A couple of days ago, a report on Cadena Ser claimed Arsenal were one of many clubs looking at Real Valladolid’s Fernando Calero.
The centre-back has impressed greatly in La Liga this season, attracting interest from the Gunners, where Unai Emery was said to be keeping a keen eye on him, but also from clubs from Germany, such as Borussia Dortmund and Schalke.
Lucien Favre’s team were said to be the ones likeliest to make a move, and getting Calero would be quite easy.
The defender has an €11m release clause in his contract, which a club like Arsenal would see as pocket change if the player is talented enough, but the 23-year-old was apparently willing to wait until the end of the season to move as a sign of gratitude, only moving in January if an offer beyond his release clause was made.
However, El Desmarque in Spain seem to think otherwise, claiming the La Liga outfit would be willing to let their star go for his clause, and are ‘rubbing their hands together’ in hope of bids reaching that amount.
It seems they didn’t expect clubs to ever bid that much for him going into the season, but with Champions League (and Europa League) sides such as Dortmund and Arsenal circling, they might as well cash in while they can.
Who knows? Calero could have a terrible second half to the season…
