Arsenal braced for transfer battle as Tottenham send scouts to watch £43m striker

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Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly set to go head-to-head to sign one of the most in-form strikers across Europe.

The January transfer window saw quite different outcomes for both the Gunners and Spurs. Arsenal did not sign a single player before the deadline, while Tottenham completed four signings in what proved to be a busy window for Ange Postecoglou and Co.

Antonin Kinsky, Mathys Tel (loan), Kevin Danso and Yang Min-hyeok were all signed by Tottenham, with the latter going on to join Queens Park Rangers on loan. Now it seems that Spurs will battle their North London rivals for one of their next transfers - if reports are to be believed.

Italian news outlet Tuttosport has reported that Arsenal and Tottenham are showing an interest in signing Fiorentina striker Moise Kean. The forward is reported to have a €52million (£43.3million) release clause in his contract with the Serie A club, which has apparently alerted the Premier League duo.

It has been claimed that Tottenham will send scouts to watch Kean in action for Fiorentina against Inter Milan at the San Siro on Monday night in Serie A. Kean has 19 goals in 28 appearances this season for La Viola, which has seen the striker linked with a big-money move in the summer.

Fiorentina signed Kean from Juventus last summer in a deal reportedly worth €18million (£15million) including add-ons. The 24-year-old is now being linked with a return to the Premier League just 18 months after he completed a permanent exit from Everton.

The Toffees first signed Kean from Juventus in 2019, going on to score just four goals in 29 appearances across his five years at Goodison Park. After loan spells at Paris Saint-Germain and Juve, Keane returned to Turin on a permanent and is now with Fiorentina and second in the Serie A Golden Boot standings with 15 goals, behind only Atalanta star Mateo Retegui (20).