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Arsenal boost as Serge Gnabry ‘could be sold this summer if Bayern Munich land top transfer target Sadio Mane’
ARSENAL transfer target Serge Gnabry could be sold this summer if his club Bayern Munich land top target Sadio Mane, according to reports.
Bayern saw an opening bid of £21million plus add-ons rejected for the Senegal superstar and they're set to up their efforts to tempt Liverpool to sell.
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Liverpool are believed to want a fee north of £40m to help fund signing a top replacement.
But they have little bargaining power as Mane is ticking into the final year of his contract and can negotiate a pre-contract from January 2023.
According to , should Bayern eventually land Mane, it will be music to Arsenal's ears, who want to re-sign Gnabry six years after letting him leave for Werder Bremen.
Like Mane, Gnabry has just one year left on his deal and is yet to agree to a renewal.
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Bayern could be open to selling Gnabry with Mane almost certain to be a first-team starter.
On his Bayern future, the German said: "In my view, it's a bit of a shame how things go back and forth - as a team-mate, as part of the club.
"That's why I hope that somehow a peaceful agreement will take place. It's not that each of us only thinks about money.
"There are other things that play a big role in making you feel good.
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"Appreciation should come from both sides - from club to player and from player to club."
The 26-year-old would help boost Arsenal's significantly depleted attacking department.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left the club in January for Barcelona and Alexandre Lacazette will leave at the end of his contract this season.
Big money signing Nicolas Pepe isn't showing any signs of turning his Arsenal career around either.
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