Arsenal are reportedly lining up a move for Brighton & Hove Albion defender Tariq Lamptey.

The 21-year-old has made 31 appearances for the Seagulls since arriving from Chelsea in January 2020, scoring once and providing five assists in the process.

Lamptey missed the start of this season with a hamstring injury but has still made 12 outings for Graham Potter's side during the 2021-22 campaign, including 11 appearances in the Premier League.

According to transfer expert Duncan Castles, Arsenal are keen to sign the England Under-21s international, and Brighton are open to entering into transfer discussions.

"What you have here is Arsenal, who had an interest in Lamptey when he burst onto the scene before that difficult injury that you referred to," said Castles.

"They are looking again to sign him and exploring the parameters of the deal. I think Lamptey is an exceptionally attacking full-back. The limitation on him is his height and I think, therefore, he needs to play in a defence that either uses wing-backs or uses the full-backs progressively.

"With Brighton, the policy of the club is that if they get offers from higher-status teams which are attractive to the players, they will not stand in the way of the move, assuming their asking price is met – and that's what we saw with Ben White.

"They wanted £50m for White, Arsenal went through a series of offers before they got to that number, and you may be looking at the same scenario with Lamptey who is under contract until 2025. Brighton will be happy to have discussions as long as their price tag for the player is achieved in the ultimate transaction."

Lamptey was a regular for Chelsea Under-23s before making the move to Brighton. body check tags ::