AC Milan want to steal a march on Arsenal by making a move for Club Brugge star Nicolo Tresoldi in January, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Tresoldi is becoming one of the most coveted players in Europe given his incredible form for Belgian giants Brugge this season.

The 22-year-old has scored 14 goals in 17 games for Brugge this term - including five in four appearances in the Champions League.

Tresoldi is subsequently being linked with a number of European heavyweights including Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona.

However, Italian newspaper Gazzetta understands Milan have made Tresoldi their dream signing ahead of the January transfer window.

The Germany Under-21 international is a boyhood Milan fan and scored a hat-trick against their rivals Inter in the Champions League in October.

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Gerry Cardinale, the Milan owner, backed manager Ruben Amorim with the €70million (£58.5m) capture of Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain in June.

Yet Gazzetta understands he is ready to break the bank once again in order to pair Tresoldi with Portugal international Ramos.

Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg reported in August that Brugge valued Tresoldi at around €50million (£41.8m).

However, Gazzetta understands Brugge may have increased their asking price given Tresoldi is scoring in almost every game this season.

Tresoldi played alongside Arsenal ace Tzolis at Brugge

Tresoldi joined Brugge from German outfit Hannover for €7.5m (£6.2m) last July and is contracted to them until the summer of 2029.

Alongside Arsenal winger Christos Tzolis, he fired Brugge to the Belgian league and cup double with 23 goals in 58 games last season.

Brugge are believed to have a good relationship with both Arsenal and Milan having conducted business with them in the last two summers.

They sold Tzolis to Arsenal for €40m (£35m) in July and Ardon Jashari to Milan for €35.7m (£29.8m) in the summer of 2025.

Arsenal linked with several forwards heading into January

While Milan are reportedly all-in on signing Tresoldi, Arsenal are being linked with a number of forwards heading into the January transfer window.

The Independent claims they are admirers of Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi, RB Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa, Atletico Madrid’s Alex Baena and Real Madrid’s Endrick.

BBC Sport also understands the Premier League champions are keeping tabs on Bayer Leverkusen and Cameroon striker Christian Kofane.