DEAL CLOSE: Arsenal want to bring signing to Emirates ‘immediately’ – Negotiations ahead as agent fee prohibitive
On December 7th, we relayed news from Italy that Arsenal are carefully monitoring the developments around Adrien Rabiot’s future at Juventus.
The France international has over six months left on his contract and the January window will be the Serie A side’s last opportunity to cash in from his sale.
Arsenal now seem to be willing to take further steps to sign the 27-year-old, according to La Repubblica.
The Gunners’ idea is to try to ‘immediately’ bring the midfielder to the Emirates and to do that, they are ready to sit down at the negotiating table with the Turin club.
Massimiliano Allegri’s desire is to have Rabiot until the end of this season even if it means losing him for free next summer.
The Old Lady seem to have other plans and have set a price tag of around €15m.
Rabiot’s mother, Veronique, who is also his agent is demanding €10m per salary, but Mikel Arteta’s side will hardly be able to match it. If Arsenal could find a way to convince the agent, then a deal could be carried out in January.
The Frenchman has five goals and two assists from 16 appearances this season for Juve.
