Noa Lang confirms who Arsenal wanted him to replace after revealing three Leeds offers

Noa Lang has confirmed that Leeds United tried to sign him in summer 2021 and Arsenal made their own attempts in January 2022.

Club Brugge winger Lang is in demand ahead of the summer transfer window. He scored nine goals and made 15 assists from 48 games in the 2021-22 season. Now, the 22-year-old could be ready for the next step of his career.

He has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League, where Leeds and Arsenal are known admirers, while West Ham have also been mentioned.

Yet the interest from Leeds and Arsenal is more long-term. Reports last summer made no secret of Leeds’ desire to sign him.

Arsenal began to be linked shortly after the 2021 transfer window closed. But Noa Lang has now revealed the extent to which their interest went in the winter.

The Netherlands international has confirmed Arsenal considered him after the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona.

Lang told Het Laatste Nieuws: “Because one of them only really left at the last minute [Aubameyang], they wanted to hire someone quickly. But that was no longer possible.”

Nor did Lang deny the links he had with Leeds from a few months prior. In fact, he clarified that the West Yorkshire outfit made multiple attempts to sign him.

He said: “They were concrete, yes. Leeds made three offers. We even negotiated – they flew to the Netherlands.”

After those missed opportunities, though, this could be the summer in which Lang leaves Club Brugge. Although under contract until 2025, he is almost certain it is time to move on.

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