Arsenal and Tottenham are both interested in signing Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey, according to reports in the English media.
The former Chelsea player has been a long-term target for the Gunners, but Spurs have also entered the race for the defender’s signature recently.
Lamptey’s asking price is, though, reportedly £50m and a lot of fans on Twitter believe Arsenal should allow their North London rivals to sign the fullback if he costs that much:
50 Mil??? Ur joking
— Captain_Page 🇦🇺 (@pAge_y0u) January 7, 2022
50 is too much. 30 is OK.
— odinaks Nakalee (@odinaks) January 7, 2022
If that’s his price spurs can have him
— Cal (@Saunders14Cal) January 7, 2022
Brighton likes £50m from arsenal wtfu😂😂
— Philips (@philip5son) January 7, 2022
50 mil wtf
— Emil Lundström (@EmilLundstrm3) January 7, 2022
Really? 50m for lamptey as backup for Tomi?
— 💛AKaiOnce_OrbitKep1ianDive_320 ❤🍭 (@Aik_Kaisone96) January 7, 2022
50 mil 😭😭😭 I prefer tomiyasu
— ramsdaleinyourhead (@upthetown111) January 7, 2022
Would love him here to fight for the RB position but not for 50 mil
— Reiner 🇵🇭🇸🇪 (@AFCReVi) January 7, 2022
Surely can’t cost 50m, anything >25m, I would walk away, he’s not coming in to be a guaranteed starter or whatever
— NL (@NLNL58) January 7, 2022
While signing a more attack-minded right-back will be on the club’s agenda, the form of Takehiro Tomiyasu means bringing in competition for the Japanese international is not urgent.
If Lamptey’s price tag is £50m then it kind of makes the decision for the Gunners. The 21-year-old is clearly a very talented young player, who would add quality to Mikel Arteta’s squad, but his valuation is way too high, considering his lack of experience and past injury record.
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