Luís Boa Morte's time with Arsenal may not have been a hugely successful one and it's not being unkind to see he didn't have a big impact, but Arsene Wenger certainly remembers the player. Boa Morte was one of Wenger's first signings for Arsenal and went on to play for Southampton, Fulham and West Ham.

Now 38 years of age, Boa Morte has flirted with coaching roles and a new direction in the game. He may have found that new role because, according to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, on Wednesday night Boa Morte travelled to Estádio da Madeira to 'take notes on the evolution' of Ruben Neves for Arsenal.

The potential transfer looks like it's increasingly interesting Arsenal. There weren't many scouts at the game, Porto were away on the island of Madeira and it's well over an hour's flight from Lisbon. As far as scouting lists go, when Uniao play there's not often many, if any, representatives there.

However, all Boa Morte's effort was in waste because Neves was rested as Porto won 4-0. The young defensive midfielder didn't get off the bench. He hasn't been in great form over the past couple of weeks as Arsenal have been sending representatives repeatedly. It could be nerves and it would be unwise to judge him on that solely.

Arsenal interest looks very real indeed, although claims from the British media about bid amounts being decided are almost certainly way ahead of reality.

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