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Arsenal transfer rumours: Ricardo Rodrigeuz and Neven Subotic enter top three

Ricardo Rodriguez
Image: Ricardo Rodriguez makes an appearance in Tuesday's Football Whispers rumour list

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. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - 4.1

After scoring 21 goals in Ligue 1 last season, Alexandre Lacazette has attracted the attention of Wenger and a move for the striker has jumped from 3.8 to 4.1 in the past 24 hours. 

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Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette shoots the ball during the French L1 football match Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco on May 7, 2016, at the New S
Image: Alexandre Lacazette scored 21 league goals last season

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 52m euros (£43.5m). Will Wenger make a move?

2. Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg) - 2.8

There are a few new faces in the Arsenal top three on Tuesday, with Wolfsburg's Ricardo Rodriguez rumoured to be a new defensive target. The left-back has just returned from Euro 2016 with Switzerland where he played every minute of their campaign. 

Antoine Griezmann of France and Ricardo Rodriguez of Switzerland compete for the ball
Image: Arsenal could face competition from Barcelona for the signature of Ricardo Rodriguez

However, media reports suggest that the Gunners will have competition from Barcelona for the left-back's signature, with his rumoured value said to be around £21m.

3. Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund) - 2.6

Borussia Dortmund have already seen a number of players depart for pastures new during the transfer window, and Football Whispers are linking Arsenal to centre-back Neven Subotic.

Image: Neven Subotic has fallen out of favour at Borussia Dortmund and is reportedly a target for Arsenal

The Serbian has made over 250 appearances for the club since joining in 2008, but only managed 11 appearances in all competitions for Dortmund last term and already announced on his Facebook page last month that he was looking at other options away from the Bundesliga club.

Hottest Arsenal whispers - Monday, July 4

Player Club FW rating (out of 5)
Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 3.8
Ricardo Rodriguez Wolfsburg 2.8
Neven Subotic Dortmund 2.6
Riyad Mahrez Leicester 1.9
Romelu Lukaku Everton 1.7
Islam Slimani Sporting Lisbon 1.4
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Dortmund 1.4
Gonzalo Higuain Napoli 1.2
Marco Reus Dortmund 1.2
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