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Arsenal transfer rumours: Sofiane Boufal, Moussa Dembele and Mario Gotze

Lille midfielder Sofiane Boufal (centre) vies with Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti (right) and Jeremy Morel.
Image: Lille midfielder Sofiane Boufal (centre) vies with Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti (right) and Jeremy Morel.

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:

3. Sofiane Boufal (Lille) - 2.3

Morocco forward Sofiane Boufal is being linked with a host of clubs at the moment, including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG and Chelsea. The Guardian is reporting that his French employers Lille want 25m euros (£19.6m) for a player they signed for 4m euros last January and that Arsenal are in the hunt for the 22-year-old.

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His agent confirmed interest from Barca on Saturday, but also told Le10 Sport: "In England, there is interest, but the English market is just beginning. A transfer of 20m and 25m euros is not resolved in two weeks, of course."

2. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich) - 3.3

Football Whispers' algorithm is seeing a rise in the likelihood of Gotze - who is currently with Germany at Euro 2016 - signing for Arsenal with a current rating of 3.3. The Sun are among the media outlets linking the player with a move to London.

The 24-year-old Bayern Munich forward has longed been linked with Liverpool as he used to play under Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund, but the rumours linking him with a move to Anfield have cooled in recent days.

1. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) - 3.9

Talk of Fulham's Moussa Dembele heading to Arsenal has also shot up in the last 24 hours. The Daily Star, the Daily Mirror and ESPN have all suggested the 19-year-old is on Arsene Wenger's radar after scoring 15 goals in the Sky Bet Championship last season.

The striker is out of contract this summer, but Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are all being linked as well.

Hottest Arsenal whispers - Sunday June 19

Player Club FW rating (out of 5)
Moussa Dembele Fulham 3.9
Mario Gotze Bayern Munich 3.3
Sofiane Boufal Lille 2.3
Dimitri Payet West Ham 2.1
Riyad Mahrez Leicester 2.1
Goncalo Guedes Benfica 1.3
Nolito Celta Vigo 1.3
Ricardo Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez 1.2
Rob Holding Bolton 1.2
Kingsley Coman Bayern Munich 1.1
N'Golo Kante Leicester 1.1
Edison Cavani PSG 1.0
Alvaro Morata Juventus 1.0

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