Dayot Upamecano has been tipped to join Arsenal following a season-ending injury to Calum Chambers but fans have raised concerns over the RB Leipzig defender.
With Leicester City reportedly interested in Juventus centre-back Merih Demiral, some supporters of the Gunners have called on the club to switch focus on the Turkish international.
In 2018, his compatriot Caglar Soyuncu was linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium only for the Foxes to secure a deal to bring him to the Premier League.
There is a fear that history is set to repeat itself in January if Brendan Rodgers wins the race to sign another exciting young defender coveted by Arsenal fans.
What's more, supporters have found reasons to doubt their enthusiasm over signing Upamecano after reading up on his recent injury record.
According to Transfermarkt , the Frenchman has suffered seven setbacks since the 2017/18 season.
In November 2017 he had a knee problem. A month later he suffered a torn muscle fibre. That led him to sit out a game for his club.
He then strained his thigh and gluteal muscles in April 2018 to be sidelined for another potential appearance before another knee issue forced him out of action between July and August of that same year.
A muscular problem then caused him to be left out for another game in November 2019 before his knee again caused him woe.
He had to spend a substantial amount of time out of action from January 2019 to May of the same year, missing 18 games.
Upamecano's knee caused more trouble for the centre-back in August of 2019 as he was left out injured for a further three games.
By contrast, Demiral has a clean injury history according to the available records on Transfermarkt.
On social media, Arsenal fans were far from happy with this revelation, especially given the apparent competition from Leicester for the Juventus centre-back.
Here is what supporters have been saying on Twitter.
Upamecano is not the only RB Leipzig defender to have been mentioned as a potential Arsenal signing over the past few months.
His fellow centre-back Ibrahima Konate is another player to have been placed on the transfer wish list of fans who want to see the Gunners strengthen their rearguard under Mikel Arteta.
William Saliba is set to join the club from Saint-Etienne in the summer after spending a final season on loan at the Ligue 1 club.
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur to sign the teenager who is highly-rated as one of the brightest defensive talents in European football.
Meanwhile, the Gunners are keen to offload Shkodran Mustafi, with the German regarded as surplus to requirements at London Colney.
The issue is finding a suitable bidder for the former Valencia centre-back.
