The Sun<\/a>, he has held talks with the Gunners’ chiefs and he may have committed his future verbally to the north Londoners.<\/p>\nHe has scored five goals and provided two assists for the Italians this season, and has generally caught the eye of top Premier League sides.<\/p>\n
Jurgen Klopp is keeping an eye on him, but he has reportedly fallen behind the Gunners in the pursuit of the youngster.<\/p>\n
Inter Milan are also looking to sign him on.<\/p>\n
Da Cruz originally came through the ranks at Ajax, and spend last season on loan with Dutch second division side,\u00a0Dordrecht.<\/p>\n
He scored five goals in 29 appearances for them.<\/p>\n
Per the report, he met with the Gunners’ representatives a few days back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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