Arsenal are set to launch a bid to sign Juventus defender Daniele Rugani on loan, Corriere Torino, reports.
With club captain Laurent Koscielny effectively on strike and Rob Holding still coming back from a 10-month layoff, Unai Emery wants to add a body in central defence.
In recent days, the Gunners have had a recent flurry of transfer activity.
The signing of Dani Ceballos on a season-long loan from Real Madrid was confirmed on Thursday, while Arsenal are growing increasingly confident of prising Kieran Tierney from Celtic.
Nicolas Pepe is expected to arrive from Lille in a club-record £72million deal next week, but William Saliba represents the only defensive signing the club has made so far this summer and he has been immediately loaned back to Saint-Etienne.
Emery will now turn their attentions to Rugani, whose first team opportunities are likely to be restricted by the arrival of Matthijs de Ligt.
Rugani made 20 appearances in all competitions for Juventus last season and is valued at around €40m.
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