Arsenal are interested in striking a deal with Olympiacos for Pape Abou Cisse,
Manager Unai Emery is keen to reinforce his backline after seeing his side fail to qualify for this season's Champions League - conceding
The Gunners have been tracking young Saint Etienne defender William Saliba for a number of weeks, but a deal is still a long way from being agreed - with north London rivals Tottenham having tabled a €30m bid for the player.
But Arsenal do have other irons in the fire, and 23-year-old Cisse is a player on the club's radar after being extensively scouted last season. It's 90min
The 6ft 6in Senegalese international has been playing in Greece for two seasons, but despite his relative inexperience at the highest level, Arsenal's scouting team believe he is ready to become an immediate starter - should he decide his future lies at the Emirates Stadium.
Were he to arrive, he'd provide competition for a defence bereft with confidence issues, injury and unrest. Club captain Laurent Koscielny refused to travel for the club's pre-season tour to the United States last week, while Shkodran Mustafi's future at the club remains uncertain despite his willingness to stay.
Rob Holding, meanwhile, is recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and is not expected to be for the opening day of the season clash with Newcastle on August 11.
Cisse, who has made 45 appearances for Olympiacos since joining from AC Ajaccio two years ago, is currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal, with The Lions of Teranga set to face Algeria in the tournament's final on July 19.
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