Arsenal are close to a deal to sign Dusan Tadic.
According to a report in The Express the Gunners are close to a £12m deal for the Southampton man.
Tadic signed a new Saints deal at the start of this season but Arsenal have been given encouragement that a deal could be done.
Arsenal are expecting a summer of major upheaval with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez expected to move on while the future of Arsene Wenger remains unclear.
Against that background the club is working on a number of deals with Tadic one of the top domestic transfer targets.
The Serbian internationalist has been a regular in the Saints side this season but the south coast side have always been prepared to strike a deal if the offer is right.
A fee of £12m would give Southampton a small profit after three years service for the player that they signed from Twente three years ago.