AC Milan are lining up a cut-price January swoop for Riccardo Montolivo, who is understood to be on Arsenal's list of transfer targets.
The 26-year-old Fiorentina star has made no secret of his desire to leave the club having decided against extending his contract which expires next summer.
And now Fiorentina are keen to find a buyer for Montolivo when the transfer window opens to avoid losing him for nothing at the end of the season.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been linked with a move for the creative central midfielder in the past and might have been ready to reignite his interest in January given his side's poor start to the season - and Jack Wilshere's long-term ankle injury.
But now reports in Italy have revealed that Serie A champions Milan are readying a £2.5m January bid for the 26-year-old.
The Rossoneri are languishing 15th in the table with just five points from as many games this season and reckon Montolivo could fill the deep-lying playmaker void left by Andrea Pirlo, who joined Juventus in the summer after 10 years at the San Siro.
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