Sporting Cristal fullback Jhilmar Lora tracked by Arsenal | OneFootball

Sporting Cristal fullback Jhilmar Lora is being tracked by Arsenal.

Football.London says Arsenal are looking at the South American market for potential new signings with the Gunners monitoring Peruvian right-back Lora among others in the region.

21-year-old Lora has been described by Peruvian football manager Roberto Mosquera as "an excellent and interesting player", after his time with the Peruvian national team.

Technical director Edu and manager Mikel Arteta are on the look out for a number of new players this summer, with the South American market a particular area of interest.

New rules that came in after Brexit have made it harder for British clubs to sign foreign players from second tier European leagues.

A GBE will be easier to obtain for a fully-fledged international player, but others will have to accumulate 15 points or more, based on the quality of the league and competitions they are involved in.

Brazil, Mexico and Argentina's leagues are deemed to be in the higher bracket, which means it will be easier for a Gabriel Martinelli -esque transfer to be completed from this summer and beyond.