Arsenal could be set to make an £8million move for Croatia
international Luka Modric.
The Dinamo Zagreb midfielder's advisers spent two days in England
earlier this week speaking to Premier League clubs, including the
Gunners.
Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and Ajax have also expressed an
interest in Modric, who was in the same losing Zagreb team knocked
out of the Champions League by Arsenal this time last year, but
sources close to the player say he would prefer a move to the
Premier League.
The 21-year-old has told Dinamo officials that he would rather stay
in Zagreb for now while they are still in the Champions League, but
he is a close friend and former team-mate of Eduardo Da Silva, who
joined Arsenal from Dinamo last month.
He fits the bill perfectly for manager Arsene Wenger, who claims he
is "not sleeping" as he seeks to refurbish his squad before the end
of the transfer window.
As a playmaker who can play centrally or on the left flank, Modric
would help fill the hole in Wenger's squad in the wide positions
following the summer departures of Freddie Ljungberg and Jose
Reyes.
Although Emmanuel Eboue has been promoted to the right side of
midfield in a few pre-season games to make way for the new
right-back Bacary Sagna, Arsenal's squad is still short of options
on the flanks.
