‘Can see this happening’, ‘sorry but no’: Some Arsenal fans react to links with £41m attacker

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A number of Arsenal fans have given their thoughts on the report in A Bola claiming the Gunners are preparing to trigger Joelson Fernandes’ €45million (£41million) release clause.

The 17-year-old attacker has been tipped to be the next big talent to emerge from the Sporting Lisbon ranks, following in the footsteps of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Nani and Ricardo Quaresma.

Joelson has trained with the first-team on a number of occasions for over a year and finally made his debut when the Portuguese Primeira Liga restarted last month, going on to make two further appearances.

The youngster’s current deal reportedly includes the £41million release clause, but Sporting are said to be so confident about his potential that they’d like to raise it to around £92million (€100million).

However, A Bola claims that several clubs are seriously considering paying his current release clause, and added that Arsenal have shown the most interest, with an approach said to be “imminent”.

Joelson’s agent is Kia Joorabchian, who has developed close ties to Arsenal in recent years, particularly since Raul Sanllehi joined the Emirates Stadium side, and played a large role in David Luiz penning a new deal.

What have Arsenal fans made of this report? Below is some of the social media reaction: