Blues in for Slav

He will become the third ex-Dortmund player at the club after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Emery speaks basic English and his impending arrival is not likely to excite Gunners fans.

Arsenal could appease them by bringing in a big-name former player as Emery’s assistant.

Gunners legend Thierry Henry, accompanied by his agent Darren Dein, met the club’s hierarchy yesterday.

But Arsenal icon Ian Wright already fears for Emery and said: “He had loads of money to spend at Paris St-Germain.

“Now he has to come to Arsenal with £50m with a bunch of players who have been playing in second gear.

“His coaching ability will have to get going instantly and he will have to find some gems instantly.” Arsenal yesterday confirmed that Santi Cazorla is leaving the club after six years. The Spanish midfielder, 33, has been sidelined for the last 19 months with an Achilles injury. League, Fulham will try to secure Jokanovic on a new contract, with just a year left on his current deal.

But their offer would easily be dwarfed by what the FA Cup winners can offer.

Jokanovic is viewed as a much-cheaper alternative to former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique, who wants a salary of £500,000 a week, and Maurizio Sarri, with Napoli demanding £7m to release him.

Meanwhile, Conte flew to Italy yesterday for Andre Pirlo’s star-studded testimonial last night in Milan.

He is expected to return to London today for talks with the Chelsea board.

Chelsea will have to pay off the remaining year of Conte’s £9m-a-year deal if they want to part with him and also agree terms with his 10-strong Italian backroom team, who will also almost certainly all depart with him.