Eli Junior Kroupi is one of many players who have been linked with a move to Arsenal.
The Gunners won the Premier League and finished runners-up in the Champions League in the recently concluded campaign.
That is a good season, but Mikel Arteta is desperate for more, and he wants his club to make a few big signings this summer.
Kroupi would be a great addition in attack, but there is a problem.
Imagine you are Andrea Berta. Who is your top target for Arsenal in the summer transfer window?
Eli Junior Kroupi’s dream club is PSG, not Arsenal
Eli Junior Kroupi had a phenomenal 2025/26 season at Bournemouth.
The 19-year-old scored 13 goals in the Premier League, including strikes against Arsenal and Manchester City. The latter made the Gunners champions.
Those performances have caught the eye of several top clubs across the continent.
Along with Arsenal, teams like Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City have all expressed interest in the attacker.
Many of those clubs, including the Gunners, have made contact and asked Bournemouth to keep them informed of his situation.
That, however, may prove to be meaningless, because Kroupi’s dream club are also chasing him.
Foot Mercato reveal that the Bournemouth star ‘dreams of playing for PSG’ and ‘he would therefore be delighted at the idea of joining the Parisian team’.
However, it remains to be seen if the Champions League winners will be prepared to meet the Cherries’ demand of €100 million (£86.4m).
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Eli Junior Kroupi would be outstanding but Arsenal’s top target should be someone else
Arsenal are absolutely right to target someone like Kroupi.
The France U21s international is an exceptional talent and has the potential to be an absolute superstar in the coming years.
We’re convinced that Arsenal fans would love Kroupi, but Andrea Berta’s priority target in that position has to be Julian Alvarez.
The Argentine would instantly elevate the Gunners’ attack to a whole new level, and the fact that he has top-level experience in the Premier League, Champions League and on the international stage makes him a huge asset.
Alvarez has to be Arsenal’s biggest target.
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