'Tottenham will skip it for now' World's highest level DF, Tottenham rejected love calls. He's going to join as a rival
Jul 07, 2024
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This is because it does not pay a huge transfer fee and does not go to the UEFA Champions League. The goal is to enter the top four in the English Premier League (EPL) next season, but the possibility of success is low.
So A-level players don't accept Tottenham's love call well. Instead, they choose to be enemies with Tottenham. Arsenal, Tottenham's long-time bitter rival, is attracting such players. A top Italian defender also rejected Tottenham's offer and chose to go to Arsenal. Now it is 'enemy' with Tottenham.
British media TBR Football reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'A player called the world's best defender chose to go to Arsenal over Tottenham' Arsenal are on the verge of signing Ricardo Calafiori (22), the leading defender of Italy's Serie A Bologna. Individual agreements have already been reached, and discussions between clubs are also underway positively.
Tottenham and Arsenal, the main players of the 'North London Derby', are traditional rivals. Competition is also fierce in recruiting players. In particular, in this summer's transfer market, both teams are desperately in need of strengthening their power, so they are jumping in hard. Arsenal are collecting players to win the EPL after shedding their disappointment of finishing second for two consecutive seasons. Tottenham also wants to secure a spot in the UEFA Champions League by entering the top four.
But the competition is rather bland. Arsenal are easily recruiting players. Among them is calafiori. Tottenham has shown interest in recent weeks.
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Other British media caught offside was wanted by Tottenham, Newcastle and Chelsea, but Calafior refused and chose to go to Arsenal. Calafior has reached a personal agreement with Arsenal for 81,300 pounds per week (about 144 million won), equivalent to 5 million euros (about 7.5 billion won) per year.
Instead, negotiations between the clubs have not yet been completed. The Bologna club wants a transfer fee of 50 million euros (about 75 billion won). Arsenal are almost expected to match that level. The transfer contract is very likely to be completed.
Calafior is currently the highest level centre-back in Europe.
It has all the virtues that a defender of modern soccer must possess. Coach Heiko Vogel, who coached Calafior in the past, said 'Calafior has everything. They have good possession, are aggressive, and can fight and deal with one-on-one situations. They are both excellent at centre-back and full-back,' he praised. Journalist Fabrizio Romano also praised Calafiori, saying, `One of the best in the world.'
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