"Monaco" club rejected a €35 million offer from London's "Arsenal" for Thomas Lemar, sources reported by the football news portal Goal.com. The "Gunners" were eager to introduce the Frenchman as their second signing of the summer and there were already reports of advanced negotiations yesterday, but the "Ligue 1" champions seek to prevent that. It has long been talked about that Tiemoue Bakayoko is one step away from moving to London's "Chelsea", while "Manchester City", having acquired Bernardo Silva, is relentless about Benjamin Mendy. So, "Monaco" simply does not want to lose a whole bunch of their key players in one summer, not to mention the constant rumors about the future of Kylian Mbappe. Recently we reported that the strongest club in France will offer a new contract to this young player, and the same way they will try to keep Lemar. However, "Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger is also not willing to give up and is already preparing another offer. The "Gunners" are also negotiating for the transfer of "Lyon" striker Alexandre Lacazette and hope to attract even Mbappe. Lemar's transfer would serve that purpose. The attacking midfielder impressed the "Arsenal" coaching staff during the season, scoring 14 goals and providing 11 assists."
