BARCELONA star Ousmane Dembele has been pictured in London with four Arsenal players - and the club's supporters have lost their minds with excitement he could be joining them. France winger Dembele has been linked with a shock move to the Emirates just a week before the transfer window closes in the Premier League. 4 Ousmane Dembele, centre, joined Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and new signing Matteo Guendouzi in London Credit: Instagram 4 Speculation has suggested Arsenal want to sign Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona Credit: Getty - Contributor It has been claimed Arsenal were considering stumping up £75million to take the ace to North London - even though the club have suggested they do not have a huge transfer budget this summer. So when a photo emerged of the 21-year-old joining a quartet of Gunners players at a house party in London, it sent the club's fans into a spin hoping a deal was close to being done. Dembele is a close friend of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from their time playing together at Borussia Dortmund. And he joined his ex-Bundesliga team-mate at a party celebrating the birthday of Aubameyang's father Pierre. Sign up for Dream Team 2018/19 now Dream Team is back and better than ever ahead of the new Premier League season ahead of the new Premier League season Completely free to play to play £400k jackpot up for grabs across the season up for grabs across the season REGISTER FOR DREAM TEAM 2018/19 HERE 4 Dembele is still on holiday having won the World Cup with France Credit: EPA Watch 'Ousmane', a documentary about the Barcelona prodigy by Jesse Adang 4 Dembele and Aubameyang are close friends from their time playing together at Borussia Dortmund Credit: AP:Associated Press Also at the bash were Arsenal team-mates Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and new signing Matteo Guendouzi. The sight of the Barca star, who is yet to report back for pre-season training after winning the World Cup last month, with so many Gunners stars has convinced some a transfer is inching closer. On Twitter, @henryrussell2 wrote: "If you really think that I;m about to get my hopes up about Arsenal signing Ousmane Dembele all because of one Instagram post then you'd be absolutely right." And @xabsolutefiasco added: "Is it just a coincidence that Dembele is in London with 4 Arsenal players with the rumors of us trying to get him?" If you really think that I’m about to get my hopes up about Arsenal signing Ousmane Dembélé all because of one Instagram post then you’d be absolutely right. #AFC #COYG #Dembele — EL Jefe (@Fiiiifiiiii2) August 2, 2018 Dembele to Arsenal imagine ..... pic.twitter.com/okcfRwLtov — AFC GLEN (@AFC_GLEN) August 2, 2018 Is it just a coincidence that Dembele is in London with 4 Arsenal players with the rumors of us trying to get him? 🤔 — Nica (@xAbsoluteFiasco) August 2, 2018 Picture the scene: On Monday Arsenal announce a press conference. Expectation is Ivan Gazidis to publically resign. It’s 1pm, the door opens, Gazidis walks through. Following him is Ousmane Dembele. “Gazidis out” pic.twitter.com/KQvMSYNDFJ — Keenos (@KeenosAFC) August 2, 2018<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Arsenal Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice It's the transfer that Arsenal fans have been dreaming about all summer - and now all of a sudden the thought of Ousmane Dembele turning up at the Emirates does not seem so far fetched. Arsenal have brought in five players so far this summer, with Stephan Lichtsteiner, Bernd Leno, Sokratis, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi all arriving in north London since the end of last season. So it's a been a productive few months for the Gunners, but supporters believe that the club still need to bring in one more player - a wide attacker. And Dembele is the man that many people want to see, with speculation rife throughout the summer that Arsenal could launch a move for the Barcelona man. And so excitement levels amongst fans have now gone into overdrive after a picture was posted on social media by the father of Gunners striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. It showed Dembele in London enjoying an evening with Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Guendouzi. As you can imagine, the picture has certainly got fans talking - Here's a selection of what's been said on social media about the photograph. Arsenal fans are certainly getting very excited. It couldn't happen, could it? Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android. Available to download from the App Store and Google Play.<doc-sep>A dinner date between Ousmane Dembele and four Arsenal players has led to inevitable suggestions that the France international is being buttered up for a summer move to the Emirates. The World Cup winner was pictured enjoying a dinner with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mattéo Guendouzi and Alexandre Lacazette on Thursday evening with just over a week to go until the summer window closes. The 21-year-old, who joined Barcelona in a £115m move last summer, has fallen down the pecking order at the Nou Camp and is understood to be unhappy with the recent arrival of Brazilian winger, Malcom. The former Borussia Dortmund winger was signed as a direct replacement for Neymar, but only managed to score three goals in an injury-plagued first season in La Liga. Arsenal manager Unai Emery has already spent over £50m on new signings this summer but it's thought the Spaniard would jump at the chance to bring Dembele to the Premier League. Pick a Telegraph Fantasy Football team now for the chance to win a share of more than £100,000 >><doc-sep>
Arsenal supporters were sent into a frenzy on Thursday night after a picture emerged of Ousmane Dembele enjoying dinner in London with four of the club's stars. The Frenchman, who is reportedly unhappy at Barcelona and is a target for the Gunners, was joined by Alexandre Lacazette, Matteo Guendouzi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a meal at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's house. Aubameyang's father took to Instagram to share a photo of himself and the five footballers and their kids prior to the meal, writing: 'very happy to be with family and surrounded by our guys'. Left to right: Pierre-Francois Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele, Alexandre Lacazette, Matteo Guendouzi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on Thursaday evening French forward Dembele is reportedly unhappy at Barcelona and is a target for the Gunners Dembele is a close friend of Aubameyang from their time playing together at Borussia Dortmund but Arsenal fans were quick to suggest this was a sign that the forward was headed for the Emirates. New Arsenal manager Unai Emery is said to be a fan of Dembele, who is open to a potential move away from the Nou Camp after a frustrating first season and the recent signing of Malcom. The Catalan outfit are also interested in Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey with reports this week suggesting the two players could go in opposite directions as part of a swap deal. Dembele (left) and Aubameyang are friends from their time together at Borussia Dortmund Dembele only joined Barcelona from Dortmund in last summer in a deal worth £97million plus add-ons. He was signed as a replacement for Neymar, who had just left for Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record deal, but managed just 17 La Liga appearances due largely to a serious hamstring injury. The 21-year-old played a bit-part role for France as they won the World Cup in Russia.