Arsenal and Tottenham are going head-to-head in a bid to sign Flamengo midfielder Gerson, according to the player's father and representative.
The 22-year-old, who played against Liverpool in the final of this season's Club World Cup in December, has regularly been the subject of interest from some of Europe's top clubs.
But now Gerson's father has named names, and he has revealed that Arsenal are keen to sign him, with Head of Football Raul Sanllehi a keen admirer.
In fact, Marcos Santos revealed in an interview with Yahoo Sports that Sanllehi tried to sign Gerson while he was at Barcelona, and the player had 'everything agreed' before Roma swooped in with a much higher offer to gazump them.