Arsenal transfer news: Who is Aleksandr Kokorin? Five things you need to know about the rumoured Gunners target

Reports emerging in various media outlets on Wednesday suggest that Arsenal are lining up a move for Dynamo Moscow striker Aleksandr Kokorin.

Kokorin, a bruising forward, has been identified as an alternative to Karim Benzema in the Gunners’ pursuit of a new striker after the Real Madrid man effectively ruled himself out of an Emirates arrival.

'WHAT IS A KOKORIN?' - ARSENAL FANS BEMUSED BY LINKS WITH RUSSIAN STRIKER

The 24-year-old is comparatively unheard of considering some of the other targets reportedly being tracked by Arsene Wenger this summer, so talkSPORT has collated five things you might not know about the Russian international…