Arsenal are interested in signing Stoke City defender Jaden Dixon as a replacement for Ayden Heaven, according to reports.
Sami Mokbel reports for the Daily Mail that Arsenal have an interest in Stoke City defender Jaden Dixon following the departure of Ayden Heaven to Manchester United.
Pete O’Rourke reported earlier this week that Arsenal made an enquiry for the defender on transfer deadline day earlier this month, adding that the Gunners are continuing to monitor the 17-year-old.
Though it didn’t work out at the time, Arsenal could make another move for Dixon in the coming windows.
Dixon has been making his breakthrough with the Stoke City first team this season, making two Championship appearances as a substitute and playing every minute of Stoke’s four League Cup ties before their elimination against Southampton.
That run included clean sheets against Carlisle United and Middlesbrough, and Stoke only conceded their first goal of the competition in the 91st minute of their third-round game against Fleetwood Town.
Dixon has returned to the Stoke u21s since then, with Stoke not really in a position to give him development minutes. The former Premier League club are 19th in the Championship and just three points clear of the relegation zone.