Arsenal are not close to the signature of Bayer Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba.

The 22-year-old is the subject of interest from several teams.

Tapsoba only joined Leverkusen in January last year, signing from Vitória de Guimarães for an initial fee of €18m

Sport1 claims Leverkusen will not sell a player they signed in January last year for anything less than €60 million.

The player has no release clause and interest from teams around Europe could result in an auction for his services.