Arsenal star's Instagram activity spotted as Mikel Arteta pursues £100m transfer target

Arsenal fans are convinced that their first summer signing has been completed after seeing what one of their own players did on Instagram.

The Gunners will enter next season as Premier League champions, having lifted the title on Sunday for the first time since 2004.

They also have a chance to win the Champions League trophy, as they take on Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday's final in Budapest.

The majority of Arsenal's first-team squad will then begin international duty ahead of the World Cup, with four Gunners stars making it into Thomas Tuchel's England contingent.

Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice were both surefire selections for Tuchel, while Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke both made it into the squad after enjoying positive seasons.

Madueke celebrated his inclusion by netting Arsenal's second goal in their final-day 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

And Gunners fans have spotted what he has been doing on Instagram since.

The winger liked a post from popular account Rising Ballers, which covered Arsenal's reported pursuit of Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.

The post contained a screenshot of a tweet posted by the same account, which read: "Arsenal really are building a super team..."

Madueke's like may seem fairly innocuous on the face of it, but he is only three months older than Rogers and the pair came through England's youth ranks at the same time.

They will both represent England at this summer's World Cup, with Rogers fending off competition from Cole Palmer and Morgan Gibbs-White to earn his selection in the squad.

The pair also regularly engage with each other's posts on Instagram.

Rogers to Arsenal?

According to talkSPORT's Alex Crook, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is said to be 'leading' the pursuit of Rogers as the Gunners look to stage a successful Premier League title defence.

He scored 10 goals and provided seven assists this season in the Premier League, and helped Villa to win the Europa League - their first major trophy in 30 years.

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Villa's club-record sale is the £100 million they received from Manchester City for Jack Grealish in the summer of 2021.

In today's market - coupled with the fact that they will once again play Champions League football next season - Villa could ask for considerably more to sell Rogers, though whether Arsenal would be willing to stretch that far remains to be seen.

According to The Athletic's David Ornstein, the Gunners are also focusing on outgoings this summer, including a potential homegrown sale, which could impact their pursuit of Rogers.