Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the battle to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
Fernandes, 24, has registered 28 goals and provided 15 assists for the Portuguese challengers this campaign and has subsequently attracted interest from a number of European heavyweights.
United, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Chelsea are among the interested parties,
But Portuguese newspaper O Jogo claim Arsenal are now in pursuit.
The report adds that Sporting Lisbon are under pressure to sell and will not enforce the £85million release clause in his contract because of loyalty shown following the attack on the Sporting training ground last year.