Arsenal ‘put’ €42m on the table for Barcelona star: ‘Mikel Arteta takes him’

Arsenal are willing to spend around €50m (£42m) to bring Barcelona defender Jules Kounde to the Emirates Stadium, according to reports.

The Gunners made David Raya s loan move into a permanent transfer for £27m over the summer transfer window, while Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino and Raheem Sterling also arrived to add more quality and depth to Mikel Arteta s squad.

have started this season in similar form to where they left off last term with three wins and one draw from their opening four Premier League matches.

But the Gunners and Arteta are still plotting future transfers as they look to continue to close the gap on champions Manchester City, who have made a perfect start to the new campaign, winning four out of four.

Arteta already has a wate…