Arsenal are jumping into the battle for RB Salzburg striker Noah Okafor.
Sky Deutschland says the North London club are interested in Salzburg’s Okafor, whilst there appears to be further interest.
Manchester City and Liverpool are noted as admirers of the young striker, whilst reports from Italy have mentioned Chelsea, West Ham United, Leeds and also reigning Serie A champions AC Milan.
Intriguingly, the Salzburg hierarchy have already refused to reject the prospect of a move for Okafor in the near future with his price tag apparently sitting at €35m (£30m).
The club’s current sporting director Christoph Freund said: “I think there will be a bit more going on in the transfer market than in recent years. Okafor really took off last year. I hope he plays a good World Cup, then the Noah Okafor stock can become very interesting. I’m not ruling it out.”
Okafor will certainly be hoping to add to his impressive form as he prepares for his first World Cup. The young striker has been named in the Switzerland squad for the upcoming tournament in Qatar alongside potential future Arsenal teammate Granit Xhaka.
The Swiss kick off their Group G campaign against Cameroon in a week’s time before clashing with Brazil and Serbia.
