“Bringing Mykhailo Mudryk back into this, I wonder what that deal has done to the market because now Leverkusem, with an interested party, will say that they rate Diaby really highly.
"They’ve seen Mudryk go for £88.5m. So, this is what they may say they value Diaby at.
"As far as Leverkusen’s season has gone, it has not gone to plan. They were in the Champions league and finished third in the group and are now in the Europa League. They are currently 12th in the Bundesliga, nine points off the top four.
“I wonder if Arsenal formalise this interest and go with a big bid, whether Levekusen will be able to resist or not.
However, they are also hoping to raise money from sales so the prospect of them having to cash in on one of their more valuable assets if they are unable to offload some of their unwanted players cannot be entirely ruled out with two weeks of the window remaining, MailOnline understands.
Honestly, based on what has been reported so far, it sounds like Leverkusen is actually interested in selling him, not the other way around.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they have written off the season already after their poor start. Not much point holding onto Diaby now. Probably a prime time to sell him with the winger market being crazy along with the January tax that will be added.
Not blown away by the clips I’ve seen but he is a good player. £50m-£70m range. He would certainly add depth to our squad and wouldn’t look out of place if he started for us every other game.
Florian Wirtz might be worth a look. I know he’s suffered a serious injury but is on the mend.