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The Gunners have been targeting the signing of the 21-year-old largely due to the uncertain future of star midfielder Mesut Ozil. Arsene Wenger submitted a $40 million offer for Lemar which was rejected by AS Monaco last month. However, the Sun are now claiming that the French midfielder has agreed personal terms with Arsenal over a move to the Emirates stadium. Lemar has reportedly given the greenlight to a £90,000-a-week deal with the Gunners who have already secured the acquisition of his France teammate Alexandre Lacazette. This comes after reports by L’Equipe which claimed that Wenger had submitted a new $51.3 million offer for the Monaco star.

  Arsenal Banter brings you latest update on Arsenal news from top media sites like Daily Mail, Metro, The Express, The Independent, The Telegraph, SkySports and so on. Inter Milan will go head to head with Arsenal for Schalke midfilder Leon Goretzka, as per report from the  Corriere Dello Sport   ( via  fcinter1908.it ). The German international is reportedly being targeted to be a replacement for Portuguese midfielder Joao Mario who could be leaving after just a season at the Giuseppe Meazza. Mario moved to Inter Milan in a £34million deal but has failed to deliver. He found the net three times and provided eight assists in 33 apearances, but has been on the sideline in the last few weeks of last season. Goretzka has put up an impressive display for Germany at the Confederations Cups, playing in the central park. The Portuguese international would however need to leave the Italian club first before an approach can be made for Goretzka. The...

Olympique Lyonnais striker Alexandre Lacazette has undergone a successful medical at Arsenal ahead of his £52.7 million ($90 million) move, according to reports in the UK. The deal, which includes add-ons, should be completed before Arsene Wenger's squad flies to Australia on Sunday and will be for a club-record fee, beating the £42.5 million ($72 million) Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013. Lacazette's arrival is Wenger's first piece of significant business in the transfer window and follows the promise from chief-executive Ivan Gazidis last week that "top quality" summer signings would arrive this summer. Arsenal are now likely to end their widely reported interest in Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe and Lacazette's signing could also mean the departure from Arsenal of another French international, Olivier Giroud, who struggled to hold down a first-team place last season. For Lacazette, 26, the move to London represents a retur...