ARSENAL are ready to make Fiorentina’s Dusan Vlahovic their second-highest earner at club, Italian reports claim.
The Gunners are looking at attacking options this month with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s future uncertain.
And according to Italian newspaper La Nazione, Arsenal are willing to offer Vlahovic wages of £300,000-per-week.
Only ex-captain Aubameyang is paid more, earning up to £350,000.
Vlahovic, 21, is one of the hottest prospects in Europe with 17 goals in 21 Serie A games this season.
As a result, Arsenal could be made to pay £88million for the forward, believed to be a a price they will match.
But, Vlahovic is out of contract in 2023, and according to Italian outlet Ok Calciomercato, he has already agreed to join Juve upon the expiry of his deal.
Nevertheless, the forward remains Arsenal’s No1 target in the winter window.
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Aubameyang – who was stripped of captaincy in December for arriving back late from a holiday – has returned to the club from the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Gabon star, 32, contracted Covid shortly before joining his national squad in Cameroon and has played no part in the tournament.
The Gabonese FA claimed that they had discovered ‘cardiac lesions’ when they checked Aubameyang’s recovery last Friday.
So the former Borussia Dortmund man was sent back to the Emirates, where it remains to be seen if he has a future with Arteta.
The Spaniard has not played Aubameyang since his latest disciplinary breach and is rumoured to have transfer listed him.
Meanwhile, Saudi side Al-Nassr want to take Aubameyang only loan this month with the view of a permanent deal.
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