Roma launch £6.9m bid for Gervinho but Lyon may offer Gourcuff to sway Arsenal



Roma have made a formal £6.9million offer for Arsenal striker Gervinho.



Lyon are also considering an offer for the 26-year-old - who is not on the club's pre-season tour of Asia - and could include their French international midfielder Yoan Gourcuff going the other way.



Gourcuff, 27, is keen to leave, and Arsenal want a midfielder.



One in, one out? Roma want Gervinho but a Lyon offer including Yoan Gourcuff could tempt Arsenal

Meanwhile, Chelsea are showing interest in long-term Arsenal target Gilbert Imbula, 20, of Guingamp, as are Paris Saint-Germain and Roma.



Former Arsenal defender Sebastien Squillaci, 32, is joining Bastia.



