Arsenal are considering a move to sign Grzegorz Krychowiak, the Seville and Poland midfielder, as an alternative to Morgan Schneiderlin. The France midfielder has been one of the club’s primary transfer targets since January, but Southampton are demanding a fee of at least £25 million and, with Tottenham Hotspur also interested, Arsenal are reluctant to get involved in a bidding war.

Krychowiak has a £21 million buyout clause in his contract at Seville, though Arsenal would still have to move quickly to secure his services as Manchester United have also been monitoring him. The 25-year-old has been capped 24 times and has been a huge success during his only season in Spain, scoring his team’s first goal in the 3-2 Europa League final win over