Arteta wants £327k-per-week star at Arsenal with deal “tempting” for Berta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is personally keen on the potential signing of a high-earning star at N5, and the deal could also prove enticing for new sporting director Andrea Berta.

Arsenal play Chelsea after Champions League last 16 triumph

The games are coming thick and fast at Arsenal before the next international break, with Arteta’s side set to take on London rivals Chelsea this weekend after their Champions League last 16 thrashing of PSV Eindhoven over two legs.

While the Gunners have everything to play for in Europe, as Real Madrid await them in the quarter-finals, both Chelsea and Arteta’s side are contending for Champions League qualification domestically, with Arsenal firmly out of the Premier League title race as Liverpool take a comfortable lead at the top of the table.

Arsenal were knocked out of the quarter-final stage last year by Bayern Munich, who beat the north Londoners 3-2 on aggregate, and Arteta has said that his team have taken plenty of lessons from that tie as they prepare for an equally tough test against Real.

“We want to win! And to win you’re going to have to go through the stages, and because the club needs it,” said Arteta on Arsenal’s Champions League campaign.

“We are a club, a team that wants to be the best and want to be competing with the best clubs in the world. In order to do that, you have to constantly be there, and it’s very difficult. But we’ve done it for two years in a row, and we have the capacity and the ability to do it even better.

“Last year we played Bayern, and with the history of those clubs and how consistently in the last 20-25 years being there, and we were riding there in the home game, we had them on the ropes. They escaped and when we were there we were a bit short to get to that final stage. So hopefully we will learn we are better than then, and we can make it happen.”

Meanwhile, off the field, Berta’s appointment as new Arsenal sporting director has brought plenty of anticipation ahead of a very important summer transfer window. There are claims that Arsenal could invest up to £300 million on an array of different signings

Berta already has some targets in mind, and one of them is soon-to-be free agent Leroy Sane.

Arteta wants Leroy Sane with Arsenal deal “tempting” for Berta

That is according to CaughtOffside, who also report that Arteta is personally keen on a reunion with Sane at Arsenal, following the pair’s time together at Man City.

The Germany international earns around £327,000-per-week at Bayern Munich, as per this report, but it is believed that he could be willing to take a pay cut ahead of a free transfer away from the Allianz Arena when his deal expires.

This could apparently prove “tempting” for Berta and Arsenal, who are reported to be contemplating an alternative to Bukayo Saka on the right-hand side (GiveMeSport).

However, they’re by no means the only side contemplating a Bosman deal for the 28-year-old, with north London rivals Tottenham and others also rumoured to hold an interest in Sane.

The former Schalke and City star eight goals and four assists from 34 appearances in all competitions this season, adding to his total tally of 56 goals and 50 assists from 209 outings since joining Bayern in 2020.