Kingsley Coman Denies Arsenal Talks Amid Bayern Munich Exit Rumours

Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman has dismissed speculation that he has held talks with Arsenal this summer. 

The France international has been linked with a possible move to the Gunners and was asked about the reports in an interview with Sport1 (h/t Metro).

"That's not true," said the winger when asked if he had already spoken with the Premier League outfit. "I've had no contact with Arsenal. I've just extended my contract here at Bayern, and I'm planning to stay for many more years."

After emerging from the Paris Saint-Germain academy, Coman moved to Juventus in 2014 and spent a year at the club before joining Bayern Munich initially on loan, with the move being made permanent thereafter.

At 22, Coman is still in the early stages of his career, although he hasn't quite kicked on to the level many would've expected, with veterans Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben seemingly still ahead of him in the pecking order at the Allianz Arena.

While Coman only made 10 starts for Bayern in the Bundesliga last season, he was part of another title-winning team. Given his tender years, Coman has enjoyed an extraordinary amount of success already:

Yet you could argue the player has not been a key performer in many of those successes for Juve or Bayern, as he's yet to cement his position as a first-team player. In his career Coman has only started more than 10 league games once, in 2015-16 when he was in the starting XI 20 times for Bayern.

With Ribery and Robben another year older and a new manager in charge in Niko Kovac, Coman will surely be looking at this season as one for him to make a big impression.

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When he is in form he can be devastating, as the youngster is quick and has excellent close control at high speed. Coman is also versatile, able to play on either flank or even in support of a centre-forward.

If he is keen on more game time the chance to move on may appeal to the player, and Bleacher Report's Dean Jones said there is real interest from Arsenal:

The Gunners have already made moves in the transfer market but still lack natural width in the squad following the sale of Alexis Sanchez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott in the last year. Coman would add a different dimension to their attacking play.

Still, there were signs early last season that Coman had found some extra consistency in his play before injury ruled him out for much of 2018. Bayern will surely be keen to give him more responsibility this season, and the onus will be on the winger to take his chance.