Arsenal put 900 per cent markup on Guendouzi as PSG show interest in summer transfer for midfield ace

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ARSENAL have slapped a £60milllion valuation on midfielder Matteo Guendouzi amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain.

The Sunday Express understand the Ligue 1 champions are monitoring the Frenchman with a view to a summer bid.

 Guendouzi has made 33 appearances this season

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Guendouzi has made 33 appearances this season

But the Qatari-owned PSG face having to spend 10 times what the Gunners paid for him just seven months ago.

Guendouzi moved to North London for just £6m in July 2018 and has gone on to have a major impact under Unai Emery.

The 19-year-old has made 33 appearances in all competitions in his maiden season in England, scoring once.

Only Lucas Torreira and goalkeeper Bernd Leno have made more outings this term.

 The teenager has wasted little time making an impression

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The teenager has wasted little time making an impression

After impressing during August he won the club's Player of the Month award and has continued to have an tangible impact.

Having played the full 90 minutes in 11 of Arsenal's last 12 Premier League games he is one of Emery's most trusted allies.

But Arsenal could yet to be tempted to cash in on the teenager, as they prepare to charge a 900 per cent markup on what they paid Lorient last summer.

Emery will only have £40m to spend ahead of next season if the club fail to qualify for the Champions League.

 Guendouzi has scored once this season, against Qarabag in the Europa League

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Guendouzi has scored once this season, against Qarabag in the Europa League

The club are currently just a point behind fourth place Manchester United with 12 games remaining.

With such an inferior kitty available, selling Guendouzi would at least allow Emery to strengthen in other areas.

PSG have expected to lose Adrien Rabiot to Barcelona in the summer and after failing to acquire Idrissa Gueye from Everton in January are in need of midfield cover.

News of interest in Guendouzi comes amid uncertainty over the future of Mesut Ozil, who has started just once in 2019.

 PSG are expected to lose Rabiot this summer

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PSG are expected to lose Rabiot this summer

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has warned Guendouzi not to fall into the trap of losing motivation, a fate which appears to have affected Ozil.

He told Football.London: “I make a comparison with Mesut Ozil.

"When I finished my career with Chelsea because of the big injury sometimes I was missing motivation, but because of injury.

"At the end, when you are always injured, it kills your mind because the pain is always there and you can’t perform like you used to.

 Emery is expected to have little money to spend again ahead of next season

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Emery is expected to have little money to spend again ahead of next season

"I’m sure Guendouzi has huge respect for Ozil and what he did in his career, he’s a world champion.

"But I’m pretty sure that somewhere in his mind he is thinking I don’t want to be like him at the end of my career, when you are not angry anymore, when you don’t want to eat food anymore and you are not starving anymore.

"I hope Guendouzi keeps this motivation and this commitment until the end of his career.

"It’s going to be hard and it’s going to be difficult, but he is so very important for Arsenal’s squad in terms of spirit. Lucas Torreira as well, those players are so important."

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