Arsenal are keen on recruiting the services of Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Georgiy Sudakov during the summer transfer window, according to Italian journalist Mirko Di Natale.
The Gunners have made a major request, asking for information concerning the 21-year-old as they plot to make a swoop.
Arsenal are not the only club keen on landing Sudakov, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United also interested in bringing the Ukraine international to the Premier League.
However, it will take suitors top dollar to sign him as his release clause is over €100 million, and it remains to be seen whether the Gunners will be keen to pay such a fee for a player yet to prove himself in any of the biggest European leagues.
Napoli wanted to bring Sudakov to the Italian Serie A last summer, but Shakhtar rejected their €40m bid and extended the contract of their attacker to protect his value.
Juventus, Galatasaray and Barcelona have also been linked with the Ukrainian and Arsenal have fierce competition to challenge if they want their man.
Sudakov believes he plays a similar style of play to that of James Maddison and Phil Foden, and he is open to a move to the Premier League having regularly received advice from his international teammate and Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk.
He has notched three league goals this season and he scored against Barcelona in their 2-1 defeat in the Champions League last October.
He also has a goal in the Europa League and has been tipped to become a top star given his huge potential, and while his club want plenty of money for him, Arsenal could only be willing to pay half of that fee as they have other positions to bolster.
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