LONDON: Arsenal have enquired about Torino forward Alessio Cerci but face competition from Southampton.
Manager Ronald Koeman is making a late push to bring extra quality into his side after a couple of promising performances but poor results in the Premier League.
Italy striker Cerci has been a target for Everton and Atlletico Madrid this summer but he was reluctant to move to Goodison Park while Atletico thought he was too expensive at £15 million (RM82.5 million).
Koeman has already enquired about a deal for Atletico defender Toby Alderweireld and midfielder Jordy Clasie at Feyenoord but wants another option in attack.
Southampton have enquired about Nathan Redmond at Norwich and bid for Andros Townsend at Tottenham but Cerci would be a real coup if they could tempt him to the south coast. However, Arsenal would be the player’s preference.
The Gunners are discussing options as they weigh up the extent of Olivier Giroud’s injury.
They have missed out on Olympiacos defender Kostas Manolas who had a medical at Roma yesterday before agreeing terms.
Roma see him as a replacement for Mehdi Benatia, who is joining Bayern Munich after the clubs agreed a fee of around £27 million on Tuesday. Daily Mail