Arsenal is serious about Riccardo Calafiori

Arsenal pressing Calafiori

Riccardo Calafiori more and more towards the Premier League. After the clear closure by Bologna to Juventus, two English clubs, namely Arsenal and Chelsea, have reportedly come forward on the revelation player and are ready to start a London derby on the market as well.

According to a report by "Il corriere dello Sport", the Gunners are reportedly intent on putting a bid of around 47 million euros on the table to convince the Felsinei to give up the player. The Rossoblù executives, waiting for a raise from Chelsea, would have stalled, as their will would be to trigger a real auction upwards between the two London clubs.

Bologna, for its part, would like to retain the player, but in the face of offers above 50 million euros it might also be willing to negotiate the sale of the player. Should the club fail to convince the former Roma player to stay, the goal would be to get as much as possible, also complicit in the fact that 40 percent of the amount collected will have to be paid into Basel’s coffers.

In the meantime, the Rossoblù would have already begun to sound out the market in search of a possible replacement. Three profiles would be the most followed by the Felsinai: Jaka Bijol of Udinese, Leonardo Balerdi of Marseille and Marin Pongracic of Lecce.