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Arsenal monitoring Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand

Arsenal are monitoring the contract situation of Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand, a report from Standard Sport claims.

The north London side recently sanctioned the loan exit of Sead Kolasinac to Schalke 04 and it is unclear whether he will be re-integrated into the squad in the summer.

With his departure, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Bukayo Saka, who has played in an attacking role this term, are the back-up options for regular left-back Kieran Tierney.

Maitland-Niles has recently got his chance when Tierney has been unavailable, but he has struggled to deliver quality crosses into the box which is justified.