Arsenal transfer news: Gunners prepare player-plus-cash bid for Leicester midfielder

The Gunners are ready to splash the cash in the January transfer window to strengthen the hand of Mikel Arteta in his attempts to turn the club’s fortunes around.

Arsenal are ready to offer Granit Xhaka plus £40m to Leicester City for the services of defensive midfielder Wilfried Ndidy, as per Leicestershire Live.

Xhaka, 28, was named as the Gunners’ captain earlier this season but has since fallen out of favor at the Emirates and is reportedly on his way out of the club.

The Swiss midfielder’s stock fell at the club after he told the team’s fans to ‘f**k off* following his substitution during Arsenal’s home clash with Crystal Palace in October.

While most fans and neutrals were expecting the 28-year-old to apologize for his behavior, he doubled down by aiming his anger at the fans in an Instagram post in which the Swiss also explained the reasons for his emotional outburst.

Since moving to the King Power Stadium from Genk in January 2017, Ndidi has become an integral part of the Leicester midfield, making 120 appearances in all competitions.

The sweeping work which the 23-year-old regularly does for his team allows the Foxes to block the opposition’s passing lines and launch lethal attacks on the counter.

His defensive qualities were on display when Leicester inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Arsenal in what proved to be the last game of Unai Emery as the club’s manager.

The Nigerian was instrumental in preventing the likes of Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi from getting comfortable in the center of the park and also made several important interceptions for his side.

It remains to be seen whether Leicester, who are very much in the title race, would allow Ndidi to leave in January as doing so might seriously hurt their chances of challenging the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.