Arsenal are keeping a detailed eye on Newcastle United’s Tino Livramento and can consider bidding for the defender in the summertime transfer window.
Talks over an extension to a contract that may have just two years left to run are yet to materialise and, based on the Telegraph, the 23-year-old is yet to provide a sign he’s willing to remain.
Newcastle wish to keep the England international but are prone to be in a vulnerable position unless Livramento indicated he would like to stay at St James’ Park.
The previous Chelsea teenager has been a key a part of the teams which have made significant progress under Eddie Howe since his £32 million move from Southampton.
Newcastle value the versatile right-back at around £60m which can deter Arsenal given they’re understood to be assessing a lot of potential targets.
Jurrien Timber is currently firmly established because the club’s first selection right-back, while the club also signed Jaden Dixon from Stoke in January and the teenager made his debut in last weekend’s FA Cup win against Mansfield Town.
Arsenal do must sell one first team player this summer having spent significantly on arming Mikel Arteta with a squad able to difficult for major honours.
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Ben White, who like Livramento has two years left on his deal, might be considered one of those players potentially up on the market and were he to maneuver on Arsenal would view the Newcastle star as a possible alternative.
The Gunners have also expressed an interest in Livramento’s Newcastle teammates Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon.
All three players featured in last night’s 1-1 draw against Barcelona after which Eddie Howe said his troops will head into battle next week having told them they’ve shown they’ll mix it with Europe’s best.
A 1-1 draw was scant reward for a high-quality performance against considered one of the very biggest names in European football and head coach Howe, who described the equaliser as “soft”, is confident they’ll make life intensely difficult for Hansi Flick’s men on their very own pitch.
He said: ‘Within the cold light of day once we get up tomorrow, we’ll see the positives. The tie could be very much alive, we played rather well.
‘We showed our qualities. We’ve been really competitive. The challenge is we want more on a consistent basis. We’ve showed we are able to play against the best once we’re at our greatest.”
Asked if he felt his team deserved more, Howe said: ‘Yes, we do.
‘A very good performance from the team, very, superb in all phases, really. I believed we limited them with a very good defensive performance from the team and I believed we attacked rather well too.
‘Although we didn’t create an abundance of clear-cut probabilities, I believed there have been probabilities all through the sport for us.
‘It was great to see us finally rating after which the last attack of the sport, the last kick of the sport, it’s a tricky one to take.’
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