Tariq Lamptey is on the brink of signing a bumper new long-term Brighton contract.
Lamptey, 20, will net a big pay hike from the £14,000-a-week deal he agreed when joining from Chelsea for an initial £4m this time last year.
The rampaging right-back has been Brighton’s standout player this season with a string of eye-catching displays.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is understood to be a huge fan as he looks to overhaul his squad.
German giants Bayern Munich are also watching him closely.
So Amex chiefs are keen to get Lamptey — currently crocked — to extend a deal that runs out in summer 2023.
Arsenal are reportedly ready to make a move if they lose Hector Bellerin to Barcelona.
And with the Gunners enduring a torrid first half of the season, it would be no surprise if Arteta shakes things up this month.
Bellerin was reportedly on Paris Saint-Germain’s shortlist in the summer, but Arteta managed to rebuff any advances for the right wing-back.
But interest from Barcelona might prove too difficult to bat away.
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