Exclusive: Arsenal ready to test the waters with €40m bid for Liverpool & Tottenham transfer target

Exclusive: Arsenal ready to test the waters with €40m bid for Liverpool & Tottenham transfer target

Arsenal are among the clubs showing a strong interest in the potential transfer of Eintracht Frankfurt wonderkid Hugo Larsson.

The talented 20-year-old looks like one of the most exciting prospects in Europe at the moment, and sources with a close understanding of his situation have informed CaughtOffside that Arsenal are considering testing the waters with a €40million bid for the player in

Spurs gear up for Europa League clash vs Galatasaray

Liverpool and Tottenham are also very interested in Larsson and CaughtOffside understands they could also try initiating talks over the Sweden international this winter, while other big names such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have also been monitoring him.

Larsson will clearly have his pick of some big names if he is to leave Frankfurt, and it will be interesting to see where he ends up if he does move.

Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson celebrates a goal

However, sources close to the Bundesliga club have indicated that offers in the region of €40m would likely be a long way from their valuation of the youngster, and that it could take closer to €70-80m to do a deal.

Could Hugo Larsson inject some life into Arsenal’s season?

Larsson is a classy and creative midfield talent who could add plenty of quality to Arsenal’s midfield this January, perhaps giving them something a little different in that area of the pitch

In the absence of Martin Odegaard, Arsenal’s midfield has at times looked a little stale and unable to contribute enough going forward.