Arsenal have been given permission to talk to Manchester City assistant manager and former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta, with a view to appointing the Spaniard as their new manager.
Sky Sports News reports that talks will talk place on Thursday as Arsenal aim to convince the 36-year-old that the Emirates hotseat would be preferable to playing second fiddle to Pep Guardiola at City.
Arteta is the bookies favourite to succeed Arsene Wenger at the club he played for 149 times between 2011 and 2016. If appointed, it is likely that he would be handed a budget of £50m to make Arsenal competitive again.