Only one place to start this morning, and that is French publication L'Equipe's report that Arsene Wenger has lodged an £87m bid for Monaco's Kylian Mbappe.

The 18-year-old striker is the most sought-after young forward in Europe, and we already know that Wenger visited his house last summer in an effort to make sure his first professional contract was at the Emirates.

Since then, the Arsenal manager has publicly compared him to Thierry Henry and Mbappe certainly fits the bill when Wenger talks about the need to add one or two players of 'top, top quality'.

The nagging doubt however, is why the Monaco man would look twice at Arsenal given Real Madrid are among the other clubs chasing his signature.

Our own Jason Burt confirmed this morning that Arsenal did make the bid, but it has been rejected by Monaco who are keen to hold on to their star asset.