Arsenal are set to land another youngster despite interest from Liverpool.
The Premier League giants have been tracking 20 years old Alessio da Cruz since he was still at his native Netherlands.
He sealed a move to Italian second division side Novara from FC Twente last summer, and has continued to impress in the Italian second tier.
According to The Sun, he has held talks with the Gunners’ chiefs and he may have committed his future verbally to the north Londoners.
He has scored five goals and provided two assists for the Italians this season, and has generally caught the eye of top Premier League sides.
Jurgen Klopp is keeping an eye on him, but he has reportedly fallen behind the Gunners in the pursuit of the youngster.
Inter Milan are also looking to sign him on.
Da Cruz originally came through the ranks at Ajax, and spend last season on loan with Dutch second division side, Dordrecht.
He scored five goals in 29 appearances for them.
Per the report, he met with the Gunners’ representatives a few days back.
