Arsenal pursue Bartishvili

Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel byline banner
[BBC]

Arsenal are set to make an offer to sign Georgia Under-21 international Andria Bartishvili.

The 17-year-old is contracted to parent club FC Kolkheti until the end of 2026 and it is understood that the Gunners are set to make a pre-contract offer to the teenager.

Talks over the move are ongoing but Arsenal are not the only club vying for Bartishvili.

Bartishvili, a versatile attacking midfielder, spent last season at Iberia 1999, helping the club finish second in the Georgian top-flight - missing out on the title by one point.

Bartishvili is viewed as one of the brightest talents in Georgian football and has also been linked with moved to a number or Italian sides, including Juventus.