Arsenal ‘scout American wonderkid compared to Thomas Muller’ as Mikel Arteta considers January move for the highly-rated attacking midfielder

Arsenal have reportedly scouted American wonderkid Rokas Pukstas ahead of a potential move to the Premier League giants.

The 19-year-old, who has represented the USA under-20s, has caught the attention of some of Europe's leading clubs with his impressive performances for Hajduk Split in Croatia this season.

Pukstas was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to a family of Lithuanian athletes and went through the youth ranks at Sporting Kansas City. He also spent time at Barcelona's academy in the US before moving to Europe.

He quickly rose through the ranks of the Croatian club, scoring in Hajduk's UEFA Youth League semi-final against AC Milan last season.

This season he has managed to become a regular in the first team and has even been compared to Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Müller, thanks to his ability to get into goal-scoring positions in the penalty area.

Arsenal have reportedly scouted American wonderkid Rokas Pukstas, who plays in Croatia

Mikel Arteta appears to be considering a January move for the highly-rated attacking midfielder

Now the Gunners are reportedly monitoring his progress ahead of a possible move to North London.

A report in the Croatian outlet Slobodna Dalmacija revealed that Arsenal scouts would be present at the Hajduk match last week.

Pukstas turned heads with an impressive performance as Hajduk ran out a comfortable 3-0 winner.

He only signed a new contract with Hajduk last month, which runs until 2027, but he is unlikely to stay that long.

A deal, currently valued at around €3 million, would represent a small outlay for the Gunners.