Arsenal are the latest club to be linked with Genoa Midfielder Diego Laxalt, according to claims in the Italian media. Only yesterday we covered comments made by the Uruguayan’s agent, who claimed there’d be Chelsea interest in the player.
Yesterday we reported on comments his agent Vincenzo D’Ippolito made to the Italian media when he revealed Chelsea are one of those clubs keen on the 23-year-old, and that Antonio Conte knows the player well from his time in Italy.
The player’s agent said the Chelsea boss knows what a player like Laxalt could bring to his team, and therefore D’Ippolito could look to move his client to England.
Laxalt was previously interesting Leicester City in the summer according to the player’s agent, but an offer never came in from the Premier League champions.
Arsenal being pulled into the story makes everything a little more interesting. The London rivalry between Wenger and Conte could boost the story. But right now, in our opinion, that’s all it is… a story.
