Arsenal have made another step in their chase for French wonderkid midfielder Adrien Rabiot, as they have contacted the representatives of the 19 year old star in an attempt to thrash out a deal for the player in the January transfer window, as reported by the Daily Mirror.

Rabiot has been consistently linked with a move to Arsenal since it emerged that he was unwilling to commit to fresh terms with Paris Saint Germain, where he has spent his entire professional career.

Additional signings at the French giants have closed off his route to the first team, and it seems as though he is keen to leave in order to play more often.

With the player out of contract next summer, PSG are interested in selling him in January, assuming they cannot get him to sign a new contract before then.

Arsenal could wait until his contract expires, but with Roma, AC Milan and Juventus sniffing around the player, they are keen to snap him up soon, and have contacted his agents with the intention of doing so.

Arsenal’s hopes of landing Adrien Rabiot, who plays for Paris Saint Germain, have been given a huge boost with the news that his current manager Laurent Blanc believes a sale in January is looking increasingly likely, as reported by the Daily Express.

Rabiot’s contract expires at the end of the season, and the player has been linked to a whole host of Premier League sides. Arsenal are one of them, and the midfielder would slot in perfectly to a side lacking quality in depth in that position.

There was a belief that Arsenal could miss out on the 19 year old, with AS Roma hoping to sign him at the end of the season on a free transfer.

Blanc has, however, said that it goes against PSG’s principles to allow a player to depart for nothing at the end of his deal, and they might instead look for a sale in January, putting Arsenal in an ideal position to secure his signature.

Blanc said: “If we sell Rabiot, it will be in January.

“But there will have to be an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain. Our code of conduct preludes a free transfer.”