Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has received an approach from Palmeiras, according to reports in Brazil.
The 33-year-old has entered the final six months of his contract with Mikel Arteta’s side, meaning that he could leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Arsenal have yet to open talks with Jorginho over a new deal and Mikel Arteta revealed last week that he has no plans to find a resolution in the near future.
‘I don’t want to start to have these conversations now, I want to have these conversations much later because the focus has to be on what we have to do in the season,’ Arteta said of Jorginho and Thomas Partey, whose deal also expires this summer.
‘They can understand the intentions and then we can see what we can do.
‘But it’s two players that I am very, very happy with. They are such a value in the squad. And I want to keep them as well with the right mind frame, because the most important part of the season is coming now.’
According to ESPN Brasil, Jorginho’s representative has held talks with Brazilian side Palmeiras, although no concrete proposal has been put forward.
The report adds that Jorginho would consider leaving Arsenal in the January transfer window.
However, during his press conference on Friday, Arteta admitted that Arsenal will find it difficult to sign players who can make an immediate impact this month.
‘Bringing in bodies doesn’t help us all,’ Arteta said.
‘It’s just about somebody who can immediately impact our performance and can bring something that we don’t have. To find that in this market is very difficult to achieve.’
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