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Arsenal are set to miss out on Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to reports in France.

The French champions have agreed a £12million fee, say L'Equipe, with Italian side AS Roma, for the transfer of Rabiot to the Italian side - just days after they pipped Arsenal to the signing of Greek defender Kostas Manolas.

The French newspaper had yesterday detailed how Rabiot could go for as low as £6.5million with PSG worried about losing him on a free transfer next summer, when his contract expires.

The 19-year-old midfielder - rated as one of the hottest prospects in French football - has been tracked by the Gunners this summer.

Rabiot's contract situation at the Parc des Princes has led to fevered speculation over his future, with the player seemingly not keen on signing an extension in the French capital, without any guarantee over playing time.

And now Roma, back in the Champions League and hoping to maintain a challenge for the Scudetto this season, have stepped in for the young French starlet.

A move to the Eternal City would see Rabiot link up with compatriot Rudi Garcia, the current Roma boss.

Garcia has a good reputation in French football for developing young talent, having given the likes of Eden Hazard and Rabiot's PSG teammate Lucas Digne their head in Ligue 1.