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Arsenal have been linked with a move for Nottingham Forest loanee Djed Spence in recent times.

Spence, who is on loan from fellow Championship side Middlesbrough, enjoyed a stellar display against the Gunners last month, delivering a defensive masterclass to keep Gabriel Martinelli quiet as Forest clinched a famous 1-0 victory in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Englishman then enjoyed another memorable afternoon on Sunday as Steve Cooper's men beat Leicester City 4-1, with the talented fullback scoring his side's fourth goal.

And after the game, some Arsenal supporters on Reddit found a picture of the 23-year-old playing alongside Hale End academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe as a young boy.

This comes after a report from Goal claimed that the north Londoners were keen to sign a right-back this summer to compete with Takehiro Tomiyasu, with Spence named as a potential target for technical director Edu.

Gunners icon Ian Wright is a huge fan of Spence's, comparing him to countrymen Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold last month.

Speaking on Wrighty’s House podcast, he said: "I saw him after the game (against Arsenal) and said 'listen, my friend. You're on loan from Middlesbrough and I don't know what's happened there, because if you can't get into the Middlesbrough side, I don't know what's wrong, so I need to know the full story'.

"But let me say, that was one of the best