The defender for Bologna and Italy, Riccardo Califiori, was seen on a private jet going to London, which makes the move to Arsenal look likely to happen soon.
This week, the Gunners finally reached a deal with Bologna worth about £42 million to sign the Euro 2024 star. They had been after him for most of the summer. Bologna had been tough on Mikel Arteta’s team because they knew that the player’s old team, FC Basel, had agreed to a 50% sell-on option.
Football fans of Arsenal can now get excited about the move after Fabrizio Romano shared a picture of the player on his way to the capital to get his medical.
A picture of Calafiori on the plane with his two managers, Alessandro Lucci and Alessio Ceccarelli, who run the WSA Agency, showed him smiling.
After a successful loan stay from Brentford last season, the club signed goalkeeper David Raya on a permanent deal. The 22-year-old will be the second player to sign with the club.
After the formalities are over, he will fly to the United States to join his new teammates at Arsenal. Arteta’s team is currently getting ready for matches against Manchester United and Liverpool, two teams that play in the same Premier League.
Calafiori’s arrival is almost certain to happen, which could mean that Polish defense Jakub Kiwior leaves the Emirates.
Polish store Meczyki says Kiwior is getting ready to leave north London after 18 months because several Italian teams, including Bologna, want to sign him. It is also said that Inter Milan and Juventus like him.
If Kiwior leaves, Arteta might have a problem because the Polish defender can play both center back and left back, which is not a good spot for Arsenal.
While the Gunners have a lot of options there, Jurrien Timber just got back from a long injury break, Tomiyasu has a knee injury that could keep him out of preseason, and Bayern is interested in Oleksandr Zinchenko.