Niko Kranjcar's father has confirmed
that Arsene Wenger is big fan of the Portsmouth star.
The Croatian midfielder is believed to be high on Wenger's list
of summer targets, and with the futures of Mathieu Flamini and
Alexander Hleb far from certain a move for Kranjcar could be in the
offing.
Zlatko Kranjcar is former national coach of Croatia and is a
huge influence on his son's career and he has confirmed Arsenal's
interest.
"Wenger likes players with a sense of the game," Kranjcar senior
told Croatian tv station Index.
"Arsenal plays creative football and Wenger recognises this in
Niko and he would be a logical replacement for Hleb."
Kranjcar revealed that Wenger has been tracking
his son for most of his career from his days in Croatia to
Portsmouth.
He added: "Wenger was interested in Niko in the Croatian League
and he has tracked him for sometime."
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has already insisted that
Kranjcar would not be allowed to leave the club this summer,
although should Wenger make a push for him, it could be very hard
to keep the 23-year-old at Fratton Park.