Arsenal have made an official bid for Jeremy Monga, according to Fabrizio Romano, as the Gunners ramp up their pursuit of the Leicester City winger.<\/p>\n
Monga is one of the finest young players in England, with Arsenal<\/a> among the clubs keen on signing the Leicester winger.<\/p>\n Manchester United have also been monitoring Monga<\/a>, who is only 16 but has already played 37 matches for the Leicester first team.<\/p>\n The teenager has scored one goal and logged two assists in those games, with Arsenal of the belief that he is a future star.<\/p>\n While Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta are actively trying to enhance the quality of the first-team squad, the north London club have an eye on the future as well.<\/p>\n Given that Monga is only 16, it is hard to see the winger become a regular in the Arsenal starting line-up.<\/p>\n READ: Julian Alvarez reacts after learning Arsenal have \u2018done deal\u2019 with Atletico Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n However, as with the cases of Max Dowman and Myles Lewis-Skelly, age is not an issue for Arteta to give chances to youngsters, as long as they have quality and can produce on the pitch.<\/p>\n The Gunners have been in talks with Leicester<\/a> for a while, with BBC Sport journalist Sami Mokbel reporting earlier this month that Monga is \u2018open to joining\u00a0Arsenal\u2019.<\/p>\n Monga will leave Leicester this summer following the Foxes\u2019 relegation to League One.<\/p>\n The winger cannot sign a professional contract with Leicester until he turns 17 on July 10.<\/p>\n Transfer journalist\u00a0Ben Jacobs wrote on\u00a0X\u00a0at 12:56am on June 3: \u201cArsenal are in talks to sign Jeremy Monga.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Fabrizio Romano says \u2018Arsenal want to sign\u2019 \u00a3100m \u2018superstar\u2019 and \u2018will go all in\u2019 for him<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSeveral top clubs have made approaches for the 16-year-old Leicester City winger.<\/p>\n \u201cSources say Leicester have received as many as eight formal enquiries from top clubs in England and Europe.<\/p>\n \u201cMonga could cost in excess of \u00a310m. It is possible a transfer could go to a tribunal to determine a fee.\u201d<\/p>\n Arsenal have bid for Jeremy Monga<\/p>\n Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has now revealed that Arsenal have made an official offer to Leicester for Monga.<\/p>\n The Italian journalist has not disclosed the amount that the Gunners are willing to pay, but he has claimed that Monga is keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium, adding that the deal will move swiftly.<\/p>\n