Roma eye Gervinho as Arsenal close on QPRs Julio Cesar
GERVINHO is on the verge of joining Roma.
The Italians sporting chief Walter Sabatini met Arsenal officials last night to iron out a £6million deal for the striker.
Gervinho, 26, cost Gunners £10.8m from Lille in 2011.
But the Ivory Coast star is likely to be a fringe player at the Emirates this season and is ready to move on.
There has also been interest from Russia and Turkey but Gervinho prefers a switch to Serie A.
Arsenal are in pole position to sign QPR keeper Julio Cesar after Napoli scrapped their move for the Brazil keeper, 33. Cesar is keen to stay in England and the Premier League ahead of next summers World Cup finals.
His agent agent Josias Cardoso said: Arsenal remain a concrete option.
In Italy recently I have only spoken to Napoli but they did not want to pay Julios current wages.
He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and after a great Confederations Cup performance he showed his desire to come back to Italy by demanding nothing more.
