Arsenal amongst clubs eyeing Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand

A report from England on Tuesday has credited Arsenal with an interest in Ryan Bertrand.

Arsenal need a left-back

Arsenal have a fair bit of work to do in the upcoming window if they are going to once again challenge for a European place again. One area they need to target is left-back cover for Kieran Tierney.

The Scotsman is one of the Gunners’ top stars on his day, but he obviously cannot play every single game for Arteta and co., with his injury issues this season highlighting the need for reinforcements in that spot.

Cedric has done a decent job covering for the former Celtic standout on occasion, but the Portuguese could of course be improved upon

Bukayo Saka is also capable of filling in at left-back and did a decent job vs West Brom over the weekend.

However, if Arteta is forced to play Saka at left-back, that, of course, diminishes the Gunners’ attacking threat.

So, though Arsenal probably don’t need to spend that much on a left-back in the summer, signing one does seem quite essential.

Arsenal linked with Ryan Bertrand

And now, as mentioned above, Arsenal have been linked with a left-back on Tuesday.

The Gunners were said to be showing an interest in Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand in the latest January window.

The 31-year-old has a plethora of Premier League experience and is still a regular feature for Southampton, with who he has made 29 league appearances so far this term.

However, Bertrand is out of contract with the Saints this summer, meaning he would be available on a free transfer.

Now, according to Goal, Arsenal, AC Milan and Monaco are all competing to sign Bertrand after contract talks broke down with Southampton.

It is added that Arsenal would like to use the defender as back-up to Kieran Tierney.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	35	46	80
2	Manchester United FC	34	31	70
3	Chelsea FC	35	23	64
4	Leicester City FC	35	20	63
5	West Ham United FC	35	10	58
6	Liverpool FC	34	18	57
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	20	56
8	Everton FC	34	4	55
9	Arsenal FC	35	11	52
10	Leeds United	35	0	50
11	Aston Villa FC	34	8	48
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	-12	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	34	-20	41
14	Burnley FC	35	-14	39
15	Newcastle United FC	35	-18	39
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	-5	37
17	Southampton FC	34	-20	37
18	Fulham FC	35	-22	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	35	-36	26
20	Sheffield United FC	35	-44	17

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	2	5
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	7
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6

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