Arsenal are in talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Stanley N'Soki.
Unai Emery knows the 19-year-old well from his time in the French capital and now hopes to lure him to London, claim Paris United.
N'Soki is one of France's most promising centre-backs, though he can also play at left-back and as a holding midfielder.
The Gunners believe they can offer a faster route to the top and N'Soki has rejected professional terms with the Ligue 1 champions to encourage the Londoners.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos' heartwarming gesture to Greece wildfire victims
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos will donate all of his family business profits to those affected by the Greece wildfires.
Eighty people have lost their lives while 187 are injured as blazes ravished the woodland surrounding Athens during heat waves this week.
Sokratis, who joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund earlier this summer, owns the Platea restaurant and coffee bar in the town of Kalamata, in the Messinia region of Greece alongside his family.
They have announced that every penny that they make during this week will be donated to the people most seriously affected by the tragedy.
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Unai Emery makes Mesut Ozil prediction after welcoming star back to Arsenal after international retirement
Unai Emery has backed Mesut Ozil to prove his critics wrong and lead Arsenal in the club's new era.
The Gunners star sensationally retired from international football on Sunday after a row broke out following a picture taken with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the player claiming to have experienced "racism and disrespect."
The Spaniard has backed Ozil and believes Ozil can shine for the Gunners in the first season since Arsene Wenger's departure.
“He is very well. He came three days before [the end of his holiday]," Emery said. “We wanted to give him normality.
“He is very nice every day and training well with his team-mates.