Why would Antoine Griezmann or Kylian Mbappe choose Arsenal, asks former Gunner John Hartson

In demand: Arsenal target Mbappe has been linked to a host of top sides
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James Benge7 May 2017

Former Arsenal striker John Hartson doubts whether Arsene Wenger’s side would be in the hunt for the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe this summer.

Arsenal require an unlikely set of results to ensure they don’t miss out on Champions League football for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

The Gunners currently trail fourth-placed Liverpool by nine points though they do have two games in hand.

Wenger has already confirmed he has begun making transfer plans for next season, with left-back Sead Kolasinac expected to arrive, and has been vocal in his praise for Monaco forward Mbappe.

Arsenal have also been linked with Atletico Madrid’s Griezmann, who is consistently linked with a move to Manchester United, but Hartson doubts that either player would consider a move to the Emirates.

He told BT Sport: “Why would Griezmann come to Arsenal over any of those other teams?

“In the current climate, whether it's Arsene's fault or the people above him, Arsenal is not your first destination if you're Antoine Griezmann, if you're Kylian Mbappe.

“That's what the problem is right now.

“It's not realistic that Arsenal can get them, there's so much that can be done before they can go in for those players.”

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Wenger appears to have admitted recently that Arsenal may have been priced out of the race for Mbappe, who has also been linked with both Manchester giants and Real Madrid and came close to moving to North London last summer.

Monaco are insistent that the 18-year-old will not be sold for the time being, vice-president Vadim Vasilyev saying earlier this week that Mbappe “has no price”.

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