Arsenal to submit new winger bid with THREE bargain transfer deals in the works

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Arsenal are set to submit a new bid for Jeremy Monga after Leicester City rebuffed their initial proposal for the 16-year-old gem.

The Gunners are willing to push hard to sign the talented wide prospect, who featured 27 times in the Championship for the Foxes last season as they were relegated to League One in gut-wrenching fashion.

Sources remain tight-lipped on the numbers behind Arsenal's opening offer but the direction of travel is that they will try again and that there's confidence the player wants to move to the Emirates Stadium - despite the efforts of other Premier League clubs including Newcastle and Brentford.

While negotiations can take place now, any deal is likely to be shelved until after July 10, when Monga will turn 17 and his first professional contract at the King Power Stadium will become active.

Leicester are in no hurry to sell given the raft of interest and will only do a deal once their financial valuation has been satisfied.

Meanwhile, as reported in Georgia and by BBC Sport, Arsenal are negotiating a possible move for Georgia U21 international Andria Bartishvili. It's understood Arsenal recruitment chief Maurizio Micheli is playing an integral role in the club's push for the 17-year-old attacking midfielder's services amid rival interest from Italian side Juventus .

Both clubs are currently in discussions with Bartishvili's representative Giorgi Jugeli as they look to execute an agreement.

The diminutive and skilful Georgian can operate as a No.8, No.10, left winger or right-winger and his versatility, dribbling, vision and long-range shooting ability have left a lasting impression on the Gunners.

It's not guaranteed a deal is struck, but it's a transfer the club are actively exploring. Bartishvili will remain on loan at Iberia 1999 from Kolkheti 1913 until the end of 2026.

He would not be able to join Arsenal until his 18th birthday (March 30) due to Brexit regulations.

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Internally, there is a huge push within the club to improve the Premier League champions' youth-team ranks, even if it requires notable investment.

Both the U21s and U18s had really poor seasons, while the U19s were eliminated from the UEFA Youth League in the group stages, finishing 33rd in a 36-team table.

Even the likes of Pafos FC and Kazakh minnows FC Kairat finished above Arsenal and Academy Director Per Mertesacker has since stepped down from his role, ending his 15-year association with the Gunners.

The U21s have also just lost manager Max Porter, who has joined Stoke City to bolster Mark Robins' coaching staff.

Arsenal are also ready to pounce and land Elijah Upson when his Tottenham scholarship deal expires at the end of the month. There is thought to be rival interest, also.

The teenager has snubbed a pro deal with Spurs and his father, Matthew, spent six years with Arsenal, collecting a Premier League winners' medal in 2001.

Blackburn Rovers' forward Igor Tyjon remains on the club's radar after a £1million bid was knocked back in January.