Atalanta have confirmed their interest in Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares.
The Portugal U21 international could be pushed out of the Emirates as Arsenal look to sign Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez.
Serie A club Atalanta are keen on his signature, but their head of senior recruitment, Lee Congerton, admits it will be difficult to sign the 22-year-old.
On Tavares, Congerton said: "I've followed Tavares since he was playing for Benfica's youth team, he's a strong player.
"But Tavares is under contract with Arsenal - and it's really difficult to sign players from Premier League clubs".
Taveres was signed from Benfica last summer in a deal worth £8million.
He was infamously dragged before half-time during January's FA Cup loss away at Nottingham Forest, as well as at the interval against Crystal Palace in April.
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