BREAKING: Arsenal finally seal deal with £45m full back,He will sign deal till 2028, unveiling will be done at Emirate in the coming hours
BREAKING: Arsenal finally seal deal with £45m full back,He will sign deal till 2028, unveiling will be done at Emirate in the coming hours
Arsenal have been linked with Roma full-back Leonardo Spinazzola in recent days.
The Gunners were credited with an interest in the 30-year-old by LaRoma24, alongside Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
However, Fabrizio Romano has now provided an update which bodes well for Arsenal in their purported pursuit of Spinazzola.
The transfer insider, taking to X, reported that Villa aren’t in the race for the Italy international despite recent links.
Although Spinazzola is “expected to leave” Roma in 2024, the Villans aren’t working on a deal for him, stressed Romano.
Romano’s comments suggest that Arsenal are now unopposed – in terms of Premier League interest – for Spinazzola at this moment in time.
However, Gianluca Di Marzio has reported that Galatasaray and the Saudi Pro League are in pursuit of the Italian, so Arsenal will need to be mindful of those links.
Leonardo Spinazzola a decent option for Arsenal – Our View
The Gunners could do with bolstering their ranks at full-back in the January transfer window, particularly at left-back.
Oleksandr Zinchenko has struggled for form, and while he’s good when assisting further up the pitch, he has never been the strongest of defenders.
Meanwhile, Jakub Kiwior is a centre-back by trade, and he simply hasn’t done well enough when Mikel Arteta has deployed him on the left.
In addition, the versatile Takehiro Tomiyasu is currently away at the Asian Cup with Japan, so Arsenal find themselves in a difficult situation at full-back.
Spinazzola, who cost Roma around £25million from Juve in 2019, is an experienced player with over 250 career club appearances to his name, as well as 24 caps for Italy.
In addition, the 30-year-old’s Roma contract expires in the summer, so Arsenal could potentially snap him up for a bargain fee in the January transfer window.
And with Villa seemingly not in pursuit of Spinazzola, the Gunners shouldn’t find it too difficult to persuade him to join and get the chance to play Premier League – and Champions League – football.
