Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa is a wanted man.
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has told Culture PSG that Arsenal haven’t even called to register any interest in Layvin Kurzawa.
PSG beat Lorient 1-0 in the French Cup on Sunday, with Pablo Sarabia scoring a late winner for the Ligue 1 giants against their second-tier opposition.
Edinson Cavani wasn’t involved as speculation surrounds his future, but left back Kurzawa did get a start in the unconvincing win.
The 27-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, and Arsenal are being heavily linked with a move to sign the Frenchman.
The Telegraph note that Arsenal hope to do a deal this month given injuries to Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney at left back, but reports in France suggest Arsenal are seeking a pre-contract agreement.
France Football claim Kurzawa could pen a five-year deal to join Arsenal as a free agent, and the Gunners would then be in a strong position to seal a cut-price deal this month.
However, PSG chief Leonardo claims there have been no offers for Kurzawa, and remains an important part of first-team plans for now.
Leonardo acknowledged that Kurzawa is out of contract soon so could well move on, but Arsenal haven’t called for talks about a deal, meaning they’re treating it all as business as usual.
“We never had a proposal, zero,” said Leonardo. “He plays a lot of matches, he is there. We didn’t have an exact proposal, he is also a player at the end of his contract, but we didn’t get anything. Arsenal never called, we have nothing,” he added.
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