Arsenal management have identified replacements for contract rebels Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.

The Sun says the Gunners are preparing a £50million double swoop for Porto forward Yacine Brahimi and Schalke playmaker Max Meyer.

Arsenal are set to compete with AC Milan and Inter Milan in a £35m deal for Algerian international Brahimi, while they have also moved to grab German youngster Meyer to keep him out of the clutches of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Arsenal have asked Brahimi's Portuguese club about a summer switch in the clearest indication yet that Sanchez could leave the Emirates.

Meyer - rated as thee German Dele Alli, has starred for club and country this season and was watched by top Arsenal spy Francis Cagigao last week.

The 21-year-old has rejected a new deal from Schalke, who quoted Tottenham £45m for him nine months ago - but would now get just over a quarter of that figure.