Report: Arsenal identify Klostermann as potential Bellerin replacement

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Arsenal have reportedly set their sights on RB Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann in case Hector Bellerin leaves the club this summer.

Bild claim the Gunners are preparing for the unlikely possibility of the currently injured Spaniard leaving the Emirates, with German star Klostermann apparently fitting the bill.

Bellerin is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid, who are seemingly a busy club this summer. Marcos Llorente, Nicolas Ibanez, Renan Lodi and Felipe are confirmed deals, while Joao Felix has been strongly linked.

The Rojiblancos have lost veteran Juanfran and are in need of a long-term replacement at right-back.

It will theoretically take a major offer for Bellerin to leave Arsenal, a club he has been at since 2013 and is under contract with until 2023.

TBR’s view

Klostermann is a highly promising young defender who was a part of one of the best defences in the Bundesliga last term.

All in all the 23-year-old made 40 appearances and caught the eye with his energetic style and versatility.

Arsenal surely won’t have to worry about £110,000-a-week star Bellerin (Spotrac) leaving this summer. But Klostermann would be a great replacement if he surprisingly did.

He has the just impressed at the U21 European Championships, where Arsenal scouts were reportedly in attendance to watch him.

Klostermann has a big future and is definitely worth monitoring by the Gunners just in case.