TIME TO SELL UP Arsenal have three weeks to land Dayot Upamecano for £53m with RB Leipzig open to selling him to stop free transfer

TIME TO SELL UP 

Arsenal have three weeks to land Dayot Upamecano for £53m with RB Leipzig open to selling him to stop free transfer

ARSENAL will have to move quick if they want to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano.

The Gunners are sure to make moves to improve their backline this summer.

And centre-half Upamecano is just one of a long list of names to be linked with a switch to the Emirates.

The 21-year-old, who has struggled since the resumption of the Bundesliga after coronavirus, has a release clause of £53m.

And according to German newspaper Bild, Leipzig could ACCEPT a bid for the player rather than lose him for free in the summer of 2021.

But Arsenal need to get moving as the release clause expires on June 30.

RB Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff said: "Upa is an extremely important player for us and one of the most sought after talents in this position in Europe.

"One thing we know is that we have a very clear understanding with him and his adviser, that we will not let him go free. We cannot afford that as a club.

"So there are two options: extend or change. I am absolutely certain that we will know relatively quickly which direction we are going."

Upamecano was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for kicking the ball away in anger for his side at the weekend.

He was given his marching orders in the 43rd minute of his side's Bundesligamatch against Paderborn.