Southampton's Tyler Dibling has sparked demand that he should sign for Arsenal after leaving a comment on Ethan Nwaneri's Instagram post. The 18-year-old has been impressive in his breakthrough season for Saints, scoring two goals and adding two assists in 21 appearances across all competitions.

Notably, Dibling won the Player of the Match accolade for his fine individual performance against Brighton in November and scored the opener at Crystal Palace last Sunday. He also excelled during Southampton's 3-1 defeat to Arsenal earlier this season and it doesn't look like the Gunners fans have forgotten about that.

After commenting on a post from Nwaneri on New Year's Day, Dibling was inundated with messages telling him to join Arsenal. Dibling wrote a red love heart emoji on Nwaneri's post which reflected on his first Premier League start and a much-needed three points for the Gunners in a 3-1 win against Brentford.

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One fan wrote: "Come Arsenal." A second said: "Arsenal awaits brother." A third continued: "We need you balling at the Emirates fam." A fourth added: "Always welcome to come to Arsenal."

There has been increased talk over Dibling's future following his performances for Southampton in the Premier League. Manchester United are among the others that have been linked with a move for the 2006-born forward, who has two-and-a-half years left on his contract.

When asked about a reported £21million bid from United for Dibling last month, former Saints boss Russell Martin replied: "I'm not sure you'll get his left foot for that."

Martin then opened up about agreeing a potential contract renewal for Dibling. "We have offered him a contract, a really good contract for someone his age," he added.

"At the minute, I don't think his agent agrees, so that's where we’re at. I think Tyler wants it done, I think Tyler's parents want it done, so we'll see how long that takes. There is an option. We can extend. I don't think we want to do that – we want to reward Tyler for his performances.

"I've spoken to Tyler's mum and dad about it, I've spoken to Tyler, but then I'm not involved in any of the negotiations – that's down to Phil [Parsons, chief executive] and the gang, the owners and Tyler's agent – and that's where it gets tricky."

Arsenal could sign Dibling and add to their attacking options. With Bukayo Saka set to be sidelined for the foreseeable future with a hamstring issue, Dibling might be the ideal fit to come in on that right-hand side, although Nwaneri was used there against Brentford and impressed.