Arsenal and Tottenham could be set for summer transfer battle over Roma’s Under

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Roma’s financial situation means they will listen to reasonable offers for winger Cengiz Under in the summer transfer window, according to Corrielle Dello Sport.

They report that the capital club are braced for departures in the forthcoming window and that Under is among the players who could be offloaded – provided a fair offer comes in.

In December, the Daily Mail reported that Tottenham had made a £45m approach for the Turkish wideman, which was knocked back.

Then, in January, Calcio Mercato reported that Arsenal saw a 60m euro (£51.4m) offer turned down as well.

So a north London bidding war may emerge in the summer and if Roma are looking to make sales to boost their finances, a cut-price deal could be there to be done.

That would suit both clubs, who have been notoriously frugal in the transfer market in recent windows; unwilling to throw good money after bad in order to boost their squads.

But the 21-year-old is clearly hot property, capable of improving both Arsenal and Spurs – who both need an injection of pace in wide areas – so it will be interesting to see how the tussle shapes up.

Much may depend on which of the clubs qualifies for next season’s Champions League, and tomorrow’s derby between the sides will go a long way towards deciding their respective fates on that front.