A midfielder living in Brazil who is ‘hungry’ to move is the subject of negotiations with Arsenal, and if Edu’s track record is any indication, another major coup could be on the horizon.

One of the things that made it possible for Arsenal to compete with Man City for the Premier League title last season was their superb recruitment in previous years.

Since Edu started controlling the strings, the Gunners have seldom ever missed in the market. The Brazilian has also signed fellow countrymen with particularly significant success.

In fact, north London has seen roaring successes like Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus. Given that Martinelli was acquired directly from Brazilian club Ituano for just £6 million, he is perhaps the best of the bunch.

According to recent Italian reports, Edu was attempting to repeat himself after assessing Gremio player Bitello.

The 23-year-old right-footer usually plays in center midfield, although he is also capable of filling in on the right wing.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Bitello has 16 goals in 86 games for Gremio, and the Gunners were seriously considering signing him.

Now, a fresh update from 90min has revealed the names of those competing with Arsenal for the player. However, it’s the Gunners who are being tipped to win the race.

Firstly, 90min report competition is coming from Monaco, FC Porto and Zenit St. Petersburg.

Nonetheless, it’s Arsenal who are actively working on the deal right now and are ‘confident’ of capturing the Brazilian.

The asking price for Gremio is a relatively low £8.5m. As a result, given the same price tags, a transfer would also be similar to Martinelli’s.

It is stated that Bitello is “eager to move continents” from the viewpoint of the player. In other words, he would support moving from South America to Europe and joining Arsenal.

Edu is believed to have hand-selected Bitello as a transfer target. Few would wager against Bitello being a success if the move goes through given the Arsenal manager’s good track record with purchasing Brazilian players in particular.