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ARSENAL reportedly had talks about the transfer of the winger from Gremio Everton Soares to the UAE.
The 23-year-old was the top scorer in the Copa America where he scored in the final against Peru to help Brazil win its first title since 2007.
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AC Milan and Atletico Madrid have also been badociated with the winner of the Copa Libertadores in 2017, but it is thought that the Gunners lead the race for the signing.
Unai Emery would desperately want to bring a tall man to North London, after the Crystal Palace made him a £ 40 million offer for Wilfried Zaha.
According to Globo Esporte, the new technical director of Arsenal, Edu – who recently stepped down as general coordinator of the Brazilian national team – had talks Monday with Everton's agent, Gilmar Veloz .
They indicate that the finalists of the Europa League are now preparing a formal offer for the player.
Edu also reportedly spoke of Arsenal at Everton during the Copa America. The former midfielder would then have forwarded information about the winger to the club.
Everton confirmed that he had been approached by a team, where he had revealed that he could not guarantee that he would be in action for Gremio against Bahia on Wednesday.
Grenal Radio quote the player saying, "I have a proposal, I can not name the club.
"I do not guarantee that I will play against Bahia on Wednesday, we'll see."
Arsenal has also launched a bid of 72 million pounds on the Lille winger Nicolas Pepe.
Although they also offered Celtic an improved offer of £ 25 million for left-back Kieran Tierney while they were looking to move it away from Scotland.
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