Arsenal have already rejected a bid from Al-Ittihad to sign Leandro Trossard, with the Gunners making it clear the forward is not for sale.

On Monday morning, Fabrizio Romano broke the news that Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad had submitted an offer in the region of €35m for Leandro Trossard, with the Saudi transfer window closing on September 2nd.

David Ornstein reports for The Athletic that the informal verbal proposal was actually received on Sunday, and it’s already been turned down by Arsenal.

Ornstein suggests the offer was for an initial loan move, with Arsenal receiving a €5m loan fee. Al-Ittihad would then have an obligation to buy next summer in the region of €20-25m.

So even at the upper end of that range, the Gunners would still only get €30m (£25.3m) in total.

In response to the offer, Ornstein reports that Arsenal made it clear Trossard isn’t for sale at any price, and he remains a key part of Mikel Arteta’s squad with a long contract in north London.

Sky Sports News reported at the time of Trossard’s January 2023 transfer that the forward was signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with an option for a further year on top of that.

That would put him under contract until 2027, with an option to extend to 2028.

Trossard does have competition at Arsenal following the arrival of Raheem Sterling, with Gabriel Martinelli also battling for a starting spot on the left-wing.

But the forward’s 31 goal contributions in 71 Arsenal appearances (37 starts) were evidently viewed as too valuable to lose.