In a very strange turn of events, a new report in Italy claims that Arsenal want rid of Jakub Kiwior in the near future.
This is according to Forza Roma, who have a lengthy article on the subject, revealing that intermediaries have offered the Poland international to AS Roma ahead of the January transfer window.
It’s said that an ‘offer arrived recently from London’ about the Arsenal player, which the Serie A side consider ‘tempting’
They add the Gunners ‘seem to no longer believe’ in the young defender, whom they bought of Spezia a year ago for €25m.
He has struggled to adapt in a four man defence and has faced a fair bit of competition for a role in Mikel Arteta’s plans, which is why he has been put on a silver platter by intermediaries.
The problem for AS Roma is that the Emirates ‘would prefer to sell’ the player, and want something ‘very close’ to the €25m they initially paid.
That’s ‘impossible’ for the Italians, and ‘very difficult’ for other interested parties, such as AC Milan, meaning that the idea of entering a ‘tug of war’ for the defender is not on Tiago Pinto’s agenda.
His ideal scenario would be a ‘loan with a right of redemption with obligation linked to the qualification to the Champions League’, seen as a ‘take it or leave it’.
This is something Arsenal ‘will think about’ in the next few days, suggesting we might have an update in the near future.
Just to make it clear, this is a very strong 180 to what has been said in previous weeks about Kiwior, as the vast majority of articles claim the Gunners are not interested in losing the player in the January transfer window.
Therefore, we would take this with an initial pinch of salt for the time being.
