Arsenal will make a new offer for Leeds winger Raphinha after their opening £30m bid was rejected, with the Gunners prepared to pay closer to £50m in the hope of sealing the deal for the in-demand star

• Arsenal are ready to escalate their attempts to sign Leeds forward Raphinha
• Their opening bid for the Brazilian fell well short of the Whites' £65m valuation
• Raphinha contributed 11 goals and three assists in the Premier League last term
• Chelsea, Tottenham and Barcelona have also shown an interest in signing him 

Arsenal are making a revised offer for Leeds United winger Raphinha after their initial £30million bid was dismissed.

Arsenal believe the 25-year-old is keen to join them amid rival interest from Barcelona, Chelsea and Tottenham.

Their opening bid, believed to be £30m plus a further £10m in add-ons, was rejected last week but they plan to get closer to £50m in the hope that will satisfy the Elland Road club.

Leeds have valued Raphinha at £65m but they do not wish to stand in his way should they receive a fair offer.

Arsenal have agreed a deal with Manchester City for Gabriel Jesus and technical director Edu is ironing out personal terms ahead of that move being confirmed.

They also want centre back Lisandro Martinez from Ajax though the Dutch club have pushed his valuation beyond their initial £35m amid interest from Manchester United, though they need to sell first.

Arsenal have interest from Marseille in defender Nuno Tavares while Fulham want to sign goalkeeper Bernd Leno. Defender Daniel Ballard is joining Burnley for £3m.