Arsenal to rival Liverpool as two Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang transfer replacements eyed

Arsenal are ready to do battle with Liverpool as they eye PSV Eindhoven's Cody Gakpo as a possible replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gunners could yet offload the Gabon international, who has been frozen out by Mikel Arteta at the Emirates.

He was left out of their training trip to Dubai and could now seek an exit, which would leave Arsenal light in attack.

Gakpo has scored 10 times and provided 11 assists for the Dutch giants this term and is attracting plenty of attention.

Arsenal and Liverpool are among those heading the queue, according to Footmercato, with PSV chief John de Jong admitting the player will eventually move on.

The technical director said: “Gakpo will of course not stay in Eindhoven forever. He will go to a top club in a top league in the future. Or will that happen next summer? That’s hard to say."

Gakpo is under contract until 2025 but admits discussions have been held with his representatives regarding his next move.

He said: "The clubs that want something are also known to me, I’ve had conversations about that with my agent.

“Very interesting clubs have been added, but we have to look at what the first step is.”

Napoli's Victor Osimhen is also being considered by the Gunners.

The Nigerian was only signed 18 months ago from Lille and appears content in Italy.

Gazzetta dello Sport understand that Osimhen is now Arsenal's top target with Newcastle United also keen.

A move from the north London outfit hinges on whether they can offload Aubameyang.

Arteta's forward problems extend beyond the Gabon star, with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah both seeing their contracts expire this summer.

So far there has been little progress in discussions with either man.

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