Arsenal have agreed personal terms with major signing number three and a discounted bid is expected to be accepted, while an attacker whose exit is paving the way for the move has passed a medical.
Arsenal have already wrapped up two major signings this summer, with goalkeeper David Raya the first to arrive. The Spaniard excelled during a season-long loan at the Emirates last season and Arsenal saw fit to activate their £27m option to buy.
Elsewhere, the Gunners added to what is already the Premier League’s meanest defence on Monday when unveiling Riccardo Calafiori. The Italy international cost £42m to prise out of Bologna.
The 22-year-old left-footer can play left-back or centre-back and is expected to be used primarily at left-back. However, he’ll also provide cover at left centre-back on the rare occasions Gabriel Magalhaes misses out.
Calafiori will also be afforded license to roam forwards and inside into midfield, much in the same way Trent Alexander-Arnold does at Liverpool.
After addressing the goalkeeper and defensive positions, a move for a new central midfielder quickly came into focus.
