It’s understood that Arsenal have looked back into the signature of James McCarthy after apparently being told the midfielder was not for sale earlier in the summer.
McCarthy has impressed massively since joining from Hamilton in the summer of 2009 for a meager £1.2 million.
Arsene Wenger will be looking for midfield reinforcements as Cesc Fabregas moves closer to sealing his dream move back to Barcelona.
20 year-old McCarthy is thought to be attracting interest from Liverpool too, as KennyDalglish continues his midfield overhaul.