Arsenal close to £30m signing of Monaco forward Thomas Lemar

Lemar had an impressive season with Monaco scoring 14 goals and 17 assists as they won the .

Arsene Wenger is a known admirer of the 21-year-old and is looking to quickly complete the signing.

Arsenal have already kicked off talks with Monaco and are not expecting a smooth process. A deal could be completed before the end of the week.

The France international is reportedly excited at the prospect of joining Arsenal who will not be playing in the Champions League next season.

He would be the second Arsenal signing this summer after Sead Kolasinac joined from Schalke a fortnight ago.

Arsenal are still trying hard to keep two of their stars AlexisSanchez and MesutOzil. Reports this week suggest that the two stars have been offered around 20 percent increase in salary.