Inter Milan executive Giuseppe Marotta has been in contact with Arsenal and with Aaron Ramsey’s agent in the last few hours, as the Serie A club plan a January transfer.

Italian outlet Sport Mediaset write that Marotta already liked Ramsey when he was working for Juventus, but he’s even keener to sign the midfielder now he’s with Inter Milan. As a result, the executive has made contact with both Arsenal and Ramsey’s agency in the last few hours.

According to Mediaset, the goal for Inter is to seal a deal for Ramsey before the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Milan and Bayern Munich get a chance. Marotta, therefore, wants to give Arsenal an incentive to sell immediately rather than lose the player on a free transfer.

After playing just 84 minutes of Premier League football across the entirety of October and November, Ramsey seemed to be working his way back into the side this month. After his two assists from the bench against Tottenham, the midfielder then received a start against Manchester United, before falling injured.

The Welshman returned to play 90 minutes against Spurs in the League Cup on Wednesday, but we’ll see if his performance earned him another chance in the league against Burnley this weekend. If Ramsey continues to sit these matches out, it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see him leave in January. We’ll see.