According to various reports, Arsenal are in the race for 18-year-old Ajax midfielder Riechedly Bazoer.

German outlet Sport 1 claim that Bayern Munich are watching the player closely, but will face competition from Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal. The new season has started well for Ajax, and Bazoer has been a standout performer.

Three assist in eight games go some way to showing the creative side of his game, but he really is a very rounded player capable of playing in a more defensive role or as an attacking midfielder. If Arsenal could sign such a player at such a young age, they could mould him to become any sort of midfielder.

A year ago, Bazoer was still playing for the Ajax second team but it didn’t take him long to nail down a place in Frank de Boer’s side. Dennis Bergkamp is the assistant manager at Ajax, while Marc Overmans is the director of football. Maybe they can help us strike a deal, if we really are interested.