By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport

Kallon says he is keen on a new challenge

Sierra Leone captain Mohamed Kallon is interested in a transfer to the newly crowned English Champions Arsenal.

The 24-year-old told BBC Sport that he will not hesitate to accept an offer from the North London club.

"My dream is to play for Arsenal because I like their style of play," said Kallon.

Currently contracted to Inter Milan, Kallon has gone through a difficult patch with his club.

He spent the better part of the just-concluded season serving a six-month suspension for testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone.

It is now ripe for me to move Mohamed Kallon

Kallon said that his interest in English football had nothing to do with his problems with the Italian football authorities.

He claimed that after spending a significant time in the Italian game it is time to seek a fresh challenge.

"I've played in Italy for eight years now and I think it is now ripe for me to move away," said Kallon.

Kallon joined Inter Milan in 1996 from Lebanese first division club Al-Tadamon but was loaned to several Italian clubs including Vicenza, Cagliari and Bologna.