Newly promoted La Liga aspect Real Oviedo are pushing to signal Belgium worldwide midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, because the Spanish group hope to spend nearly all of their switch price range on the 25-year-old. An spectacular season at Sevilla on mortgage final 12 months caught the attention of Oviedo, who are actually readying a 7 million euro switch provide.
Lokonga arrived at Arsenal in 2021, and has solely performed 25 league video games on the Emirates aspect since shifting to the Gunners from Anderlecht. Loan spells with Crystal Palace, Luton Town and final season Sevilla adopted, nevertheless it was on the Spanish outfit that Lokonga lastly caught the attention. Real Oviedo are determined so as to add a defensive midfielder to their squad and consider Lokonga will likely be keen to maneuver again to Spain this summer season.
The Belgian has reduce a annoyed determine since arriving in North London, and supervisor Mikel Arteta has determined that Lokonga is not going to be given a squad quantity forward of the 2025-26 Premier League marketing campaign as Lokonga heads into the ultimate 12 months of his Arsenal contract.
Real Oviedo, who’ve Arsenal membership legend Santi Cazorla on the books, will battle with two different Spanish golf equipment to signal Lokonga, believed to be Villarreal and Real Betis.