Arsenal have overtaken Manchester United and are now frontrunners in the race to sign France star Adrien Rabiot this summer, according to reports.
Rabiot spent five years at Juventus, helping the Italian giants win one Serie A title, two Coppa Italias and one Supercoppa Italiana. The central midfielder has scored 22 goals in 212 appearances for Juventus and has just enjoyed a great campaign at the Allianz Stadium.
The Bianconeri tried to tie Rabiot down to a new long-term contract, but he snubbed their advances and instead allowed his terms to expire on June 30. Juve soon admitted defeat and announced that the 29-year-old would be leaving the club on a free transfer.
Rabiot has picked up interest from other major Italian clubs, such as Inter Milan and AC Milan, though the fact he has spoken about his ‘dream’ of playing in the Premier League on several occasions means a switch to England is most likely.
There has now been a twist in the transfer saga, however. As per the latest reports coming out of Italy, Arsenal are in ‘pole position’ for Rabiot and can now be considered ‘favourites’ to engineer a free-transfer deal.
