Jurrien Timber: Arsenal make £30m bid for highly-rated Ajax and Dutch international defender

Jurrien Timber and Ajax finished 3rd successful the Eredivisie past season, missing retired connected Champions League qualification

Arsenal person made a bid, believed to beryllium astir £30 million, for Ajax's highly-rated Dutch planetary defender Jurrien Timber.

The 22-year-old has 2 years near connected his existent deal.

It is thought Ajax privation successful excess of £30m, though idiosyncratic presumption are not thought apt to beryllium a occupation if an statement implicit the interest is reached.

The Gunners, who finished 2nd successful the Premier League past season, are optimistic astir completing a deal.

However, different clubs, including Bayern Munich, are known to beryllium funny successful signing the subordinate this summer.

Timber made 47 appearances successful each competitions for Ajax past season, including each six of their games successful the Champions League radical stage. He helped the Amsterdam broadside to triumph the Eredivisie rubric successful 2021 and 2022.

He has 15 caps for the Netherlands, playing successful 4 of their 2022 World Cup matches arsenic the Dutch reached the quarter-finals.

Gunners brag Mikel Arteta is keen to fortify his defence successful what could beryllium a summertime of alteration astatine the club.

There is uncertainty implicit the futures of midfielders Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka amid ongoing involvement successful West Ham skipper Declan Rice.

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