Arsenal chasing Hernanes' signature

Arsenal could make a bid for Brazilian midfielder Hernanes in January. Arsene Wenger has told chief scout Steve Rowley to prepare a dossier on the 26 year old playmaker.

Hernanes has been inspirational since his arrival at Lazio in 2010, with the midfielder scoring 11 goals in 36 games.

Lazio reportedly paid 11.1m EUR to bring Hernanes to Italy, and are value the Brazilian at around 19m GBP now.

We await confirmation from Italy that Hernanes is indeed a target for the Gunners.