Arsenal have entered talks with this free agent

Arsenal have entered talks with former Porto forward Yacine Brahimi, according to Sky Sports.

The Algeria international became a free agent on Sunday when his contract at the Estadio do Dragao expired.

The attacking midfielder scored 53 goals and made 209 appearances in his five-season spell at Porto.

Arsenal have moved quickly in a bid to secure his signature ahead of other interested parties.

However, the Gunners are still some way for agreeing personal terms with Brahimi.

The 29-year-old may want to keep his options open and see if any more offers arrive. 

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).