Arsenal have reportedly made an offer of £90m to try to sign AS Monaco winger Thomas Lemar.
Since the end of last season, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been keen to sign the French international, but it was recently claimed that Liverpool were leading the race for the wideman, should Monaco receive a bid above their valuation.
The Ligue 1 champions have maintained that the 21-year-old is not for sale but according to The Mirror, the Gunners have made a club-record approach for the player.
The move comes due to Manchester City's interest in signing Alexis Sanchez and it appears that if Arsenal are successful in signing Lemar, the green light will be given for Sanchez to make the switch to the Etihad Stadium.
In his two years at Stade Louis II, Lemar has netted 19 goals in 85 appearances in all competitions, while the former Caen attacker still has three years remaining on his existing contract.
Darren Plant
