Mikel Arteta 'to rescue Adrien Rabiot from Juventus' with Arsenal transfer

Mikel Arteta is reportedly ready to offer Adrien Rabiot a lifeline by taking the Juventus midfielder on loan to Arsenal .

New Arsenal boss Arteta needs to strengthen his engine room amid uncertainty over Granit Xhaka’s future, after the midfielder was linked with a move to Hertha Berlin.

Rabiot joined Juventus on a free transfer from Paris-Saint Germain last summer, but has struggled for game time.

The 24-year-old has started just five of the nine Serie A matches in which he has featured this season, having played less minutes than back-up keeper Gianluigi Buffon.

But Arteta wants to end his Turin misery, by taking him on a temporary deal, according to The Times .

Adrien Rabiot can play as both a defensive midfielder and a playmaker
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However, Juventus want to keep him and instead offload former Liverpool player Emre Can, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, according to The Sun .

Rabiot can play as both a defensive midfielder and a playmaker, and was at Manchester City as a youngster before spending nine years at PSG.

If he does join Arsenal it will not go down with Tottenham , who wanted to sign Rabiot in the summer.

Arteta is believed to be keen on making a move for Rabiot whether or not Xhaka leaves Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta is reportedly keen on bringing Rabiot to the Emirates
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Xhaka has been linked with an Arsenal exit since being formally stripped of the Arsenal captaincy in early November.

And according to his agent, the Swiss international has already agreed a deal with Hertha Berlin .

The departure of Unai Emery and arrival of Mikel Arteta seemed set to hand him a lifeline and he played a key role as they drew 1-1 with Bournemouth in Arteta’s first game in charge on Boxing Day.

But Joel Noguera has discussed the future of his client with German outlet BLICK , claiming a deal with Hertha Berlin has already been agreed as the club now look to negotiate a fee with Arsenal to complete the move.