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Arsenal are tracking Wolfsburg defender Ridle Baku.
The 24 year olds performances in the Bundesliga this season has attracted the attention of a number of European clubs, with the Gunners reported to be one of them.
They are looking to strengthen in the right-back area this summer, with concerns over the ability of Japanese international Takehiro Tomiyasu to stay fit, and believed Baku could provide competition and back-up to Ben White.
Baku, by contrast, rarely misses games, and, as a former winger, he has the necessary attacking qualities that Arsenal are looking for in all their full-backs. He has already scored five goals this season, and provided one assist in 26 league games.
He is currently valued at around £11 million, but with him being under contract until 2025, it could take more than that to prise him away, with his current club under no immediate pressure to sell him.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.