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Arsenal transfer rumours: Takuma Asano, Alexandre Lacazette and Romelu Lukaku linked

Romelu Lukaku of Belgium celebrates scoring his team's first goal
Image: Romelu Lukaku has been linked with a move to Arsenal

Which are the most credible Arsenal transfer rumours right now?

Sky Sports has teamed up with Football Whispers to bring you the hottest transfer talk of the moment, as Arsene Wenger looks to improve his squad ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.

Football Whispers have developed a unique algorithm to take all of the transfer rumours from across the globe and calculate the likelihood of them happening.

They track transfer stories and give them a score out of 5.0, with the hottest Whispers closest to 5.0.

The top three are:

1. Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) - 4.6

Takuma Asano
Image: Japan forward Takuma Asano is rumoured to be heading to Arsenal this summer

The Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward has made a surprise entry in at No 1 on today's Arsenal transfer rumours after stories emerged claiming Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was hoping to sign the player this summer.

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The Japan international recently claimed that the Gunners have been in contact with him regarding a possible move to north London next season after missing out on the signature of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.

2. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - 3.6

Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring a goal
Image: Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette has also been linked with West Ham

After scoring 21 goals in Ligue 1 last season, Alexandre Lacazette appears to have caught the attentions of several clubs around Europe.

West Ham are still interested in signing Lacazette, according to Sky sources, but they have not made an improved bid to match his reported price tag of £43.5m (€52m).

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3. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - 2.3

Belgium's forward Romelu Lukaku (R) vies with Sweden's defender Martin Olsson
Image: Lukaku (right) vies with Sweden's defender Martin Olsson

He looks set to leave Everton this summer, but Romelu Lukaku's destination is still up in the air. Arsenal, however, are still looking for a new striker after being rebuffed in their attempts to sign Jamie Vardy.

The Belgium international netted twice at Euro 2016, but struggled on Friday night as they crashed out to Wales at the quarter-final stage. Will that count against the 23-year-old in a potential move to the Emirates?

Hottest Arsenal whispers - Saturday, July 2

Player Club FW rating (out of 5)
Takuma Asano Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4.6
Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 3.6
Romelu Lukaku Arsenal 2.3
Ricardo Rodriguez Wolfsburg 1.6
Sam Byram West Ham United 1.5
Riyad Mahrez Leicester 1.2
Dimitri Payet West Ham United 1.2
David Alaba Bayern Munich 1.2
Pierre Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 1.1
Edinson Cavani PSG 1.1
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