Ivan Gazidis is agonising over AC Milan’s offer to give him a huge rise to his to £2.6million Arsenal wages to quit the Emirates.

Milan want Gazidis to take over as the Italian club’s chief executive, with sources claiming he could earn over £1million-a-year more to move to Italy.

The expectation around Arsenal has been that Gazids will accept Milan’s offer, but it is understood he is yet to make a firm decision.

Milan want an answer from Gazidis by the start of September and still hope that the lure of more money and control of a club overhaul will persuade him to leave Arsenal.

Gazidis is one of the best paid Premier League executives, although his salary fell slightly between 2016, when he earned £2.65m, and 2017.

It may be that Gazidis will need assurances that Milan’s new American owners, Elliott Management, can put up the money required to compete against Juventus, Napoli, Roma and Inter Milan in Serie A.