Arsenal landed one talented teenage attacker last summer in Gabriel Martinelli, and another looks to be a top target.
Sporting winger Joelson Fernandes has been heavily linked with Arsenal in recent months, and the rumours are gathering pace.
Last weekend, A Bola reported that Arsenal were ready to accelerate a move for the winger through fear that he would end up elsewhere.
The Portuguese newspaper added in the week that Arsenal think Joelson can be the next Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Gunners were closing in.
On Saturday, A Bola added that Joelson had been left out of the Sporting squad to face bitter rivals Benfica, with talks over a move coming on Monday or Tuesday.
Agent Kia Joorabchian has close ties to Arsenal, but the €45million (£41million) release clause could be a problem, especially for a 17-year-old with four first-team appearances.
If any Arsenal fans were sceptical of the report, then they will have paid close attention to Sporting’s squad announcement against Benfica – and Joelson was indeed left out.
Arsenal fans took to Twitter to share their excitement, believing that the news is a sign that Joelson is North London-bound.
Some think that Joelson being left out is ‘a good sign’, and think that a deal is a ‘real possibility’, as everything points towards Joelson joining the Gunners; now, we have to see whether they’re right or not…
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