Unai Emery is said to be in London for talks over the Arsenal job, according to Guillem Balague.
The ex-PSG boss is latest in the long list of rumoured managers to take over at the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta has been one of the favourites to get the job despite not having any managerial experience and he is still a candidate despite the new competition but Balague has said Emery is now in talks with the club.
Emery announced he was leaving the French champions at the end of April after two years of being boss.
The former Paris boss won seven major trophies there as manager but left one year before his contract ends after failing to win the Champions League.
He also won the Europa League three years in a row when he was the manager of Sevilla.
In the last few days, ex-Arsenal players Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira have both also been linked with the job of succeeding Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger.
