Arsenal and Everton locked in Marcelo Brozovic transfer war - report

Inter Milan are open to selling Brozovic in order to raise some much-needed funds.

They also need to shift out the Croatian so they can sign Javier Pastore from PSG.

And Italian media outlet SportItalia claim Arsenal and Everton are leading the chase for the player.

According to the report, Brozovic, 25, could be the next figure to leave the San Siro after Joao Mario joined West Ham.

Neither Arsenal nor Everton have yet made a firm offer for Brozovic, who boasts three goals in 17 games.

However, the report claims a bid could be launched soon.

The transfer deadline is closing in and Arsenal in particular are in need of reinforcements.

Arsenal were linked with Brozovic back in August.

Despite getting Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the swap deal with Alexis Sanchez, Arsene Wenger still wants more additions.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is proving hard to sign, with the Gabon international set to play for Dortmund this weekend.

As for Everton, they signed Theo Walcott from Arsenal this winter but Sam Allardyce is still on the hunt for new recruits.

Meanwhile, the SportItalia [inside futbol] report claims Inter do not need owners Suning Group to invest any more money in the club for now, despite their need to raise funds.