Wenger finally gets some good news as Barca star Yaya Toure admits he wants to join brother Kolo at Arsenal

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The Gunners are being strongly linked with a move for the player - who could be surplus to requirements at the Nou Camp with Pep Guardiola taking over from Frank Rijkaard.

The younger Toure had a trial with the north Londoners in 2002 but a deal was not struck and Beveren, Arsenal's then feeder club, sold him to Ukraine outfit Metalurg Donetsk.

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Toure, 25, then enjoyed spells with Olympiakos and Monaco before moving to Spain but a move to join brother Kolo - who is a huge fan of his younger sibling - has always been mooted.

With Mathieu Flamini joining AC Milan and doubts surrounding the future of Belarus star Alexander Hleb, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will need to bolster his midfield in order to mount a serious challenge for honours next term.

And the player himself admits he would jump at the chance to move to Emirates Stadium.

"I am aware of the interest from the Premier League," he told skysports.com.

"I can't say anything yet but it would be great to play in a big team with my brother, it would be fantastic but you never know."

Toure admits it has been a difficult first season with the Spanish giants - with Barca failing to win any silverware.

"Our season was very difficult and for us it is very painful - we are winners and it is difficult," he said.

"We have so many great players, we don't understand how we are so far behind Real Madrid.

"I want to let the fans know how much we care about this great team, it is the dream of all the players to wear the blaugrana shirt."

Guardiola is due to succeed Rijkaard in the summer and Spanish reports claim that this could be bad news for Toure - but he admits to being a fan of the Barca legend.

"He was one of my favourite players. He is a playmaker in front of the defence, he plays football like it should be played - I loved watching him when I was in the academy learning my trade."

Looking ahead to the Champions League final, Toure, from the Ivory Coast, admits he will be cheering on fellow countrymen Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou.

"My head says Manchester United, they were excellent against us," he said.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney, if fit, with Ferdinand and Vidic at the back - they will win - but my heart says Chelsea because of the Ivorian connection.

"Kalou and Drogba are my friends and I want them to win, they would be the first Ivorians to win Champions League medals."