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Arsenal 'preparing to launch £20m bid for Houssem Aouar after being priced out of move for Lyon star last summer... with club set to offer Frenchman £100-000-per-week deal at Emirates Stadium'

Arsenal are ready to make another move to sign Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, according to reports.

The Gunners were in negotiations with their Ligue 1 counterparts for much of last summer over a move for the 22-year-old, and submitted a £30million bid for him which was rejected.

Aouar was valued at £54m and Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas suggested towards the end of the window that Arsenal didn't have the required funds to secure a deal for the Frenchman.

Arsenal are ready to make another move to sign Houssem Aouar (front), according to reports
The Gunners were in talks to sign the Lyon star last summer but did not meet his u00a354m asking price

But now The Sun claim Aouar is available for just £20m this summer after Lyon failed to qualify for the 2021-22 Champions League after finishing fourth in the Ligue 1 table, two points off Monaco who took the final spot.