West Ham have already seen a £57m bid rejected while the likes of Chelsea and Al-Nassr have also been heavily linked. It seems Arsenal may have stolen a march on their rivals, though, with Fabrizio Romano claiming they have already made contact over a potential move.

Arsenal believe that Sesko will be on his way this summer. Indeed, the Gunners internally believe that Sesko will be available in the summer, and he could be available for around €75m (£67m).

Benjamin Sesko has emerged as a top target for Arsenal, with Gunners' chiefs having sanctioned a big-money move for the RB Leipzig star in this month's transfer window

Mikel Arteta has made it clear he wants to bring in some new faces before the transfer deadline on February 3, with RB Leipzig star Sesko reportedly their top target. But cheaper moves for strikers such as Evan Ferguson or Matheus Cunha cannot be ruled out.

Arsenal are in need of more firepower before the transfer window shuts and moves for Benjamin Sesko and Wolves forward Matheus Cunha have both been mooted this week

TBR Football's Graeme Bailey shares what RB Leipzig sources are saying about rumours of talks with Arsenal over Benjamin Sesko.

FootballTransfers runs through all the latest Arsenal transfer news, rumours and gossip, including updates on Benjamin Sesko, Alexander Isak and Sverre Nypan.

The January transfer window is a notoriously difficult period to do business in and it is affecting Chelsea's approach this month with deadline day edging closer