Arsenal receive transfer boost as Manuel Akanji set for summer move

Arsenal have received a major transfer boost with Borussia Dortmund star Manuel Akanji set to leave the Signal Iduna Park this summer.

The Swiss international has been at Dortmund since 2018, and has been one of their starting centre-backs when fit this season. But his contract is about to enter its final year and there are major doubts that he will agree to extend his stay with Marco Rose 's side.

While it has been a disappointing first campaign under Rose's management, Akanji has impressed, drawing admiring glances from the likes of the Gunners. With that interest in mind, Akanji is now looking at making a step to a different club.

With his contract coming to an end next summer, the upcoming window will be the final one in which Dortmund can bring in a significant fee for him. That is something that it would appear Dortmund need to seriously consider, with the window just a matter of weeks away.

That is because the Bundesliga side's incoming sporting director Sebastian Kehl has revealed Akanji is refusing to sign a new deal. While Dortmund are monitoring his situation, it appears that the defender is ready to depart.

“Manuel has a contract until 2023, does not want to extend it, and there is currently nothing new. We are in close contact with him and his advisor and are waiting to see what happens now,” Kehl told the Funke Media Group (via Sky Germany ).

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