Unhappy with Lucas Torreira, Mikel Arteta sent him off to Fiorentina, where the Uruguayan has enjoyed himself and is likely to bring in €15m to Arsenal with a summer sale.
Then there’s the future of Granit Xhaka that needs to be decided, since the Switzerland international still hasn’t convinced the Emirates faithful, and there’s constant talk of AS Roma being interested in his services, where José Mourinho is a fan.
This means that, should the two midfielders be sold, money would arrive in the club’s coffers and there would be room to bring in someone else, like Leandro Paredes.
We say this because Calciomercato.it claim the Gunners are one of two Premier League clubs keeping an eye on the Paris Saint-Germain man, who is expected to be sold this summer.
The website explain that while the Ligue 1 leaders would want €25m, there’s a belief a fee of around €20m or so could be enough to sign the Argentina international, who will need a new club to ensure he doesn’t stall his career going forward.
Arsenal are mentioned towards the end of the article, with it stated the London side are ‘looking towards Paris to try and understand the right moment to strike up a productive discourse’ with Paris Saint-Germain.
However, it’s made clear that despite both Tottenham and the Gunners being in the mix, the belief is that Paredes could return to Italy, where he’s already enjoyed a spell with AS Roma in the past.
Juventus and Inter are both interested, but they will have to deal with competition from England, which is something they tend to dislike.
Having lost the battle for Dusan Vlahovic to the Turin side in January, this could be the chance for Arsenal to take their revenge.
