Arsenal have reportedly made a player-plus-cash offer for Fiorentina star Dusan Vlahovic as the Gunners step up their pursuit of the Serbian marksman.
Vlahovic, 21, has attracted interest from Arsenal and their north London rivals Tottenham, with the striker's 18 goals in 22 games impressing the Premier League duo.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is after a new striker to lead the line after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the Gunners captaincy and banished from first-team training for a number of disciplinary breaches.
Stand-in captain Alexandre Lacazette is also out of contract at the end of the season, as is young striker Eddie Nketiah, further increasing Arsenal's need for a new marksman to lead the line.