Arsenal are eager to make a midfield signing before next week's transfer deadline.

The Athletic reports the Gunners have narrowed their shortlist of midfielders down to four names they are interested in signing before the transfer window shuts.

Wolves' Ruben Neves, Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa, RB Leipzig's Tyler Adams and Bruno Guimaraes of Lyon are the players in question.

Neves has been a stalwart at the heart of Wolves' midfield since moving from Porto and has also been of interest to Manchester United in the past.

Luiz is starting at the heart of midfield under Steven Gerrard and has long been a preferred option at Villa Park while Adams, 22, is showing promising signs in the Bundesliga.

Guimaraes has been one of the leading lights in Ligue 1 for Lyon this season and it seems unlikely the club will let him go unless Arsenal produce a substantial offer.