Arsenal are said to be lining up a surprise £5m move to sign versatile Leicester City star Jeffrey Schlupp this summer, according to the Daily Express.
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The 22-year-old played a key role in keeping the East Midlands side in the Premier League this season and came away with both the club’s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.
And the pacy star’s performances did not go unnoticed elsewhere as Arsene Wenger has identified him as an ideal inclusion into his squad and will lodge a £5m bid to test the Foxes’ resolve.
Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was also an admirer of the Ghanaian international and offered him a trial back in 2013.
However, he instead decided to take up Leicester on their offer of more regular first team football by heading to the King Power Stadium instead.
He has since gone on to make 114 appearances for Leicester, scoring 14 goals in the process.
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