Arsenal are now leading the race to sign Joao Cancelo from Premier League rivals Manchester City.
The Gunners have already held talks to sign the right-back following their second place finish in the Premier League this season.
Mikel Arteta is now looking to strengthen in several areas in the upcoming summer transfer window and Sky Sports reports that Arsenal have also held ‘early verbal talks’ with City over a possible deal for Cancelo.
However, the broadcaster reports that there is already a ‘gap in valuation’ between Arsenal and City.
City shocked many football fans when they allowed Cancelo to leave the club on loan to Bayern Munich in the January transfer window after falling out of favour with Pep Guardiola