Arsenal handed Yeremy Pino boost as Villarreal confirm transfer stance

Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Yeremy Pino.

The Gunners are reportedly looking at the Villarreal midfielder with the view to making a move before the end of the transfer window.

Mikel Arteta is understood to still be in the market for a creative midfielder, having failed in a bid to sign Raphinha who snubbed both Arsenal and Chelsea in favour of Barcelona.

Pino has subsequently been linked and Villarreal head coach Unai Emery, formerly of Arsenal, has confirmed that the player could be sold as the club cannot afford to turn down big money.

"If an offer arrives for players like Yeremy Pino, then he will have to leave," Emery told reporters on Friday.

"We have a responsibility with the club. It is what it is."

The 19-year-old is already a full Spain international, having represented his country four times and scored his first international goal in March against Iceland.