Reports: Arsenal line up Leipzig's Henrichs as possible Cancelo alternative
Germany's preeminent footballing publication, and the team overseeing the rumor mills at transfermarkt's German home base, are both reporting that a third RB Leipzig regular is now being actively hunted by an EPL club on the Isle.
| Benjamin Henrichs. | Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The North London side are widely believed to be targeting FC Bayern München loanee Joao Cancelo as their primary summer addition. A price tag in the €50-70 million range still poses a challenge. Henrichs has actually demonstrated that, like Cancelo, he can play successfully on both flanks as either a fullback or wingback.
Henrichs - with an estimated market value of €15 million - has played on both the left and right for both club and country in the last six months. The 26-year-old would surely jump at the chance to advance his career on the Isle. Eberl could hardly refuse Henrichs a transfer request. Philipp Marquardt of Germany's transfermarkt confirms the rumors initially appearing in Kicker.
Der @Kicker schreibt, #Cancelo ist die Wunschlösung bei #Arsenal. Als Alternative gilt Benny #Henrichs. Stimmt nach @Transfermarkt-Infos! Er ist auf der Shortlist. Verbleib bei #RBL alles andere als sicher. Sollte Cancelo nicht klappen, könnte die Personalie an Fahrt aufnehmen.
— Philipp Marquardt (@PhlipMarq) July 3, 2023
