Arsenal are set to receive fierce comeptition in their bid to lure Lille midfielder Renato Sanches to the Emirates this month.
The Portugal international has reinvented himself with the Ligue 1 outfit after a dip in his career, which included an ill-fated loan spell with Swansea City.
His club have confirmed that they are willing to let the Euro 2016 winner leave for a big club, should a suitable offer emerge this month.
'If an offer from a big club arrives, he can leave,' Lille president Olivier Letang stated back in October.