Rafa Benitez has entered the race for Henri Saivet, the youngest player to play for Bordeaux in their history.
Arsene Wenger has tracked the player for the last two years, inviting Saivet to visit Arsenal's North London training ground as well as sending chief scout Steve Rowley to watch the player on a number of occasions. As it turned out, Saivet signed a professional deal with Bordeaux having previously been subject to a youth contract at St Etienne.
The 18 year-old has only made a handful of appearances for Bordeaux since moving from St Etienne and according to reports in France, Benitez has entered the race to sign the player dubbed the 'new Thierry Henry.'
Bordeaux are reluctant to sell their prized asset with any talk of a move away from France pure speculation at the moment.
The club refused to provide any comment on the rumours linking Saivet with two of England's top clubs.