Olympiakos are set to make signing Arsenal striker Joel Campbell their top priority in the January transfer window.

The 22-year-old wants to leave Emirates Stadium having grown frustrated over a lack of first-team opportunities since returning from a season-long loan at the Greek Super League club.

Following a successful period in Athens and an impressive World Cup campaign with Costa Rica, Campbell had offers to join several top clubs — with Benfica furthest advanced in negotiations — but opted to stay at Arsenal after Arsene Wenger suggested he could be part of his plans this season.

However, he has started just once — in September’s Capital One Cup defeat to Southampton — and played a total of just 37 minutes in the Premier League. With Arsenal chasing the game against Swansea on Sunday, Wenger opted to bring on Yaya Sanogo ahead of Lukas Podolski, who is also open to leaving the club, with Campbell not even included in the matchday squad.

Wenger would still be reluctant to lose Campbell but having signed Danny Welbeck in the summer and with Olivier Giroud expected to return to fitness next month, the Frenchman may feel he has sufficient cover assuming they do not lose both Campbell and Podolski. Arsenal would prefer a loan deal but Olympiakos are keen to offer Campbell a permanent way out, with a figure of £7million thought to be enough to secure his signature.

Campbell scored eight goals in 25 League starts as Olympiakos won the title by 17 points from PAOK and scored against Manchester United in their Champions League last-16 tie, although their rivals prevailed on aggregate.

He is thought to view a return to Olympiakos favourably but Inter Milan, AC Milan and Galatasaray are among other clubs monitoring the situation while Benfica could also revive their summer interest.