Arsenal have received a transfer update of sorts following links with highly-rated young Charlton Athletic midfielder Joe Aribo.
Responding to the speculation surrounding Aribo, Addicks boss Lee Bowyer said he wasn’t too concerned about the 22-year-old’s future as he’d recently spoken with him about a new contract.
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Bowyer says he expects the Arsenal transfer talk is coming from Aribo’s agent, but Gunners fans will be hoping they still have a chance of snapping up this top young talent in the summer.
Asked about the Aribo Arsenal links, Bowyer was quoted by the Metro as saying: ‘If it’s true then it’s good on our behalf. It means the job we are doing with him is a good job.
‘But I think it’s his agent if I’m honest. I’m not reading too much into that.