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Kalou was available for £2.5m in the last transfer window due to a clause in his contract.

But that no longer applies and French side Lille have slapped a £5m fee on the Ivory Coast striker.

Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham are also interested, along with Liverpool, Everton and Monaco.

Italian outfit Roma are understood to be ready to pay the £5m, but Kalou is keen to return to the Premier League, with Arsene Wenger's Gunners his preferred option.

Kalou, 28 - who won the Champions League with Chelsea - has been a big success in France.

Last season he scored 16 goals for Lille and appeared in all three of his country's games at the World Cup, where they went out at the group stage.