Lyon are now only demanding €45m (£41m) plus add-ons for midfielder Houssem Aouar, according to reports in England. It was originally believed that the Ligue One side were looking for €60m (£55m).
However, with the French club not in Europe this season, they need to sell in order to balance the books and Arsenal fans on Twitter are hoping that the drop in asking price will encourage the Gunners to make another bid soon:
PAY IT @Arsenal
— Alfie Draper (@AlfieDraper8) September 29, 2020
@Arsenal make it happen
— Omar (@omarsacranie) September 29, 2020
Pay them we need good players urgently
— MAJORITY LEADER (@Davido_Lubi) September 29, 2020
Get it done
— ?Miki York? (@TheRealMikiYork) September 29, 2020
Get it done boys.
— Nath Willa (@nathwilla) September 29, 2020
45M Euro is £40M, with players like Jack Grealish demanding £80M,this could turn out to be one of the bargains of the decade PAY IT NOW ARSENAL
— AoaurSZN (@AoaurSzn) September 29, 2020
If we bottle it to Juve I am not watching anymore football this season
— Mikel Arteta's Sensational Arsenal (@HonestGunner) September 29, 2020
How stingy can a team be?
— Tendi (@tendelanani) September 29, 2020
We clearly need this signing .I'm sure it will happen …it's only a matter of time.
— Slygemeister (@SylvesterPillay) September 29, 2020
There are certainly some promising signs on this transfer. Aouar appears open to moving to the Emirates, while it is thought agreeing personal terms won’t be a problem. The main obstacle remains the transfer fee.
It is thought that the proceeds of the sale of Sead Kolasinac to Bayer Leverkusen will help but more funds could be raised by offloading Lucas Torreira to Atletico Madrid. At the moment, the Spanish side are only interested in signing the Uruguayan on loan but Arsenal would much prefer a permanent deal so they can make a substantial offer for Aouar before the transfer deadline.
