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Germany youth star Yesil being tracked by Arsenal

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Germany Under-17 star Samed Yesil.

The 17-year-old striker is yet to break into the first team at Bayer Leverkusen but has attracted the interest of a number of clubs across Europe after some dazzling form in the European U-17 Championship earlier this year.

Having scored six goals in eight qualification matches, Yesil added another three in three at last month's Final stage, where Germany were eventually beaten 5-2 by Holland, which won him the tournament Golden Boot.

And he has been similarly prolific at youth level for Leverkusen, hitting 24 goals in just 21 matches for the club's Under-19 side.

Reports in Germany have now revealed that Arsenal are one of a number of clubs well aware of his progress and could be ready to enquire about his availability this summer.