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Arsenal are very close to recruiting Ricardo Calafior.
Italian transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio said on his personal SNS on the 4th (Korea time) that `Calafior is very close to transferring to Arsenal. The transfer fee will be 50 million euros (about W74.5 billion)" he said.
European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano also said the same day "Asnall is reaching out to both players and clubs for a Calafior contract. Arsenal have a fantastic relationship with Bologna through the signing of Takehiro Tomiyasu. The transfer fee is 50 million euros."
Calafiori is a centre-back born in 2002. Calafiori, who had dreamed of becoming a professional player by joining AS Roma since he was young, was on the verge of making his AS Roma first team debut, but suffered an unfortunate injury. Calafior, who suffered a major injury from a rough tackle in the youth league, ruptured his cruciate ligament.
AS Roma believe Calafior can return successfully and have offered to renew the contract. Calafior successfully rehabilitated and made his first-team debut in the 2019-2020 season. Calafior would have liked to continue to succeed in AS Roma, but the wall was high. Calafior, who was used as a bench member, wanted more opportunities to play.
He also left Genoa on loan, but he hardly got a chance to play in Genoa. In response, Calafior headed to Basel, a prestigious Swiss city, in the 2022-2023 season. In Basel, calafios began to blossom their talents. Calafior, who played a key role in Basel, returned to the Italian Serie A stage a year later when he immediately moved to Bologna.
Under Thiago Motta, Calafior was one of the most important players in Bologna. With his career in Bologna, Calafior was even called up by the Italian national team. Bologna also made a splash in Serie and secured a spot in the European Champions League (UCL).
Calafior immediately became a starting player in Italy. Italy went home early after being knocked out by Switzerland in the round of 16, but Calafior's performance was very brilliant. In particular, it gave the team a dramatic draw with its last run just before the end of the match against Croatia.
Arsenal decided to recruit Calafior because they thought it was necessary to reinforce the defense. Gabriel Magalyangis and William Saliba have the strongest center-back duo in the English Premier League (EPL), but there is no suitable replacement if one of the two players is injured. Julian Timber is available, but Timber can play as a centre-back, but he is very short.
As a result, Arsenal seem to be preparing for a three-man rotation at center back by bringing in Calafior. Calafiori can also play as a left-back, so its tactical utilization value is high.
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