JUST IN: Arteta wants to sign £180,000-a-week defender to play at right-back for Arsenal – Could bench Ben White
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reportedly wants to use Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo at right-back.
According to Football Transfers, Arsenal are interested in signing Joao Cancelo from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the summer transfer window.
The report has claimed that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to keep Kieran Tierney.
Tierney struggled to play regularly at left-back last season, with Oleksandr Zinchenko picked ahead of the Scotland international.
Football Transfers have claimed that Arsenal manager Arteta “remains a big fan” of Cancelo, who will leave treble winners City in the summer transfer window, having spent the second half of last season on loan at Bayern Munich.
The Spaniard wants to use the £180,000-a-week (SalarySport) “outstanding” Portugal international full-back at right-back.
Should Arsenal sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City?
In our view, if Arsenal get the chance to sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City, then they should take it.
Cancelo is 29 now and is at the top of his game at the moment.
We believe that the former Juventus star would make Arsenal better.
Cancelo can play as a full-back or wing-back and can operate on either flank.
True, Ben White did exceptionally well at right-back last season, but the former Leeds United loanee is a centre-back by trade.
