Arsenal are preparing to make a third bid for Alexis Claude-Maurice after agreeing personal terms with the highly-rated French forward.
The Gunners are short on cover in attack with Danny Welbeck set to leave the club on a free this summer and have identified the teenager as a work in progress.
Arsenal have already made an approach for Claude-Maurice, but have seen two bids rejected by FC Lorient.
According to Get French Football, the Ligue 2 side are holding out for a transfer fee closer to £18million before they are prepared to accept a bid.
The good news for Arsenal is that Claude-Maurice is keen on a switch to the Emirates, where he will link up with his former team-mate Matteo Guendouzi.