This article was originally published on www.si.com as ‘Pretty Open’—Brentford Send Christian Norgaard Message to Arsenal. Brentford captain Christian Nørgaard is getting closer to joining Arsenal, his current club have now confirmed in an encouraging update for Gunners fans.

Brentford director of football Phil Giles has expressed his delight at Christian Norgaard’s potential move to Arsenal, claiming that the long-serving Bees captain 'deserves' the opportunity to compete for silverware.

The Cameroon international has been the subject of wide-ranging speculation during the off-season. United have reportedly had multiple bids for Mbeumo rejected, with Brentford thought to be standing firm on their valuation, which is said to be in excess of £62.5 million ($85.1 million).

United's full focus is on completing a deal for Mbeumo, after they saw a bid of of £55m plus £7.5m turned down.