Arsenal are edging towards lodging an official bid for Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam, but another Premier League side are monitoring the situation.
The Gunners are firm fans of the 24-year-old Algeria international and according to Italian broadcaster Sportitalia, are on the verge of submitting an official offer to take him to the Emirates Stadium this summer.
But there is another unnamed Premier League club who could yet rival the Gunners for Ghoulam, something which may add a twist to the saga.
Napoli snapped up the defender at just the start of last year from French Ligue 1 outfit Saint-Etienne.
He made 39 appearances for Napoli last term, his first full season with the Italian giants, providing his team-mates with five assists in the process.
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Napoli have Ghoulam tied down on a contract which runs until the summer of 2018, but the defender may be tempted by Arsenal and the promise of Champions League football next season.
Ghoulam has come close to moving to England in the past and was strongly linked with Liverpool and QPR in 2013, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were mooted as suitors in 2014.
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