Eli Junior Kroupi

Kroupi: Arsenal monitoring the Bournemouth forward, Tottenham ahead

Bournemouth's France forward Eli Junior Kroupi (20, a goalscorer able to play centrally or from the left) is in Arsenal's orbit among their attacking options, but the interest remains soft at this stage. Tottenham are cast as the serious contender, ready to pay the ≈£80m asking price, with PSG also monitoring. Bournemouth, who are signing Álvaro Rodríguez in parallel, do not view Kroupi as expendable and refuse to sell barring an extraordinary offer.

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**UPDATE July 28**: Fabrizio Romano (via FootballTransfers, July 27) says Arsenal are no longer seriously involved for Kroupi. Barcelona and Manchester City are now the clubs named, and Bournemouth repeat that the forward is "not for sale this summer". Cooled from the Gunners’ side. Several outlets (Football365, FootballTransfers, TeamTalk, Independent) name Arsenal among clubs tracking Kroupi (13 Premier League goals last season), but the lead remains speculative on the Gunners' side: Sky Sports (via Football365) stress the lack of any concrete move and describe Bournemouth as having 'no need to sell'. Tottenham lead the race for a left-forward and are reportedly ready to pay ≈£80m; PSG also monitoring. No club-to-club contact or Arsenal bid known at this stage.