Overview
- Christian Kofane’s agent, Eric Depolo, said Friday that Arsenal’s interest is genuine and that he has been in contact with the club.
- Florian Plettenberg reports Bayern Munich are not targeting the 19-year-old this summer, easing one major source of competition.
- Leverkusen are said to want €60–70m for the Cameroon international, while his agent publicly values him near €100m.
- Kofane has seven goals and eight assists in about 39 games this season and impressed against Arsenal in the Champions League round of 16.
- Multiple clubs have checked in, but reports point to the Premier League as the likeliest market, with Arsenal expected to revisit the move after their title push and with forward depth and Gabriel Jesus’s future in flux.