Gervinho: Closing on move to Roma

The Ivory Coast international signed from Lille for £10.5m in 2011 but has struggled to cement his place in Arsene Wenger's side.

Gervinho has scored just nine Premier League goals in two seasons for Arsenal and could be offloaded to the Serie A side for around £7m.

The move, if it goes ahead, would see the 26-year-old reunited with his former Lille manager Rudi Garcia, after he became Roma manager in June.