Jermain Defoe could be headed to QPR after Tottenham were linked with Juventus striker Amauri.
Arsenal and Spurs have been chasing similar players off late, and in some cases, the same. Arsenal will therefore be watching this one closely.
England striker Defoe – who is seeking regular football ahead of Euro 2012 – has been unable to get a run in the Spurs side because of the blistering form of Rafael van der Vaart.
QPR boss Neil Warnock is desperate for proven quality up front in the January transfer window.
Reports in Brazil and Italy have confirmed that Tottenham have now moved for Amauri, 31, leaving Defoe pondering his future at White Hart Lane.
The Brazilian-born Italian international has fallen out of favour at the Turin giants and is no longer in the plans of coach Antonio Conte.
Amauri’s agent Ernesto Bronzetti has claimed the powerful marksman is poised to snub interest from Genoa and Palermo to join an English club.
It now looks as if Harry Redknapp has won the battle for the forward’s signature, with a wage packet of £35,000.
But Defoe is already battling to win back his place at Spurs after being left out of the last two England squads.
Rangers are one of the few clubs outside the big guns who could afford the fee Spurs would demand, as Defoe has two and a half years left on his contract.