain Sagna, if not.. i think Lowton fits the bill.. he is young, has PL experience, undoubtedly skillful and will prove an able competitor for CJ.
#6 Sam 2013-05-23 12:35
Selling Sagna doesn't make sense at all. Arsenal need a strong and fat squad this season to compet with others an challenge for trophies.
#5 Alan 2013-05-23 12:35
Great - another established player goes - for a player with potential.
+3 #4 eston 2013-05-23 09:19
Buy good players to help the team instead
+2 #3 James 2013-05-23 00:01
Surely Micah Richards would be a better option
-5 #2 John 2013-05-22 23:50
NO THANKS! Buy some proper English right back instead!
-4 #1 Tony 2013-05-22 22:47
Come on you gunners buy , buy , buy and get rid of some of the crap who , for one I don't know how they made it to being a footballer . It would free up a lot of dosh