Arsenal are expected to get a free run at Lokomotiv Moscow defender Renat Yanbaev.

Yanbaev is excited by Arsenal's interest and has declared he would take a pay-cut to earn a move to the Emirates.

The youngster has been linked with Rubin Kazan this week, though Yanbaev's agent, Oleg Artemov, insists there's been no contact.

For the moment, Championat says Arsenal remain in the hunt for Yanbaev.

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