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Arsenal to miss out in race for the 'new Vieira'? AC Milan open talks with Ajax over midfield starlet Riechedly Bazoer

AC Milan have opened talks with Ajax about a deal for Arsenal and Liverpool target Riechedly Bazoer, the young midfielder dubbed the 'new Vieira'.

The Premier League clubs have both been linked with the 20-year-old, who has already made 51 Eredivisie appearances and has six senior Holland caps, and has been compared to French World Cup winner and former Gunners captain, Patrick Vieira.

Bazoer insisted back in January he has no intention of leaving Ajax at this stage of his career, but now reports in his native Holland have suggested he could be on his way to Milan.