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Arsenal should beat Barcelona to the signing of Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo this summer.
The Gunners currently have Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu as their right-back options but the latter is recovering from a knee injury.
The Japanese star underwent an operation in March and there are suggestions that he may not be fit for the start of the 2023/24 campaign.
Meanwhile, there are doubts lingering over the future of left-back Kieran Tierney, who continues to be linked with a move to Newcastle United.
Amidst this, the Gunners may need to invest in the full-back department this summer and in our view, Cancelo would be a fantastic recruit.
Cancelo secured a surprise loan deal to Bayern Munich from City in January following a disagreement with Pep Guardiola over his game time
He had a tough beginning to his Bayern career under Julian Nagelsmann but has seen plenty of minutes under new manager Thomas Tuchel
Bayern still have no plans to trigger the €70 million buy clause and Sport now report that City could sell him to Barcelona for around €40m.
In our opinion, Arsenal should make an approach of their own for the Portuguese, who has 14 goal contributions from 47 club games this term.
Cancelo would be a perfect fit for Mikel Arteta’s system with his ability to play as an inverted right-back or left-back. He could be an assured starter.
Of course, his off-field behaviour has been talked about in recent months but Arteta has had no trouble with Leandro Trossard since his winter switch
Trossard was a troublesome figure during the final phase of his Brighton & Hove Albion career but the Belgian has settled in well with the Gunners.
Arsenal should easily afford the fee for the 29-year-old but the big question is whether City would be willing to do business again
The purchases of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko last summer provided a huge boost for Arsenal’s title pursuit until the late stumble.
The Cityzens may resist the prospect of selling another key player to the Gunners during the upcoming transfer window.
