The vultures are circling around Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and coach Mikel Arteta is fully aware of it.
With the Gunners currently in ninth place on the Premier League log and not playing Champions League football, Aubameyang has been rumoured to be on his way out of the Emirates Stadium.
The 30-year-old is in the prime of his career and scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-2 Premier League win over Everton on Sunday.
Those two strikes took his tally to a league-high 17 goals alongside Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy.
And with Inter Milan being the latest club interested in Aubameyang, with Barcelona also chasing the Gabon ace, Arteta knows he has a job on his hands to keep him.
With Aubameyang’s contract coming to an end next year, Arteta says: “They’re completely right to want him because he’s a superb player.
“It’s right that the big teams like him. Hopefully we can convince him this is right place to be.
“He is our most important player, no doubt the impact he has in this team. We will have to convince him to stay with us.”
Arsenal had to make sure they gave Aubameyang the right stage to perform on.
Arteta adds: “He wants to play in the biggest competitions with the best players.
NERVOUS: Boss Mikel Arteta. Picture: REUTERS
“We have to help him do that. He needs to feel fulfilled.
“Before I took over I had my questions about him but he’s shown his commitment.
“I’m so happy with him. He is scoring important goals and as a captain he is giving a great example to everyone else with the way he’s working defensively.”