Having tried to sign Granit Xhaka last summer without success, AS Roma gave it some more thought in January, but ultimately decided it was best to wait until the end of the season.
It’s been made clear in the past that the relationship between Arsenal and their Italian counterparts remains good following successful negotiations for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, which gives them hope to finally lure the Switzerland international to Rome.
José Mourinho has made it clear he wants to work with the Gunners man, something his general director, Tiago Pinto, is sorely aware of, which is why another attempt is expected in the coming months.
Gazzetta dello Sport explain the Portuguese manager is ‘preparing the revolution’ for the summer, and while the Friedkins, who own the club, are prepared to spend, ‘they are also calling for rapid progress’.
Looking at the three ‘excellent’ players Mourinho wants to bring in, the newspaper state ‘it takes €100m’ to get them all, with one in each area of the pitch.
The defender targeted is Marcos Senesi, currently at Feyenoord, while the forward would be Filip Kostic from Eintracht Frankfurt.
As for the midfield, ‘there is only one name’, and that’s Granit Xhaka, who was ‘one step away’ from an Emirates exit last summer.
It’s clear this is going to carry on for the best part of the second half of the season, meaning we suggest you strap yourselves in, Arsenal fans.
