"?Udinese president Franco Soldati has disclosed that the club have received an offer from Premier League side Arsenal for their Colombian striker Duvan Zapata, as reported in "?"?Football Italia.
Arsene Wenger is reportedly desperate to reinvigorate his forward line, following largely disappointing seasons from Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott. Moreover, Welbeck is expected to be out of action until February 2017, while Giroud recently went 15 consecutive games without scoring a goal.
However, their interest in Zapata is not without skepticism since the Udinese striker only managed a paltry eight goals in 25 league appearances, while his shot accuracy of 34% is bettered by every attacker and midfielder in the Gunners team.
President Soldati told Radio Kiss Kiss: "There is a clause that allows Napoli to recall him early from the two-year loan.
"He is very happy in Udine, his agent said that too and I hope he can remain with our jersey.
"He also received many offers from abroad, including from Arsenal.
"However, first we want Coach Beppe Iachini to get to know the team so they can make shared decisions."?
The Colombian featured for Argentinian side Estudiantes from 2011 until 2013 and attracted the interest of Premier League rivals West Ham who applied for a British work permit for Zapata ahead of a possible transfer.
However, the striker did not meet the usual requirements for a permit that the Hammers attempted to secure his arrival by claiming he was a 'special talent' who would enhance the English game.