The agent of Brighton midfielder Leandro Trossard has revealed Arsenal's long-term interest.

Trossard has been linked with Chelsea.

Josy Comhair told Humo: "(Graham) Potter came to Brussels especially for Leandro. With an extensive Power Point presentation to convince him. He absolutely wanted him. There were other options. During the same period I had several conversations with Arsenal. They came to Belgium four times.

"Most players would have chosen Arsenal. But what would have happened if Leandro had not been able to play? Then there is only one way out: to take a step back. People don't realise what it does to one's head.

"I know Leandro: bench him three times and he gets wild. So we turned it around: if he does well in Brighton he doesn't have to back down, he can take a step forward. Didn't we do it right?"