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Arsenal transfer boost with Southampton loan star Armando Broja refusing to rule out Chelsea exit this summer
ARSENAL have been handed a transfer boost after striker Armando Broja refused to rule out leaving Chelsea in the summer.
The 20-year-old Albanian has been in brilliant form on loan at Southampton this season, scoring eight goals in 24 games in all competitions.
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reports that this has caught the eye of Arsenal, who will be desperate for reinforcements up top.
And Broja has 'refused to rule out the possibility of a move away from Stamford Bridge ahead of the summer transfer window'.
He is allegedly 'open to all options' - pushing the buck to Chelsea to guarantee him playing time.
But with the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner ahead of him in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, his chances might be limited.
Broja spent most of last season on loan at Vitesse, scoring 10 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions.
Arsenal are sure to have plenty competition for the forward, with 'several teams in the frame for his signature'.
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This includes a 'number of Premier League clubs'.
It had been claimed that the Saints were planning a club-record £25million bid at the end of the season.
But Arsenal are poised to show their hand having missed out on January target Dusan Vlahovic.
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