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Stays at LeverkusenNo move“Arsenal ready to rekindle move for spectacular £54m-rated Bundesliga striker – report. Arsenal are scouring the market for strikers and the exciting 20-year-old has been on their shortlist since earlier this year, with a big-money transfer not ruled out…”
In the article“Arsenal are once again being linked with a January move for highly-rated Bayer Leverkusen star Christian Kofane, with Mikel Arteta keen to add a new striker to his squad.”
“Confirmed: Arsenal are tracking player who is reluctant to sign new contract. Arsenal are keeping tabs on Bayer Leverkusen star Christian Kofane as part of their long-standing quest to sign a new forward, according to BBC Sport.”
Arsenal are tracking Christian Kofane, the 20-year-old Cameroon attacker at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, as part of a long-running search for a forward. The state of play is simple: interest, and nothing firmer. No approach has been made and no talks are under way, with the earliest possible move falling in the January 2027 window, which opens on 1 January and shuts on 1 February. Kofane is under contract at Leverkusen until 30 June 2029, so this is a want, not a negotiation.
The reporting traces to BBC Sport, whose Alex Howell says Arsenal are still monitoring the player. BBC Sport's report was carried by FootballTransfers by 10 November, and TEAMtalk also relayed it the same day, attaching a £54m valuation. So this is really one voice, echoed, rather than several outlets adding fresh detail. No one describes a bid or formal contact.
The chance of this completing by the February deadline is slim. For it to move, Arsenal would need to turn monitoring into a concrete offer, and Leverkusen would need to entertain a sale of a player they value highly with 30 months still to run. Right now neither thing has started.
The first real trigger would be an opening bid from Arsenal. Until that lands, this stays at interest.
Leverkusen from Albacete€5.2mChristian Kofane’s real transfer fees, for context, not a prediction.
Transfer Tracker rates Christian Kofane to Arsenal at 3%, a longshot on the current reporting from 2 reporters.
Reports put the fee for Christian Kofane to Arsenal at around €64m, against Transfer Tracker's value of €44m.
