Henrikh Mkhitaryan has moved a step closer to joining Arsenal by beginning house hunting in London.
The Armenian star has already told close friends that he is ready to leave Borussia Dortmund and Arsene Wenger is waiting to pounce.
The highly talented attacking midfielder has rejected the offer of a new £6.4M offer with his current contract due to expire at the end of next season.
He will demand at least £8M a year to move to the Emirates and that will not frighten off Wenger who has had scouts watching him for months.
Juventus are also keen on the 27-year-old, as is Liverpool boss who signed him from Shakhtar Donestsk for £23.5M almost three years ago.
But his destination is now almost certainly the Emirates with Wenger keen on pairing him with Mesut Ozil – who has been calling on the Frenchman to bring in new talent.
Mkhitaryan, who will face Klopp’s Liverpool in Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg, is well aware of a coming bid for him and is preparing for a move to the Premier League.
He recently sent members of his family to look at properties in the capital and has privately revealed that he is ready to go, telling them that he has all but made up his mind to join the Gunners.
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