Arsenal behind Chelsea in race for Iturbe, but veterans sign on

The young Argentine has been pulling up trees for Hellas Verona and is wanted across Europe

Juan Manuel Iturbe

NOT only have Chelsea pulled away from Arsenal in the race for the league title but, according to Talksport, the Blues have also nipped in ahead of the Gunners in the pursuit of Argentine forward Juan Manuel Iturbe.

The 20-year-old netbuster is currently on a season-long loan spell at Hellas Verona of Italy's Serie A, and Talksport claims the three English clubs are hoping to do a deal with Porto, Iturbe's regular employers, come the summer.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.