Arsenal Transfer News: Andriy Yarmolenko Signs New Deal, Latest Isco Rumours

Andriy Yarmolenko has all but confirmed he'll be leaving Dynamo Kiev in 2016 despite signing a new long-term deal at the club, with Arsenal alleged to be interested in the winger alongside Real Madrid's Isco.

Yarmolenko's old deal was set to expire at the end of this season, but the playmaker has ensured Dynamo a transfer fee by agreeing a new deal until 2020, telling the club's official website the motive behind his move, (via talkSPORT):

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I still want that [to test myself in the best foreign leagues]. I know that if Dynamo get really worthy offers we'll find an option that satisfies everyone.

I want the club to get good compensation for me. I could have left for free in a while, but that would have been wrong. 

I am 100 per cent a Dynamo player. Our team is like my second family. That's why I keep doing my best to benefit the club.

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One certainly can't fault the 25-year-old's loyalty to the Dynamo cause as his decision could potentially put clubs off making a move for his services now that he has made himself a much more expensive target.

TalkSPORT mentions Arsenal as one of the numerous clubs interested in making a move for the Ukraine international, although Chelsea and Barcelona are also linked heavily with a move for his signature.

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It's understandable why Gunners manager Arsene Wenger may look to strengthen his wings if he sees converted wide man Theo Walcott embracing his new role as striker in the long term.

However, Spanish newspaper AS has reported Chelsea's interest in the player as being rather serious after manager Jose Mourinho was spotted in Kiev this week, where Ukraine lost to Spain 1-0:

Lluis Miguelsanz of Sport insists Premier League clubs may have their work cut out for them, though, as it appears Yarmolenko has his eyes set on a move to Barcelona in January.

It's supposed that Dynamo Kiev would be willing to let their player leave for a fee of around €20 million (£15 million), but the fact Yarmolenko would be cup-tied in Europe could be an inhibiting factor.

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Meanwhile, speculation regarding the Gunners making a winter move for Real midfielder Isco has been revived as Spanish outlet Fichajes proclaims a £22 million offer will be lodged this January (h/t Mirror's Liam Corless).

Isco has seen his desired upturn in prominence at the Santiago Bernabeu this season, starting in eight of his nine appearances across all competitions under Rafa Benitez.

However, one might attribute that increased involvement to the injury absences of Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez, each of whom would be seen as favourites to start ahead of the Spaniard upon returning to fitness.

Spanish football writer Jamie Kemp has expressed the belief that Isco plays more freely when on national duty with Spain, unburdened by the pressure of those figures rivalling him so fiercely for playing time:

Wenger's creative line may not be considered one of Arsenal's outright weaknesses as things stand, with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla considered some of the Premier League's finest in their positions.

However, the Gunners have never been a club to settle for sufficiency in that department under Wenger's reign, and so the pursuit of Isco could depend greatly on whether he maintains his starting spot at Real, even when Benitez has all his resources to play with.