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Arsenal transfer rumours: Riyad Mahrez, Romelu Lukaku and Nolito

Leicester City's midfielder Riyad Mahrez celebrates

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. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) - 2.9

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The Algeria international has been attracting interest from all across Europe after a sensational season with the Foxes during the 2015/16 campaign.

He has climbed from 10th to top spot in Football Whispers' table. 

2. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - 2.1

There have been question marks placed over Lukaku's future at Everton since the end of last season.

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Romelu Lukaku remained coy on his future and said he is only focusing on Euro 2016 with Belgium

According to Football Whispers, the physically-imposing Belgium international may well be heading to Arsenal this summer as manager Wenger looks to increase his striking options.

Asked about his future ahead of Belgium's Euro 2016 last-16 clash with Hungary, Lukaku told Sky Sports News HQ: "It's my agent who is dealing with that aspect. I'm just focused on Belgium, and the most important thing is helping my team."

3. Nolito (Celta Vigo) - 2.1

It seems likely that Nolito is set to leave Celta this summer after a brilliant season in La Liga.

But where is he heading? Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem Balague thinks Manchester City are leading the race.

"City are convinced that they've got him. He has a buy-out clause of 18m euros. They think they can make it official at some point and they're very close to it."

Hottest Arsenal whispers - Friday June 24

Player Club FW rating (out of 5)
Riyad Mahrez Leicester 2.9
Romelu Lukaku Everton 2.1
Nolito Celta Vigo 2.1
Ezequiel Garay Zenit St Petersburg 1.7
Breel Embolo Basel 1.7
Gonzalo Higuain Napoli 1.5
Mario Gotze Bayern Munich 1.4
Ricardo Rodriguez Wolfsburg 1.4
Daley Blind Manchester United 1.3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 1.2

Don't forget to follow the most up-to-date information around the clock with the Sky Sports Transfer Centre.

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