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Arsenal target Junior Kroupi and Kenan Yildiz ahead of January window

Arsenal are considering potential January transfer moves for Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi and Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is targeting moves for Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi and Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz in the upcoming January transfer window, Sky Sports News and the BBC reported. The club is seeking to bolster its attacking options midway through the season. According to reports cited by the BBC, Arsenal face potential competition from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain for Kroupi. [1][2][3][5]

Yahoo Sports reported that Bournemouth are currently refusing to sell Kroupi, even though Arsenal could accelerate their interest. Meanwhile, the BBC and Sky Sports News identified 21 year old Turkish winger Yildiz as another primary target on Arteta's shortlist to strengthen the squad. [1][2][3]

Kroupi is a 20 year old French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League side Bournemouth. As FTMQ Sports reported earlier, Premier League rivals Chelsea have recently been leading the race to sign his Bournemouth team-mate Alex Scott. [3][9][12]

The prospective transfer business comes as Arsenal make plans to secure major offensive additions when the mid-season transfer window opens in January. [1][2][8]

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In short

  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is eyeing January moves for Eli Junior Kroupi and Kenan Yildiz.
  • Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi is also drawing interest from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
  • Eli Junior Kroupi is a 20-year-old French professional footballer playing for Bournemouth.
  • Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz is a 21-year-old Turkish international.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Papers: Kroupi and Yildiz on Arsenal's radar ahead of January windowSky Sports News, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Arsenal want Kroupi in January - Tuesday's gossipYahoo Sports Top, 1d ago
  3. [3]Arsenal want Kroupi in January - Tuesday's gossipBBC Football, 1d ago
  4. [4]Arsenal target Kenan Yildiz and Eli Junior Kroupi transfers in January window - Paper RoundTNT Sports, 1d ago
  5. [5]Bournemouth forward Junior Kroupi and Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz both in Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's sights ahead of January window - Paper Talk | Football NewsSky Sports, 1d ago
  6. [6]Arsenal Transfer News Today: Arteta gets serious over Kroupi as 'dream' deal onLiveScore, 1d ago
  7. [7]Arsenal want Kroupi in January - Tuesday's gossipBBC, 1d ago
  8. [8]Arsenal plotting double January transfer swoop as Mikel Arteta identifies forward targetsThe Mirror, 1d ago

Background

  1. [9]Eli Junior Kroupi on Wikipedia
  2. [10]SCR-720 on Wikipedia
  3. [11]WikiLeaks on Wikipedia
  4. [12]Liverpool make contact with Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara FTMQ Sports, 6d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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