But is seems the Gunners may have been tracking the Moroccan midfielder for some time, if a rogue Twitter 'like' from former boss Unai Emery is anything to go by. Back in the summer, then Arsenal manager Emery was handed a £140million budget - and splashed the cash on five new players and one loan signing. Emery appeared to confirm Arsenal's interest at the time when he 'liked' a Twitter post suggesting the club should sign Ziyech. Emery later 'unliked' the tweet, but not before it was shared among excited Arsenal supporters on social media. Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of the midfielder after Ajax reportedly told Ziyech he can leave this month.

Source: Daily Mirror January 06, 2020 10:52 UTC