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Let them have him. £26.5m is a huge chunk of their budget to spunk on an 18 year-old who might have to be loaned straight back. Even if they're able to keep him next season trying to integrate a teenager in to a CB role is no easy task in the Premier League. Look at Foyth, two seasons down and he still looks hit and miss at times.
It really doesn't make much sense does it? Reports in the media suggest that Arsenal have only got about £40M to spend and they seem to be spending it on Tierney and a CB that that they will need to loan back for a season. Either the £40M reports are wrong, or they're going to have to buy some real budget replacements for Ramsey, Cech, Welbeck, etc.
The links to us don't seem to make sense either. It's hardly a priority position right now, so unless we're buying him for a low initial fee with various add on clauses as one for the future I can't see it happening.