Arsenal are prepared to pounce and make a move for Juventus attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz if the Old Lady are forced to sell the Turkey international

Arsenal will 'lead the race' to sign Kenan Yildiz if Juventus decide to sell the forward next summer.

Yildiz, 21, has been at Juve for the last four years, following his move from Bayern Munich. During that time, he has become arguably the club's most important player, scoring 27 goals and providing 21 assists in 132 appearances.

But Yildiz hasn't featured for Juve since the opening weekend of the Serie A season against Frosinone after sustaining a broken foot. The Old Lady expect him to be back fit and available come the start of December.

The Gunners, meanwhile, have been linked with Yildiz for some time now, having first 'considered' a move for the Turkey international back in 2023.

Now, according to wettfreunde.net, a move for Yildiz could be on for next summer as Juventus need to sell one player or earn between £60-70million from the transfer market.

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Juve have 19-year-old talent Kerim Alajbegovic in his position right now and he has been fast-tracked with the possibility that Yildiz might leave.

It's believed that Arsenal and Tottenham both asked Juve about Yildiz's price in the summer. They were both prepared to offer more than £85m if Juve opened the doors to a potential agreement.

In the end, Juve decided to keep Yildiz and he is expected to help them until at least the end of the 2026/27 season once he is back from his broken foot.

Should he depart next summer, Juve are demanding £125m for his signature. That would represent a joint Premier League record transfer after Alexander Isak and Enzo Fernandez, if he was to join Arsenal or Tottenham.

The report states that Arsenal are 'more interested' in him than Tottenham and the Gunners 'will lead the race' if Juventus decide to sacrifice Yildiz following their settlement agreement with UEFA.

Back in June, Corriere dello Sport said that Juventus were found to have broken UEFA's "football earnings rule", which permits a maximum aggregate loss of £51m across the three financial years preceding the monitoring period, and in this case those ending in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

As a result, Juve have signed a three-year settlement agreement with the CFCB, as have Newcastle United. UEFA have handed Juve a fine of £16.7m, of which £11.7m is conditional.

Should the club meet the terms of the agreement, just £5m will be payable.

The agreement also requires Juve to hit targets and return to within the financial parameters by the end of the settlement period, with restrictions on registering players in their UEFA squad lists in place.