Bundesliga defender wants to join the Gunners

VfB Stuttgart's French defender Benjamin Parvard has been heavily linked to Arsenal in recent days. However, sporting director Michael has admonished claims that the defender is set to leave the club. Reschke insisted that both Parvard and the club are focused on having him play at VfB next season.' The director said: "I am very relaxed about that. The statements he made are absolutely fine. That’s the manner in which we have held our talks. He had an exceptional season for VfB and it’s clear that he is in the focus on the international top-clubs. "We are in constant exchanges with Benji and his agent and we are well aware of what’s going on. "In extending his contract, we naturally spoke about his career planning. We’ve discussed the national team, the Champions League and that it’s our mutual focus to have him play at VfB next season. "We expect that to be the case – there have been no offers, no talks with other clubs and there’s no change to the situation." Despite Reschke’s arguments, Calcioinsider believe the Frenchaman wants to sign for Arsenal and use the possibility to play the Champions League football. Parvard is one of the few players to represent his country in the World Cup 2018. He is just 22 but made 34 league appearances last term, already has four caps for a very competitive France team.

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