Arsenal are ready to beat Real Madrid to Lucas Silva after having an £11.9m bid accepted by Cruzeiro on Thursday.
Injury problems at Real Madrid have seen Luka Modric, Sami Khedira and most recently James Rodriguez give Carlo Ancelotti a problem in terms of available midfielders.
And, the Italian boss has been keen on making a January move for Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva.
Manchester United have been interested in the 21-year-old but it is understood that the Spanish giants lodged a bid in the region of £9.5m last month.
Whilst that bid was rejected by the Brazilian club, it is understood after reports in Spain and England that Arsenal have now had a larger bid of £11.9m accepted.
Silva recently helped Cruzeiro win the Brazilian title and has been heavily tipped as an important future member of the Brazilian national side.