Chantome, 20, is a defensive midfielder and may act as a direct
replacement for Mathieu Flamini, who is joining Milan when his
contract runs out this summer.
The PSG youngster has managed to hold down a regular place in the
France under-21 side and may well be looking to leave, after his
side barely avoided relegation following a miserable league
campaign.
They did, however, gain UEFA Cup qualification via League Cup
glory, and got to the final of the French Cup, where they will face
Lyon who, after winning their seventh successive league title
already, will be eyeing their first ever domestic double.
Whether the youngster chooses to join Coquelin in London remains to
be seen, as does whether Arsene Wenger - notoriously miserly in the
transfer market - will pay the required fee to bring Marseille's
Samir Nasri, 'the new Zidane', to the club.
