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Arsenal to use Mkhitaryan in swap for Roma winger Kluivert

Arsenal are eyeing Roma winger Justin Kluivert.

The Sun says the Gunners could offer Henrikh Mkhitaryan as a makeweight in a move to sign Roma star Kluivert.

Mkhitaryan has spent the season on loan at Roma and the Italian side were initially seeking to do a similar deal for the next campaign.

But reports in Italy claim Arsenal remain interested in Kluivert, the son of Dutch legend Patrick.

Roma value the winger, 21, at up to £36m and would play hardball because they have to pay 10 per cent of any fee over £18m to his former club Ajax, in accordance with a clause in the deal which took him to Italy in 2018 for an initial £15m.

Both Kluivert and Mkhitaryan, who could be worth up to £10m in a part-exchange deal, are represented by agent Mino Raiola.

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