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ampton defender Jose Fonte – with Manchester United also interested in the Portuguese Euro 2016 winner – but the same reports claims that the Saints will not sell Fonte and it's now a matter of whether the 32-year-old signs a new contract or not.

Another defender the Gunners are showing interested in is believed to be Monaco's Marcel Tisserand, despite the 23-year-old thought to be in the verge of signing for Espanyol. The Congo centre-back – who is equally adept at filling in at right-back – is in talks to move to La Liga with the Barcelona- based outfit, having struggled to cement a first-team spot at Monaco.

However, that move is now though to be on hold, after Arsenal expressed an interest in him, and it's added that Tisserand's representatives will attempt to delay any permanent move until they