SPURS HAVE TRIGGERED THE £60M RELEASE CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT OF THE ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL ATTACKING MIDFIELDER, AND THE GUNNERS WILL HAVE TO STRIKE HIM OFF THEIR WISHLIST AS HE HAS BEEN AUTHORISED TO HAVE A MEDICAL AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM CLUB TODAY.
THE ATHLETIC CLAIMED LAST WEEK THAT ARSENAL HOLD AN INTEREST IN SIGNING GIBBS-WHITE, BUT THE 25-YEAR-OLD WILL NOW BE JOINING THEIR BITTER NORTH LONDON RIVALS FROM THE LOOK OF THINGS. THE GUNNERS WANT A NEW NUMBER 9 THIS SUMMER AND ARE ALSO LOOKING TO ADD A WINGER AND A CREATIVE MIDFIELDER TO THEIR RANKS. THEY ARE CLOSING IN ON A MOVE FOR CHELSEA WINGER NONI MADUEKE, WHILE THEY REMAIN KEEN ON HIS CRYSTAL PALACE COUNTERPART EBERECHI EZE.
GIBBS-WHITE WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT ADDITION TO THE ARSENAL MIDFIELD GIVEN HIS HUGE CREATIVITY, BUT THEY WILL NEED TO MOVE ON TO OTHER TARGETS OR STICK WITH THEIR CURRENT OPTIONS.
THE FOREST STAR JOINING TOTTENHAM COULD BE GOOD NEWS FOR ETHAN NWANERI, AS THE GUNNERS SEE HIS FUTURE IN CENTRAL AREAS RATHER THAN ON THE FLANK. THE 18-YEAR-OLD WANTS ASSURANCES OVER PLAYING CHANCES BEFORE COMMITTING HIS FUTURE TO THE CLUB, AND SIGNING GIBBS-WHITE OR ANOTHER CREATIVE MIDFIELDER COULD HAVE SEEN HIM CONSIDER LEAVING THE CLUB THIS SUMMER.
15-YEAR-OLD ATTACKER MAX DOWMAN, WHO ALSO OPERATES IN SIMILAR AREAS OF THE PITCH TO NWANERI, IS EXPECTED TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FIRST-TEAM NEXT SEASON, AND HE REQUIRES A CLEAR PATHWAY TO FACILITATE HIS DEVELOPMENT.
ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA WANTS TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE NEXT SEASON AND IS READY TO BOLSTER HIS ATTACKING RANKS THIS SUMMER WITH NEW ADDITIONS DESPITE HAVING NWANERI AND DOWMAN AS OPTIONS.
THE TEENAGE DUO ARE VERY TALENTED, BUT THEY STILL NEED PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE TO HELP THE GUNNERS BECOME CREDIBLE CHALLENGERS AND WILL NEED TIME TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS FIRST-TEAM REGULARS.
