Arsenal are reportedly set battle it out with Serie A giants AC Milan for the services of Nice starlet Vincent Koziello this summer.

Italian publicationCalciomercato is reporting the Gunners have joined Milan in the race to sign the 20-year-old.

It is understood Arsenal sent scouts to watch Koziello in action during November and were impressed by a player regarded as one of France's top young talents.

The midfielder is contracted to Nice until 2018, but the Ligue 1 club may find it difficult to keep Koziello in the face of interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs.