Overview

• Arsenal have opened advanced discussions with RB Leipzig for 21-year-old Benjamin Sesko, with an initial fee of around £75 million on the table
• Leipzig are reportedly demanding up to £92.5 million for Sesko but are willing to haggle after failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League
• Sesko netted 21 goals and supplied six assists in 45 appearances last season and previously expressed a preference to join Arsenal
• Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyökeres, who scored 39 goals in 33 Liga Portugal matches, remains a secondary option valued at about £70 million
• Andrea Berta is prepared to break Arsenal’s transfer record as Mikel Arteta seeks a proven centre-forward following a campaign without a double-digit league scorer