Waching daily Jul 29 2018

 The Sevilla midfielder has already told club officials he wants to leave after three years in La Liga

 Nzonzi has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal recently, as Unai Emery attempts to reunite with the player who he coached at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium

 But it now appears Roma have swooped in to become front-runners in the battle to sign the Frenchman

 CalcioMercato report the Italian side have offered Sevilla €25m (£22m) for Nzonzi, with the club likely to accept

 The player himself is said to be on good terms with Roma's sporting director Monchi

 And the pair are reportedly in discussion every day about Nzonzi's upcoming move to Serie A

 However, CalcioMercato report Roma must first sell Gonalons to make room for the former Stoke man at the Stadio Olimpico

 The former Lyon star has been linked with a move to Crystal Palace this summer but has reportedly rejected an offer from the Premier League club

 Arsenal, meanwhile, will be hoping to revive the deal before next month's transfer deadline

 Nzonzi is still on holiday after winning the World Cup with France earlier this month

 The Gunners have already brought in Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira since Emery arrived at the club