Arsenal are in talks over a move for Leicester City teenager Jeremy Monga, with the potential fee for the 16-year-old understood to be in the region of £10million to £15million. The England youth international is already attracting serious interest after breaking into Leicester’s first-team picture and turning heads with a breakthrough season that has pushed his name to the front of the market.
The interest has sharpened now because Monga is back on international duty with England’s U18s and has kept scoring while away, including the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Greece U19s and another in a 6-1 victory over Cyprus. That form adds to a year in which he made 30 appearances in all competitions for Leicester and became the Championship’s youngest ever goalscorer when he struck against Preston North End in August.
For Arsenal, the attraction is clear. Monga is a fast-rising winger who made his Premier League debut in the 2024/25 season as a 15-year-old and then went on to make seven league appearances between April and the end of the campaign. Leicester have already had to fend off outside interest once before, with the club keeping him last summer before he signed an academy scholarship when he turned 16.
That agreement is now moving towards a decisive point. Monga’s scholarship is due to become professional on July 10, the day he turns 17, and that gives Leicester a short window to settle any deal on their terms. If no fee is agreed, the move could end up before a tribunal to decide what Arsenal should pay for a player they rate highly and want to add to a recruitment strategy built around young talent.
Leicester’s relegation has renewed attention on Monga and made his situation more delicate. Arsenal have already lined up other young arrivals, including Victor Ozhianvuna for the January window next season and Ecuadorian twins Edwin and Holger Quintero for August 2027, but Monga would be a more immediate and costly addition if they can push the deal through now. The next step is straightforward in principle and difficult in practice: Leicester can agree a fee, or the clock runs down and the price is set elsewhere.
