Arsenal have been linked with a move for Juventus defender Medhi Benatia as new boss Unai Emery continues plans to reshape his defence this summer.
The Mirror cite Calcio Mercato in reporting that the Gunners have been keeping an eye on the 31-year-old’s situation in Italy.
The experienced centre-back was not a regular at the heart of the Old-Lady’s defence last season, only making 19 Serie A starts.
He did feature prominently in the Champions League, but boss Max Allegri, who was linked with the Gunners job before the appointment of Emery, is willing to listen to offers of around £20m for the Moroccan.
It seems the defence is the key area Emery is looking to strengthen before the start of the season, with Borussia Dortmund’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu also edging closer to moves.
That could leave the likes of Shkodran Mustafi, Rob Holding and Calum Chambers looking nervously over their shoulders in the coming weeks.
Benatia initially joined Juve on loan in 2016, but signed on a permanent basis a year later and is under contract in Turin until 2020.
He had previously enjoyed spells at Bayern Munich, Roma, Udinese and Marseille, and will captain his country at the World Cup in Russia.
