Arsenal face a battle with AS Roma for free agent Yacine Brahimi.

Roma will rival the Gunners for the Algerian international, who left Porto at the end of last season.

But the Italian side will only bid for Brahimi if they are able to offload Stephan El Shaarawy to China, says Corriere dello Sport.

Brahimi scored 54 goals and made 43 assists in 215 appearances for the Portuguese giants after joining in 2014.

Unai Emery is strapped for cash this summer after Arsenal's failure to qualify for the Champions League.