Kylian Mbappe is reportedly willing to join Arsenal with the PSG superstar eager to follow in the footsteps of French legend Thierry Henry.
The 25-year-old attacker is set to leave Paris at the end of this season, with Real Madrid the most likely destination for Mbappe after years of links to Los Blancos.
Yet a Premier League switch could be on the cards for Mbappe, and Arsenal could be one of the leading clubs to sign the attacking sensation if the Gunners had the finances to pull off such a deal.
Kylian Mbappe open to Arsenal move as Thierry Henry claim emerges
According to the Independent, Mbappe is open to moving to Arsenal with the French international keen to replicate the career of Henry, a player the PSG star grew up watching and admiring.
The Gunners have been linked with a move for Mbappe ever since the striker made a name for himself with AS Monaco, with Arsene Wenger even reportedly meeting with the attacker before joining PSG.
Nearly seven years on from that encounter, and Mbappe is once again on the move, and this time there is a slight chance that Arsenal could actually land the 25-year-old superstar.
However, the odds of this move happening seem slim, to say the least, with Arsenal lacking the finances to even match Mbappe’s astronomical wages as well as not having the same pull Madrid has on certain players
Mikel Arteta will need a miracle if he wants to sign Kylian Mbappe
Mbappe is arguably the best signing Arsenal can make this summer if funds were unlimited and FFP didn’t exist, such is the cruel manner the game of football now unfortunately works in.
Which is why Mikel Arteta will need a miracle if he is to sign Mbappe, with recent reports teasing Arsenal fans that a deal could be possible with the player open to a move.
Indeed, Arsenal are aware that such a move would be impossible to finance, yet stranger things have happened in football, and a miracle could soon come in an unlikely way in the summer for Mbappe.
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