Arsenal have revived their interest in Belgium international Yannick Carrasco ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline.

The Gunners were offered the 25-year-old, who currently plays for Dalian Yifang, earlier in the transfer window but didn't immediately pursue a move.

But their stance has changed in the last 72 hours, with the club understood to have initiated contact with the forward's representatives.

Arsenal have revived their interest in the former Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco

The Belgium international has spent almost a year with Dalian Yifang in Chinese Super League

Carrasco is keen to return to European football after spending close to a year in China and his representatives have been holding talks with Premier League clubs since December.

Arsenal want to loan the winger before making a decision on whether to take the former Atletico Madrid star on a permanent basis at the end of the season.

Dalian are keen to sell Carrasco and have placed an asking price of £35million on the Belgian star. Inter Milan have also expressed an interest.

Arsenal, who are close to landing Barcelona's Denis Suarez on loan, have also been offered Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic.

But with a little over 24 hours left to go of the transfer window, a deal for Carrasco appears to be far easier to get over the line.

Perisic is understood to be Arsenal's preferred option, but the move has hit various complications.

Carrasco's agent Christophe Henrotay said at the weekend: 'There's plenty of interest in Yannick from all over Europe because his family are having problems adapting to China.

Talking to Inter Dipendenza, he added: 'He's concerned about his family, which is completely normal. He has a lot of respect for his current club Dalian because he loves them and because they're a great team with a lot of history.

'He wants to be honest with them, and it's for this reason that he's talked to the club, informing them that he isn't 100 percent focused because of his family's difficulties.

Carrasco (left) is keen to make a return to European football after almost a year in China

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'Yannick's very focused on working, but for his family it's different. He has too much respect for the club not to tell them.

'There's the possibility that Dalian reward this honesty and talk to the clubs interested in him.'

The Chinese side have been looking for alternatives and have spoken to Chelsea about Willian and Olivier Giroud.

Arsenal are bringing in Denis Suarez from Barcelona later on Wednesday and see an orthodox winger as the next best addition with their defensive injury crisis seemingly not as bad as first thought.

An alternative move for Christopher Nkunku from Paris Saint-Germain has been shelved though the player could yet figure in negotiations between PSG and Everton for Idrissa Gueye.

Carrasco joined Dalian Yifang from Atletico Madrid last February and has gone on to score seven goals in 26 games for the Super League side.

He has five goals in 34 games for Belgium, and was part of the team that finished third in the 2018 World Cup.