'I'm told': £42m player is now open to joining Arsenal after Liverpool sent scouts to watch him - journalist

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Football journalist Dean Jones has claimed that reported Liverpool target Yeremy Pino is open to signing for Arsenal before the transfer window shuts next week.

The Gunners are on the market for a new wide player to replace Nicolas Pepe. The Ivorian is on the verge of joining OGC Nice on a season-long loan deal, and Arsenal need a replacement.

Yeremy Pino is ‘very much open’ to joining Arsenal this summer

Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move to sign Pino for a few weeks now.

Reports even revealed yesterday that Mikel Arteta would much rather sign the Villarreal youngster than Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, who has also been linked with a move to the Emirates.

Pino is one of the most exciting prospects in Spain. He is a wanted man with a number of clubs reportedly interested in him, but Jones has claimed that he would be excited to join Arsenal this summer.

The journalist said in a video on The Football Terrace YouTube channel: “They are still on the case of Yeremy Pino, who scored in a win at the weekend for Villarreal.

“He’s going to continue to play for his club as normal, but I’m told he is very much open to a transfer like this and would be excited to join Arsenal.”

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Liverpool sent scouts to watch him

At this moment, Arsenal seem the most interested club in Pino, but the £42 million-rated winger has admirers at other top Premier League clubs as well.

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claimed about a week ago that the 19-year-old is one of the names on Arsenal’s wish list, but he has been considered by Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

Romano revealed that the Reds even sent scouts to watch Pino play on numerous occasions last season.

“I am told that Chelsea have been tracking Yeremy Pino and now they are on Gordon. Pino is a player they have been watching for a long time. Liverpool have sent scouts to watch Pino many, many times in the past year,” he said.

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