Arsenal and West Ham competing for January transfer of highly-rated Serbia winger Filip Kostic from Eintracht Frankfurt
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ARSENAL and West Ham are keeping tabs on highly-rated Eintracht Frankfurt star Filip Kostic, reports suggest.
According to , the Gunners and the Hammers have entered the transfer war for Kostic, who has gathered immense interest from several clubs around the continent.
Italian champions Inter Milan are monitoring the versatile winger as manager Simone Inzaghi is looking to add some firepower to his attack.
Fiorentina, Lazio, Sevilla and Spanish champions Atletico Madrid have also shown interest for the Serbia international.
The 29-year-old's contract expires in 18 months, which means Arsenal and West Ham could also push for a cut price as Eintracht are facing the risk of losing him for free in June 2023.
Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is looking to revamp his frontline as he may lose some key forwards in the summer.
Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah look set to become free agents as their contract runs out in June.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also been frozen out from the squad following another disciplinary breach.
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Hammers manager David Moyes, on the other hand, needs to add some extra depth to his squad as he pushes for a top-four finish and a bright Europa League campaign.
Kostic has stood out for Eintracht this season with three goals and ten assists in 22 matches across all competitions.
The Serbian helped the Bundesliga side qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League by topping a tough group, which included Olympiacos, Fenerbahce and Royal Antwerp.
Kostic joined Eintracht from Hamburg in 2018 and has since amassed a total of 29 goals and 58 assists in 149 appearances.
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