As Arsenal head towards the January transfer window, they keep getting linked, somewhat surprisingly, with Salernitana striker Boulaye Dia, where an interesting claim arrives from the Italian media on Friday.
Outlet SportDelSud shares a story from Il Mattino claiming five ‘top clubs’ have knocked on the player’s agent’s door to ask for information on his situation.
Arsenal are one of them, along with Everton, Fiorentina, AC Milan and AS Roma, and it turns out that the €21m release clause in his contract for January makes him quite affordable for those sides.
It’s no secret that Dia is keen on a Premier League move, and in the past few days, reports from the Italian media have been talking about the operation the Gunners could line up to get that signing done.
It’s been said that Arsenal are willing to offer £13m plus the transfer of Charlie Patino, who’s currently having a loan spell at Swansea City.
The English player is valued by Transfermarkt at €12m, so it sounds like that would be a fair offer from the Gunners, although we’re still to see big media outlets backing that up.
Either way, the race for Dia seems to be growing, and the local press seems confident Arsenal are keen on bringing him to the Emirates.
