Dusan Vlahovic's name has dominated transfer headlines over the course of the last few weeks, with Arsenal being at the forefront of those links.
The Gunners are making a continued push to sign Fiorentina striker in the January transfer window, football.london understands.
If reports from Italy are to be believed, the Gunners have seen a stunning offer of €80million (£66.6million) plus bonuses for the Serbia international accepted by the Serie A outfit.
Should this be the case, then all that stands in the way of Vlahovic becoming an Arsenal player is agreeing on personal terms, passing a medical and signing his contract.
That may be difficult, however, as Vlahovic's preference has always been to stay in Serie A and football.london previously reported that the player told close friends that Juventus or Inter Milan would be his ideal destination when he does decide to leave Fiorentina.
Nevertheless, the fact is that there is significant interest in Vlahovic from some of Europe's top clubs. And if the 21-year-old's previous words are to go by, there's someone to thank for the continued upwards trajectory in his career.
Vlahovic was at Fiorentina when Cesare Prandelli arrived, and it seems the Italian played a big part in the striker's rise and set him on the path to a possible Arsenal transfer.
“The turning point in my career was the arrival of Cesare Prandelli,” Vlahovic told Serbian outlet MozzartSport earlier this year. “I was in the national team at that time and my friends sent me his statements saying that he had spoken very highly of me, but I didn’t pay much attention.
“Then I got back, we immediately sat down, talked and he explained what he wanted and what he planned to do with me.
“He told me not to worry, to be calm and that he would give me a chance. After five games, I finally scored and that goal has been the toughest of my career so far.”
Signing Vlahovic would be a major coup for the Gunners - but there's still a lot of work to do.
