‘He wants to move’: Sky reporter says £29m-rated Arsenal target has been looking for houses in London

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Arthur Melo “really wants to go” to Arsenal and has been looking for houses in London, according to Mina Rzouki.

The Gunners have been left reeling as Dusan Vlahovic reportedly looks set to join Juventus.

The Arthur to Arsenal lead still seems to be holding up, but there is one particular problem.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Gunners are willing to accept an 18-month loan offer for the Brazilian.

The Italian outlet adds that Arthur is eager to make the move.

However, the 25-year-old is now featuring more regularly under Massimiliano Allegri.

And Arthur will only leave if his club can source a replacement, added Gazzetta.

Rzouki, speaking on Sky Sports’ Transfer Show on Tuesday afternoon, shared an update on the current state of play.

And sadly it’s not great news for Arsenal regarding the £29million-rated midfielder.

“Arthur really wants to go”

“It’s interesting that Vlahovic didn’t want to move to Arsenal, but Arthur really wants to go,” she said.

“It’s very bizarre that Arthur is going up the pecking order for Max Allegri at the moment.

“He’s playing a lot more recently.

“He wants to move because I think he’d be more of a guaranteed starter than he is right now at Juve, where they seem to only ever play him for 45 minutes.

“He’s already been looking for houses in London but Juve don’t want a six-month loan, they want a year-and-a-half with an obligation to buy.

“So they want to definitively know and arrange his future from now, they don’t want to be left in the dark and lose him for six months.

“Secondly… the transfer market is closing soon, they need a replacement and are they going to find one for Arthur in time?

“Probably not, so it looks like he might stay despite the fact he wishes to go.”

With six-and-a-half days left in the January transfer window, there could yet be a lot of twists and turns.

Arsenal could do with bolstering their midfield ranks, and Arthur would be a great addition to Mikel Arteta’s squad.

But can Juve source a replacement in time to let the former Barcelona man join the Gunners?