Arsenal dealt blow in battle to sign £53m rated Portuguese international

Arsenal target Danilo Pereira is not interested in moving from Porto in the January transfer window, reports noticiasaominuto.com. The website also confirmed that Gunners scout Luis Boa Morte was in the stands to see the Porto midfielder in action against Maritimo on Monday night. On Tuesday, Portuguese newspaper A Bola revealed that a Gunners representative was at the match, but provided no more detail about the scouting trip. Former Arsenal and West Ham midfielder Boa Morte has watched Danilo on a number of occasions, and it seems that the London club’s long standing interest in the 26 year old continues. Noticias ao Minuto have howev...