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title: "Arsenal: Gunners eye move for Jordan Amavi"
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author: "kaus pandey"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2021-03-08T19:30:52Z"
modified: "2021-03-08T19:30:52Z"
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# Arsenal: Gunners eye move for Jordan Amavi

**Premier League giants Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a move for former Aston Villa player Jordan Amavi.**

French outlet [Le10Sport](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-retournement-de-situation-pour-amavi-540297) have released a report about the situation of Amavi, mentioning interest from Arsenal and Italian juggernauts AC Milan.

### Amavi could reject Arsenal interest and stay at Marseille

[Le10Sport](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-retournement-de-situation-pour-amavi-540297) have stated that, while Amavi’s contract at Marseille runs out this summer of, Arsenal are monitoring his situation and the player is being courted in Serie A too. Stefano Pioli’s AC Milan are also cited as one of the interested parties.

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[The report added](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-retournement-de-situation-pour-amavi-540297) that Amavi and Marseille could soon reach an agreement for the left-back to sign a new contract. A new three-year deal could be penned by the defender so that he can continue his adventure at the Stade Velodrome.

That will come as a blow to Milan and Arsenal, who were following the defender’s progress in Ligue 1 recently. The 26-year-old has previously [plied his trade with Aston Villa](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-amavi/transfers/spieler/241229), who sold him to Marseille  in the summer of 2018 after an initial loan deal in France.

This season, Amavi has made [16 appearances in all competitions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-amavi/leistungsdaten/spieler/241229), scoring once. Andre Villas-Boas, who had managed him at Marseille earlier in the campaign, hailed the Frenchman as [“amazing” and spoke highly of](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/11/16/report-jordan-amavi-could-return-to-england-with-crystal-palace/) his defending, aerial ability and pace.

### Signing Amavi could be a good move for Arsenal

Since Amavi’s contract runs out in the summer, he could be available on a free transfer for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s side currently have just one [out-and-out left-back option in the squad](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-arsenal/kadernachposition/verein/11) in Kieran Tierney. They loaned out Ainsley-Maitland Niles [to West Brom](https://www.wba.co.uk/news/maitland-niles-joins-albion-loan) over the winter and that move left them threadbare in the left-back department.

They need depth in that position and Amavi, still just 26, would offer them that. The [£9m-rated defender](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-amavi/marktwertverlauf/spieler/241229) could also offer some re-sale value further down the line, so it seems to make plenty of sense for Arsenal to pursue him.

***In other news, Tony Cascarino believes one Arsenal player’s future is sealed – [read more here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/arsenal-cascarino-delivers-xhaka-verdict-arsenal-newsnow/)***