Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is closely following Russian star Aleksandr Golovin and even made a call to check on the CSKA Moscow midfielder during last month's Confederations Cup.

The Gunners boss asked football agent Sandor Varga to keep an eye on the 21-year-old for him during the warm-up to next summer's World Up.

Golovin was given special attention during the Mexico game in the Kazan Arena in Kazan.

Varga, who represented former Gunner Oleg Luzhny, revealed Wenger personally called him to ask him to watch Golovin as a favour.
Golovin enjoyed a fine season with CSKA Moscow (
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Tottenham's Erik Lamela battles with Golovin in the Champions League (
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"Arsene Wenger called me and asked me to watch Golovin again," Varga told Sports Daily Russia.

"He was going to come but his scout in Russia sent him 6 to 8 positive reports and so he asked me to watch him instead."

Golovin would likely cost £10m and Arsenal may need to move quickly with rivals and Premier League champions thought to be preparing a bid.

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