Arsenal open talks to sign Brighton star Leandro Trossard

Arsenal have entered the race to sign Brighton striker Leandro Trossard.

The Belgium international is in the middle of a clash with manager Roberto De Zerbi and is set to leave the Amex Stadium this month.

Tottenham have been monitoring his situation, but Arsenal have gotten ahead of their north London rivals by opening talks with Brighton about a move in January.

Leandro Trossard has become a transfer target for Arsenal in the January window.

Mikel Arteta’s team have opened talks with Brighton about a possible move for the Belgian.

Until yesterday, Trossard was still training alone in Brighton and now it is increasingly likely that he will leave.

sports mail he understands that the fee will be around £20 million.

Mikel Arteta has been looking for a new striker this month and seemed to be on his way to signing Mykhailo Mudryk.

But Chelsea’s late intervention dashed their hopes of signing the Ukrainian.

However, the Gunners have moved quickly to identify other targets and are now hoping to secure a deal for Trossard in the coming days.

Leandro Trossard’s future at Brighton is in limbo after a fight with Roberto De Zerbi

Chelsea announced last Sunday the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk from Shaktar Donetsk

Trossard and De Zerbi have had a public falling out of late, with the manager criticizing the player’s attitude and work-rate since his return from the World Cup with Belgium.

Trossard has not featured for the Seagulls in 2023 and was not involved in his side’s 3-0 win over Liverpool after he left training prematurely without De Zerbi’s permission.

Rumors had been circulating that the Belgian was a key transfer target for Arsenal’s rivals Tottenham, but it looks like the Gunners will win the race for the attacking midfielder.

Obviously, De Zerbi and Trossard have not seen eye to eye since the Italian coach took over.

In a statement released last week, Trossard’s agent, Josy Comhair, lifted the cover on his client’s troubled relationship with De Zerbi.

“After the World Cup, there was an altercation between Leandro and a player in training over a trivial matter,” Comhair said.

‘Since then, the manager no longer speaks to Leandro, which is obviously not conducive to the atmosphere, nor is it performance oriented.

Last Monday, the manager humiliated Leandro in a group and pointed out that he no longer wanted to see him.

‘A coach who hasn’t communicated directly with his player for four weeks is really incomprehensible. By the way, it is also the manager who has indicated several times that a transfer is the most convenient solution.’

Trossard is Brighton’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with seven goals in 16 appearances

Despite their recent conflict, Brighton manager De Zerbi indicated he would welcome the player back to training.

“I’m good with myself and I’m ready to open the doors for him, because he’s a good guy and a very important player for us,” he said.

“He changes the team, but he has to understand and work with my attitude, in my own way, because I am the coach, I decide the rules in the locker room, that’s all.”