Arsenal Transfers: Monaco Preparing €30 Million Shkodran Mustafi Move?

The German stopper's time at The Emirates may be coming to an end.

by Andrew Pollard
Germany's Shkodran Mustafi kicks the ball during a Group D Euro 2016 qualifying match between Germany and Gibraltar in Nuremberg, Germany, Friday, Nov.14, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael Probst/AP

In some potentially fantastic news for the vast majority of Arsenal fans, it looks as if Shkodran Mustafi’s time at The Emirates may be coming to an end.

According to L’Equipe, AS Monaco have enquired about the German centre-back as they look to reinforce their backline ahead of the impending Ligue 1 season.

Mustafi still has two years left on his Gunners contract, and Arsenal would be seeking a fee in the region of €30 million for the 27-year-old German. For Arsenal, that would mark a loss for a player who cost them a fee in the region of €38 million when he arrived from Valencia in 2016.

Advertisement

Having arrived at Arsenal as a World Cup winner with a reputation for his physicality and defensive prowess, Mustafi has at times struggled at The Emirates. As an attacking threat, he’s popped up with seven goals during his 84 games for Arsenal, but many Arsenal fans have been left with their head in their hands at the defensive side of the former Everton youth prospect’s game.

With star centre-half Jemerson entering the final 12 months of his contract at Monaco, Leonardo Jardim’s men are on the lookout for a defender as they face the prospect of having to sell Brazilian Jemerson this summer or lose him for nothing next year.

Advertisement
Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.