Arsenal have been informed that £20 million ($25m) would be a “fair price” for Celtic defender Kieran Tierney, but Nigel Winterburn fears that the Gunners’ transfer budget may not stretch much further.
Unai Emery, like Arsene Wenger before him, is going to have to get creative in any recruitment drive this summer.
Several targets have been identified, such as Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha and St Etienne centre-half William Saliba, but rival interest and tough negotiations are presenting potential stumbling blocks to any deals.
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No agreements are in place as yet, with Scotland international Tierney one of those that Arsenal have been unable to agree a fee for.