{"id":2246,"date":"2026-04-12T23:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:07:15","slug":"arsenal-join-man-city-man-utd-in-battle-for-leicester-starlet-jeremy-monga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2246","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal join Man City &#038; Man Utd in battle for Leicester starlet Jeremy Monga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal remain focused on winning silverware \u2013 the Premier League and Champions League \u2013 before the 2025\/26 campaign\u2019s end but there is plenty of work being done behind the scenes, particularly on Jeremy Monga.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners\u2019 pursuit of becoming the champions of England took a dent recently as they lost 2-1 to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium but they are still in the driving seat.<\/p>\n<p>They also have the upper hand in their two-legged Champions League tie against Sporting CP after winning the first encounter 1-0 away from home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong>Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus admits \u2018situation has changed\u2019 at the Emirates amid exit links<\/p>\n<p>Irrespective of their success between now and the summer transfer window, the powers that be at N5 will be looking to add further bodies to their depleted-looking squad. Could they win the race for Leicester City\u2019s Monga?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arsenal among the clubs \u2018preparing a formal approach\u2019 for Jeremy Monga <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jeremy Monga \u2013 a ten-cap England Under-19 international is still just 16 years of age but is catching the attention of England\u2019s finest clubs and that includes table-topping Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk have revealed that Leicester\u2019s teenage sensation has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/man-utd-arsenal-join-man-city-formal-approaches-leicester-starlet-jeremy-monga-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long been on the radar of many Premier League clubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, the Englishman reportedly snubbed a number of approaches as he looked to commit his future to the King Power Stadium outfit. <\/p>\n<p>He signed on scholarship terms shortly after making his debut in England\u2019s top flight \u2013 but now his side are flirting with the prospect of relegation to League One.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, the Foxes are 23rd in the Championship and have just six matches to turn their fortunes around. If they don\u2019t, Monga could be on the move for cheap. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>According to TEAMtalk\u2019s sources, Monga is of interest to Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal \u2013 with all three teams poised to make formal approaches for the teen.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside that, there are plenty of other sides in England\u2019s top flight that are monitoring his situation as we approach what is going to be a crucial summer in Jeremy Monga\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are among those interested, while other teams in Europe \u2013 Real Madrid, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund \u2013 are also informed about his development.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leicester preparing to keep hold of their brightest talent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One thing is for sure: Jeremy Monga will not be short of suitors in the event that he leaves Leicester in the summer months. His current employers, however, are not letting go of the chance to extend his stay.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk sources have indicated that Leicester are planning to table a professional contract for the promising youngster as soon as he turns 17.<\/p>\n<p>They believe the prospect of playing first-team football could convince him to stay rather than pursuing a career elsewhere, especially when he\u2019d likely be put into the academy ranks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Club<\/td>\n<td>Matches<\/td>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leicester City<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leicester City U21<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leicester City U18<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Jeremy Monga\u2019s statistics at Leicester City per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/jeremy-monga\/leistungsdatenverein\/spieler\/1245948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfer market<\/a> \u2013 correct as of 12\/04\/2026<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leicester\u2019s fight to keep hold of the 2009-born talent will obviously be increasingly difficult given the calibre of clubs who are interested in the left winger, who has three goal involvements in the Championship this term.<\/p>\n<p>A move to Arsenal would not guarantee senior minutes upon his arrival given that they already have their own wonderkid \u2013 Max Dowman \u2013 stamping his authority under Arteta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal remain focused on winning silverware \u2013 the Premier League and Champions League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}