Arsenal continued their search for a centre-back on Tuesday night, checking on Roma defender Kostas Manolas.
An Arsenal scout attended Roma’s Champions League qualifier against Porto yesterday with the intention of watching the Greece international, who has been on the club’s radar for over two years.
The Gunners’ search for a centre-back has reached crisis point ; the chances of completing a move for Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi looking bleaker by the day.
Valencia boss Pako Ayestaran said: ‘Mustafi is not for sale and he will stay at Valencia.