Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to offer £12 million for Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz.
The Mail on Sunday says Arsenal are prepared to fight Manchester United for Santa Cruz. Paraguay striker Santa Cruz, 26, has been a revelation in his first season in the Premier League, scoring 19 goals in 37 appearances.
Despite costing only £3.7m from Bayern Munich last season, the player's value has soared and, with three years left of a four-year contract, he will not be easy to prise from Ewood Park.