Arsenal are reportedly set to swoop for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin in a bid to thwart interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
Liverpool are also rumoured to be lining up a bid for the £15million rated midfielder
It comes after the 26-year-old Frenchman threatened to leave in the summer in the wake of interest from Spurs before deciding to see out the season at St Marys. He recently declared himself open to the possibility of leaving at the end He said: "A career passes quickly and I want to play for a big club. Today I am at Southampton, it's going well. "We'll see at the end of the season if [a transfer] will happen. "If we have qualified for the Champions League, I will make the choice."