The Athletic reported on Friday afternoon that Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Jakub Kiwior from Italian side Spezia for a fee in excess of €20m(£17.5m).
The north London side are said to be looking to sign the central defender to bolster Mikel Arteta’s side as they push for the Premier League title.
🚨 Spezia centre-back Jakub Kiwior heading to Arsenal. Fee for 22yo Poland international in excess of €20m. By @gunnerblog for @TheAthleticFC after @DiMarzio #AFC https://t.co/M1AUOa7Crq
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) January 20, 2023
However, this does leave the Gunners with Gabriel, Ben White, William Saliba, Rob Holding and Kiwior as natural centre-backs, which seems somewhat excessive, especially as Takehiro Tomiyasu can also fill in at the back when needed.
But Kiwior is left-footed, which means Arsenal no longer have to rely on Gabriel to start every game as he was the Gunenrs’ only left-footed centre-back out of their current crop of stoppers.
The 22-year-old has played 37 games for Spezia in the Serie A since joining them in the summer of 2021.
With a centre-back and a forward now signed, Arsenal will surely turn their attention towards a central midfielder.
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