Buenos Aires, June 03: Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta is set to sign for Qatari club Al-Arabi, the argentine press has reported. Batistuta, 34, finished this season on loan at Inter Milan from as Roma but is set for a move to the oil-rich Gulf state which has already tempted Brazilian veteran striker Romario and former German international Stefan Effenberg, who has signed for Al-Arabi, among other European stars. "Gabriel hasn't yet agreed to the move," his agent Settimio Aloisio told a sports daily.
"We're close to completing a deal but there is still a chance he might go to England or Dubai," he added. English premiership club Chelsea are believed to be interested in signing Batistuta, whose 54 goals in 78 appearances make him Argentina's leading scorer in history. Bureau Report