Kylian Mbappe had three hour meeting with Arsene Wenger over possible move to Arsenal this summer

Gunners desperate to sign France international this summer but will be forced to spend big and also face Real Madrid battle

KYLIAN MBAPPE reportedly held a three-hour meeting with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger last month.

claims the Monaco star is a top target for the Gunners, even though they’ve already signed compatriot Alexandre Lacazette.

It’s said that Mbappe and Wenger met on June 14 after France and England’s international friendly in Paris.

The Arsenal boss allegedly told Mbappe that he should be aiming for an Emirates move in order to further develop his career.

Real Madrid are also interested but Wenger believes he can offer the youngster the football he needs to progress into a world-class player.

However, Arsenal will need to dig deep after already seeing an £87million bid rejected.

The report adds the Gunners may have to shell out a world-record £130m for Mbappe’s signature instead.

And there are further complications, with the player himself preferring a move to Real.

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Born in Bondy, a suburb of Paris, on December 20, 1998
Joined Moncao in 2013 after two years at the famed French national football centre, Clairefontaine
Made his Monaco debut on December 2, 2015 - beating Thierry Henry's 21-year-old record to become the club's youngest ever player aged 16 years, 347 days
Scored his first goal for the club in February 2016 and become Monaco's youngest ever scorer aged, 17 years, 62 days, once again beating a Thierry Henry record
In February 2017, become the youngest player since 2005 to score a Ligue 1 hat-trick, aged 18 years and two months
Took the Champions League by storm, helping Monaco to the semi-final of the competition with six goals in nine matches
Finished the season with 26 goals in all competitions and was named in the Ligue 1 and the Champions League teams of the season
Made his France debut in March 27 against Luxembourg - becoming the second youngest French player ever (behind Maryan Wisnieski) at 18 years, 3 months, 5 days

Aside from Lacazette, left-back Sead Kolasinac is the only other arrival in north London.

But Arsenal are edging closer to Mbappe's Monaco team-mate Thomas Lemar and also fancy Toulouse’s highly-rated young goalkeeper Alban Lafont.

However, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are yet to agree new contracts as they enter the final year of their respective deals.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks certain to leave the Emirates as he searches for guaranteed first-team football.

Highest rated player (7.57) in France last season
28 league goals in as many appearances for Lyon
61 points on Dream Team Europe after helping Lyon reach the semi-finals of the Europa League