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Arsenal are stalling on a deal to bring Yannick Carrasco to the club in the hope that they can tempt Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser to the Emirates instead.

Carrasco was first sought out by the club in January but his current team, Dalian Yifang of China, were not willing to let him go at that stage of the season.

The 25-year-old is keen on a move back to Europe, however, and it is thought the Gunners could prise him away with a £25m bid.

He said: "Everyone knows I want to return to Europe. Now it depends on my president and I hope a solution is found.

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"I can’t speak about [the interested] club, but I hope that everything can be sorted. ‘I’m not the one who decides. That’s my president. He will decide if he lets me leave or not, but I hope I can return."

However, Unai Emery is known to be a big fan of Fraser, and would prefer to bring him in than Carrasco.

Fraser scored seven goals and created 14 assists in an impressive season for the Cherries, and Emery is allegedly desperate to sign the Scotland international.

Fraser himself appears to have no plans to move, however, and recently said: "The likelihood is I will be at Bournemouth for another year.

"And what will happen, will happen. That is all I can really say about it.

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"No one has really spoken to me about it."

Arsenal are thought to have a transfer budget of just £45m this summer following their failure to qualify for next season's Champions League.

They are so far yet to make a signing since the end of the season but they have released the likes of Danny Welbeck and Stephan Lichsteiner, while Aaron Ramsey has moved to Juventus and Petr Cech has retired.